Evening journal., 1902-01-29
Friends Of DepOSed Chief
Now Accuse Captain
George Black
PATSY" WALLS As THE TOOL
Makes Affidavit That Black Accepted
Hush Money From Lew, Policy
Testimony in Case

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Tried by liceCommissioners on
charges( of having violated rule 96 of
the Police Manual by gross neglect of
duty in protecting gamblers, Chief of
Police Eugene Massey was last night
adiudged guilty and his position de-
clared vacant. Since December the in
yestigation has been in progress and
though held behind closed doors
enough has leaked out from time to
time to convince the public that the
chief was doomed to dismissal. and his
being deposed has not caused as much
comment as his failure to resign. The
Police Commissioners arrived at a
verdict last evening shortly after 8
o'clock. but are said to have taken no
steps to appoint successor. The YER
diet is as follows:
I'm accordance with rule 96 of the
Police Manual. charges of neglect of
duty and conduct unbecoming an Off
Ger were preferred against Eugene
Massey. chief of police, on the nine
teenth day of December. 1901. The
Board of Police Commissioners has
carefully cOnsidercda all matters brought
60 its attention by reason of said
charges, and upon a thorough investi-
cation of certain of said matters in the
the opinion and best Judgment of this
board. the charge of neglect of duty
against the said Eugene Massey, is
sustained, and in the opinion and best
judgment OF this board. the testimony
of the said Eugene Massey himself
fully sustains the charge of conduct
unbecoming an officer. The decision
of this board. therefore, is, that the
services of the said Eugene Massey
as chief Of police, and as an officer of
the Police Department of Wilmington
be and they arc hereby discontinued
from and after this date"
Charges Against Black
AS soon as Chief Massey's case wa,
disposed of an affidavit made by James
Walls, who was arrested for gamblinf
last June. was read. IL accuses Polio,
Captain George Black of having re
ceived money from Samuel j. Levy a
the Hotel Walton, in Philadelphia, las
March and of accepting a bribe in th'
form Of a silver table service from
Sadie Martin. proprietress OF a disor
derly house, at the time Black wa
married in 1900. These charges will b
taken up on February 3.
Captain Black was the principal wit
ness against Chief Massey, and is be
ing urged for the position of chief Tn
Police Commissioners recently repri
manded Captain Black for saying tha
Chief Massey had received money fror
gamblers.
The investigation of Chief Masse
began on December q, when the com
missiOners themselves preferred charge
against him. Captain Black who ha
long been an intimate friend of Chic
Massey, was tine principal witnes
against his superior officer.
Captain Black testified that when
sergeant he had gone with Chief Mas
sey and Police Commissioner WilliaI
NJ. Pyle. a former member of th
hoard. to the Hotel Walton in Fhils
delphia. to confer with Samuel J. Lev!
the policy king" of the district Z
which Delaware Is a part. Levy at IN
time bought drinks for the party an
said a rival coterie of gamblers wa
sending money to Wilmington TO ha9
Levys policy dealers arrested.
Captain Black told the commissions
that several letters marked personal
came to Chief Massey from Levy. an
he had seen Chief Massey take none
from one of the letters. and whf
spoken to about it the dhief said q
money was a present not a bribe. an
nothing could be done with him for a
cepting it. State Detective TheOdo
w. Francis testified that Levy hE
summoned him to Philadelphia la
summer and offered him $100 a mon
for protection for his policy worke
here. Detective Francis said he imm
diately reported the offer to Depu
Attorney General Richards. who !
structed him to continue his negoti
tions with the gamblers, to gain al q
information he could. Francis said
told Levy he could not guarantee pr
lection without the assistance of {
Police Department, and Levy said tn
would be looked after
Offer From Gamblers
OFFER FROM GAMBLERS.
Chief Massey was on the stand thr
different nights in his own behalf. I
chief said he had received several 4
ters and offers from Levy for the pri
lege Of conducting policy houses
Wilmington bur he had apurned
these propositions. He had never