New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-26

Shea S Vile was then sent Tor. one
was in tears. She threw her arms
about her husband and begged him to
tell the truth. His uncle accompanied
her. The uncle is respectable MEM
her Of the community, and he, too.
urged Shea to tell the truth And Shea
yielded
More Charges Against Duffy.
Ordering his counsel to leave the
room. which F'ridiger did, Shea began
his story. Present during his confess
sion were his wife. his uncle, Assistant
District Attorney Frederick J. Grochl
and stenographer. who recorded every
word he said
While District Attorney Whitman re-
fused to go into details. it is Known
that Shea furnished enough fresh evil
dence TO warrant at least doZer
more indictments against Sergeant
Duffy. Subpnnas were issued late last
night for the appearance of a dozen
Harlem gamblers before the grand jury
when ii meets tomorrow. All these
we're mentioned by Shea as men from
whom he collected during the fourteen
months he worked for Duffy
Shea. who is thirty-two years old. be-
gan his confession by telling of his
career as gambler i'm Harlem and as
n keeper for three years Of a gambling
house on Madison avenue, near 124th
street, within n stones throw of cap
tain WalSh's home and few blocks
from the East l26th street station.
IN November. 1all' shea said. 81
gave 40 tine gambling business. know
ing hat there was more money and
surer money in collecting graft for the
police than in my game.
Il knew Patrolman Eugene Fox. Cap
tain Walsh's collector. for | paid him
s60 month for the privilege of run
ninc my gambling house. | told Fox |
wanted to he "A collector. He told me
that Sveeney's men had more than
they could handle. and he took me to
SWccncy's office. where he introduced
me TO Sergeant Duffy. who was Swee-
ncy's collector
All that transpircG between Duffy
and Shea at this meeting could not be
learned. but IT is known that when Shea
loft the Office of Inspector Sweeney he
was sure Of a jolt as graft collector.
and that later. under Duffy's Gictation.
he made out q list Of q few gambling
houses TO collect from. He was in
struc'cd 10 visit ether suspected houses
aud to learn just now mach they could
pay
Biz Profit IN Collecting.
Shea eaid ne visited every cigar stoic
in Harlem where stuss and crap games
we're running and collected from them
an average of So a month. He found
other houses that were running poker
games. faro and roulette, and from
these he collected from s15 To 500 and
i'm some cases as high as $3.50 month.
For this he received small percent
age. not on any fixed basis. but enough
To allow him To live in regal style. He
said that he always paid the money to
Duny. sometimes i'm Swccney's office.
and that DUFFY always handed him Lis
share.
Shca will j., taken before the grand
mry tomorrow. and his wife vii, also
bc = witness. So. too viii many OF tho
men named by Shea. 'rhc names Of
these men are icalously guarded lest
the system" drive them out Of town
as they have done IN the case Of sew
erai gamblers.
Thomas Lloyd. for years treasurer Of
the Kanawha Club. Percival Nagle's
Tammany organization. will he closet
ed again to-day with the District At
torncy. and he will supplement- his con
fession of last Monday. when he adj
mittcd paying the police 500 II week
for running a poolroom in the New
Polo Athletic club. Lloyd. like Percy
Magic. who spent two hours with the
District Attorney on Monday is in "A
position to involve some OF Tammany's
! leading luminaries. and IL is expected
that he will do SO.
Valuable a witness as Shea proved.
the District Attorney may lind an even
better one as a result Of visit paid
To him yesterday by "A clergyman. The
visitors name was withheld. but IL Is
known that he went TO the Office of Mr..
| Whitman as the emissary of con
scicnce-stric member OF his congre-
cation. who had been a graft collector
for years.
Recess for Grand Jury.
After the John Zoe grand jury seS-
sion tomorrow il is likely that it may