New-York tribune., 1899-06-08

Inherent q 'ss sesmSinsiIo" q Sa%Ss,
Ooh, know you are. Al don't know what
Tho chairman-How would you UNDERTAKE rita, eor' 70
make an arrest OF playing policy y you don tv
anything SG nsw about boa Se the ssme would
be out osS o, ss SsuS or payns MONEY
OF they were betting m0neyI or ATen ,ber money f
Mr. Moss-Do you know poolroom when you see
oNwhat are the signs of a poolroom7 Al
don't know OF any signs. ,oo,,oor,, A-No
6How would 60 oS to G1d GnsTSa' 1osk ;a4, would
given a list and told that these places were sls-
I ting money would say
POLICY SLIP HAS NO MEANING.
o.-suppose you ddn', see any betting going on;
aren't there signs 10 tell you whether II Is pool
O. Showing paper)-If you saw a slip Of paper
like that what would Il indicate to you about The
SSm soo1 II you %oSS shT ndcas ee to you the
room? At would indicate TO me that they were
Q.~You never saw anything like that before7
A.-No. ..,. ,,.. cha, ,,v,no -,
the floor what would {, indicate to you? Al
don't know. .,, 40
SbdT know %hSt %ha hd ,efi Is oSeG
II you ask me what 1t is called, would caii 1t
would they nalcse a, ;ss to know WOW 6i spOut
place. place. A@Nothins that see. No. sir. Moth
OF YOU wents3now, look here. sir; you are
clothes at any rate. You out hunting for viola
lions of law regarding gambling and such places
there to visit places and see about pooIooms OF II
policy shops are open. You have such orders as
that? A-Yes, sir.
o-You are called out on your work. and you are
directed certain places, and you see people sit
Now what is that place? Al don't know.
Q.-And supposing In addition to that you see
these two or three pages Of thin tissue paper with
some black carbon sheets between tnemowna, nad
HOW HIS MIND WORKS
,o-It might indicate that II was place where ,I
they played poker might IT notT Al don think
pqGs would SPf5s aSt nSy snS ths played rednnd
Q.-or place where they played fan-tan?
Q-what would 1t indicate? Alt might indi-
'o-What? Wen l have seen reporters having
that, writing on that, and keeping memorandums
Q-It would indicate to you that you had run
Q~Now' look here Don't YOU think we might as
well end this farce? A.-There is no farce
OIL believe IT is my DUTY to tell you that. Al
cannot help what you may think II.
Q-I feel sincerely for man who is put In such
10 pI'Gn se ne as snG PG cali ffg himself andng
paper to the wtness) Look at that and supposing
man was sitting you saw those pieces OF tissue
paper and that black carbon paper and those ,;1 rec
these slips Of papers and these numbers-whni
would it indicate to you? Al don't know but
QNIs that all you think? .A.-well, am not
positive; II you wifi let me look At II.
Icy? Al say don't know. but think that s
what you are trying TO tell to me- and what you
Gov. look at it. A Aner examining papers)
Q-Yeu see it, because, you are. reading the re-
ports Of my agents. attached TO II? ,A-1es
1:ny ssySS,ss5;FS.
and dn Frsave this a. m. No IS East seventeenth.
st., and proceeded TO the rear OF a fake awning
61nd Cns %nFTE nfrs and ' complete T That | IS
Qt}Cg looked at that but you did not read
GLAD TO GET INFORMATION
Q.-Now. you say that means policy because
you read the agents report Are you thankful
Q.|Whai are those two papers? A-That has
Q.EHow do you know? Al see them together
those two slips do not belong TO this. they are
Al suppose these are the numbers they draw BY.
Q-iou suppose So Now don't you know tney nnyy
knowledge. l told you I have only been to one
Q.-Now. you are telling something you know.
What is the name OF the piece of paper like that?
Al couldn't tell you anything more than 1t is
piece of paper
Q.-Ycu have gone along fairly little ways A.
is II a slip?
Q.-Is It slip? A.-Cal 1t slip, then.
Mr.. Moss-Mr. Chairman, this is what sug-
gested Ii is Impossible that men In this COM
munity should be ignorant OF these things as
these officers have TO make themselves appear to
be The OF 1t IL obvious.
Q.-The combination of numbers is called what?
(No answerD
Q.-What is the light wagon that doctor rides
IN? A.-There are several Kinds OF wagons.
Q.-Yes there are several kinds, but what is the
kind that indicates something In policy? Al
guess you mean gig.
Q.-You guess l mean gig. Al guess do.
Mr.. Moss-I think. Mr. Chairman, IL is time TO
suspend this witness. Mr.. schlll