Evening journal., 1902-01-29

tlN NtlAt Autlt. III IL was AildhhtN bV-
tween them It was not arranged boy me.
| left them together
Now. is IL not fact. that shortly
after that time Nandegrift made these
arrangements for these gamblers TO
come mere to approach you about
getting protection?
do not know
Didn't Know OF Gamblers Coming
The chief said that nothing IN ref
erence to the gamblers coming here
had been intimated to him. In answer
TO questions he said that he had been
sergeant on the force for seven or
leight years and he had heard that
gambling had been protected under
the previous administration but he
knew nothing of his own knowledge.
He had once received information of a
gambling place and faro layout and
when he went for the wai rant he was
asked ii IL would not be better to wait
until the place was crowded He did
so and the next day the place WAS
gone. The chief admitted that he had
'nikel Go Mr.. ClarkaOn in reference to
this matter OF protection before he was
chief rhe chief also spoke of meeting
Levy accidentally on the street in
Philadelphia and OF Levy tellins him
chat he wanted TO get square with
some people here. Levy had never told
him that he. Levy. had sent money
here for protection. This was while
Massey was sergeant.
Mr.. Clarkson asked. Have you ever
bad any correspondence with Levy?
have received mail from him. yes,
sir Two or three letters probably
Did you have any correspondence be-
fore You were chief?
never corresponded with him. lie
had written me since I was chief
Chief. what was The reason for this
correspondence on the part of Levy
with you?
The correspondence was entirely
.one-sided.
You never wrote him any letters?
have, yes.
Do you object, or have you any OBJ
lection 90 stating what Levy wrote
YOU about?
Wanted TO know If he could come in
here.
While you were chief?
Yes sir.
Most of them since YOU were chief?
have never received but probably
two or three letters from him.
Mr. Reinhardt-An since you we're
chief?
suppose So / don't remember,
Mr. Clarkson Some last winter. /
will say since you were chief Of po-
lice?
Some time during that | will say.
could not give the time
Was he trying to corrupt you by Of
lforing you money for protecting policy
in this town?
That is his business. He has NO
business with YOU if he can't do busi-
ness.
Did YOU ever meet him anywher,
else than al The Hotel Walton?
Yes. sir
Chief. if Levy was writing TO yOt
here letters of that kind trying to cor
rupt you and demoralize this depart
mcnt by ondeayoring to get protection
from the Police Department. don't
YOU think il was your duty
to have made that fact known to thi.
board?
Well as you have mentioned il in
that way, don't know but what il
was
Have you any reason TO believe, that
/ if this board had known that Levy was
beginning anything Of that kind, that
they would not have done everything
to stop IL?
do not know but what they would
Well | will have to ask you why you
did not tell us?
My explanation would be this-i
was. you might say letter to me and
! Just merely answered it, or did mo-
ANSWER it.
Did YOU know that he was trying tC
corrupt the Police Department?
Yes II is just a matter, as ! say, &c
lanawer and stop what he was trYinp O.
DO and not bring it before the Doaru.
That would have been all right If th,
thing had not g0uc en- Il seCms +,
me tnat % was your duty beyond am
question whatever
/ don know that ! received any mai
while il was going on.
What was going on2
Nuiit tht pOiltg Mda bolhB on
/ don't know that received an.
mail from him during the time yo
Iclaim policy was going on.
, Did you know Cf any policy from Au
gust 10 the latter part Of Jauary?
/ did not know
Didn't you believe it was going on ?
There might nave been.
You DON'T say There was nCt2
| would not say there was not an
going on.
In aswer TO questions from Mr. Clark
Iscn, Chief Massey SAID he did not re
member having said that Former De
teo-ive McVey would do or say any
thing If he had an end in view bl
said that he might have aid it M'
Vey was no more a friend of his no
than he always was. He den ed lh'
Harvey Vandegritt had been about M
City Hall much since ne had been chic
Ia answer ic questions from Mr. Reii
haIdi tho chief said that when NJ
: Pyle as police commissioner, locke
over reports, hc did not give him o.
der but merely advised him in case
? Mr. Pyle had not hampered him in SUI
? pressing gambling.