New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
OWNS MANY POOLROOMS
Declares Leaders Followers Got Ill
Higher Up Money"

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Big BIZ" Devery delivered the second of the
series of solar plexus blows which he has sworn
to administer 10 Charles F Murphy last night
by accusing the leader Of Tammany Hall Of
owning a string of poolrooms throughout the
city in addition to the several dives and dis
orderly houses in which the ex-Chief Of Police
says Mr.. Murphy is greatly Interested Big
BIZ mentioned the addresses Of several Of
these places. and intinated that he might make
public a complete list Of them within day or
two.
Devery also made an impassioned answer 10
Colonel McCleIlan's statement in Brooklyn that
Tammany was not responsible for "Devery
ism" during the Van vyck administration. The
man who, in the opinion Of Mayor Van wyck
was the best Chief Of Police NewYork ever
had" vehemently declared that in collecting
graft" from the dives. pool rooms and disor-
Derby houses he was only obeytng orders from
those higher up and was obliged to do as he
was hidden to retain his position in the Police
Department.
He made use of the significant figure Of
speech that when the bull was skinned" far
from getting the hide he, Devery, did not even
get the horns"
Big Bill" called Murphy the crookedest
proposition" New-York had ever had, and prom
ised 10 hand him out some more" before he got
through with him.
The places mentioned by Devery as pool
rooms in which Murphy Is interested are sit
uated in Fourteenth-st. and Twenty-seventh-st st.
and lower Third-ave.
our friends in Tammany Hall have put a
muzzle on Charlie these last few days said
Bill" They've decided 70 choke him of, as
he looked like givin' out too much gas But he's
said enough to get 11e started when he said
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let him tell me the reason why ne amt sent his
Wardran Iernrst areu.d 20 me with his
money for the houses he owns hisself l men
toned the Borough Hotel, the other day. but
that amt near ben' the only one I simply
made it me specific case then because wanted
TO tie the redlight absolutely round his neck
Why the city is dotted with dives that Murphy
owns. and the neighborhoOd OF the Borough
Hotel is simply honeycombed with them
wonder that you fly newspape boys haven't got
him completely showed Up after the cue I've
given you.
Why, he not only is interested in houses Of
the kind I mentioned, but he owns poolrooms,
too There amt any kind Of joint from a
chop suey house to poo.-oom. that Charlie
J don't know somethin' about. In a day two
III give you maybe. whole list Of addresses
| of these places. but in the mean time here's a
few 20 start with. There's one in Fourteenth
St. another in Third-ave near Twenty
| seventh-st- and still another in Lexiugton-ave.
! want to see Murphy's man Dempsey with the
| tribute money on these places so long as I'm
the boss collector. Get all that's comm TO you,
| is my motto, and I can't really afford 10 let
| my best customer go in without payiu.
Now they've tried to point their fingers at me
/ and say that I was responsible for everything
| when was Chief Of Police. They think that
/ I'm to be made 10 carry their bundle Of hay.
/ and try TO make capital of the fact that they
robbed me at Saratoga Well. they amt goin
/ to be able TO do it while I've got tongue in
my head.
When was in the Police Department had
/ a Dolicy laid down for me by my superiors
/ higher up. and that policy had 70 follow 1
| had 10 protect my interests q police officer.
/ and there would have been no pension for mine
( when I had got through If I had attempted to
disobev Why. Murphys gang came 70 me or
! sent their wardman. Dempsey, and said do this
/ or that Ny head would have rolled of IN a
! minute If had said I can't or I won't They
, saw I ought 10 give VI. Give UP what? l never
cot norbiu' as true as I'm standin' here. They
saw they used TO skin a bull and give away
4 the hide but 1 never got as much as the horns.
/ 7 DEFY EN- and challenge EN- 70 prove that
/ ever got a dollar OF one Of EN- When reform
! came into power CnarHe Murphy tIlSU u
/ brush the dust OF his wings. SOS they'd look
/ lovely and white and he'd resemble an angel
But the naud's too thick TO brush Of. although
| it's somewhat hidden by the red light"
Now. I understand that Grout said this after
Nom that I was a dead one, and my corpse was
only being kept unburied by the fusion party,
and hear. too, that at the same meeting Asa
/ bird Gardiner pays his compliments 70 yours
truly. Now. regarding Grout. I'll admit I've
never Jumped a hurdle Perhaps he thinks
man has TO jump hurdles 70 show
he's alive As for that man Birdie
thought he was dead long ago He was
an ossiled man when he went into the
/ District Attorneys Office He only the
/ headlight on the locomotive. and was just put
there 10 draw the salary. He was great Dis
trfct Attorney. he was. Now. Jerome IS a mar
/ after my own heart. His place is my ticket
He ought to quit ridin' around in automobiles
/ and come and fight with the people. No. amt
with fusion and I amt with the Republican
marty | am I'm this fight 70 win. and I'm goin
10 do It. too: just watch me close. had q
Fx-Congressmau william T. Ryan WhO IS one
1 OF Ievery's principal orators. announced az
; Devery ratification meeting AT the DeVery head
quarters last night that he was preparing %
T follow Champ Clarke around town IN an auto
mobile when the latter followed Mr.. jerome
Speaking itinerary and disclose certai facts
regarding Clarke's personal history irc m th'
same platform that would SEND the western
) speaker back home In hurry
George Washington Gibbons. a lawyer, accuse
Murphy OF owning disorderly house IN fifst
ave.
.DEwEYs WINES ARE PURE"
.srl,sv OF the makera" We the makers
81 II nsxSsv a sons Co las Fulton 81 n y.-Advt