Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-26

closed. He said he thought there was
year ago. Representative Clymer had him
answer that he was an appointee of Com
missioners Fyke and Shehey. He told At
torney Lucas that he Investigated No. SSl
West Sixth street about O'Clock. This is
the place where James Taylor the negro.
testified that he talked with persons there
and found no signs of gambling.
Mayor Jones asked: Mr.. Shelby. haven't
You been in the habit OF going to leOS Wal
nut street,"
Yes, sir.
Quite frequently. haven't you"'
"Oh. l don't know.
DO you mean TO say that you found no
gambling going on there
Yes sir
Ticket Not BOuGht There.
p. Z. johnson, the proprietor OF the coal
office at 331 West Sixth street, was called
TO the stand 10 rafute Taylor's testimony
of the morning. He utterly denied that
any selling of policy tickets was going on
there now. He added that some months
ago 1t was the practice of Il colored man
u sell tickets in an old shed in the rear
of the office.
He denied that any ticket was sold at
his place during the morning. represent
atiVc CIymer got the witness TO say that
he was not at the shed where the ticket
was sold but twice during the morning.
He was certain that no ticket could have
been sold in the shed because the door was
locked on the inside Mayor Jones obliged
the witness to describe the building. He
was then obliged to admit that some
me Inths ago he Sublet a portion of the
premises to policy dealer named Felter.
Previous to this he Sublet 4 portion OF
the place 10 dealer named Anderson He
testified that Taylor called in the morning
at about or O'Clock, but positively did
no. purchase Il ticket of any sort.
Reported n Game.
] o. Hogg, an architect now in the Of
flee of the inspector of buildings, testified
with the aid of some notes that on May
2l 1896. he saw dice throwing going on at
the place in the rear of the old Times
building.
"If You'll allow me to explain. he said.
THE Armour building was falling down.
went over to inspect it. l saw men play
ing there. 1t was about or $3.50 O'Clock
in the morning. | made Il little diagram
of the place. 1 reported what | had seen
10 the mavor About half an hour later
| went back and this time 1 saw about
thirty or thrty-five men in there l re-
ported that to the mayor. When | went
back again l found the place closed and
the gamblers gone. 1t remained closed Tor
some weeks after that.
Then the place was closed shortly after
you reported to the mayor asked Chair
man Pope.
Representative Clymer asked: DO you
know who ran that game?"
Il can't say that L do. l saw findtey
around there Il good many times
You say" asked Representative Avery:
| that the place was closed within a halp
an hour of the time you reported TO the
mayor What was the reason for that, do
| you think?'
Wei. my opinion is that someone gave
| the police department tip.
Chief Hale ON the stand.
Fire Chief George C. Hale came to the
| witness chair and gave a short sketch OF
his life. so to speak. Then he was asked
| by Chairman Pope to read the house reso-
luton, which he did. Mayor Jones conduct
| ed the examination.
lis Joe Mcclure conducting a saloon In
Yes, sir: he's running a saloon on Eighth
| street between Main and Walnut
DO you remember a conyersation you
| overheard between Police Comn1.Ssioner
| Johnson and Acting Chief Flahive?
| Il can't swear that the persons heard
| were the persons named.
| Commissioner johnson said TO the mayor
| here: You can't prove any such CONVEX
sation by any evidence that's truthful. 1t
.!I'm going to try" said the mayor.
You can't do it," said the commissioner.
| "Well' said the mayor: I'm trying TO
| get Mcclure here to do it..
Chairman Pope took up the questioning.
Were you in the saloon?
.Did you see the persons whose names
mo Sir; there was a brick wall and a
/ wooden partition between, but the uoors
!.WeI. what did you hear?"
| We'll. heard Joe Mcclure taking.
"0H. yes; 1 worked with him for years on
the fire department. and know his voice.
"Weii. he was saying in loud voice that
they had no right to close his place-a gam
bling place upstairs, as | understood Il
and take the bread and butter out or MS
""Via: WAS he talking to Mr.. FIahive and Mr..
II don't know whether they were those
two gentlemen or not | know that ne ,as Mas
talking with three men VINO were police
'..Well. what did Mr.. Mcclure say"
"He was simply roasting these men pL pIe
said he didn't see why his place Shoula pc pc
closed while other places were allowed 10
well. what then?"
ooh. MS I understood It. the men he was
talking to were policemen wn2 vI.iig haI y,
had an understanding with the commlsslonss
ers that his place was TO remain opeh. anu sirs
he was mad because the commissioners
| sent to have 1t shut up
WAS it shut up?.' - =,
was"
Another Game Reported.
-rhcrosI ID Hustled followed Chief Hale.
lie Is teamster. He said: ,,o,,.,,
sIuring April of 1896 there was policy
shop at & Thirteend5hh e,d hourbt and Ticket and took
II 10 Clerk Williams. of the ponce couI
ami he and went to Chief irwin t ne sllS 20
1
the men there right away, anu send me W
olcne with the officers. Instead OF that ne
sent the policemen without me. ana wneii
they went there all they got was the
!Iii YOU describe the premises to the
chief?'' Colonel Waters asked:
NO sir, | described it to Williams, ana
he described it to the chief. - 49,.
..Do YOU think If youd gone along any
bodv would have been caught?
YES | think so. because there were dt
least fifty men playing there.
| Husted said that he was formerly u Hlem-
her of the Seventh United states caNdlIg.
| At this point Attorney Lucas surprlSe,I
| EVERYONE by asking the mayor II NJ W.
aware that James Taylor. the SoioIeu isl man
who bought policy ticket in the mornlns'
| WIS a criminal He read n list OF the NUM-
| her of times Taylor had been convicted. hte
US once Indicted for burglary, but the
| charge was changed to that OF petll ial :
| cenv and he was convicted ana SeFNtu q
| iaii sentence Twice afterwards ne was waiss
convicted and jailed on charges OIL petit
| larceny. ~. Mt l,pov
| ANYTHING about Taylor's record. lie nlshI
| he n criminal for all he knew. Dul IL Ilau
TO be proven Taylor was sent lor' Out
could not be found o,.,,,o from,
Counselor Waters read clause from
| C.hieT Sneers' report of 1888. in which Com
| missioner Johnson was commented ior HIS
| effciency as police Judge. c..
| Presently he inquired: was not oehf'oi
| Lyons subpoeraed2 go. No. ..1 cor
| ,,trI, issued q subpoena for Senator Ly-
| ons hut IL has been returned Tnsre ls
! the sergPaut-at-armS in whose hahuS the
| subpoena was placed
CouIdn't Find Lyons.
serreant-at-Arms Vernon said that he
| ,.isiteI The senator's room at Jefferson
t,itv three times on Sunday. but he could