The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-27
SHEEHANS POLICY TRIAL.
NEGRO STOOL PIGEON TRBhDWAY.
UAS AN INNINGS.

re Tells How re PInyod the silver Gsg.
I8-ss-so and Other Favorite Nunbers
IN Many Places In Sheeh.n's Freci.et-
rh. Policy SLIPS Pat In Evidence.
The trial OF Capt. sheehan of tho West Forty
seventh street station. who is charged with per-
hitting policy TO flourish In his precinct, was
resumed yesterday at Police Headquarters be-
fore Commissions Andrews. Charles Tread
way, the negro policy player. who. with steddlc.
procured evidence against Capt. Sheehan, wa
the first witness called to the stand. 1t Is said
that Trssdway used to bo well known to the
fast set that frequented the old Olympia Club
in Thirty-nfth street, and was christened
Giraffe" by Lawrence Kipp. He 10 also said TO
bea clever buck dancer ana to have travelled
with Barney Fagin's company.
Treadway told Of visits he made TO various
places In Capt. Shcohan's precinct, whore he
said:he played policy. He played 1-2-3 in one
place. On Oct. 2 he won't to $40 Eleventh ave-
nue. In a back yard, whore he played 0-34-83.
paying Ave cents for the gig. He saw about a
dozen others pass In and out Of the yard, Tread
way helped his memory with q memorandum.
Lawyer Grant objected to his using the book IL
he could get along without IL. Commissioner
And rows asked the witness II he could recall
the visits he made without referring to the
book. Tread way said there we're only half .
dozen visits that he could remember clearly.
Treadway mentioned 1896 West Fiftieth street
and 600 Eleventh avenue, T61 seventh avenue.
1903 Broadway. and 1862 Seventh avenue as
places visited BY him where policy was played.
At TIA Seventh avenue Treadway said he
placed the gigs 22-4e-bb and l4-2s-32. He
placed Ave cents on sach. Tho next place he
visited was 754 Eighth avenue. This was on
Oct. o. lie played . gig there for Ave cents.
773 Eighth avenue. He had some difficulty
there in getting u policy, slip. The man In
and gave him a slip. He played 6-7-87 for
Tresdwsy also testified that he played policy
Ninth avenue. 694 Ninth avenue and 69o Ninth
Mr.. Farley for the prosecution. put In EVIL
dence the policy slips which Tread way said no
had got at sos Ninth avenue. 904 Ninth ave-
Eli G,o avenue M,nae t Tse Ninth tS' avenue. sss west
Fiftieth street. 7l3 Seventh avenue. b34 Ninth
avenue. d37 Ninth avenue, and 773 Eighth
T~readway identified each slip. He said that
at 707 Ninth avenue policy players who fire..
before they were admitted. TIE signal was
three knock, on the door; He g. In by giving
sIIss s1T ma. T He pIay ws, is . poiicy w waisn N n the
room. 'Tresdway identified the slip, which Was
put IN eyidssss, Trssdway furlhe, said he
he played the coffin" numbers, 7-47-So~74.
received rss Ti his %o s.pFs q, ' ssa Ninth ShS hDG aHsnu sr and
that there were tye men present playing policy.
avenue and 6ei Tenth avenue. Nearly all the
players, Treadway said, wero behind cigar
stores. He also testified about Cos Tenth avenue.
025 Tenth avenue and 700 Tenth avenue. at
which places he said he played policy. Tho
policy slips which the witness said he got at
these places were put in evidence. Mr.. Farley
also examined Treadway about the places at 700
Tenth avenue. 72T Tenth avenue. 747 Tenth
avenue, 1Sl Tenth avenue. and SlO Tenth
avenue. Tread way said he played policy ut all
these places and got slips from tho writer's. All
tho slips were put In evidence.
At this point the trial was adjourned until
Friday next.