Evening journal., 1902-01-29


gambling at No. III Market street.
and that he had seen .he gambling out
fits at No. III Market street. and the
chief asked the witness to get him
some evidence regarding It.
Did YOU ever hear from those people /
in Eleventh street or at No. III Mar /
ket street That they had protection |
from the police?
They said they felt they were all
right" and they were satisfied that
nothing could bother them.
They would not tell me Just what
their protection was. They said they
felt perfectly safe They never locked
their door on Eleventh street Anybody
could so there and walk in, and the
door was opened by colored man
and they were ushered into the parlor
The gambling was going on upstairs.
Did you ever know a place in this
lcity so handsomely furnished before as
gambling house?
have known gambling places about
in 1887 furnished very handsomely att
Eighth and Market streets, over Mr.,
Almonds store.
Francis Meets Levy
Have you any reason to believe that
there was any time that the Eleventh
street house could not have been raided
II There was any disposition to do itg
/ don't think there would have been
any trouble about Il.
How about No. I'll Market street?
Would there have been any trouble
about raiding IL?
] think not.
Mr. Francis, you know something
about policy playing last winterY
Yes. sir. ] knew IL was going on
saw at different places around town
they we're playing policy. They were
collecting the plays 10 be turned into
headquarters. where it was.
The town was wide open, was II not?
Yes. sir. There was no trouble for
ANYONE to play who wanted TO.
Mr.. Francis, do you know Levy, a
hacker of policy in this city? Where
does he live2
He boards at the Hotel Walton. in
! philadelphia
Was it understood that he wac the
hacker of policy here last winter?
Yes, sir.
\ Did you ever see Levy? II so. where?
saw him twice at the Hotel Walton,
in Philadelphia.
Why did you 80 there to see him Did
you get TO see him?
A telephone message came to the po-
lice station for me to call IN the Hotel
Walton.
Who told you that?
/ don't know whether Il was Mr.
J Wallace or not. ] called them up. and
b Samuel Levy wanted me to go to Phil
adelphia. and / went He wanted to
see me and find ont a. there was any
chance 10 do the policy business in
Wilmington.
When was this?
II seems TO me it was in August OF
this year. had been appointed State
detective but a short time before
think it was in August. | am pretty
sure OF t.
What did he wish to know?
If there was any chance 90 do bust
mess here In Wilmington.
/ What kind of business?
/ Policy business. He said: | will be
very frank with you. / want to make a
proposition to YOU We will give you
800 q month, but we must run fifteen
days before we pay YOU Then HE says.
We will give 500 a month at the end
OF fifteen days, and THE first of every
month after that we will give you 500
for protection.
What did you say in response TO that
proposition?
said: Mr.. Levy don't think there
is much chance but Twill let you know
later on.
< I said; / can't give you protection
by myself OF course. there are other
people interested He said | will look
out for the rest of them.
I understood he was to look out for
the Police Department or city officers.
He did not say so. did he?
No. sir.
told him after we talked while
that I would see and ! came down and
made my report, as you know. to Mr.,
Richards. the deputy attorney-gen
He SAYS: You see this man again and
see If YOU can't get him to give up
more money He says: If they start
here this money you get from them
Won turn over 10 MS and will give
you a receipt for IT, Later Levy said.
= guess there amt any chance 20 do
business down in Wilmington. said.
WHY? He said; I have been sued for
I, $4,000 by this man Walls. He said
1 Detective Witsil has a capias for me.
did not know anything about that.
He saws: ! have given this man Walls
: and Chadwick a chance to make about
$1,000 a piece. and to show you how
ungatCful they are after all good
! wages and chance to make all this
money they have brought this suit
against me and they have tried to
, make combination in Wilmington 10
I shut me out. ! am willing TO pay for
! protection. and won't do business in
/, any city unless I pay for the protec-
= tion. I will give a brand new one hun
! dred dollar note to you or Captain
v Black If you will put this man Walls
4 and this man Chadwick in Jail That
a Is about all the conversation.
al Had You any instructions to make
q inquiry as TO whether or not this de-
a poriment was protecting gamblers?
" Mr Richards wanted me TO find out
a by getting close 10 this man TO see
what protection he had In Wilmington
e from this department. and J had talk
lie with Levy but did not get much sat
;. i1faction out of him. lie said the CHIEF