New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
OLD TIME CORRUPTION.

OLD TIME COKlDfIlO
Frank Clarke. man who looked to be about
ffty-hve or sixty years Old. was the next witness
called upon. He proved 10 be the star witness
of the day. He gave expert testimony upon the
"bunco" game and the three-card monte swinie'
and told how these cheating operations had been
carried on with the co-opeTaton OF me pose LOT
Odd you live in New-York during the war;
o-Before the war? Ayes. lived here in 1852
1850 81 g. 49, "a ; ana 90 ,,on, Ac;ambIInr
0-Were you in business independently or in
connection with q concern? Al was VIZ" WIN a SoI.-
Germ. We had our headquarters at the ga Zen
erals in Prince-st.
Q~what was the game? A.-Faro
Q.-For how long? A.-Three or four years: ,,,r.
QWhere ola YOU board? "a, An ate N Win Wigar
which was next TO Billy Mtchell's place at Prince
'' Odd Mr. Whdes know your occupation. A,
No He thought was a printer That explained
va" yin the faro game YOU had a good deal to do
with the men who conducted the business? A
Mr. Mr. Ransom-Is this inquiry going back thirty or
iOMT T. Gon-Yes. We have got to lead up to the
present day. This witness has an interesting MS
Voy.Vbo was the hacker? A-Lang1on W.
Moore. Johnny Franklin and a man named Gun
O'"Did they put up the money? A.-Ycs
Q-Were you ever visited By police officers? A
G.-Can you give any names? A.-Theey were all
headquarters men in those days DnsenDury,
Of Police Tilley and lots OF others.
Q.-Did they receive money from you? III -mohais;o
Odd YOU pay the money TO them personally
A&Iots Of tines Sometimes l would pat II in
an envelope and leave it for the bartender 10 give
- o."The envelope business dated as far back as
that. did 1t? Ayes
BLACKMAIL REGULAR rs CLOCKWORK
Odd the policemen come regularly for their
money? Ayes every week.
O-They never missed? Al guess not
O.-How much aid you pay? A-sioO a week
O-Who was the captain or sergeant OF the pre-
cinct? Al don't know We didn't have anything
to do with o then Gre9 wy dealt ner Grsey With the
central office. The business was all done with
Q.~Was the game frequented by weii-known
O.@Name some Of Them? A.-'Dutch" Heinrichs'
Mi Bosworth' Dan Noble blacksmith" Dan.
Tommy Mugan Hugh Carr ana lots OF o'n ne With
Senator INxow-I understand that Mr., Gon is not
going dwell upon this period long we are Hgr ire
dividuals living or dead we want 10 s sI az t,
This evidence is pertinent to the inquiry; TO-, nv
Q-"The Generals was the most ireque mi or 10y
of any place in the city, was It not? Ayes
ALL THE CRIMINALS PAID.
o.-And did all these thieves. burglars. gamblers
and crooks leave money at THE Generars LOT the
police? A.-T'hey did.
O-That Is "The Generals was the saloon "heFe
the criminals paid for their protection? Ak
Senator Lexow-Dld you see. these crooks pay
money to the police there? Al did, great many
CIT was a regularly organized system? A
Q.-After you left the city where dld you g so
u went out on the Union Pacific and on the
Kansas Pacific, then South and along the Mss'S-
'99r ~-Plying your vocation of gambling? ALI the
'', o'.when did you come back 10 New,York? A
In ISIS / left New Orleans and came back here f.
ODD you go into the same business here again
first IL was faro. when came back 1t w'S ounce
ana tn Wes Parmev Your partner? Ayes.
S--rhe same man who Is known as Edward
fa n WEhcre Was your Joint? Ain the Fourth
Ward We had four places there. one In chatham
Square. next to the BTidse n ons at 10 that
Then we had one in a private house. :. $500.
QW you deseT ,s7s d ,nS R9ns0 We we had
eSart. We would have a stranger brought in by
a ''steerer," and then have lottery
HOW THE SWINDLE WORKED.
o-Teu us more in detail? A.-There was n
"name-getter' whose business 1t was to get the
name OF some bank president or prominent man IN
the "yIctm's" town. The "name-getter wouin ieil
tho name 10 the "steerer." Then the "steerer'
would represent himself as a friend Of the promi-
pent man in the Victims town. and get ac-
o,,ain,ed with the victim" He would bring the
ayict'' to the place of business on the prohttS OK
the aseerer'' and the victim got inside ihsre ere
wou,d be another man there who would hand ~
to the ,attery. The Victim would get Interested
in the lottery chart and be induced 10 axe 'y
tn "victin' would win 500 and then So II ne
d,an., have cash enough 10 20 IN his note WONG
bn taken to Justify" the money Then me wc'in
would always hsvs one more try after that and would
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