Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-26

plan would not 60 there and the policy men
We're making an effort to work on the police
| department, although Chadwick now bad
nothing TO do with those negotiations.
Mr.. Reinhardt then got down to the meet
ing in his office last Thursday. He said
Chadwick and Martin were both there and
conferred with him. He told them he could
give tips, but could not stop warrants that
ii they played they would have to do SO
| quietly and stop occasionally, whereupon,
he said, Chadwick told him that Massey
could stop some Of the warrants. He alleged
| TINT at that conference Martin agreed that
witness should have 500 in cash and SEQ
week until the game got started, when
Martin intimated his compensation would
be raised. But, hn said, Martin told him
he did not have the money with him and it
was agreed that they should come down last
| Monday and bring the money then. This
talk, he said, had been with Martin and in
| little while Chadwick came buck and told
| him there would be great deal more money
| in it and he would help him to get it. The
| city solicitor then got more Interested, and
questioned Chadwick more closely, with the
| hope of getting some of the information he
had been after for some time. y asked him
how the money had been paid before, Mr..
| Reinhardt said land he told me that some
| of the money had been sent By mail, he
brought some down from Philadelphia him
| self, although he did not say he delivered it
| in person, some was brought down by n
| man named Durnin, or White, and Massey
went TO the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia,
| and got some of ii himself. | asked Ghnd-
wick how about a raid and he said Massey
had telephoned to the policy men in Phila-
| delphia when Il raid WAS to he made and
they knew about it three days in advance
and had time to get everything out of the
| way
| On Monday, witness said, Martin came to
| his office and after II short conversation,
| pulled out two $50 bills and gave them to
| him witness put the money in his pocket,
after Martin had told him he was here to do
business, and when witness asked him if he
| wanted receipt he replied, "No, | am
doing business on honor" Mr.. Reinllardt
| said Martin then asked about warrant Tor
| Walter Johns and asked him if he could get
it out of the way, TO which he received an
erasiye answer. Martin left, witness pointed
him out to Detective Ratledge, who, with
Sergeant Lyons, had been in his rear office,
and witness took the money to Attorney
General Ward and delivered it TO him in
| the presence of John Neary. The money
WIS produced and offered in evidence. Wit
ness feared Chadwick was not coming and
| telegraphed for him, but Chadwick soon
arrived and was arrested.
Mr.. Reinhardt said he could not remem-
| her all of the conversation he had with
Chadwick, but, although they were badly
mixed in his mind, he recalled the substance.
Eyes, said Chadwick, who appeared to
be in a very sullen frame of mind, They
are mixed. You know great deal more
than that.
Mr.. Reinhardt was cross examined by
Attorney Ball, and in the cross-eSamination
he admitted that the meeting with Chadwick
had been arranged through Mrs. Walls, and
| Chadwick, he said, was working more for
Mrs. Walls than for him. He admitted
having Chadwick watch on one occasion to
| see if Levy came to Delaware. He said,
| from what he could recollect Chadwick told
| him, at the first interview in Broad street
station, that Sam Levy, Barney McNey and
John Lynn had some scheme. He alleged
that three weeks ago he sent word to Chad
wick indirectly, that the game could not go
here, as he had no intention of prosecuting
Chadwick then, but was simply after in.
formation. He alleged that Chadwick told
him that somebody must reach Black, TINT
he never had been reached. Then, said
the witness, II decided TO try to trap him
| and told him Ind control of Black
Ibid you tell Chadwick there was a judge
in this city he might be up against?" Mr..
Ball asked.
II may have said something of the kind,
in reply, to lead him on" was the city
solicitors answer.
Ibid You tell him you had man you
could put in Detective Francis placer"
asked Attorney Ball.
Yes witness replied, 'after he had
simply leading him on, however. and had
no intention of trying to put somebody in
Francis place."
/ Ibid you send James Thornton to Phila-
delphia to see Chndwick?'
mo. ! knew he int$nded TO go, however,
but believe he did not go.
In reply TO further inquiries by Mr.. Ball,
Mr.. Reinhardt said: II intended to run II
game here myself, with the knowledge of
the Police Commission, with Thornton in
it. Thornton was client of mine at the
time, in n restaurant matter. My object in
running the game was to see if | could not
induce come of the hackers to come here,
SO | could have them all arrested, but
abandoned the idea, as found that could
not land anybody except the writers. "
Didn't you tell Chadwick to 90 on and
run the game; that it might induce Levy to
come DOWN. Mr. Ball asked.
II might have had some such conversa-
ton, witness replied, but | did not tell
him exactly that. never told him he could
run the game here until last Thursday,
when | told him and Martin to 90 ahead
and open the doors and run the game.
Even then did not think they would be so
foolish as to actually attempt to bride me. "
did you not tell him that your election
Ind cost you about $l,200; that you had
made some political enemies that You had
been honest up to the present time; but
would get into everything hereafter and get
what you could ont of it!''
Yes, | told him something like that to
lead him on, but even then did not think
they would have the nerve to give me
money In reply TO further questions,
witness said. Zone of the police commits
sioners came to me during the recent in
vestigation and told me that Sam Knox
wanted 10 SEQ him in regard to the matter
and asked me If he had better see Knox.
At first I advised against il and finally cor
sented, and aiterward the commissioner told
me that Knox and another prominent citizen
had called On him on behalf of Massey. |
was up against 1t at TINT time. Some of
my witnesses disap pCarGd and some said
Barney AlcNey had approached them. +"
Attorney Ball then read the warrants and
asked for dismissal on the ground that
the allegations therein had not been proved.
Attorney General Ward argued that the
allegations had been proved and claimed
that while Martin had actually paid the
money Chadwick was an accessory and
, equally guilty.
The magistrate declined TO dismiss the
cases and the conspiracy charges were taken
up. Again Attorney Ball asked for dis
I missal, claiming that the warrants had nc
bearing OH the statute to which they re-
ferred. II nsk that the cases be dismissed,
he said. whereupon tire magistrate replied
! II decline to dismiss the cases.
wait until you hear me, suid Mr.. Ball,
! to which the magistrate replied: II thought
you were through
| 'Wcll, If You have made up your mind, -
snid Mr.. Ball, Ego ahead and hold the
men,
i Attorney General Ward took exception to
n statement which had been made by Mr..
Ball, which caused the attorney general tc
/ remark This Justice cannot be bought.
~ don't think lie can and | did not in.
sinuata that he could, /" said MIR. Ball, and,
turning to the magistrate, he asked: Did
II" Magistrate Hollis replied that he did
, not consider that Mr. Ball had made any
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