New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18

rbree wears ago when 1 prosecuted Martens
Gov rambling the Republican leader warned
me that he would break with me if I insisted
m going ahead with the prosecution. went
haad however and had my man convicted,
and now have the satisfaction Of seeing many
citizens ready TO help me fight the evil who
.L-ee wears ago were afraid to do SO
The holiness Of the job, the horror which
.be workingman feels for depriving another of
snployment has kept them from giving testi-
nonv against the writers, hackers and pro-
motors OF the policy business. 1t is hard to
got a yorkingman 10 deprive another of his
Ooh even II that job is like that of the
nolicv writer. which does the whole community
an injury The bill which we want passed will
make policy playing almost impossible, because
:. Will be so dead easy for the police to get
evidence that there could be no excuse for al
lowing the games to run. At present the police
ran make a great show of activity without do
Ing much harm 10 the policy game.
A BILL. THAT WILL STOP THE GAME
II the bill which We have presented becomes
e law the keeper of the place, the writer and
tie landlord will still be liable, and in addition
&ny person who has any Of the policy para
uhe-nalia in his possession VIII also be liable
and viii come under the same head as people
who arrested OICeT Inc IouI S4Shi 4oOA az
It VIII deprive many men of a good job" is
urged on the other side. and will not stop
gambling"
The man who can write policy, sand a man
who vas in the business several years, If he
e honest will have little trouble in finding a
ragnactahle lob where he can make more money
,ban AZ the policy books. What he gets is al
-,.e- .ro+bing-the big 'wad goes TO the hacker.
L &c believed by men who have studied the
oBesrion that there are about seven hundred
1.olcv shops in New-York. These are IN cigar
stores express offices, laundries, saloons res
,a1,rants APARTMENT houses and out OF the way
r'aces The. average income is estimated at 30
2 day or for them all S11,5oo day, which lot
one wear Of three hundred working days would
amount 10 S5.2J0OG0, This vast amount OF
money comes from all classes but more thah
% Der cent is the hard earned money OF the
lower and middle classes.
NJ s,,or, was a little one said an eX-policy
writer and il was in the poorest part Vi me
c,,v NJ receipts averaged about $40 Out of
that had 10 pay a certain amount TO the ponce
rent my own commissions and my share Of the
runners wages. and in the seven years that
wrote tIere was never week when the prohts
were my large. We did not worry about news
rar.e- articles warning people against policy
TIE hackers ALWAYS considered newspaper talk
? good advertisements. Publicity brought us new
customers some of whom invested gust Tor
fun. ana others 10 try their luck. once man
starts. thar is The end of him. for not one III
hundred ever drops The game. have al tunes
backed The game myself.
THE POLICY RING
Maaaglue or backing policy game s an e@-
Ierience however that scarcely falls 10 the lo'
Of ar ordinary writer, because the business is
II the hands # a policy ring close corpora
Ton, which depends on one man for inspiration
funds protection and business rules. This po-
tentate has IL New York about thirty assist