The sun., 1901-10-25
SHAKEN DOWN EVERYWHERE
EVEN IN STATEN ISLAND SALOON.
KEEPERS PAY TO LIVE.
Policeman Put On Trial for Matchmaking.
but the Complainant Quaiis Under
pe,cr,'s Eye. Fails to Identity. and us
No case Lesson I'm Negro Treatment.


Evidence was presented at the pollcc
trials before Deputy Commissioner Devery
yesterday that the small saloonkeepcrs
uu staten Island arc shaken down under
Iammany just as saloonkeepers In more
popllous parts Of the city are. Il came
out in the case of Policeman Chester 4
Marvin. accused of getting - out Of Joseph
>.dlact, liquor dealer Of Port Richmond
uving that II was for 'the Boss and after
ward demanding another s5. which Sed-
lack didn't give him. Inspector Cross
made the complaint ION Information and
Jelie'- Scdlack. II seemed. had thought
70 polite 20 rcfu,e 70 come 20 headquarters
and sign the complaint papers.
II was Serkt Cobb who heard that Mar
win was shaking down the saloonkeepcr
cobb carried the information To Inspector
Gross and was a jealous witness against
Marvin Yesterday. lie said he was told
" dsiniercstcd person that Marvin
had gone 20 tho saloonkecpcr on Oct 3
AMI asked for g. for tho Boss The
IDENTITY % -the Boss did not como out To-
setback protested that his business was
not prOsperous enough tn pay s.. but he
finally gave up the money -Four days
later. Serg, Cobb testified. he was informed
that Marvin had demanded s. from the
-aloonkeeper again. but sedlack refused
90 give up
sergt Cobb said he asked Sedlack 10
come 10 the station and identify the police
man to whom no had given the sS. but
Scdlack refused Instead he gave a good
description Of the policeman. and Cobb
TOOK Marvin TO the saloon. There. the
sergeant said Sedlack identified Marvin
A. the policeman who had got his money
Roundsman Young corroborated this.
That wasn't proper way TO make an
Identification interpo-ed Mr.. Devery.
This officer should have been stood up
"a line with other officers an given u chance
where his bread an butter Il concerned
'1aint no way Ia identify a man 10y just
akin one officer round an a-showin'
linn 10 tho saloonkceper.
Ss.dlack Wa called and he was an un-
wiling witness HIS story was practically
the same n Sergt Cobb's He said that
=; frs, he refused To give tl.e policeman
s., but on consideration thought IL best
20 DO 80, hut he couldn't stand 'he second
nrace
Can YOU swear thar this l. the officer
who took the S., demanded Mr.. Devery.
looking the saloonA"eper steadily Ia the
Eye
U l. H
II wa dark when the transaction occurred
! might have said 20 the sergeant that he
was the man, but | couldn't swear 10 Il.
Ny friends told mo that IL was the man
Who had arrested a fellow named Gallagher
y my place.
Marvin, 1t seems. had arrested ono Cal
laghcr IN Sedia"k's saloon Here MIR.
Devcry said Case closed without hearing
Marvin AZ all In y minute. however. he
reconsidercd his decision and called tho
policeman 10 the stand Marvin denied
the whole thing lie said that n" was
brought Ia Sellack'- and the sergeant
and roundsman whispered toge' her. hut
he didn't know What II was all about
Scrgt Cobb and houndsnian Young denied
this
III Was no iden,iacai ion.- sail Devery.
scntentiously .Th"n no whispered with
Clerk Petersen. who smiled and said,
weafily, What n waste ~ time
Mr. Devery seemed 20 agree With him.
Ih"n there cam" cas- which ~if.kugly
recallei the chnrgc 81 tho West Side
negoes, that the police ab-tted the rare
riots ~ last year. II came from the same
district,
Policeman Lane ~ the West Thirty
seventh street station was chirg~d 10y the
Rev y. =. Epp~, a negrn minister. with
clubbing him, knocking him down and
arre~ting him without cause. The minister
said that he got on car NJ Forty-first
stree, and Eighth avenue and ther. met
his two brOther~, Policeman Lane came
up 70 them and remarking You damned
niggerSll have to get OF thu corner
strlCk him The minister said he ran
away crowd ~ ho"dlums who were
~ anding In front of n saloon chased him
and one - them iripps~i him. H- fell and
Was getting on hi feet when Policeman
Lane. who had followed him. struck him
On the head with his club. Then the police
man arrested him He was discharged In
court u, &agisfrats Hogan.
MIR Epp~'s two hrother- said they saw
the crowd knock their. brother down and
al-o saw Ian" strike him. lane denied
hat he struck tho minister He said he
found Mr. EpJ~ lying on his back ia the
street There was crowd around hum
and tho minister was kicking at them to
k~p them 81
II hadn't got there in time said Lane.
they'd have killed him
He didn't explain why he arrested Mr.
hpIs instead of his assailanis, but did
say that Capt Cooney had issued instruc-
Gons Ia keep -nigger,- Of stree, corners
Case CLOSED. wa- all Mr.. DcV.ry ssid
When the name 81 Policeman Mulligan,
who was charged with t-'ing asleep ia a
registration booth, was called, Inspector
tru-s arose. -Oficer Muiligan died at
9l5 o'clock this morning said theinsI@ctor
'CsSe closed remarked Mr.. Devery.
throwing the papers aside. Mulligan's
death was caused 10y hemorrhage OF the