Evening journal., 1902-01-29

never served under a sergeant VINO
made as many arrests in gambling
cases as Massey had. Officer Solomon
had not heard of protection to gam
blers until since this investigation had
started: that he had known Chief |
Massey as a patrolman, and as a ser
geant and did not know anyone who |
had been more successful in raiding /
gamblers than Massey Officer Ford |
also said in reference to gambling in |
his district that there was long story |
about the Mercantile Club at III Mar !
ket street There was not man on
the district but what suspected that
the club was not straight but that they
could not get any evidence
Paiwolman Carmen Di Mare testified
that Chief Massey had told him to get
evidence against tho place at No. I'll
Market street and IL he did not get It'll
he would report to the commission.
Two or three days after that the place
was raided. officer Di Mare said thatl
he had served under Chief Massey
when Massey was sergeant. and he never
knew of a better sergeant. Massey
had always beon very bitter against
gamblers
"aoo1f " do EiilitUA
Patrolman James w. Edwards had
served under the chief when Massey
was sergeant, and he was very eff
|cient in the arrest of gamblers. When
the officers werein linethe chief wentup
and down the line, and impressed upon
the officers the importance Of sup
pressing Policy playing and ether forms
Of gambling.
Officer Mcbride testified concerning
certain raids on policy Shops
Patrolman Michael j. Mal0ney had
known Chief Massey as an officer and
thought he was efficient Hc had also
been with Massey on raids Malonoy
had never heard that il was hard to get
warrants for gamblers. and had heard
no talk t1 that effect In reference to
the Eleventh street house. Maloney
said that he did not know whether
gambling was going on there or not.
but saw people who bore the reputa-
ton OF being gamblers going in and
out. and so reported to Sergeant Bay
! ley The sergeant came back and told
Maloney that the chief was going to
hold them responsible for IT,
Patrolman James J. Riley testified
that he knew Chief Massey as an Off
GER and said that Massey had always
been successful in raids Riloy had
never heard it said that Massey would
not give out warrants for gamblers.
land had no trouble in securing a war
rant for the arrest of Theodore Adams
for keeping "a gaming table. The day
that Mcdowell was arrested the chief
told Riley that IL was a good piece of
work, and told him to try and get
some evidence against the Eleventh
lstreet house. The chief said Do the
best you can There is money here for
that purpose. Riley said he tried TO get
somebody to go in, but the man could
not get in. Every effort was made TO
get evidence against the house. 1t was
ALWAYS custom in making raids to
get the evidence first,
/ Patrolman George Gilling testified
that he said thst he had served under
Chief Massey as a sergeant, and had
never seen a more efficient sergeant in
1.-THE arrest of gamblers. Every effort
was made to suppress policy.
Patrolman Samuel 70. Peterson testi-
! fed that he had served under the Ciief
when Massey was a sergeant, and found
lhim capable and efficient officer.
| Peterson was asked concerning a num-
/ had seen them on the district. but as he
did not suspect them of playing policy.
lhe paid no attention 10 them.
Patrolman John J. Payne testified
that he knew Chief Massey when he
was a sergeant, and considered him an
enicient officer Payne. on examina-
ltiOn, admitted that he mad gone into
fish store at Fifth and King streets,
and had seen Evan Morrison have pol
icy drawings there
Patrolman Michael j. Burns testified
that he was under Sergeant Massey. He
testified that he and his fellow officers
| had watched a place in Buttonwood
street, and also a place in Lord street,
land tried to get evidence. but had fail
ed to do so. His partner gave a man
money TO play, but The man
had not played He thought he could
have rsidcd the nlacc had he been given
n warrant lie had heard people say
and had seea it in bho newspapers
that policy was being played about
THAT time.
Patrolman Edward e. Dunon
had never heard it said it was
difficult to get warrants for gamblers
and had never heard anyone say that
the police were giving protection 10
them.
Patrolman Rufus A. Hancock testi-
ned that TO the best of his knowledge
there was no policy going on in his
district On one occasion ne had re-
ceived orders from Sergeant Massey
to report to him in citizens clothing
and they went to see a oclored man
who was suspected of being interested
IN policy. They saw the man after a
long wait. but a colored woman yelled
l"There he goes" and the man ran
away before they could catch him He
was told 20 arrest this man on sight II
he saw him again. He saw the man
in a coll later at tho police station and
lhoard he had been arrested by Captain
Black and some other officers.
Some Heads in Danger
Patrolman John Long tss' ned that
he had served under Chief Massey when
lhe was sergeant and he had been care
ful and efficient and anxious 10 sup
pross gambling He had never heard
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