The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-12
JERSEY PooLRooM AroNEY.
Attempts 20 Trace Some or II to Count
Omcinls.

Onlcin1r.
The second session of the Glcdhill Investieat-
ing Committee. which is "Lexowing" tho
Offices OF the Sheriff and the Prosecutor Of
Hudson county, was held yesterday in the
Chnnccry Chambers in Jersey City. The com
mlttee's counsel. Robert McCarter. announced
that. as 1t was tho day set for the funeral Of
Charles II. Winfield. the late Prosecutor. no
testimony would BIO submitted concerning his
office.
Constable Joseph Henry of Harrison testified
to having seen poolsclling going on in Bauer's
boathouse in Harrison. His examination was
intended apparently to show that both Chief
Callahan of Harrison and Sheriff Heller knew
of tho poolselling.
Mr.. McCarter-Do you remember that Gala
han said that he had alroady assigned two men
to the poolroom . Ayes.
Q.-Who were theyi A.-John sheehan and
John Fitzpatrick. Sheehan was hanging up cards
upstairs and Fitzpatrick was on the door.
Owen Sheehan OF Van Worst place, Town OF
Union. testified that he had been employed by
the Law and Order League to get evidence
against Little Monte Carlo" He saw pool.
selling going on in one building.
"In another building" he continued: 81 saw
q big wheel where they rolled a ball. Tho top
Of the table was glass and under 1t there wcro
81, So. So and $40 bills. The ball was rolling
around and whenever 1t stopped over a bill you
'Q.-What do you call that gamei Al don't
know.
Q.-Did you go before the Grand Juryi Al
did. l started to tell them about tho place,
when they sprung questions on me and acted
like n committee to investigate my character
instead OF letting me give evidence. -.
Odd you know Mr.. Stucke. who was ono Of
tice of the Peace for Monte Carlo. and paid TO
take bail for the men arrested, so that tho busi-
Samuel Higbee Of Newark was called next. and
Mr.. McCarter informed the committee that he
was a hostile witness. Higbee testified that he
had been employed in the Harrison pool room
o."You used to have what is called a salary
Q."Wasn't that salary account swelled every
week by what is known as protection money 7
A: :.bian!t R Ton tell OF my me eq IN mx Office Yesterday
moneyi,, MIR. McCarter thundercd this question
out, at the same time walking up to tho witness
and shaking his index finger at him.
II didn't putt in that way" answered the
Q.-Do you remember a little short, red.haired
man; q constable who cHme there for payf He
Q.@po you Know h his na IN 'A."TTdon'it. '''
Ole used to get SO a dayl A.-les, sir.
Q.-Isn't it true that you thought that man
Q.,-Foreman! Good gracious. what did that
that fellow got 81 a day, open or closed 2 A.-No.
QEDidn,t you tel me in my office Yesterday
tnaC you tnouBht tnnC man was BeItlnB protec-
ton money! Al didn't say that. I've
changed my mind.
Didn't you in an interview at the North
End Club of Newark say that money was paid TO
officials in Jersey City. and didn't some one say
that all the officials OF Essex and Hudson coun-
ties were regularly paid for protection ! Didn't
that some one say that Prosecutor Crane was
paid, and didn't you get mad and deny it, and
then say that you knew that Hudson county
officials were paid , Al don't remember, but
do about Mr.. Crane.
Odd you go South on n hunting trip after
ward because of what you said about MIR. Crane.
who needs no vindicationl A.-No. l didn't.
Q;-Didn't you say that Collins and Longcake
Mr.. McCarter. / said nothing OF tho kind about
Hudson county officials. l wish you would not
put words in my mouth which 1 never said.
The witness said that when he was engaged in
father. That was in 1890, when John J. Nc
Phillips was Sheriff of Hudson county.
Jay Hill OF 262 Ocean avenue. Jersey City,
testified that he had visited the poolroom in
Baldwin Park. 1t was run by Eugene Sullivan
and Hellcr.
o.-Heller was tho sherif's brother. wasn't
hel Ayes.
The witness testified that after baldwin Park
was closed the business was removed To Bauor's
penthouse in Harrison. He saw George Heller
and e Idly" Dugan doing business there.
John O'Donnell, who said he was u reporter.
said he was recently in the county Jail in Jersey
City on n charge of perjury but was released be-
cause the Grand Jury failed to indict him. The
wanted any favor he had TO go to James Solo
mon. a prisoner awaiting the result OF an appeal
from a conviction for dealing in policy. Solo
mon and Edward Clifford. the condemned muir.
he had ssen whiskey brought In to Solomon and
Clifford. and Constable Entwistle. who was one
of tho death watch, was drunk ono night.
The committee adjourned until next Friday.