The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-01
CANF|ELD PAID BIG
SUMS TO HIGH
POLITICIANS
HEARING OF SUIT BY ATTORNEY
REVEALS HOW HE WAS HELD
UP FOR FORTUNE.
THE NAME OF WHITNEY
Is Dragged Into case-Gambler's Man.
ager Told Jersey Chief Of Police
of Prominent Players at
Canfelds.

New York May 3l-The name OF
the late w G, Whitney, once secretary
Of the navy under Cleveland, figured
prominently today In connection with
The suit for $4,000 counsel fees,
brought against Richard Garfield, the
gambler, by Lawyer Delahunty. Chief
of Police Murphy of Jersey City is
in posse sion Of typewriter state
ment made by David II Bucklin, Can.
fields manager. in which it IL de.
clared that Mr. Whitney frequented
the gambling houses kept by Garfield
This statement was given To- Chief
Murphey on the occasion Of Bncklin's
arrest in Jersey City, January 49,
1906, when he was thore to obtain GER
tain papers deposited in a safe deposit
company 70 ovade the attempt Of III
trict Attorney jerome 10 gain posses
sion Of evidence helpful to him In his
efforts TO procure conviction of Can
field as a common gambler
II was also learned today that Buck
lin, when arres ed, gave up The names
of several important personages who
had patronizcd Canield's games and
lost large sums.
Whitney Gave 500 Tip.
Among other particulars II Is said
Bucalin declared In the presence of
Witnesses that Mr. Whitney on one oc-
casion paid $l00 TO Can6eld's chef in
C nsiderat'on of particularly admir-
able dirner and after tip as 10 tho
manner in which the game wa
going.
In the same confession the names Of !
z. 6 Vanderbilt e Wasserman and
T. K Vingut are mentioned
Chief Murphy said today:
"ilucklin is the veriost come on
bat my men ever had anything to do
With. lie appeared as The worst tyro
when arrested here.
"He gave mp the secrets Of what
vas supposed to be the most exclusive
house in the country -aud
e gave them up without any question
ng."
When the case goes on tomorrow an
fort viii be made TO find what legal
'ork exIudge Fursman did that would
1title him TO "A fee Il $4,000; where
n Canneld's political influence lay
{ the time he declared District Al
'ney Jerome was prosecuting him.
nd what particular work was done by
ohm Il. stanchhcld candidate for the
nomination for Governor
the last convention
Sianchfeld received q retainer Of
$500 before he d7tcred the case.
'tcr which he was paid another S. .
l0. Within a few short weeks the /,
lmbler's legal expenses amounted 10 !
ore than S55 600 then he rcfusei p
20 further on the ground that Della. P
iniy's manner of handling the case 7
rs a "shrieking scandal" ?
csnhsld Cot Jeromc's seche,s. y
Just how Garfield cot hold OF the "
creis of the District Attorneys of
% viii no come out in court Ho
clsred IN a letter written from Sara
"a that he would put a spoke io ~
romo's wheel. but % is not pr-h D. =
le that either side VII care 10 90
10 the memorable DO sils Of the p.
ht waeed a. the court hon e. and T.
.icb loi 10 the sentencing nf Defec ~
p Jacobs 70 the pe1itentary =.
lnrf during ye fcrdavs y aceei.nc-
letter was read from Canfeli in
ich he told Dfiahunfr hc fh-Hrh'
perjor McIaBrhHa ~ he detective
-eaa weul5 permit fhe Use of bis ,u'
mo IN telegraph ne ~ Butte Mont b.,
fnd - Jacobs had no. once been NJ
iyictcd ihere ~ larceny
{ Garfield cares ~. his counsei can D..
1g out the rafurc r The ~the high
itical influence presumably AZ A.
Iy. when the wiiHes bin was be
2 the iesislai re- I