The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-19
TRUST IS
EXPOSED WHEN
MEN FIGHT
GANG ENDEAvoRs TO DO Up"
VIM. KENT BECAUSE HE AT
TEMPTED TO get UP lNDEPEN.
DENT BUSINESS.

under world of crime. where thieves
and thugs thrive and never a dollar is
made by honest labor. there has been
a falling out Of pals. One man has
"squealed" to the police. "Peached'
on his partners In crime and the drag
net OF the law IL spreading out to
gather them In.
II 10 the policy gang that the police
and the Anthology society are after
that crowd Of sharpers who fatten on
the pennies and nickels OF the poor,
and never give even gamblers
chance to WI. In the upper world
II Is q crime to turn traitor and giv'
away pals" That IL what William
Kent has done. and today he is scared
for his life, because through him the
police are after the men alleged TO be
high In the policy business. Already
they have made several arrests. and
believe they have two OF the big fel.
lows In the game.
There are two parts OF this extra.
ordinary story-one In the police rec
ords and the other In the files OF tho
society. Dovetailed to-
gether they expose To view the work
ings OF the world OF graft. The police
part comes first, for Il was men from
Mulberry-st. who struck the first
blow.
Said Gang "Did Him Up"
"On the night OF Dec. 81" said
Deputy Police Commissioner Hanson,
William Kent. living at No. 81 st.
Nicholas-ave.. was attacked In his
home by three men and badly beaten.
He complained TO the police and
eventually told that he had been In
the policy business: that he had fallen
out with the trust and attempted to
set up an independent game. and "a
a result a gang had been sent to do
him up.
From what we learned a raid was
made on Brownies saloon at No. 32S
Bowery, which Kent declared was
rolicy headquarters. There we found
s big safe-enormously larger than
such little place of business would
need. II was locked and we were
about to break Y open when 2 laYyeg
Representing the proprietor agreed 10
produce Brownie, or John Weidler.
as his right name Is. The safe was
opened and In II we found a large
sum OF money I'm bills and fortune In
bonds and securities OF various kinds.
There were various documents and a
mass of correspondence, giving some
clue to the ramifications OF the bust
ness. Three arrests were made and
other prisoners can be taken when
wanted
There has come into our posses
sion also code book used In de-
kilograms giving the list Of
numbers in each days draw
ings. The code is so complicated
however. that Likely Is necessary. but
we have that, too. BY the aid OF the
two you can decipher this telegram
from Cincinnati, where policy head
quarters were situated, giving the
numbers for the particular day II was
sent.
I'm this code there was sent by
telegraph each day from headquarters
the winning numbers throughout the
east to the various branch shops. so
that gamblers could be informed OF
the results.
I'VE believe that Brownies saloon
was eastern headquarters. Kent calls
II trust headquarters, and has named
three men as being In the combina-
ton Of manager. Formerly the draw
ings for the entire country took place
In Cincinnati and Covington, KY, but
I am inclined TO believe that In recent
years the gang here has done its oYn
fixing up Of numbers.
Checks Disclose Men In Game.
"Kent has turned over to US a num-
Der of checks which he said he gave
In payment OF royalties when he was
In the business. These bear the in
OF different men whose
have been connected with the
game. We have arranged to put the
entire game In the hands OF the dis
trict attorney. who will continue the
and prosecute those con-
nected with It."
Judge Charles 8. Whitman is presi-
dent Of the Goddard Anti-Puiicy so
ciety. which sent al" Adams. the
policy king" to prison and for q time
almost stamped out the evil in New
York. But II soon spread again, and
vigorous warfare il now being waged
again. More than a hundred arrests
and convictions have been secured
by the society during the past year.
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