Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30

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making inquiries are usually marked
in that way or important. Chief
Massey exhibited a large bundle of
letters SO marked He denied Blacks
| testimony that he drew Blacks atten-
tion to the handwriting on certain
envelopes and asked him to keep them
| for him.
Blacks testimony in reference to
| Massey taking "a bank note from a letter
and telling Black that it was present
| from levy was read to Chief Massey
and the chief was asked
Ibid you ever have such a converse
ton with Capt. Black?''
mo, sir, did not. The person who
had such Il conversation would be hit
subject for Farnhurst. "
''To forestall the learned counsel in
his examination, you say then that
Capt. Black periured himself when he
stated thatf"
~ say that he told an untruth,
wilful untruth. ="
Cross examined by Mr.. Reinhardt:
Sixth and Arch streets one; Hotel
Walton with Pyle and Black, two;
Broad street station, three; at the
theatre, four: b. d o. station in Will
mington last summer, five: Hotel Wal
ton in June, 1900, at the convention,
six, and going in the Royal Insurance
Co. at Ninth and Market streets, this
city, seven. Is there any other time,
during that whole period from the first
interview at Sixth and Arch, until the
time when this investigation began,
that you have seen LevyG"
II do not think Of any other time.
Chief Massey denied that he knew
| anything about anonymous letters being
sent to Black wife.
Capt. Black, on being recalled, said
that the object of the trip to see Levy
at the Hotel Walton was TO listen to
some statements that Levy had to
| make to Police Commissioner Pyle in
| regard to four men in public office.
| The interview lasted an hour or more.
| Sergeant Massey wanted to convince
| Mr.. Pyle that there was crooked bust
ness in the department and --- was
in it,
Capt. Black fixed the second time
| they saw Levy as in Philadelphia,
December, 1900, or January, 1901, when
| Chief Massey and he visited Levy at
| the Hotel Walton, but he did not hear
what was said by Levy to Massey. The
| next time was Mt the B. a. o. station
in this city in April, 1901.
Capt. Black testified that before he
! went off duty that night the chief ar
ranged to meet him at the station, say
ing that Levy was coming down. At
the station Levy left train and went
i to the two officers, shook hands with
the chief and walked down the plat
form and had talk with the chief.
"What was the nature of this con-
versation that Levy had with you and
the chief at that timer"
'He talked about the arrest of the
policy players on the Both of March.
He spoke about the expense attached to
them being arrested and he wanted to
arrange to start policy then, as he
wanted to get his money back.
''Do you know what money he re-
ferred tor"
"No, sir. | do, not know whether it
was the money he paid in fines three
or four years ago, or the money he
would have to pay at the May term OF
court. y
"Did he ask you OF the chief for
protection?"
"He did not ask us outright for it.
He wanted to know why it was that
the policy business could not go ahead
and why we could not take chance
and make dollar or two. "
II told him | had no authority to
let such business go and did not want
to have anything to do with it. !"
Ibid 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
policy business and toward the last he
Insisted in the conversation with the
chief on starting the policy business
and the chief told him he could not
start it before, but he would have to
wait until the May term of court was
over so that he could talk to him
about it. -
"Why didn't you arrest Levy out
thereP"
"Well, ! didn't think was taken
there for the purpose of arresting him,
and it has always been customary tc
act under the orders of the chief, and
| thought il any arrest was made II
was his place to order it. -
"Why didn't you tell the commission
about these facts?"
II did tell the President of the
Board of Police Commissioners, Mr..
Pyle, shortly afterwards. y
WAS there any offer of money al
| buGtb lllbSINlS" W i4CNg
} "No, sir. !"
, The CAPTAIN denied the statement Of
: Chief Massey that he, Black, had tele'
phoned Massey to meet Levy, and hac
arranged the interview.
Identifying letter as probably from
Samuel Levy, Black said he had seer
letters from Levy to Massey, markec
J "perspnal. ." He himself had received
} a letter from Levy dated September
| 18th, 1901, which he had given, Mr..
Pyle to give Mr. Clarkson.
did you expect to receive letter
from Mr.. Levy shortly, prior to the
18th of September, 1a0l?'
eyes, sir. Detective Francis camt
to me before the 10Th of September, {
r day or two before, and he told me h.
; had been to Philadelphia and that hi
stopped at the Hotel Walton to se'
Levy. He said that Levy mad sent fol
him and when he went there the objec
was to let Levy start the policy bust
ness in Wilmington again, Franci;
told mo that Mr.. Levy had made ;
J proposition to him for the purpose o
: starting policy business here in vii
mington and Francis told me tina
t Levy told him he would pay 500 ;
month to him to divide with mo If W,
! would say we would let the polio.
t people alone here in Wilmington HI
told me that in the conversation Lev,
had told him that Francis and | coult
: not protect the policy business togethe
t here and that Levy said that all h
: wanted in Wilmington was that Franci
: and to leave those policy people alon
and he would take chances on tn
chief Francis told me that Lev
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