Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-08

peka, was there John Hayes came to
me and said, What are you doing here?
| am out of money. Give me something.
In the fall of 1854 1 was at the fremont
house on West Fifth street in this city.
Hayes me aPd an threassned to
and to get rid of Hayes l paid him $40.
L was not arrested. 1 gave him money
twice afterward; I never paid any money
How long is it since you gave Detect
i've Hayes any money?
Nearly three years.
Has he ever troubled you since or asked
you for any money!?
Il haven't been here much since. except
the last six weeks
Has Hayes troubled you during the last
six weeks?"
Well. he has arrested me. He took me
out of my room one night
A man named Saturwhite. who was
brought from the county Jail. in which he
was at that time confined for felonious as
sauit. was next sworn. at the request OF
Recorder Davenport
What do you know about money being
left at pool rooms for otficers?" asked Mr..
Gage.
Il know that on the 1lth of May: two
years ago. a man named Edward Bing-
ham. a crook, put s12 in an envelope ad-
dressed to John Hayes and left it in Pat
Galvin's saloon in the fremont house. on
Fifth street. A circus was in the city on
that day. and the money was paid SO we
could stay here and work the town. My
self, man named Lockridge and another
crook named Howard saw the envelope
sealed. The night before we were in the
saloon. when Hayes came in and remarked
that II We wanted 10 stay We would have
to see him. Our intention was 10 work
the street cars. There was another man
In the gang, whose name cannot remem-
ber."
do you know anything about the Kan
sas City police shielding criminals?'
Il know that a confidence man named
Kit Edwards has been here for two years.
he told me that he was operating under
was getting 20 per cent of the spoiis. There
are several confidence men in the city,
What is confidence man."
"A man who borrows simple-minded peo-
pies money"
Have you paid any money to Detective
Hayes or any other officer?"
II have given Hayes money"
IN 1883 I met him in a saloon on Fifth
street. He said he had to have some mon
ey: The hint was enough for me, and
paid him s.. In 1884 / saw him at a faro
bank across the line in Kansas. He said
If wanted to go unmolested on the Mis-
souri, side of the line | would have to put
up so. as he was out of money. / gave him
a 80 BILL
Mr.. Eads. keeper of a poker room until
raided ME !essnty WAS 5;d next sworn Eno
connivance of the police with criminals?''
II will talk of the chief in the first place.
fonhd 1nink s-1l ne Is model man; and l have
above reproach. l cannot say as much for
his detectives.
Il was running poker room on Fif-
teenth and Grand avenue-a small place.
complained of being raided so often while
other houses were allowed to run. i was
asked by a detective why I didn't put up.
/ told him my business would not justify
me in paying anything. l was first raided
by Greeley. Hartley and four policemen. /
have not run "A poker room since then. Feb
ruary. 1886. and don't ever expect to again.
Other houses are now running. Some few
have been raided once in five years. 9th
ers have not been raided at all. / think
Chief Speers wanted to raid them. He told
me he would. But have definite informa-
ton that tips Were given these houses by
detectives, and thus when the officers
reached there everything was quiet"
Was Hayes in the raid upon your
place."
Il don't think So
Nh. karnes-"Where did you have this
talG with Detective HayeS?"
Il met Bryant and Hayes near the Shield
ley building. This was after the last raid.
got into rather warm discussion with
them, asking why l was pulled and others
were allowed to- run. Hayes then asked
why L didn't give up, or why l didn't
put up