Evening journal., 1902-01-29

IN the matter. OnleI Massey also edlu
that he did not remember hearing of
the Wilmington Athletic Club until the
latter part OF February. 1901, and did
not think of sending to the Court
House for the purpose of finding out
who the incorporators we're. The first
thing he did after hearing of the place
was to order the officers to watch it but
he never received any report on it..
The chief said that he had reports of
No III Market street, and was then
asked concerning the raid on that
place. Mr.. Reinhardt asked
Were not Mr.. Pyle and Mr.. ClarlSson.
and especially Mr.. Pyle blaming you
for not taking some action in regard to
that place?
Mr. Pyle thought it should have
been suppressed.
Was not that the reason he was an
cry here that night?
. Well, 1 presume that was partly the
reason.
Why didn't you justify yourself by
saying to him and Mr.. Clarkson: Cen
tlemen. l have the evidence, have the
reports of Ford and Taylor. Captain
Kane and Captain Black here now, and
1 am going to raid this place tomorrow
morning?
/ could have done II.
Why didn't you do It?
l believe / should have done It now.
Didn't you make up your mind after
the Commission met on Tuesday night
with you in April that you must raid
the place and then do Il?
| don't think that / did.
Was not that raid on that Tuesday
night in April forced upon you by the
you got by Mr.. Pyle and Mr..
Clarkson?
l don't think that it was, because
had my evidence and Sunday and Tues
day nights were reported as being the
best nights to get the people there.
The chief upon further examination
denied that he knew of any protection
to policy and other gambling that went
on last winter. He did not remember
receiving any reports from Sergeant
Kelleher in reference to gambling or
making the statement to Kelleher that
there had been no general complaint.
The chief didn't say that the officers
had not handed in reports regarding
policy gambling, but he did say that
he had not received them. Mr.. Rein
hardt then asked
Why did you let Mcdowell be ar
rested when you knew thai t was
going to break up your raid?
Because the sergeant came and asked
for a warrant and if any other ser
geant had come he would have gotten
it.
Then | understand that you would
let the request for any warrant break
up your plan for a raid on those policy
players, would you?
Well. under those circumstances,
yes.
Was it not possible for you to have
taken the sergeant into your confidence
and said wait a few days and we will
catch Mcdowell and all the rest Of
them-if you arrest Mcdowell l will
lose all the balance of them.
] could have done that
Why didn't you do that?
Simply because he was here and
wanted the warrant and the place was
covered by the district officers at that
time-they were watching the place
while he came here to get the war
rant.
Chief Massey was then examined by
Mr.. Nields for the purpose of making
further explanation of his testimony.
Chief. you have testified to a con-
versation or conversations with Levy
in Philadelphia, now will you give this
Commission a detailed statement Of
those conversations?
l can't give the time because can't
remember exactly. but it was three or
four years ago. AS / stated last night,
by chance ! met Levy on a street in
Philadelphia. He spoke to me and told
me about the raids l had made here.
He said that he did not blame me for
what / did. This was in Philadelphia
but I can't say the street it was on,
but il was down town, north of Market
about Fourth. Fifth or Sixth. and be-
tween Market and Vine. He stated
that all I did was my duty, and he
would give any man credit who had
done that, but he says there Is a policy
firm he learned afterwards in Phila-
delphia He named them but ! don {
remember their names. but he said they
sent $1,000 down here to put him in
iail. and since then he had driven them
to the wall. He said that money was
given to - and he was to give
- $500 out of the $1,000. / asked
him if that was true and he said yes,
| says you'd you make that statement
to another person? He said yes.
would make that to the Commission or
to anybody else. Then I came here
and told Captain Black about it and
whether he or / together, or whether
we did singly, mention it to Mr.. Pyle,
don't know. but Mr. Pyle said he would
20 up and hear the statement Whether
il arranged for the meeting or not
can't say but l must have done so
When we left we left over the B. {
o. early in the evening and went direc
to the Hoted Walton in Philadelphia
and met Mr.. Levy. who talked to II
in the pool room while sitting at I
table
Where did you meet him there?
/ suppose in the corridor. After W
met we took seats at a table in the poo
room and I suppose I asked him Z
make the statement to Mr.. Pyle he ha'
made to me Well, We sat there,