The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-08
THOSE FORD
CHARGES.
McVey Accused of Accept
ing Hush Money From
Policy Men.

Dover, March, Peter j. Ford Tonight
began prosecuting his chaagos againt state
Detective Bernard j. MrNey. Tho exam
ination of witnesses was conducted in the
House OF Representatives and was heard by
large number of people. Tho gravest
charge made against Mr.. McVsy was that
he had accepted hush money from policy
gamblers at limo whom the business was
brisk in Wilmington.
II H. Ward appeared for Mr.. Ford and
Attorney-Genoral White for Detective
NJ 'vcy.
1After Mr.. Ford had subn,ittsd affldavits
that McVey owed store bills, George 4.
Elliott tsstlfled that when he was City
Solicitor he received complaints Of Nc
Vey's brutality. He also arrested persons
without apparent foundation for tho char.
ges. MoVey tried to disclose personal
misunderstanding between himself aud
Mr.. Elliott.
John Benson testified that In January
1888, he gave McVey, then sergeant Of
police, $50 weekly as projection" money
All iAUhtuo' DCubUu CUuuVCbpl u SuUus
bling house on Tatuall street, and was
asrested onoe. His tsstrlnony was contra
dictory. He said ho was advised few
days ago by Constable Began and Others
to skip town. McVey asked him what
Inducements were offered Lin TO testify.
Benson declared ho had "nover evon seon
tho color Of Fori's money"
John Gibbons, butcher In Second
street, Wilmington, testifled.thAt McVey
after arrest of the market "shinners' i'll
Wilmington asked where is my money!"
McVey wss conducted to Fred Kiene,
Gibbons said, but he did not know wheth-
er he go. the money from Klsnlc.
Kienle testified that the market house
law committee arranged with John Biggs
for the detectives to arrest shiuucrs. "
After they virtually onded. the work, kisnle
Sent $50 to Biggs, who gavo SIS to each
detective There was 20 arrangement with
the detectives he said, but with Mr. Bigg.
Mr.. Biggs explained the transaction, co,-
Guiding shat ho did not SEQ impropT!e ty in
he'detectieves receiving money then. And
he does not think SO now. (Applau.e, 1t
was q private matter The detectives per-
formed the duty of the market c:erk, ho
said.
Charles Reynolds. answering Mr. Ford,
said he never paid McNey "protcr:ion "
money; never knew nybody cl Sc to
He has not spoken to MoVey for twelve
years, he said. Neither had he spoken to
Ford, that's evident, "cjaciateu Mr. White
amid laughter.
Edw. T. Stroud denied giving" protcc.
ton money in answer to Mr. Furl's quus.
,ion He once loaned MoVoy q. Cornelius
Mundy never gave protection money,
Once ho had loaned McVsy $40, which was
mover returned. lie would loan |, again,"
he added.
Squire Kelly said that Mundy mad,
statement that "that sucicr McVsy 20.
SO from me, (which Mnnly dsnisd At
torney.Gsneral Whito br1Egl,t out An ad-
mission from koily, lbnt US u magistrate
he did not know that q detective receiving
protection money was violating tho Law.
QIaughter)
A.temas Smith detailed the arrest OF G,
II. Parsons, boarding house thief, without
n warrant. Mr.. White c!tod that McVey
had statutory authority.
Dennis Shields testified that pricr to tie
Democratic conyontlon nominating gov
ernor. Mr.. Ford referred to McVey in rn-
complimentary Language Mr.. Ford to-
night PUBLICLY acknowledged this and apol.
ogized. McVey recalled that In the scu-
ate few days ago Mr. Ford had said that
ho had never used that expression. slr.
Ford appealed TO the senators ao.night. Mr..
Slaughter said that Mr.. Ford had made
such claim. The hearing rsstc0 Un.ll ic-
morrow evening.
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