The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-24
AFTERPADDY DIVER
Charges Against q High Official
of New York City.
A SAMPLE TAMMANY LEADER.
Green Goods Man and Police Justiee-
Ballet Box ssufKer and ss-
loon BrawisR.


police justice, may be compelled to show
cause why be should not be deprived Of
his judicial function. A petition has been
lodged with Joseph +. Daily, chief Judge OF
the court Of common pleas. alleging that
Diver is hsbitually careless, negligent
and inefficient In the discharge OF his
duties; that he is guilty of ma!teasance.
has scandaiously offered brides to secure
the faIslEcstion OF election returns; has
been in collision with green goods swim
disrs, and that he engaged IN public
brawls. The petition Is signed by five
taxpayers, of whom one is Isaac h Funk.
the publisher, and another Charles Z.
Prague. president Of the Union Dime Saw
ings bank.
Paddy Diver was the Tammany leader
in the Second assembly district. He 10
police justice, having been appointed to
that position by Mayor Hnghey Grant IN
December, 1S9a At the time OF his APP
pointment he was the keeper of . sailors
boarding house and the proprietor Of or
interested in several liquor saloons. be Is
an ex-nem Der of the board Of aldermen,
raee-track frequenter and the friend and
conlidant of gamblers. He was on
terms of intimacy with Johnny Matthews
and Jake Shipsey, two members OF the
sporting and gambling fraternity. whose
particular methods OF gaining q livelihood
were unknown 10 the frequenters OF
Paddy DIVERS and other rum shops on
Park row. where they were generally to DO
found. In the election of 1898, Driver. as
Tammnay leader of the Second district.
offered three prizes as incentives TO his
workers to win the banner promised by
Tammany Hall to the district which
should roll up the largest percentage OF
Maynard votes. DIVERS prizes were, first,
an appointment To 81, 500 place in the
municipal service: second, . gold watch.
aud third. silk banner. These were to
be given to the election district captains
who should make the best showing for
Maynard in the returns. In announcing
the PRICES, Diver made the following
speech:
Gentlemen OF the committee. i hope you will
do your best at this election They have been
attacking our standard bearer, Judge Isaac ii.
Maynard l'Ilooroo woopl Bully for May
nardpi, the most uprightsst judge that ever
lived. This Is the banner district af Tammany
Hal t'IiooFayi Three cheors for Judge Diyvervl,
and no other district must get head OF tbs old
second. We must win this banner again. t.we
viii. We WHIT As the leader OF tAis district.
l viii give the captain Of the election district
that polls tho most votes Tor tho Democratic
ticket $3.50 place He can take the place
himself or give il to one of his friends. Most
enthusiastic cheering To the captain OF tie
0lstrict That roiEs the second iafgesI numper OF
votes will give gold watch and chain, and 10
the third largest will give this silk banner"
The effect of these incentives to Tam
many activity among the district captains
was tremendous. Paddy's son Jim was
one OF the most jealous. When the re-
turns came in il was discovered that one
election district showed 363 votes for
Maynard to none for any opposition can
didate; that another showed 81 for May
ard tn r. xFB h4rsf
showed 6T to none for any other. Jim
DIVERS district came fourth, with 620 for
Maynard to IL for opposing candidates,
his weakness in allowing the twelve TO be
counted preventing him from drawing o
prize. The composition was 80 intense
that In thirteen election districts, with q
total of 4. 27i votes, DIVERS men allowed
only 40 anti-Maynard votes to be counted.
There had been such obvious fraud that
evidence was collected and presented To
the grand jury. upon which indictments
were found against many OF DIVERS
workers. eighteen of whom we've tried.
found guilty, aud either suffered fine or
Imprisonment, or fed from justice. Paddy
himself fled 10 California To escape indici-
the time he was absent. lie denied that
he had ever offered the prizes.
Ii has been shown that Paddy Diver has
had among his intimases tor many years
no less than forty men who are among
the most disreputahie In New YORK city.
No less than forty-fve of Paddy's follow
ers are on the city pay rolls. The Lexog
COMMITTEES brough. out the fact that At one
time Paddys saloon was the headquarters
aud Paddy's safe the treasury of gang al
bunko Eteefers. On June 10, 1894. Frank
Clarke. formerly gambler aud swindger,
after telling hog the police protected the
three-eard-monte sgiBdlers and bunko
sleerets. swore that Diver vas also i'm pit-
Gated IN the following way:
20. Was his iDivye.sl saloon part of the
system?
"a Yes his saloon was cur headquarters
The bank roll with which We aid bnss-
ness wa deposited Ia Mr. DIVERS safe.
l have seea ParnlY lone of the gang give money
10 Diver aad take money back. One
nj sht heard Pasaiy say il was HaFd 10 give up
50 fauen after there esI been 80 ma8y 'squeal-
ers suppose he mssn: stse ~ 80 muea 70
jo,nssg A. les -
"Q are You now taking Of Mr. DIVERS
saooaf 4. No; Of the buako Joint
- Heyo you fefooaas kaoW seige ihGt DIVER
receives a share II the pfoafss A. | saw Diver
ard farmly divide money time aud time sgtia."
Morris Tekalsky, president of the State
Liquor Dealers Association, testified be-
fore the committee with reluctance that
Diver sitting az police justice in cases OF
excise violation 10 the Second assembly
district, of which he was then leader, re-
eeived visits in behalf OF the prisoners
from representatives Of the association.
Ca Thursday, October Is fs94. Diver
and feknskY had hight IN DIVERS old
saloon OF which Teknisky is now the pro-
prietog which resulted 80 disastrousiv TO
Driver that re had to suspend his duties
upon the police bench for several days and
retire TO the country To reeaperate. The
light caused such scandal tina. Hnghey
Grant. the Iammanv candidate for mayor
INSISTED Bpon DIVERS retirement from
the leadership o. tie Second district. but
he stat retains his police jastseeship at
ss,Vo q year. and his term does not expire
XII 1900