New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-08-21
WHITNEY'S STATEMENT.
HE SAYS THAT DEVERY ORDERED THE
TELEPHONE BUREAU TO
CONNECT HIM.

The sworn statement of Edgar A. Whitney,
the poolroOm "tipster' who attempted to bribe
Charles F. Dillon, detective of the Society for
the Prevention of Crime. to keep him informed
about prospective raids by the society was
made public last night following the arrest OF
Glennon, Shells and Dwyer. He duplicates Dep
uty Commissioner Devery. The statement fol-
lows:
,fIriIS know 17 Edward Glennon patrolnan of the
attaChed 70 the Nineteenth Precinct. / met Ed
Mar aZa @ fna9n nc the latter part Of April the 1st Of
hands WITH me: and after some little conversation
Society for the Prevention Of Crime This conver e
sation with Glennon occurred after McCIin-
Slennon knew Mr. Hammond Mr. eSS Dfllon and tT, %r.
me what kind Of fellows they We're tod him aSs 5ai
had always found them TO be all right GIennon
that # could get inside information from the so
f.eIy t as TO when any raids were going 10 be made
told Glennon that didn't know that any such
He told T. nd out II such sue a' thins hnS eouG dSua Be-
him most any night around tha Sf corner tnat saEd
rlgnt, or something like that.
guessing him 70 meet A day or two afterward
sa ffssvea e Fecev sssRh9Re @ e- sssag from Dillon He
avs nd f Rshesn e met or me fhas afternoon a.
right rig went there and met him. and asked him
90 suppiy me with the inside information from the
o5 ton is that he said he would think the matter
~'NA' oNu Ahcct me ldJef
HE GETS A LIST OF PooLRooMs.
Of T % Ge 2ssSs asss ds rs @ met D0. pm in f7Gnt
list Of poolrooms which Rad racais 1ne ssye nm, nm
6fnnon 6oD since sine the time Of my e9nyeEsstOp with
Vso IqI9 the naTay OF n: house and dropped an
the letter box though. Ssd p3r T s. s S IN INTO mo
feInve.ope II may have been something less. This
Or 50 before at Twsnty and si&tS-sVe ave-
iseno fs9T had rad, seen Glfnnoa the first time told
agent OF the society, and that could do business
couple Of days, This did and Giennon gave - me s
$A1 or $500 In cash. and read of list Of poorooms
which took down. II a portion OF this fden-
tiGaI IN. money ss Ehat put in Dillon letter box
ana asked me 10 met 5i11 me 10 TI L4e seIepnons
Siixth-aye This; think was IN May Of this year,
meets ne gave me a list of poolrooms and money.
f oIennJn sa 1Cd me Shat ne would pay me the 2oth
would make the August payment August u be-
cause he was going away My agreement with
should receive money for obtaining information from
gard to to certain pooIrooms and gambling houses in
particulars OF which were furnished TO by
Gennon. and for this. he. Glennon. was to pay
attempting 70 do this: and. as supposed. actually
doing H. and portion Of this money given me
ne ne might furnish Ene with the information which
really giving me the information that l sought on
behalf of Ciennon.
HE ASKED WHAT THE POLICE SHOULD DO.
met GIennon number of times in reference
70 the matters that have set forth. and talked
with Gennon he informed me that Superintendent d
McChntock had sent complaint to the station
the premises known as No las West Thirty-third-
st and Glennon asked me if would see McClin-
tcck. or whoever 1 was doing business with among
the society's agents. and find out what the police
cinct police in the Nineteenth Precinct had TO
make report to Police Headquarters IN reference
authorities at Police Headquarters to ascertain
house; that the complaint made by McChntock
against the house was that it was disorderly
Clintock or such agent Of the society as I was
doing b business WITH that hat we W w WI do whatever ne
must be closed and she will have TO close. that is
on a Saturday in the latter part of July. in this
year received a telephone message from Dillon
cety was going 70 raid No. rs West Thirty-third-
g, 100 Spring" which is the telephone number OF
Police Headquarters. and asked the operator there
Precinct station house and this was
done When b 5ne teePn9ns "a fhe Tpetenh cen Pre-
vino at the telephone If Eddie GlenRon
him If Sergeant Shells was there. they said Ss
was. and he was called to the telephone. l told
NJ No 14s West Thirty-third-st by the Society
'AH right: goodby-"
A MESSAGE THROUGH HEADQUARTERS
One evening OF the following week l met Glen
non and he said that the telephone message re-
sardlnS NO l-S west Ihirty-thfrd-St. had all
1ght. Glennon told me 10 ind if No 14S West
thirty -thiri-st could open again, because If II
'Ould there would be good stake in it, Thereafter
saw Dillon and informed him of my conversation
With GlennOn. and Dillon told me that a party
lext door TO this number was the who
making the COMPLAINT against the place: that the
Octety not pulling disOrderIy houses without
riders from the executive boarC.
I then vert to the Nineteenth Precinct station
lOrse and asked for Glennon. and was told that
lie not there I waited for time and as
le failed TO come 1 got q sheet OF paper and
Envelope and wrote a note TO Glennon. telling him
What Dillon had told me- and that he. GlennOn.
oGld do as he liked about the letting Of the house
pen The day | wrote 10 Glennon. before went
o the station house I called up Police Head
uarters in Mulberry-st.. and asked the operator
here TO give telephone connection with the
Nineteenth Precinct station house. The operator
sked my name and told him IL Whitney
lie said he could not connect me. as II was against
he rules of the department
I told him 10 connect with the office of Will
am S. Devery the Deputy Commissioner OF Police
n No 800 Mulberry-st.. which he did the safi
)every coming to the telephOne and answering
ave known William s Devery for a long time
nd have conversed with him and have heard him
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