Evening journal., 1902-01-29
WHIT waa your anaNor?

] nave auytMnE 10 90 Wlln IL.
Did you or not state whether you
could give him protection?
No. He did not ask me that. He
talked on THE line OF starting the poll
/ Icy business and toward the last he
insisted in the conversation with the
chief on starting tho policy business.
and the chief told him he could not
start Il before. but he would have 10
wait until the May term OF court was
over SO that he could talk TO him
about IT,
Was there any statement about the
condition OF the policy business in The
city Of Wilmington?
Yes sir Il was mentioned that a
great deal had been said Through the
newspapers about it The chief made
that statement while he was talking
with Levy.
Did the chief during that interview
ever refuse to let policy start up7
Not to my knowledge
Was there any statement made by
/ Levy In regard to your being good. II
ao tell the commissioners what Il was ?
In the conversation when he talked
about starting up policy me wanted to
know why II was I could not be good
and let the business 20 ON and take
chances Of making a dollar or two.
Why didn't You arrest Levy out
there?
Well. / didnt think ! was taken there
for THE purpose of arrcsting him and
| II has always been customary to act
under the orders OF the dhief, and /
thought II any arrest was made II was
his place to order Il.
Why didn't you tell the Commission
about these facts?
did tell president OF the Board of
Police Commissioners. Mr.. pyle. short
lv afterwards
Was There any offer OF money at that
interview made by Levy?
No, sir.
Did YOU understand that Levy was
TO get the protection for nothing2
No, sir. did not understand him that
why ] understood that he was will
ing TO pay for THE privilege, although
ha did not say or fix any amount
Captain Black denied the statement
LOT Chief Massey that he (Black) had
ltelerlL9ned TO Massey to meet Levy.
land declared that the interview at the
B. & o. station had been arranged by
/ Massey
The chief testified here last evening
THAT he had received two and possibly
three letters from Levy since August
1. 1900 Are you acquainted with Mr.
Levy's handwriting?
Yes. sir
VIII you look at The writing on that
letter and say whether or not you rec
lognize that?
Yes sir
Whose writing is it?
Samuel Levy. TO the best of my
knowledge. 10 may be his clerk Ol
somebody who works for him. l never
saw him write.
Did you ever see a letter addressed
Ito the chief OF police at any time since
August 1. 1900. In Tho handwriting O
I Samuel Lcvy2
eaw It in Jle same Handwriting
that you have there.
Captain Black described how the en-
velopes were addressed to Chief Mas
soy with the word personal" In ih'
= lower left-hand corner Taking up th
envelope again. which happened 10 b.
one Captain Black received Mr.. Rein
hardt asked:
When did you receive tdat letts
and where?
/ received Il here at the station abou
dhe 18th Of September, 1901
Did you expect to receive a lettel
from Mr. Levy shortly prior TO the 1911
lcf September, 1901?
Yes. sir. Detective Francis came {,
me before the l2ih Of September. dal
or two before and he told me he ha,
Ill ArfH NJ
lhe stopped at the Hotel Walton on bus
liness to see Levy. He said Levy ha'
- sent for him and when he went ther'
the object was to let Levy start th'
lpOlicy business in Wilmington again.
What official position did Francis
hold az that time?
He was State Detective for the Stat'
Iof Delaware
What else did Francis tell YOU abou
that interview
Tic told me that Mr.. Levy had madl
n proposition TO him for The purp-s'
Of starting policy business horc n
p Wilmington; and Francis told me tia
Levy told him that NE would pa
500 a month TO him TO divide with m
= lii we would let the policy people alon
in Wilmington
Us tn0t All flunclS tolu ypus
No. sir. He told me in the converse
tion Levy had told him THAT Franc
and | could not protect the policy bus
. mess together here, and tha
Levy said that all he wante
in Wilmington was that Franci
and / leave those policy pee
pie alone and he would take chance
on the dhief Francis told me tina
. Lew wanted to know from him, VIII
in the - controlled me down her
o and If there was moi anybody TO max
! me let the policy people alone. Fran
lcis said that he told Levy there wa
no one in particular who cont ole
ne and that he (Funcis) and ha
= always been friends and thar Ihe woul
4 deliver that proposition 70 me. Franc.
y said also that / would hear from Ley.
and IN a day or two ! got this lettf
dated September ~. 1901
What did you do with the letter aftf
y lvou received ~
= ! turned It over ~ Mr. pyle 70 CIV
y to Mr. Clarkeon
Did Mr. Clsrkeon get IT,
Yes, sir
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