Evening journal., 1902-01-29


this the place at No. l07 Walnut street Z
was reported, and Immediately tas
man got out.
Sergeant Daniel NJ Kelleher testified |
that during the winter of 1900 and l904 /
he heard many reports about gam
bling. which he reported to the chief. !
What did the chief say to you when
YOU made the first report?
The first one ! made was the one Of
fcer Maurice Flynn called my attention
to. and | asked him 70 get man, which
s did l made arrangements with
the man to play for me. ! gave him
the money, and he said he did not want
to be. known In the matter as an m
former, but he told me where Viney
was, and where he used TO stop in the
mornings, and for me to stop around
there about or 10 o'clock, and / could
20 in a back room and see him play
and then make the arrest right there.
I gave him ten cents to play, and he
was to let me know The exact time
Viney would come around. I came inI
and reported the facts TO Captain
Black. and he told me 20 report TO tho
chief. / told the chief what / pro-
posed doing, and he said there never
had been an arrest made without a
warrant in that case. and he did not
think l ought to bother with Il unless
there was a complaint made.
He told you not 70 bother with it?
Yes, sir.
Continuing Sergeant Kelleher testi-
fed that this was early In October or
late in September. 1900. He said that
The could have arrested him without a
warrant IL he had been told TO get him.
Officer Ward also reported to kelleher
another instance Of the same man play
ing policy. and this report was made
direct TO the chief and that the SER
geant was surprised because he did not
get warrant few days later Ser
geant Kelle'her made another report of
policy writing and no arrests followed.
Looked Like Protection
Continuing. Sergeant Keileher said
that about Christmas, Officers Ward
and Davidson reported 90 him they had
found a man who had hit the game for
Sl3. but could not get his money. and
that he wanted to testify against the
policy people. II there was anything in
Il for him turning informer. Kelleher
reported this to Chief Massey. and the
chief replied that II was not customary
to make any promises to a man, and
to tell the man If he had any complaint
to make. come to the Hall and make II.
Il told the Chief said Kelleher, then
that there were several policy men
around. and named them TO him. He
said. well, there was no general COM
plant and to tell this man to come up
and he would take care Of the matter.
Sergeant Kelleher said that II he had
warrants he could have made arrests
in every case he reported. From what
he heard officers say. the sergeant
testified the officers felt that policy
was being protected.
Did You ever hear any of the policy
players say they were getting protec-
tion?
/ did.
Who did,you ever hear say that?
I heard Jimmy Walls say t.
Where, and about when was it?
In front Of his place. Front and
West. after he was first arrested, and
before he was convicted In the upper
court.
just tell what Walls said.
He said that they had paid for a
years protection, and only received
nine months OF IT. and they had de-
termined TO get the rest.
brought out no additional facts.
Sergeant George w. Lyons testified
that he had heard of policy playing.
He gathered evidence and made a re-
port. but did not get any warrants, al
though ie could have arrested the pol
icy men II he had secured warrants.
Lyons had heard persons say that pol
icy was being protected, and among
those he heard sneak were policy
men themselves. Lyons took part in
the raid on Walls house, made by
Captain Black. Regarding gambling.
Sergeant Lyons testified that he had a
report from OFFICER Winthrop about il
going on at No. III Market street
There was fire in the building. and
when the police entered to help put out
the fire they saw a gambling outfit
there and made a report.
Mr.. Nields. upon rcss-eXamination.
brought out dlhat No. III Market street
was raided the week after the fire.
Sergeant Charles p Evans was eX-
amined by Mr.. Clarkson. The sergeant
testified that he was on the Northern
district, and that IN November. 1900
the Wilmington Athletic Club opened
up in the old Bright house in Eleventh
street, near Market From the charac-
ter OF the people who visited the house
Sergeant Evans believed Il was a gam
bling place, and reported It to Captain
Kane. who referred him 70 Chief Mas.
sey. Sergeant Evans got the names OF
a number of persons who went to the
club and informed the chief. but Massey
did not ask for them. but told Evans
to go ahead and get what evidence h,
could. Sergeant Evans gct more names
Of freQuenters Of the place and shortly
after that the club closed. The chic
told the sergeant to put man in th'
club bit did not give him any none,
to do It with, although he had a mar
he could have put in there had be ha'
$50. Sergeant Evans further tcstine
that after he got The names Cor th
chief hc supposed there would be
raid. for that was generally the wa.
matters went when there was TO be
raid upon gamblers
Sergeant Evans said that he made th
raid upon Mcdowell in New street II
gave a man money to go In and play