The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-20

Another Chapter in New York'a
Police Investigation.
A REFORMED GAMBLER TBsTIFIEs.

He Declares THAT Mr.. :lsl.o, who Altar
ward Became superintendent of Police,
and the Present Police Justice Patrick
Diver Pronted by BiackmaiI.
New YORK, June 2O.-The Lexow police
investigating committee met yesterday in
Part II of the superior court. Lawyer
Moss, Of DR.. Parkhurst's society, opened
the proceedings by reading the reports of
certain captains made to Superintendent
Byrnes in the spring OF 1892 These in
cluded lists OF policy and gambling shops,
pool rooms and houses of prostitution.
The names Of the proprietors Of these
places were given. Counsel said that
when the Parkhurst society brought these
lists up before the grand jury the fact was
brought out that Superintendent Byrnes
had it in his power to issue warrants.
Immediately after that, said Lawyer
Moss, 'the captains in their reports said
that the bad houses were closed
He read from the successive reports of
Captains Doherty and Cross which showed
| that up to the last report made this year
| there were no gambling places, pool rooms,
! policy shops, or opium joints in their pre-
cincts.
I "As soon as the responsibility was shown
| TO rest on superintendent Byrnes the cap
| tains suppressed reporting the places"
| dec Jared counsel
Rev. DR. Emile Hamilton was the first
witness called. He said that there were
many brothels open in Captain Deverys
precinct after he reported them closed.
He said he complained to Captain Devery
on the station house steps. He quoted the
captains saying; "Well, men who are
looking for that sort of thing can find
plenty of it," The witness said he told
the captain that he did not come there to
| be insulted. Once he called on a police
man to close saloons open on Sunday, and
| the officer replied that he dared not. The
minister ascertaned the character of the
houses by going into them to distribute
tracts
Frank Clark, former gambler testified
that he was formerly a dealer in a faro
game in Prince street, called "The Old
Generals That was from 1859 to 1865.
His testimony showed that the police have
eXacted blackmail for years past. He said
Kelso, Dusenberry and Tilley came from
headquarters once a week
"What was the amount paidY'
1--WE paid 800 each week. The money
was paid from 1859 to 1868"
'Kelso was afterwards superintendent
of policeY'
"Yes, sir"
The witness told with wealth of detail
how victims were feeced. When they
complained to the police the ward man
would warn the gamblers to lay low Then
the victim would be brought to the prem
ises to identify the gamblers, but they
never were there.
The police" said the gambler, "re-
ceived half the money. If the victim lost
$1,000 the police received $500 of it. We
had to give half or go out of business"
| Then came a sensational disclosure i'm
plicating Police Justice Patrick Diver,
who then used to keep a saloon. The wit
ness said that Diver set his employer up
in business and that the money from
robbed countrymen poured over his bar
Diver got half the proceeds, besides the
money spent for drinks
After the witness left the seductive
games of faro and bunco he tried the
"sawdust" swindle for the space of -four
} weeks. Since 1887 the witness has been
leading an honest life, working at the
rubber trade He said he never was ar
, rested in this city for buncoing or gam
bling. Once he was arrested on suspicion
of being implicated in a jewelry robbery
4 but proved his innocence
How came you to testify hereW asked
Judge Ransom.
Because | was beat out of a lot OF
money. They tried to make a tool of m'
and send me to the states prison for an
other man" said the witness in a bittel
tone.
"How did ou know the crooks lef
money for the policeY
Because they were not so careful il
those days as they are now"
Now, do you know the names of AM
officers to whom crooks gave moneyW
"Why, certainly. The crooks Dan No
BILE and Sharkley used to leave money fo
Detectives Hogan and Dusenberry," an
swered the witness readily.
Clark declared he had never PERSONAL,
paid protection" money, but stuck to
that his employers paid literally.
Justice DIVERS Denial.
FAR RoCKAwAY, N. Y, June 2O.-Polic