New-York tribune., 1899-06-08
M AID FROM POLICE.
n,rprcv CURRY EVIDENTLY ACTINU ~
ACCORDANCE WITH PREcoN-
CEIVED PLAN.

CEINED flsAN
Me-, Mr. M0ssfie Tet me have it, please' A-A list OF
houses list of places haven't you! witness mes aPter
duees folded paper irO o his ' pocket and produced
The chairmanIs this man an aeT PO attached to the
Nineteenth Precinct; 80 nouses in the ba-k
Tmemorandum TUo1n TaHt in The back rccm- %n
Q-Ddn.t you or wr1rf wcroufer with another member OF
voir precinct in the back room tna' "'''N
some nqmbeTsy o You Aou got @ in your book there? A.
Savs got a memorandum OF suspected places ~
the you hat back %Sa looking III soss az
pocke, for few few mome'r mr0omp Al was looking at
caro- caro-, ,s no time to look at memorahka ,n kpoW.
non,t misunderstood. / simply want u A"0"'
Al Wss you G one Of the detectives OF that pre-
cinctIH oMHoM A! !ong n' have you been such' AAo'os
eleven w9Te %SHyos yoa detective before tha'' Al va"
S-where? A-Forty- -seventn>sl. ia,
S-TaalsiG S-TW5h GaR'adn Fadmasa rflf1 X.-N0. #,
S-Yda dd Th0% You Se sent to the Sns Es.
teenth Precinct? Did you you Ssiet ask f0T guess ll
SeoLBut sen aid you ask 10 be transferredg al o''
not WIN asked for you? Al don't know, -.
9-NMon%S viii you give the numbers From q sas
CURRY REMEMBERS SOMETHING.
oN? from your %smSry Ssyn,h: AAl believe 'ae
oHow do you know that Is a. repqIIea bnIns spch pohh.'
Al mas svsT DseT T.i,e1 f1sPffFdA M Ar OF 0s SaVs ~
SWlhSen last? About day or or, two s Sssa asS; a.
9wha' Ode fS you sa% 0q no policy
o@Eow did you look for policy A. A. an4 ,9oSs syi
around the premises to see II eouiu S'' my
QEwhat EVIDENCE would C yog s5JS exDect to hn' OF
pGcyN No se0P Fhe question Question would would you
expect to find Ddoba IL pPSinE PSiGy poIiGy 5aGR
'o'-How? A-Payng their money ana ha''ns
o@on; az enIr; what in what? Aon monthly sheet;
S-4nd what do they receive? A-What 90 they
receive reeve al .Ahsometimes they receive ticket
9-What are these plays called in In the .,,.d, yer-
yes Of SSf @6as sa%f? are the Num6srs
man plays or a woman or child what ai are thes
cad Al dQn Know ahy term gsed 10 the policy
business for the numbers that person p'A'' -
policy? Al never so heard did you7 what do they
call the pieces OF paper that they se' !" 's'N'"'
AA Ao pefh they " get piece OF paper? Al believe
'rey oyypo DO you know? Al do not. ,.. ana
did you ever piece OF paper that one
eeoE-Neyer gee saw one Ike it? believe have one
here | was not prepared for such an eInerssney
ssat as ms ask @ yoa do you know what iii44 means
Al have heard Of the numbers oo,-oo,, h,,.,-
ness isht It? 4 Al never heard Of ii being used
IN poolrooms.
SYWonne neie have heard Of il in the policy business.
haven't you? What is II? A-4-n-AE
DOES NOT KNOW THAT MUCH
o-when did it happen? Al could not tell you
"nen Fourth month. eleventh day. 1884, wasn't TT
Al could not say anything about ". A.
Q.-You don't know what that was? Al ""
o.-when did you hear i,7 Alt is very
QmWher did you hear it and whs, does . 1t re-
late S Al don't knS% gnai II II rdaes rsass' 10 10 policy
or not. do YOU! A:-NS do not .,,o, - ssur..
Ike that II there are such combinations in policyr
"A combination OF figures? -.
o.-Yes. Al could not tell you VIVA, 'he'
Q-You don't know? A.-No:
o:y DO you know what people ride in-carriases'
AoIpo you know the different kinds Of car
Q|Name some Of them7. A.-Landau
o-What kind OF light wagons? There are dif-
sTsRs kinds ,s Of se light %asGni os ride in ,hem very
o@But you are police officer and there are q
srea, many carriage stores in your precinct, and
There as6 ride sfe cagriages at night A-There is
hanson. -. .,u., so.,k ,.7
els the nShs h1Sk ,nsx are se posS nisf hacks susS
teri A.
Owe have the hanson. What else Is there In
ueht wagons7 Al am sure / amt much OF an
authority. - ,, -. e.x
in? A.-Generally In light wagon.
is SHY ABOUT SAYING GIG"
O-What kind OF a light wagon? Don't you knowf
Is there any well-known phrase indicating the
kind OF a wagon a doctor rides In? A.-No.
O-I cannot stimulate that memory OF yours
upon this subject OF policy. Would you like me TO
send you some policy slips? A'-They would be OF
10 me.
Q-You say you have not seen or handled them.
Would IL not help you 10 some OF them and to
handle them-would IL not help you In your work
as a detective? Al don't know that II would
Q-It is your business to know something about
policy Ayes
C-Did Captain Price Instruct you about poicyf
Ain a general way, he instructs me.
Q.-What did he tell you about policy? Ale
told me whenever ! saw policy 10 make an arrest.
Q-It is a violation OF law 10 conduct the policy
business' Ayes
o.-What is there IN the policy business that Is
a violation Of the law? Alt Is illegal. the play
ing for money on a game OF chance.
Q-Is there any special clause In tho Penal Code