Evening journal., 1902-01-29

I'd over not getting warrants, and when |
ohe officers came TO him in such a con-
ditiOn, he sent them direct 10 the chief.
Policy playing and gambling were
more open in the winter OF 1900 and
1901 than at any other time. He did not
think it could have gone on 50 openly
unless protected by the Police Depart
ment. IL would not have been possible
for either captain 10 have protected the
IL might have been possible
for both of them to have blocked the
chief, unless he got out warrants un-
known to either of them. The only
man Who could afford absolute protec-
tion to the gamblers was the chief Of
police.
Under cross-eXaminatiOn by Mr..
Nields, Captain Black said that he
knew that Chief Massey had directed
Officer Ford and officer Harry Taylor
TO make a report on the people who
ireQuented No I'll Market street. Mr.
Nields also asked Captain Black why
he did not make raids during the alb
.sence OF Chief Massey and Police Cap
tain Kane. and while Black was acting
chief OF police, and the captain replied
that he did not have the reports, as
they were in the hands Of the chief.
and he did not wish TO interfere with
his business Black also denied that
he had recommended the dismissal Of
White and Durney, two men captured
in the policy raid at Front and West
streets. and said THAT he had merely
stated to the Attorney-General that
this was the first offense OF these men,
and that further than that he knew
nothing about them.
On redirect examination by Mr..
Reinhardt, Captain Black said that
when he made the raid of March 30 he
was a state detective and not under
the control of the Police Department.
M'Gillon's Unpleasant Position
Patrolman Michael McGillon testified
that during the months named he was
under Sergeant Tucker About the first
week I'm February he reported 10 Ser
geant Tucker that policy was being
played He did not have the namee
just then. but after the people left me
got the names Of three places, two in
French street between Eleventh and
Twelfth. and one in Elizabeth street
/ ISergeant Tucker told him to get a
man TO play. Robert McCrea. who had
| first told McGillon about bhe policy
told him that the policy men were noti-
fed from police headquarters. that the
police were on to them. and they left
the night before. McGillon also re-
ported a place at Ninth and Walnut
streets
Mr. Reinhardt then took up the ex-
animation and asked. Officer
You are sworn to tell the truth here
Yes, sir
want you to state to the Commits
sion what attempts If any, have been
made to keep you from telling the
ltruth here tonight.
About twenty minutes after three
this afternoon Bernard McVey eX-
State detective. came over that way
and a car conductor named Davis told
me that he was looking for me.
found him at New Castle avenue and
A street. and he said: Mike, who did
YOU tell. barring me, about those pol
icy slips? told him nobody outside
of the policemen. He said: You must
have told somebody else or you must
have told some policeman that told the
chief. for he was out 20 sec me and ]
ftold him I would come and see Mike
McGillon about this charge against
the chief He said: The chief is a
friend of yours and you will lose moth
ing by standing by him. said: Bar
ney ! am going up there to tell the
truth can't do anything else.
says: ! am not going up there to take
a false oath for no man. He said:
You won't be sworn. / said: Yes.
will. He says: Well. that is no oath
They have no right to swear you.
lsaid 1t won't make any difference to
me. That is what / am going to do
Barney. He says; Look out for McGil-
lon | says: That's what l will do.
will tell the truth. This Black, McVey
said, is nothing but a --- -
He is no good. He said: The chief is
a friend of yours. I says. He is nc
more friend OF mine than anybody
else ! said plead guilty OF the
charge when / was up there and told
him that there was not enough evil
dence and he went to other places to
itry and get moro against nc ! said
tlat I have not got anything against
Chief Massey or against Captain Black
On cross examination Mr McGillou
said that Chief Massey had never ap-
preached him on the matter
In the Chiefs Defense
Another meeting OF the Police Com
mission was held on Friday evening
January g. when testimony in favor o
Chief Massey was heard. The frs
witness was Patrolman Andrew j
Sherry. who testified that ne was pa.
lholman on the Sixth district in De
oember 1900. and January, February
and March. 1901 There was a rumol
that policy playing was going on il
the block bounded by Eleventh
! Twelfth. Elizabeth and French streets
, He reported this rumor to either Ser
geant Lucas or Sergeant Massey anC
, was told TO get evidence or informa
) lion about IT, He watched the place
himself but could find nobody goinl
b in. A short time after he went TO th'
} place himself but all that he foun'
3 was two colorcd women. There wat
no evidence in his opinion that their
vas any policy COINS on but later h'
lfcuud a onlored man named Smith haf