The evening world., 1894-06-19
rscy. according to Mr.. oon. wa. then

Jersey. according to Mr.. Con. was then
He said that while schmittberser was
al so Fl Frs, ne tSe
Bohemian Saloon-Keepers' Association.
The object of the Associa ton. as he un-
Serstood y; was to make all saloon.
end get protection from the police to sell
beer on Sunday
The ward man then was Cannon.
At that time there was some talk at
that was paid to the Captain. A COM
mittee. consisting of President Pospisil
and Mr.. Sykora, was appointed to see
the witness thought his name was. to
see II he could persuade the new Cap
tain to take the same amount they had
formerly paid to Capt. Gunner.
Says chmittbergcr r Raised the Price
The new Captain, he said, was Schmitt-
berger, and he raised the price on the
saloon-keepers. Kauvar sale the Com
mittee went to Deimour and reported af
forwards that II was all right.
The reason why they went to see the
thought he would have influence with
the, Captain. The Association vs. on was poor;
rate for protection.
Some time after tha,, In the Autumn
OF 1892. the witness said there was more
police for protection. They wanted to
get a New Years present for the Cap
tain and the ward man; 1t was finally
Captain who was strauss, he thought,
and s25 to the ward man, whose name
he could not remember.
Kauvar said that a,od on ,,aa another occasion
and the money was given to a commit
tee consisting OF Messrs. Pospisil. zerunda
and Merrowltz They reported that this
hol haan al l.
was for protection against arrest Kau-
var said. but 1t did not seem to do any
good, for many were arrested afterwards:
had to pay ofiieers Com Gonnor sei and Cannon ann .
at the Court-House to get off. was
Man Lang s. for tickets for a chowder
party. He did not know who gave the
party.
Called the Captain ''Pantntn."
What did they call the Captain when
they spoke Of him at the meetings of the
Association'" asked Mr.. Goff.
They always called him .Pantata,'"
said s., kanvar, ,r They never spoke Of
Mr.. Goff tried to get the, witness to
tell t about a51 commttee tee appodin,dted M d,d to see
President Joseph Pospisil was then re-
called. and was asked II he remembered
the New Years present OF 800 to Capt.
Yes, that was true" said Pospisil
II took the money In an envelope to
the station-house. There was 500 in the
en,yelope ,:El and / put it on the table. .
SO left 1t with the sergeant. The en-
velope was labelled For Capt. Straus.
with Happy New Year"
And you gave s25 to the ward mani"
Yes. I gave 1t to Ward Man Lang
that same evening. His was in an en-
velope. and we gave him New Years
card. too"
Did Not Want the Present.
Did YOU see Capt Strauss after
that?"
Yes. about two days afterwards met
him in the street. and he told me he did
come up to the station and take the
800 back"
.".Wha. did you say to that"
and that he must keep it. We did not
want to take 1t back. He said, all
right, and went away" ,,,
mo, sir, But, beg pardon, said the
witness, 1T was only for a little New
Years present. 1t was not for protec-
tion. ti!9, We only wanted to show our good
Map Lang. yourssif'"
y eS
Ne didn't decline the present, did
,,r oh. no. He took it and thanked me
The money given to the police was
| always put in an envelope.
The next witness was Frank Clark. a
| middle-aged man. with closely cropped
hair.
Going Back to War Days.
Were you in New York during the
"Yes. sir. and before: from 1859 to
What was your occupation. then7"
:" In connection with a gamer"
-" Yes, at Prince and Mercer streets.
The place was known as the " Old Cen
erals l was dealer of the game. which
was faro. for four or Ave years.
BEARDED around the Wig eHTnes snS Tth foa
backed by three men, Lankman w.
Moore, John Franklin and Cunningham" /"
Clark said that Central ofice detec.
money at the Generals"
Among those were Radford. Dusen-
berry: Kelso afterwards Superin,tSsn.dent; n,S .,eG
week to the detectives.
.'. some times used to give the money.
which was always put up In an envelope,
and sometimes the barkeeper would pass
and all the business was done from
Police Headquarters"
Among the frequenters of the Cen
erals" We're such notorious characters
as Dutch Heinrich" "Bill Vosburg." "
Dan" Noble, Blacksmith DAN
Tommy Muliigan, Hugh Carr and
| "Mollie Matches" All these people used
| to leave their money there for the police.
and the Central Office men swould go
| around every week and get 1t.
rr. r.. 80 v,no
After 1865 Clark says he went West,
| worked Mississippi steamboats,. and
swindled generally till 1875 when he came
back to New York and went into the
bunco and monte games with Parmeley
in the Fourth Ward. Parmeley had four
| monte games in various parts OF the
ward, principally In Chatham street,
| and one hunco Joint in a private house.
Mr. Goff wanted to know IL this was
| not known as the sawdust game.
| "Oh, no." replied the witness.
| "Or the green-g goods business|'
mo. Bunco is played with closet"
Bunco Game Described.
Clark then described the we'll known
| bunco game, which was worked upon
strangers in the city. Two men were
sent out to rope in victims. One is the
| ''name-getter" and the other the
"stcerer." The latter would bring .he
victim or guy into the joint on some pre-
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