The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
He MADE HIS
AT THE RACES
Ward Man Burns Tells a Bet
ter Story Of Ills Wealth 1
Than Doherty.
WON $4,000 WITH 4 $50 BILL
Had Sure Tips from a Book
maker Who Gave Him Five
Straight Winners
WELlMAN Is INCREDULOuS.
But the Policeman Sticks 10 He
Story and Challenges an
Investigation.
WON $4,000 WITH 4 $50 aIll.
wELLMAN IS INcREDuLous.

Police Captain Stephenson, with bi6
lawyers, Ira Shafer and John vincent>
were again on hand at Police Head-
quarters when. at 1915 this forenoon.
his case was called.
Mr.. shnfer said he was ready to pro-
coed. He objected to the term ready
to proceed to trial." and intimated that.
he should demand n postponement.
These charges are long, numeroun1
and serious" said Mr.. shafer. .'Bri~'
berry Is charged, and IL the charge n
true the State prison yawns for him.
Mr.. Wellman said the stephenson'
case would soon be reached.
do I understand the learned public
prosecutor that we are to be compe,ies1
to wait here till he is ready TO hear our
motions?" Mr.. Shafer asked.
Every time Mr.. Shafer addressed the
Commissioners he referred TO thu
Learned public prosecutor" with PED.
culiar JUNCTION.
Mr. Weflman said the trials Of Burma
Devery and Glenpon were stun on, bn1
would be concluded IN an hour or two
He suggested, however. that Capt. Ste
phenson be allowed to plead. and thS1
time set for his trial. but the Board
decided to so on with the Burns tri9&
and adjourn the ,trisd Of Capt. stephens
son till tomorrow.
This will allow the Board TO hold IL
regular meeting at the close Of the tris1
OF Burns. IT'D ''s
Henry Vending, Of ls5 East One Nun
dred and seventy-third street, and for
merly OF 90 Rivington street. was cail<1.
as the first witness Of the day. He tes4|
titled that he had been for eight Year,
In the plumbing business at II Delanccy
Vending used to do plumbing for Mrs.
Schubert. and from his books. testified
Jan: q. March Is and u, April III il. Ay Jan.
TO- II and 20, 1892
This covered part Of the period
the precinct and Burns was his ward
man.
Mrs. Schubert has testified that al
during those months her house was wide
asked.
The house was apparently closed" was
THE shutters were closed" he con.
tinued. the doors locked, and after
ringing the bell, was let IL. either b.
Mrs. Schubert or the cook.
1.-THE awnings were taken down au4I
the house was gloomy. My work tool
saw no inmates nor any sign Of busI-
ness" 31
fed exactly like this in the trial 0f;
II was shown that In the Crass triai'
Mrs Schuberts during the Cross admins
istration he had found a chain on che
door. which wa. so new 70 him shas'
r re aesea hat e the S new captain. crosa
had raided the house and was too hart
and wouldn't let them run,
MI House ot got n the p plumber e =, 80
to the District-Attorney's once, and
had refused to sign an affidavit pre-
pared for him there because II con-
tained statements that were untrue.
Mr. House objected to some question
out BY Mr.. Wellman. and declared tha1
the Court had clearly defined the Law
." very very well: you will be entitled to ~
oensft of the Court. for We overr14
the objection" said President Martin.
unSer ns YOU to say, Mr. PresidenS
that you have already decided this can9
against us, so that We viii be Obliged
to appeal to the courts =. ,.,,v
Pstrolman Charles A. Flay, who tessi-
fed for Capt. Cross, was called next by
Mr. House. He testified that he had
I'LL they came into the Eleventh Pre-
oinct. Mclaughlin detailed him TO duty
in civilians dress to look UP evidences
against gambling houses, disorderly
houses, houses of designation. policy
shops. pool rooms and the like.
John Foley and Charles Nell. Eo
OF Cross and Smith about their Orders
from Capt. Mclaughlin. and how they
tried TO carry them out and get evidenc4
on which 10 raid disorderly houses
They related the special Efforts made
BY them 70 suppress he s,n houses g
Schubert. Evelyn Bell and Charles
Prien. They all worked under, the sen Z
eralship OF Officers Dokel and Nu6ent
and in civilian dress.
But you didn't succeed in closing these
fye houses up, did your MI Mslimt1
asked each one as HE first Sue.tion 70
said yes, then Mr.. Wellman asked how
it happened that the very frat report
made by McLaughlin's successor uhowfI
that these houses were all running. eu4
the witnesses were nonplussed- AZ
william Mooney. detective In The
squad. testified that while he was sew
Ing in the Eleventh Precinct he hed
charge OF the Robbery Book" Whict
was the record of all the nightly rob
berries committed In the Bowery. and u
was his duty 10 specially inveetignt@
each case, Burns md sharge Of the e''
guidance as to the habits OF the licensed
They had these things TO look after.
besides the duty Of tnveatigatinE ara
proceeding against the sixty-od1 a||<
orderly houses N ths fsscinet. -. {.