The evening world., 1894-09-10

Glover showed him the watch. and he
did you know Warwick sedswick?"
No, but Glover said he did, and said
that the time for redeeming the watch
had run out, and he was at liberty to
sell it."
1t Might Have Been stolen.
did 1t never occur to you that this
presentation watch might have been
NO, sir; didn't think So
You are OF an unsuspicious DISPOSE
ton, 1 supposeT'
No, sir"
Hanley. vent on to say he had good
deal II do with pawnbrokers and look
ing up stolen property, and admitted
mat the owners Of stolen property some
amount he had advanced on the stolen
property before they could get II back.
Isn't 1t the invariable ruler pursued
mo, / don't think So"
Hasn't 1t always been the case when
you have found stolen property
Are Detectives and PawnbroIsers
LeaRueds
mo. sir" said Hanley. Indignantly.
Now, isn't 1t fact that the detectives
city,"
y
tween the pawnbrokers and the detec.
tives that the owners shall pay the full
amount"
Didn't you ever know of It being
done?
Not where the thief was convicted"
us II ever done In other cases?"
81 suppose 1t 10. when the owner feels
disposed to pay. We simply tell an
owner that he has the alternative of pay
ing the money or bringing a suit FOR re-
plevin."
He Permitted Buncoing.
Hanley admitted he had heard that
the courts had decided that when stolen
property was found in the possession of
the owner.
And yet you permit owners OF stolen
property to be buncoed out OF their
money when you know that they need
"Oh, well, i don't look at 1t In that
way"
MIR. Con brought out the fact that
Sergt. Bird, at Police Headquarters. sent
out postal cards to pawnbrokers when
ever property was stolen describing It.
and that these always stated that the
owners would pay all advances. They
the cards in addition.
80 this buncoing system Is recognized
by the Police Department. continued
well, yes, II you want to call It So
Mr.. Con- asked Hanley II he had re-
ceived watch as gift from Jimmy
Mentally. a notorious green -soods man
and he denied it. He said he had had a
about two years ago for $50, at Storms,
in Thirty-first street. because he was
little short.
lamps that stood in Hanley's parlor, and
asked II he would bring them into
Court so the Committee could see them.
Hanley said he would II his wife
would allow them to be taken from the
"3h n vel I haze Mo to f fso1r way to per-
ticket aff for R Ris watch. He had It at home
Police Discrimination.
Chairman Lexow asked II the police dis
eliminated between different kinds OF
pawnbrokers, favoring some and treatins
others more severely. Hanley admitted
there was something Of this.
Don't you think It is Matchmaking to
ing Stolen property when he has a right
to get II for nothingr
no, / think it is a civil contract be-
tween the owner and the pawnbroker'
They settle 1t between themselves
Don't you know" said Mr. Con,
that you could get a search warrant at
any court when you found stolen prop
erty In a pawnshop and seize ~,
AIltT huSh
admitted that he did. but said he had
never but once got out a search war
rant, and that was case where "a
cents had been paid on some gloves
HanIey Got Mixed.
Then Hanley contradicted himself, and
said he had never known there was such
a law, when Mr.. Goff asked MIN II he
ddn't know II was blackmaii to take
money from owners for recovering stolen
Don't you always get half the money
paid the pswnbroker by the OWNER
Isn't il a recognized fact that the
police get half of all the money PAID for
the recovery Of stolen property"
mot that ] know"
cent for getting back stolen proper,
ty? l know you'll answer no, saiu
mo, 1 won't. I may have received
something from the owner. A small
compensation" said Hanley. triumph
The largest sum he had ever received
he said was 81. from man named
Thomas, for having the goods sent 70
his home. He swore, however that he
| had never received a cent from a pawn
broker in his life
"Who Is this Mr.. Thomas you spoke
OF who gave you S7?"
Hes dead now" said Hanley,