Evening journal., 1902-01-29
FHR EVENING" JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY %. 1909


The cross examination Of Mr.. Fran
ifs was all in reference to Francis try
Ing 10 get a key TO No. III Market
street but failed to do So The key
was TO be secured to enable Chief Mas
sey TO get evidence.
Patrolman William j. Connor testi-
fed concerning tho arrest OF Walls in
a house at Front and West streets.
Work Of Another Meeting
The mex hearing of the Police Com
mission was held on the evening of
December 26. The first witness called
was Sergeant Thomas L. Bayley. of the
Northern district Bayley testified that
he received information that gambling
was going on In the property in Eley-
enth street. He reported this to Cap
tain Black and later to Chief Massey,
together with the names of the people
whom he had seen going In and out.
He afterwards reported the matter to
Chief Massey. who said that the only
thing to do would be to look around,
get evidence and let him know about
it He had never heard the question
Of protection TO gamblers discussed
among the officers.
Mr.. Nields tried to brins out ON
cross-eXamination whether William M.
Pyle, a former member Of the Police
Commission, had not been credited
with furnishing protection to gamblers.
but the question was Overrued on the
ground that William M. Pyle was not
on trial.
Patrolman James G.. Shields was the
second witness called He testified
that he was on the Second district un-
der Sergeant Tucker. There was a
good deal of policy playing on that dis
trict and he reported il to his ser
geant He also gave the sergeant the
names of the writer's. On one occasion
be asked Tucker to get a warrant for
some OF these people. and Tucker re-
piled that the chief had said there was
not enough evidence.
Shields said that the officers on the
force had discussed the matter Of pro-
lection TO gamblers. and IL was gener-
lally believed that they were being pro-
tected, but he had never heard anyone
accused of giving the protection. He
also testified that he had heard James
Walls, a policy man, say after he
Walls. had been arrested.
/ There was FIVE thousand dollars
came down to this town for protection
of policy We got only nine months OF
II. ana there was a year paid for
have put the case in Judge Balls hands
and / believe Judge Ball has got
brains enough to get IL,
M'Vev in the Case
On cross-examination by Mr.. Nields
| officer Shields said that he had heard
Chief Massey accused of giving protec-
zion to gamblers. The only one whom
he could recall having made theremarls
was Bernard j. McVey. former State
detective. who told Shields and Officer
Pierce that he could show Massey up
any time at all he wanted. but he
didn't want to have the name of doing
such a thing.
Patrolman William J. Davidson and
Harry J. Pierce also gave the testi-
Imonv
Kane ellis His Tale
Captain Thomas A. Kane testified
that during the winter Of 1900 and 1901
Sergeant Kelleher had submitted 1--WE
reports to him in writing and he had
! directed him to take them to the chief
/ Eater kelleher told him that tn,
chief had said Without we have
general complaint we will let them &c
for awhile. Captain Kane testified that
he thought the reports were sufficient
to Justify a warrant being issued. The
captain also said that Sergeant Evan.
n 10. 4.
reference to gambling place on
West Eleventh street, and he directed
the sergeant to get evidence. submit
| II to the chief and break IL up. Captain
Kane said that he had watched IN,
Eleventh street house, but was unabl,
to get In. lie had raided No. III Mar
ket street and the proprietor was con
lyicted. He obtained the warrant fol
the proprietor for this house from tht
chief When asked If, in the absenct
of the dhief, he would have issued war
rants on Kelleher's rorort. he replie.
that he would
When Captain Kane was asked If n,
believed, from his personal acuuaint
lance with Chief Massey. thlt the chic
was getting money from the polio,
men, or was giving Them tins. he re-
piled that he did not lie believed
however, that gambling could not HAY,
been run so openly without protection
from somebody.
Captain Black Testihes
George Black testified that during Ni.
months of December, January. Febru
lary March and April Of 1900 and 1901
/ Sergeant Lyons made written report
TO him of policy going on in his dis
trict, and called his attention TO
lplace at Front and West streets III
considered that the information wa
sufficient for warrants. but none wer
issued. In the eailly part Of February
Lyons made another report en- po.icy
and Black took it to Chief Massey. II
did not seem inclined TO move I'm IN
matter and Captain Black then sen
Lyons 10 the chief Captain Blac
knew of no reason why the warrant
SHOULD not have been issued. Later
Black. himself got evidence concern
ling policy playing. and on Mardh 3
Massey issued a warrant The officer
got Eve prisoners i'm that raid Car
tain Black then described in detail th
raid.