New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25

loin? Al did. They chartered CLUBS, ana
couldn't close them ana don't fnink any c"p'a'"
oTSsn there are poo!roo%Ss n your district
clubs? Al say the so-caiied pOolrOOms are run
ore there such things in your district A.
0.-Trhen they are just ordinary poolrooms? A.
] don't know anything about any pooirooms 10 M
o.~Hayen't you had any complaint Did In
spector Kane order you 10 shut up any III your
o."When? A-About two or three weeks ago:
dwell did you tell him when he called your
attention TO It that there were not any there! A.
Yes. sir. did.
JUST WENT THROUGH THE MOTIONS.
Q.-rhen what did you send your men around
and try to get evidence for? Al don't Know OF
any poolrooms being there.
Q.-You didn't send your men to get evidence?
Al did. ~ ., ,,o-o
was ANYTHING in II; My attention was called 10
u % Then Il has been matter OF such common
notoriey that It has benin the newspaper prints'
Q.-Do you mean to say really that when mat
ter Of that nature is Of such publicity that IL sets
into s the IN pae you AY as went
there and tried to get evidence myself also III
o WI A.-To those two places it was re-
and Thirdave
and one on the corner Of One-hundred-and-twenty;;
they wouldn't let me in They said, This IS
s. Il. aG R m ss sme
trouble | have known where had to force M, my
III the b a. The e sad ss had no right
10 arrest him; he would have right to shoot you'
you have no right II there in tb, city ever
made such declaration as that7 Al don't re-
o.~Now. let us get that out. A.-That is what
the officers in that case reported TO me, M
Q.-You know nothing about II yoursei' Anu
o.-what is the officers name' Al cant re,
vas on the corner OF Twenty -fourth-st. not on
the corner. in the middle OF the block. Twenty
o."How long ago was this7 A.-Durins my time
CHOW long ago was that7 Al think in 1897
/ was there very nearly a year; ... .s,. -
thought you were an at pRe door and
taking him to the magistrate and the mags uba
o.~You have no personal KNOWLEDGE? A:-Nqq
personal knowledge, 1t is on the record there
know the man was discharged
HAS TO MODIFY HIS WORDS.
Mr. Clarke-You do not mean TO say that the
language of the magistrate is on record do you?
A-No sir That IL the way the officer reported
to me. He said the magistrate-l don't remember
the magistrate-he said he discharged this man.
and he said the officer had no right TO go In there
that he had right to and r9rfe be- s a nj to
let him in he had no right to go in there. That Is
the trouble In these cases.
this alleged club on Fourth-ave.? A.-No; this was
in the TenderLoin; A. -. -,, .so
BY the magistrate at the time Of the raid at The
Aliens place? Al don't recoect that am not
DO not rsme%eer i was stated Id IN ,t ths
Mr.. Clarke-Where was that? A.-The Aliens
place. Yes, sir remember reading IT, ,.,.
Q:-where did you read 1t! Ain the oa"y
r'o.~what judge was T.? Al don't remember
= no udQ I iu1D
u" o& Ie have referred to-you used the phrase
on M@ and-twenty- ffth-st what Is the
name OF that club? Al think It was called the
Odd they have meetings there? Alt Is an
old chartered club; has been there for some time
s s re 0a1 ss iRC%pan that e got
make g1. wne reports ort in regard to the club
report did you make cubs iba rePoT Ts
structed my detectives to obtain evidence. s.,,,.
ave? A.-No, sir. ,o
Third-ave.? Al don't know such place
ANOTHER SACRED CLUB.
O-Never heard Of II? A.-No. sir.
Q-Never heard anything about it? Al believe
there Is club there.
Q.-Then you know there is club there? A
So understood.
Q-But you have never heard about its being
which are Violating the law A-Not to my
edge
oHsSe you been sSoa or o has as
Gus in the execution Of The laws as you were S whsn
IN he r as n a1d IN the Re0
Odd ask you whether. within your knowl-
ment Association had existed prior to this year;
did ask you that question? A-No, sir; you did
o-you have been on the force some thirty
years? A.-Gong on thirty-two years. -. ,o,r,
Al was sIa sergeant FOR almost twenty years.
Q-Is it not fact that no such association as as
the Department prior to the end Of FEBRUARY or
the hrst of March this year? A.-Not to my
o~po you know any special reason why, after
all these years Of the uniformed force ana with W.T.,
such an association should have been formed D., IN
March. 1890. for the first time? A-The hrst inti- /
Q.~But do you know Of any reason why Il should
hnSs t assg Of the &
The only reason ! can account for is this, on the
the funeral there was great display q flowers
there. and there were quite number OF captains
better instead OF having the flowers and the reso-
utons, we thought 1t would be good idea 70
be good for the widow to get an amount Of money;
and that we should get up some kind OF fund
for the widow and orphans In case OF death-some- +!
ooWhen was the funeral Of that captain? A.
! don't remember that year.
HAS A VERY POOR MEMORY
Q.-Approximately? Al have a very poor
memory of dates. I suppose It probably six or
eight months ago. I don't remember the date Of
that.
Odd you know that there organiza- |
ton about the same time formed among the !
sergeants? A-No. sir l did not.
O-You never heard OF that? A.No. sir
O.-Why, don't you know there is a sergeants
organization In the Department? A-Well. be-
lieve there Is. l have got positive knowledge
of II.
Q-Why captain. do you mean TO say seriously
that captain OF police. with all the sources OF
informa ton he has, don't know such simple |
fact whether or not there is a benevolent organi-
zation OF sergeants in the command OF which ne
is the captain? A.-The only way can answer
that is that l believe there is. don't know II
personally. 49, r.