New-York tribune., 1899-06-07

Q-Can you tell anything about that7 Al
heard they visited that place.
NO TIME TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE.
Q.-You had a talk with the officers that visited
Il? A.-Not very much. When they hand in these
reports don't have time. II you will look at the
number OF pages on the blotter in tour Of sig
hours there you will nnd there Is not much time.
Q-After you stop your tour of six hours you
turn out A.-The book Is going on all the while
That work is going right on.
Q.-Under the rules OF the Department you are
required to make your tours outsde7 A.-Not at
all times.
OIL don't say at all times but under the rules OF
the Department you required TO make your
tours outside? Al tell you w have not had very
much done at times Sometimes sergeant is de-
tailed at Madison Square Garden. and somebody Is
sent there and for various reasons some one Is
obliged to go somewhere. and We work what Is
called the three-handed system. and under that
system don't patrol
Q.-Thcse gambling houses you found running
back for a long time? "A number OF years
Q.-Some OF them; not all OF them. | have the
last report for 1897. There are a great many more
on that list than there were then? A-That may
have been increased. have been entering nearly
all Of these numbers in these books.
Q.-You have been entering all OF those since you
first came there? Ayes, sir.
O-There were lines when you were not working
that three-handed SYSTEM Ayes. sir
O.-Give us the next house. A.-No lD West
Twenty-sixth-st
o-C;o on. A-No. IS West Twenty-seventh-st.
O. Go on. A.-No West Twenty-eishth-st'
Q-Go on A-No As West Twenty-eishth-s'-
O.-Proceed A-No. 80 West Twenty-ninth-st..
Nos III and ia West Thirty-frst- and NO 10
West Thirty-second-st.
Q.-Don't you know who is reputed TO be tne pro.
pretor Of No. lA West Forty-hrst-st'? Al hea'o
p man named Kelly kept H.
o-Who was the man named Kelly? Al don't
know.
Q-You never heard any more than just man
named Kelly? A.-That is all
O-You never heard him mentioned by any other
name? A-Honest John Kelly.
Ooh yes Go ahead. A.-No' 10 west Ah'F"
second-st. That is all that Is here
O-You have not given the whole list Al
have given what is on this report
LOTS MORE LIKE THEM
Olaf me read you from your blotter and see II
YOU recognize these numbers, which nave 'ahen
off? AZ West Twenty -fourth-st. you have given u
West Twenty-sixth-st.; l29 West Twenty-sixth-st'
81 West Twenty-seventh-st., and lSZ west l"eh'S
seventh-st A.-What is that?
O-You will find IT, AS matter OF fact DO you
remember anything about 1t? A-ferhaps tne
Captain did not visit all those places. They may
have passed some over which are here as entered
O-You simply refer TO the particular page 70 heip
YOU out? Al will refer 10 any page.
Q-I asked you about the places that you have
extracted from these blotters in the last seven
months Do you remember anything about fO
sixth-ave.? Al probably could find It,
Q-Do you remember anything about 1T A.
That is probably suspected pooroom
O.-6 West Twenty-eighth-st? Al recollect H.
O-What was II? A.-That is a gambling house.
o-Kept by whom? Al don't know.
Q-e West Twenty -nnth-st.? A-That Is here
Q.-Who keeps It? Al don't know
Oil West Thirty-frst-st? A.-That Is here
Q-Who keeps II? Al don't know
Q.-15 West Thirty-second-st? A-Ihat Is mere
O-Who keeps II? Al don't know
Ono. 1877 West Twenty-second-st? A-That is
not here.
O-Have you ever heard OF It? Al don't re-
member.
o-No. 42 West Thirty -third-st? Ayes
o-Is that a gambling house? Al don't know
O-It IS taken from the botter? A.-You have
two reports there. one visited by men in the day
time those called poorooms others visited IN
the night time. those are gambling houses
Dwell a pooroom is a gambling house! A.
yes sir. II is simply way we have Of determin-
ing 1t.
Q.-The police use that term poolroom? Ayes
sir.
Q-And It is generally used in the courts' A
Yes. sir. -
where betting on horses takes place? A.-fes, sir
O-Noy. every one of these is taken from the
botter and asking you now to see how mueh
YOU know about them. No. 60 West Thirty-third-
st: YOU don't recall that? A.-No
Ono 72 West Thlrty-sixth-st? Al recall that.
Ono. 1o2 West Twenty-eghth-st? Al recall
that.
ty-fourth SITS? Al recall that
KEEPERS NAME SECRET
o-who keeps it7 Al don't know.
O-what kind OF place? A pooiroom' SO
called.
O-Twenty- seventh-st. and Broadway! Al
don't recall any entry Of that kind
O-Broadway. between Thirty-thro ana ihfS-
fourth sts7 Al don't recall that. either
O-sixth-ave and Thirty -ninth-st? Ayes
O-Do you recall that? A-Yes
O-What is that? A poolroom
O-Do YOU know who keeps 1t? A.-No.
o-How do you know It is poolroom? Alt Is
entered on the blotter II is reported by patrol
man. ,
o-sixth-ave. and Fortieth-st.? A poolroom-
o-And who keeps it, or anything about H. you
don't know? A-No.
Ono 122 Park-ave.? Al don't recall that
s,xtb-ave. between Thirty-ninth and Forteth
sts? Al recall that
O-What is that7 A pooroom.
GA good many suspected poolrooms in the pre-
cinct? Ayes sir.
Ono. West Twenty-fourth-st! A--"an'oii"s
house.
Q-who keeps it? Al don't know,
O-No. 1e West Twenty-hfth-st.? Ayes
O-Who keeps II? Al don't know.
Ono. l6 West Twenty-seventh-st? Al don't
know what that is, whether gambling house or
poolroom.
o-One or the other7 Ayes.
O-Who keeps It? Al don't know.
Ono IS West Twenty-seventh-st? A-Gana-
bling house
o-Who keeps IT? Al don't know.
o-No a West Twenty-elghth-st.? A.-GameinS
house.
Q-who keeps It? Al don't know
Tma Y N hist A-(yamOng
house.
O-who keeps It? Al don't know
O-No 4 West Twenty-ninth-st.? A.-Poolroom
O-Who keeps II? Al don't know.
TOO MANY 10 KEEP TRACK OF.
o-Don't know who the suspected proprietor is?
A-You know we have a book with those In, but
hnn,t have time 70 keep track Of them.