New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-16
SAYS DOWNES GOT Hin IN.
C. L. WITNESS AGAINST WARDMAN
ASSERTS HE PLAYED RACES IN
REILLY ASSOCIATION.

The trial of Wardman John Fl. Downes OF the
East Eighty-eghth-st. station, charged with Cap
tain Timothy J. Creeden. with neglect Of duty in
falling to close an alleged poolroom known as the
William E Reilly Association, which District
Attorney Jerome and his county detectives made
raid several weeks ago. and further charged
with aiding and abetting persons interested in the
association, was begun yesterday before Commits
sioner Partridge at Police Headquarters
Before beginning John F. Mcintyre, counsel for
the defence. said:
Mr. Jerome thinks ne can run the Police De-
partment as well the city Of New-York, but
don't think he can
Commissioner Partridge was irr:tated by the re-
mark, and replied
Il the head of this department. and when
an not that 1 shall resign"
Joseph Jacobs the first witness clerk in the
Citizens Union. declared that on August "A he had
a drink with Downes in saloon and asked
Downes if he could get witness into the William
E. Reilly Association. and Downes said he would
try and tell him later. On the following night he
met Downes by appointment. and Downes told him
he would have to make out application banS
and submit it to Mr. Reilly. Jacobs made out the
application and gave 1t to Downes, who said he
would indorse it. While waiting for the decision the
witness saw few side shows, asserting that he
visited Nc. 1853 Third-ave, where he saw sixty
or seventy men. racing charts and other gambling
paraphernalia and various sums Of money passed
from hand to hand He saw many men going into
the Reilly Association rooms. As more side shows,
he said he played the races and lost at No. 1853
Third-ave and No. 1,4Os Third ave
On August 25 he testified, he met Downes and
was told that everything had been arranged and
that all he (Jaco5s) would have do would be to
give his name TO the doorkeeper and he would DO
admitted. He admitted that same day TO the
William E. Reilly Associations rooms. The name
Of Harry Young was assumed by William II Lip
pert. the secretary of the complaint committee OF
the Citizens Union, and the said witness,
August 80. with Young. went to the association
rooms and played the races. They met Downsss
who was asked about application. for Young
He said it would be all right in couple Of days.
No application was ever got for Young.
The fact that the witness had been discharged
from the Third-ave surface road was brought out
in cross-examination.
You were discharged for stealing, were you
not?" asked Mr.. Mcintyre.
Mr. Jacobs exclaimed:
At 12:45 Mr.. Jerome took seat behind the re-
Mr.. Mcintyre asked Jacobs if he was an "in-
"Informer or reformerc' asked the Comnais-
.'Informer.' quickly replied Mr.. McIntyre. II
would not dare to connect the witness with the
party that put Mr.. Jerome in Office. ....-
Mr.. Mcintyre spent the greater part 45 Ins jya,
in making comparison Of the evidence st t5a
bEyorShf ont AZ the morning session BY Mr. Morgan
Some slight contradictions were found nut the1
Don't, you know Mr.. Jacobs said Mr. . IcIniI
tyre that Mo hoo gd a1d Is still place Of
divine worship? And don't you know thai tns
minister of that church is sitting in the courtroom
at this very moment
Yes" replied Jacobs. that very man picture
is hung on the walls OF that DOolrOOn-
The minister. sittinL in the rear, was on MS Ieet
in mon sad IN ne wSun swear that the picture
he saw was picture of the minister, after an
innert corroborated that part of JacobSs testi,
nony in which the latter had said the former hau
figured. s., - l.. a. r,.,,r,- Asso-
ton a faro deck of cards ,.. -,
How did you know it was faro DECK aSAeU
Mr. MCINTYRE -, -,
W. Ion answered the witness. 'one who knows all
a bout IL told il such a deck
WHO was that One2'
Mr. Jerome" the reply 80, aut..
is undoubted." $500, III - tho
The testimony of Joseph O'Neiu. a clerk III tAc
CTtizens Union was similar to Lipperts-
The trial was adjourned until this morning