The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-06
SADDLES AND GIGS.
Today Was Policy Day in
Justice Hudspeth's
Court.
ERWIN'S FURNITURE VAN RAID
Neglected %"Runner" Turns States
Evidence-Fainted on the
Witness Stand.
ERWIN'S FURNITURE VAN RAID

This was policy day in the General Ses-
sions Court. The trial of all the alleged
policy dealers who have been arrested IN
the past few months was set down FOR
TODAY. The men arrested in Under Sheriff
Erwin's furniture van raid on July 8 We're
called to the bar first. All OF them
answered except Michael j. Quigley, VINO
is sick. Allan L. McDermott, his counsel,
reported to the Court that his client IS
Ill. DR.. John j. Nevin. Quigley's attend
ing physician, informed Judge Hudspeth
that the young man is confined TO his
bed and unable to leave the house. Judge
Hudspeth was informed that the trial
of the others could go on in QuigFeys
absence and he ordered the trial to pro-
coed.
Francis DAILY. Henry Longwell, Thomas
DAILY, Louis Solomon and Francis Drum
were called to the bar. Five lawyers
stepped up at the same time and when
they were all seated the enclosure, where
defendants and their eounSel usuaAy SIT,
was crowded.
lawyer Klink represented Longwell.
Lawyer Gordon, Thomas DAILY, and Law
yers Rowe and DENIM appeared for all
the defendants.
Lawyer Klink asked for a separate trial
for Longwell; The request was refused:
briefly. He said the defendants were in
dicted for being knowingly engaged IN
and one which the law strongly condemns.
They carried it on persistently and de-
family. He asked for their conviction
Under sheriff John J. Erwin was the
first witness. He testified to the raid
made upon Jim Solomon's headquarters,
and thirteen or fourteen other officers left
the Court House about one O'clock. They
went separately and by different routes
to Stewards carpet cleaning establishment
at Fifth and Erie streets, the rendezvous
agreed upon One of Stewards big en-
closed furniture vans was there waiting
f1r L*tana nnl shaw 1Ifrahad inTn n The
van was driven down to Warren and
Morris streets and stood there until about
five minutes after two. When Erwin
thought that the game was all corralled
On the headquarters the van moved down
the street and the officers hurried through
the alley TO the rear house. There they
found the defendants and Oliver Burns.
They also found a complete policy outfit
and all the -paraphernalia connected with
the Court House and arraigned before
Justice Lippincott. Bail was fixed at
$1,000 and they were sent to the County
jail, where they were searched. Nearly
sion.
Mr.. Erwin testified that he met Frank
the raid was made Quigley, Thomas
DAILY, Solomon and Drum were in the rear
room The witness identified the para
phernalia found in the room and the
strff taken from the defendants when
they We're arrested.
Mr.. Rowe asked if the witness was testi- |
III dS Oil A1jEI cIN1u T6DllGQ laugQ-
ingiy that he was not qualified to testify
as an Expert, as he had never played the
game. He had learned a good deal about
Frank j. Higgins, chief clerk in the
Sheriffs office. who assisted in the raid,
corroborated Erwin's testimony. He also
game.
Oliver Burns, the star witness, was then
called to the stand: Burns is the man
who made up his mind to squeal because
no effort was made TO procure bail for
him. He has been in the County jail for
three months and he looks pale and weak.
Il live at. No. 2o5 Pavonia avenue. I
used to do business for a man."
What business?" asked Prosecutor
Policy business"
-Who was the man you did business
James Solomon"
= worked for six weeks at the place |
which was raided. We printed slips there
1eadquarters | have been in the business
The witness then clearly described, the
business: The slips are given to custom
ers 50 that they can see if they made a
What does this mean2" asked the
frankfort and Ken tn they are the
names Of the lotteries
What does this mean, 50xc?"
ai means 50 in a cross capital
What does this mean. 1s-25-5o-lO
That is the silver gig played for ten
.Yop get the non for these gigs from
the players2"
Yes unless they hang you up"
Frank DAILY. Drum and Louis Solomon |
worked for jim Solomon" continued the |
WITNESS. The headquarters was at No.
80 barrow street before we went to Nor
rs street. We were there only one day. |
We were in Morris street before that. but
moved away because we saw Johnny
Erwin and Ed. Mccormack standing on
the corner. Quigley ordered the removal. |
We were three weeks in Norris street
and three weeks in Barrow street before
that. Jim Solomon generally gave the
orders to move. l have been arrested and
convicted once for tha policy business.
At this point the witness became faint
and looked as if he was about to fall
from the witness chair. Constable Me-
Aneny handed him a glass of ice water
ana that partially revived him, but as
ne was stu weak q constable conducted
MIN out to the open air. He revived in |
ABOUT twenty minutes and resumed the
stand.
On eross-exarninetion by Lawyer DENIM
the witness admitted that Sheriff Toffey
ana Under Sheriff Erwin had promised
70 try and get immunity for him If ne
turned States evidence. The yronise |
was made in the presence of Mr., Drake,
a member of the Grand Jury.