New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-13

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| CHARLES NJ. PATTERSON TELLS HIS STORY
without a question or murmur he drew TWO checks
/ one for $50 and for @t-which he paid to de-
stolen from him The So was the sum which was
alleged TO have been loaned on the nlamomn Il,
reward for discovering IT, Everybody surprised
at the apparent SIMPLICITY Of the man VINO mo Ger rs
marks made in the nslghborhood OF Mr.. Con that If
y mn as be- npo sH whose gabty the
''bunco" men wax fat and prosperous.
HOW THE DETECTIVES FLEECED HIN.
Mr. Patierson's story was to the effect that at the
Brooklyn end OF the Bridge in May OF last year.
while in a crowd, one man engaged him by stepping
on his foot and the other stole his diamond worth
$500 He reported II at Police Headquarters In
Rrooklvn and offered $50 reward for It's recovery.
and also reported at Police ieadPuarters in TINS
f NO sc gy1 anG anoheT detective from the
same city called on the witness ana went WIN Nun
thther they were joined by three other men, who
seemed to know all about the business van HuhuI
How do YOU know" said the witness. You
never saw it before. and YOU never saw me before
untii two days ago" "Oh. know rs yours" said
the detective. Well" said the witness. Il won't
take it until am sure about II 49, , .,
Then" continued the witness on the stand ne
pretended to pay over to the rawrhroksr the "%
me the stone. When We went to Woshs. at Green.
witch and Barclay ste. where bought II: ! found
for $50 and the other for $50, and gave II TO van
n friend that he had been swlndled. and after tee-
graphing to stop the payment on the -" rn"rk NJ
Campbell and wrote TO Van Hundt that ne wou'd
not pay him the 500.
HAD TO "DIVvY" WITH NEW-YoRK MEN.
Il wanted first" said Mr.. Patterson naively. TO
know from him who the thief was. When saw
/ AZ h,I IN III
to Ncw-York detectives. and thus 60; a card Of
introduction from David Mcclure to superintendent
Byrncs and told him about t. -,
IN" ChaIrman-Do you know IN" name oi me
New-York detectives? A.No: bu; superintendent
Q~Whcre is the stopped check? Al have the
So chcch with Van Zundt's name on the back OF II
t Van nTmd shovel me raper Atiorney
Kdgway. Mara y. Wilbur, Superintendent amp
bell and many more 2remneni men W hr%5n a
reliable man for responsible position IN the treas
When The laughter which greeted this statement
had died out. It being Then quarter To o 'Io'H'
the committee adjourned for an hour.
THE COMMITTEE Is RESERVED.
Before a witness was sworn after tho recess. Sem
ator IeXow announced that the committee had
been advised OF The recent request hy the Police
! Comuiss oners for opinion As 20 the contlnn-
ancc Of the police trials at the Central once. ana
that the committee Was unanimous In the conclu-
| 10 offer on that subject Mr. CON 70, up and
| planned that he had been asked 10y Assi'thn; ilF,
written a letter to Mr. Wcman on September I.
after consultation with the chairman oi ne com
m.itee For son reason unAho"hh 10 nm I'M 81, ~
Con said. that letter mad been withhclI from thc
press, bur was short and coniai ei snhs,"niia,y
the same statement 80 the one Just mal" ny Ne
chairman OF tn, committee. ,
william H. Ilo;chhe, Of me nrm Of ": J: Fa VIZ
Broadwny, sworn ami WAS examined by Mr.
peal to the police several tllncs Tor aid In at
iempts TO recover music,hoxcs which had been
musical cocks sent TO a man named casseli.
at sxth-ave and EIghth.st. to be repaired. % one
occasion Casscll paWncd them and ran away. The
pawn-tickeis were found By the witness ana taken
10 Police headquarters; ana dctcctves wcrc sent
iectlvcs told him that ne would have 10 pay the
% made BE- the :dc Ss or a oGs% y
declared to have been made were nearly as srsat
brokers were allowed TO keep the boxes.
DETECTIVES HELPED SWINDLE HIN.
In redeeming the property Of the Arm. the Wit
ness said. he paid about 500 on the muse boxes
and 500 the clocks. on another occasion n
man had got rnuslc-box on forged order, and
afer~arI had been arrested on another charge.
The firm did not get the music-box in that case.
There were other cases In which the police failed
pawncd some goods belonging to the nrm, and the
get ,i't the goods back '''' ''' w.
you ever pay IGyhns 70 tn the @ @e'ssys;
other expenses when the detectives were going
about aOgs tn, pnTnshops {? IDENTIFY goods T"Sn.o,
stolen articles at the pawnshop,s were you also
he to the "Eh @ Of demanded
MR. t"' Moss next called Arnoi H. Enrich an in
IN S%spy na he
sG1 W. h Se4 Once 20 On ira los, nS
to be sent to the pawnbrokers He noticed that
y S h W2ch %Ga s h 6Ss s S
xhere he oh hnI hsap al
when he saw his watch there he almost failed
been put in place Of the so rns whs h"d be@"
broken when the watch was stolen lie WAS com
iecve said the pawnbroker had advanced too
much money TO the thief. but the pawnbroker
piled that Miller the thief, had demanded $50 at
first.
CAPTAIN SCHULTZ PROTECTED THEM.
Abraham Heyman was next called az a witness
and questioned by Mr.. Jerome He said he
had been employed at time by Scribner. the
proprietor OF the "Pickwck." and later by Nc
Laughn. the gambler Mclaughlin had a place
1891, 10 February. is92 The gambing place was
placed In command OF the Sixteenth Precinct
While Captain Donald Grant was in the precinct
run the place openly out they began in earnest
soon after Schultz was transferred to the pre-
.o.Twere you ACQUAINTED with Captain Schultz?
Q.-Wherc did you meet him? Am a saloon
lie went about IN the saloons much OF the time.
and free with his money.
The witness explained that he was an outside
man" a; Mci-aughlin's gambling place There were
three knobs on the front door, and in OF them
was button which when pressed rang electric
bell In the room where the gambling was going
on He stood with his back TO the door and al
the approach OF POLICEMAN other Suspicious
person he rang the bell TO give warning The
games kept running right along, the witness
said. until Captain Schultz took n trip TO Cali
forn'a ana Sergeant CoNey. who was left in com
mand of the precinct. went to McLaughn's place
and told Mclaughlin to close up.
ONE OF ALDERMAN PARKsS PLACES
Q.-was McI.aughlns place one OF those con
troed by Alderman Parks in that neghbOrhood?