The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-19
POLICY TRUST IS
EXPOSED WHEN
MEN FIGHT
GANG eNOEAvoRs TO do UP"
VIM. KENT BECAUSE HE At
TEMPTED TO SET UP INDEPEN.
DENT BUSINESS.

NEW YORK. FeD. l9.-Down In the
under world OF crime. where thieves
and thugs thrive and never dollar is
made by honest labor, there has been
q falling out of pals. One man has
"squealed" TO the police. "Peached
on his partners In crime and the drag
net OF the law is spreading out 10
gather them In.
IL Is the policy gang that the police
and the Anti.Policy society are after
that crowd or sharpers who fatten on
the pennies and nickels OF the poor
and never give even. ID gamblers
chance 10 win. In the upper world
II is q crime To turn traitor and Civ
away pals" That is what William
Kent has done. and today he Is scared
for his life. because through him the
police are after the men alleged 10 he
high in the policy business. Already
they have made several arrests, and
believe they have two of the big fell
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 the
Anti-Policy society. Dovetailed to-
gether they expose IL view the work
ings OF the world OF graft. The police
part comes first. for /, was men from
Mulberry-st. who struck the first
blow
Said Gang "Did Him Up"
ION the night OF Dec. 81" said
Deputy Police Commissioner Hanson.
William Kent living at No. 81 st.
oh nj In
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 as
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
Iolicy headquarters. There we founf
IA big safe--enOrmously larger than
such little place OF business would
need II was locked and We were
about 10 break II open when a lawyer
representing the proprietor agreed TO
produce Brownie, or John Weidler.
as his right name Is. The safe was
opened and In II we found large
sum OF money in bills and a fortune in
bonds and securities OF various kinds.
There were various documents and a
mass OF correspondence. giving some
clue Ia the ramifications OF the bust
ness. Three arrests were made ami
other prisoners can be taken when
wanted.
There has come into cur posses
sion also code book used In de-
cipherlng kilograms giving The list OF
winning numbers In each days draw.
! ings. The code is so complicated.
however. that key 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.
In this code there was sent by
telegraph each day from headquarters
the winning numbers throughout tho
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 managers Formerly the draw
ings for the entire country took place
In Cincinnati and Covington, Ky. but
am inclined TO believe that In recent
years the gang here has done its own
fixing up OF numbers.
Checks Disclose Men in Game.
Kent has turned over 10 us q mum.
Der of checks which he said he gave
In payment OF royalties when he was
In the business. These bear the in.
dorsement of different men whose
names 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
investigation and prosecute those con-
nected with it,"
Judge Charles s. Whitman is presi-
dent OF the Goddard ANTHOLOGY So
ciety, which sent "Al" Adams. the
policy king" to prison and for a time
almost stamped out the evil in New
York. But 1t soon spread again, and