The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-11

the county," he was asked
We We're you ever at Baldwin Park:
What was going on there?'
Selling pools"
MANY there?"
about forty or fifty"
WAS it well known that Baldwin Park
was place for poolrooms.
whom did you ever see when you were
buying pools?
ssOh, lots"
-"Who was running it?'
Eugene Solomon and Heller"
Heller was the brother of the Sheriff;
wasn't hep
Ibid you buy tickets at the park?"
'Yes''
ION what day?''
Saturdays"
After the park was closed, where did
you transfer your business to? East
Newark"
Yes.
.'When?"
"About three months ago"
"How did you get there?"
'By Plankroad trolley
t.How did you know where to get off.
II followed the crowd
You went to Bauers boat house?"
Yes. sir
"It's an old wooden shanty, isn't it?'
Yes
Where did you buy your tiekets?"
tsAbout 150.'
Always a crowd there when you were
over there?''
Eyes.
'tWho was running the place?'
Don't know the backer."
Did you see George Heller there?"
Yes
ssWhat was he doing?'
Behind the partitions doing business"
Was Eddy Dugan there?"
Yes
s.rte ,.,,e bob;,,5 +ba 10 ,titinpc too2,,
.'Yes, SIR replied HILL
s'Do you remember when pool room shut
up?p r
there did the place close up?'
fright uD to the time
Ibid it not become a fact. of local no.
toriety in the newspapers that George
Heller was running those pool rooms?'
Yes"
And UP to the time the newspapers
said that, they were open and shut af-
YES
Who is Eddie Dugan?''
Don't know his occupation"
Nothing concealed there; everybody
betting" sYas J,
Describe the. method; you see were
things said Mr.. MeCarter, "and we want
to learn. l am a stranger and don't know
about these things: now tell me?"
and hand it to the man at the window
.'Well. what does he give you?
..Nawthing." Gaughter)
$50 he gives you nothing. That's good
business. What next?" inquired Mr.. Nc.
Carter in his search for knowledge of
betting
you wait until the winner is an
What was George Heller doing?"
HE had his coat off,
Had Dugan and the other sports their
coats off?'
..T don,t knou,
Describe Baldwin Park. What kind of
place was that2'
THE room was a parlor and there was
a partition. Heller and Gene Sullivan
were there
''Who received the money there for
tickets?''
Both of Them
Ever see Heller take money at
Bauer's?'
Mo-
Did you ever see Eddie Dugan at the
Park?,
How long was Bauer's doing busi-
ness?" asked Assembyman Lawshe.
Don't know
"Can you tell what year they were do
ing business imp
I'm 1897"
ssWere you impressed by Heller's ac-
tions with the idea that he was the pro-
man Squire.
s.No, sir; he was working behind the
partition
after Baldwin Park was closed up?" re-
sumed I'M Cd !, Mr.. Mccarter.
And there you saw Heller, the Sheriff's
Brothers, at Bauer's after the Park?"
You've had considerable to do with
pool rooms?"
Yes
And you know that the men behind
the desk are running the business; isn't
that so?" asked Mr.. McCarter.
II don't know.
ANY places around here where you
play races? p asked Speaker Watkins
Don't know of any"
Ever hear of Caledonian Park?'
That's ALL
Louis Bettcher was called but he didn't
appear. Mr.. McCarter said that he had
been subpoenaed, but didn't respond.
The committee desires to say said
Speaker Watkins, that if witnesses sub
poenaed don't appear WE'LL bring them
here and put them in jail. ."s
Harry E. Smith, of No. PIG Ocean ave-
nue., Greenville, was the next witness. He
said he was twenty-four years of age and
cember, 1885, or January, 1897.
who was running the rooms?"
George Heller was pointed out to me
as the proprietor"
Were you in the par when it was raid
81 am sorry to say I was" said Smith,
humbly.
''Well, what took placer"
Il was told in case of a raid was to
get out as soon as l could. There was a
bell in the barroom warning us to get
out"
"When was that?"
January IS, l think. I wouldn't swear
to the date',
Wen, did you hear the bell which
warned you to scamper?"
Il did" Qaughter.)
''Wnat did YOU do ?''
81 hid under an old barr
What became of George Heller?"
ST don't know
What did you do after that?"
went upstairs; the wires were adjust
ed and the pools went on
Did you see Captain Jack Graham
ii did not
Ever been to Harison?"
''Can you make drawing in rough
ing the parlor and the saloon; draw the
avenue; make the Street?"
Hill took the pencil and paper handed
to him and made a sketch OF the Park;
pointed out the wires connected with the
telegraph post He said that after the
raid the wires were connected.
who ran the saloon?
George Heller, / presume
You don't know
NO.,
How long did they begin business af-
ter the raid?" asked Speaker Watkins.
about an hCur
you were hid away for an hour, were
you not?" asked Assemblyman Lawshe.
That's all'' said MIR. McCarter.
John O'DonneH, the custodian of the
four bows. came next. He said that he