The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-08
GAMBLER SAYS He
PAID OUT $4,000
TO THE GRAfTERS
Purcell Gives Names Of Police
Captains, Politicians and
Parkhurst Agent
STATES THAT BAckER
WAS AN ALDERMAN
Sheriff of Queens County
Took $500 Weekly, $50 Of
Which He Said Was for
District Attorney

NEW YORK. Feb. flames Pur-
cell. for nearly seventeen years en-
gagged in the pool room and gambling
business in New York city told the
Curran committee today, how, when
and where and to whom he paid $780,
600 protection money during the last
ten years.
1t required little more than two
hours for the witness to tell it all and
curing that time the names of po-
Hcemen, inspectors. captains, detec-
tives and wardmen fell from his ups
almost with every sentence, interiard-
ed with aldermen and former alder
men. Tammany leader, the brother
OF Charles F. Murphy, Police Lieuten-
ant Becker, Sergeant Eggers and his
squad. saloonmen and other gam
blers. to say nothing of two agents for
vice societies which insisted on get
ting theirs.
Summed-up. Purcell In his testi-
mony declared that he had paid pro-
lection money from $50 to $3.50 d
week to the wardmen OF Police In
Cornelius Hayes.
Some OF Them Square.
Purcell had not been able to do
business with Inspectors Harley and
Smiling Dick Walsh. He had paid
the wardmen of Captains Thomas.
now retired: Delaney. retired; Mar
tens, still on the force; Maude, still
on the force. Captain Cannon. re-
tired: Naughton, cochrane. Burns
and Patrick.
He mentioned twenty-five police
men of the rank of captain. alleging
that he done business with all the
squads with exception OF that COM
manded by "1oaestp Dan CostiEan.
Purcell had dealt with Lieutenant
F9rk%1 ~ 49, X y.
aidsWiiliam Eggers. who once head
ed a squad under McAdoo. He had
paid Policeman Clif. who was COM
missioner Hughers man. He had paid
Sheriff Harvey. OF Queens, who waa
Democratic boss succeeding Cassidy
300 week for running. with the un-
derstanding that $50 was to go to the
district attorney. He had only Har-
vey's word for this. He paid Agent
|McClintock, since out OF the Park
hurst society, q regular fee and also
Agent Britton. OF the society, for the
enforcement of the criminal law for
the same purpose.
Purcell In Politics.
Purcell had done business with
Tammany Leader Michael #. Cruise.
He had gotten the late John r. MUIR
ply to intercede with Captain Ps
f. Gray to allow him to open up. He
had friend In Alderman Butch
Lewis and a hacker in ex-AldermAn
Wood. He was a partner once with
Herman Rosenthai. alleged to have
been killed by Becker's orders.
Purceil's story, reduced to writing,
according to the assistant district at
torneys, has been checked up In ey-
cry fact and was turned over to
Emory Buckner today. The CORFU
borative facts will go before grand
jury. Purcell himself Is not ena-
pioyed by the Parkhurst society.
As Purcell told his unvarnished
bald narrative of twelve years OF pre-
lection money there was a silence cx-
cept there was laughter at some Of
the humorous episodes In his revela-
tons.
Whitman FORCES Chain.
NEW YORK. Feb. District At
torney Whitman has completed III
chain Of testimony which will be pres
scented to the extraordinary grand
jury this coming week. showing tho
connection Of Captain Thomas W.
Walsh with q certain payment OF pro-
lection money from the Avonel hotel
and setting forth in detail allegations
that Inspector Denis Sweeney. OF the
Harlem district. shared In the pay
ment. The grand jury will meet
again on Monday and will be asked
to indict Walsh The captain already
HAS confessed In full to the distr5c<
attorney So there liz no reason 80
doubt that this indictment will ~
returned.
Policeman John Hartigan. . Gene
trail Office man. formerly attached to
Inspector Sweeney's STAFF, who insist
ed on Thursday. when he was guess
toned by the district attorney, that
he could give no information agatu4E
the inspector, gave in today when ~
was brought before Justice GoR IN
the John Doe inquiry in the tustice'Ms
chamber
C0rroborates Story. g
Hartigan admitted that he had
known that the envelope which he
earlier had admitted carrying from
Inspector Sweeney to Captain Wa11
contained money. and he finally c0I
roborated the stories already told AE4
Policeman Fox. by Captain WA1aN
and by the captains wife. sregArdtnG
the transaction. This money was =
part OF that which, It Is alleged. wm
raised for the purpose Of brtutnE
George Sipp to stay outside the tuTfa~
diction.
The breaking down Of HartigAn wa6
the result OF the testimony o. 4x1
Walsh, the wife OF the confeasing CaIpHss
tain. Mrs Walsh was examined 6IS
Justice Con as the first witness ~ tA&ss
hearing today. After ahe hAd GiyUMss
her testimony H&rtigHn wAS brou2GE
in and was questioned on the hmml4
OF what Mrs. Walsh had told. M49
story was 30 complete i'm III 4ot0tI~F
that the policeman finally con1oQ NJ
Court ExpcIs F11Ot0ernpklea1I sSass$
PARIS. Feb. AFTER having 3rx&