The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-22

NEW YORK, June 2i.-The police inves-
tigating committee resumed Its hearlng
and spent the greater part OF the day In
listening to the continued story of old man
Hill.
Ever since the flight of Boss Croker for
Europe, the Lexow commuters lnvestlga-
ton has set New York by the ears. The
corruption of Tammany is the absorbing
theme. The best witness yet was the gam
bier, Frank Clark, who said from 1893 10
1863 he had been gambler and had acted
as dealer. The gambling room was Wis
tied frequently by the police, who came
there, ne said, because they wanted
money. They were headquarters men,
one of them being William j. Keiso, who
at that time was a detective and VINO
since became superintendent of the
department. aud man named
Radford Clark, and the other dealers paid
these men 500 a week. The police knew
well that tue place, which was at Prince
and Wooster streets, was the most popu-
lar resort of thieves, crooks, and pickpOcki
cts in the city, 'such men as 'Dutchy'
Hendricks, Dan Noble, Blacksmith Dan,
Tommy MulDgan, ana many others ire
OuenUing the house" The witness not
only paid the money himself at times, but
saw the others do il also. A year after
the war Clark left New York and went
west and south, returning here In 1878
and taking up the bunco and three card
monte business in the Fourth ward.
His partner was one Parmly. who
is sometimes known as Edward
Parmly Jones, and who now, it is said,
holds quite conspicuous position in green
goods circles. They opened five places
along Chatham street, or Park row as 1t is
now called. Then fortune smiled upon
them.
Buncoing was in its palmy days. The
witness graphically described the system
followed 70 get innocent victims to invest
In lottery with a $4,000 capital prize
These places were never iDterfered with.
II a victim "squealed" and went to the
police, one-half his loss was given up to
the officers. The way things were fixed
when man squealed was this:
First Of all, the ward men came
around to the Joint" aud gave the
men time to change the aspect of the
room, move the furniture, and hide all the
implements of the game. As soon as this
was done the ward man brought the victim
around TO identify the place. This he was
usually unable to DO. He always was
scared to death by the loss of his money,
and, the witness said, eve used to tell him
If he did not clear out he would have to go
TO prison. The ward man then used TO
buy the victims ticket and send him off
on the train" II the sharks made only
$500 out of a victim and the victim told
the police he had lost 81, 900 the police
would demand $500. Often the police
would say the victim had lost a large
amount. when he had not made any
such statement, to secure larger
amount. The police, witness said. got
more rapscious all the time. There was
a clergyman who got into the game, lost
$685.. and bowled, grabbed q roll containing
$1,000. They had to give him his money
back. Some of the buDco men were
arrested because the concern had bought
The ward' of the police with the under
standing that they should do no business
with citizens, ministers and priests. That
minister had on business suit The cost
of protection in that ward, the witness
said, was 500. and $500 was paid in adj
vance 10y both Parmly and Clark.
''To whom was The money paid ?" asked
Mr.. Golf.
ITO man named Patrick Diver"
do You know his pre- sent business ?"
she IS police justice"
The witness said the money was handed
to Diver at his saloon where the bunco
crowd rendezYoused nightly, often spend
ing there after = good days business $500 to
400 They could afford TO do this, as they
buncoed from fifteen to tweuSy persons a
day, realizing as high as 50. 500 daily. The
proceeds of the days game were deposited
IN DIVERS safe. They never had any
trouble with the police save when victim
souealed. The witness said the best place to
do buncoing was in the First ward under
Captain Berghold, because there WAS no
squesling and the places were never closed.
Then Clark was in the three card monte
business with COney Martin as partner.
The latter was one of Parnley's men.
They went out of business in 1857, be-
cause when WailinC went out and Murray
became superintendent all the places were
closed. Witness was never arrested in
ali the time he was doing crooked bust
ness.