New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
5000 Month for Big House.

II was only to esta blish himself on a
| larger scale. however. and he was soon
running bigger gambling house. at
10th street and Eighth avenue. al a
500 month protection rate.
From that location he moved .at@r TO
both street and Eighth avenue. and it
was there he finally became known as
the king of the Harlem gamblers.
This both street place. which ne ran
throughout 1911 and most of 1872. cost
| him $50 week protection money. His
only failure from a protection stand
point came when he essayed to start
another place AT 124th street and
Eighth avenue. back Of Tammany
| district organizations club rooms Be
| fore he spent about $4,000 in fitting
out that place he saw Wren. although
! Wren was not then the inspectors col
| lector. But Wren was SUPPOSED 10 ne
| in with the ring enough 10 KNOW
whether Michaels's new venture vas
accepta bic. That place was aided.
however by a Central ONCE squad.
| Sweeney was the inspector Of the dis
trict, but had nothing 10 do with the
raid.
Michaels said yesterday he had paid
graft 10 Duffy when Sweeney was in
the Harlem district the first time. lie
paid Wren all through the Thompson.
Hussey and Murtha regimes. and then
| began PAVING Duffy again when Swee-
ney returned TO the district.
Sweeney. Hussey and Thompson,
| Michaels said, used 10 make a practice
Of dropping into his gambling house
some time within twenty-four hours
after their collectors had been around
for the monthly protection payment
| Were you tipped off or warned when
| the inspector was going 10 make a
CALI" he was asked.
"Oh. no. that wasn't necessary. II
wasn't that kind Of q call. II was only
an expression Of the fact that every
thing was all right. sort Of human
walking receipt for he money, | took
IL" he said They used TO come
around when the place was running in
regular fashion
| John Kirkland Clark and Frederick
| ]. Groehl. Assistant District Attorneys,
who will conduct the prosecution OF Pa
trolman John j. Hartigan, visited Cap
tain Thomas w. Walsh at his home
Yesterday and talked over the case.
Walsh will be one of the principal wit
nesses against Hartigan and will be
supported by the evidence Of his wife.
Three lieutenants who did clerical work
on Sweeney's STAFF were subpenaed
Yesterday, and il is believed they VIII
be called on to testify in the Hartigan
trial. They are George Cullen and A.
De Milts, now attached to Brooklyn
stations. and John II. Phillips. now at
tached to Police Headquarters.
I'm connection with Captain Walsh $
visit to Captain George Walden at the
\ Far Rockaway station. on Monday. the
District Attorney was Informed yester-
dav that the Captains Benevolent As
ISOLATION passed a new bylaw about a
week ago 10 the effect that any men,
Der who pleaded guilty to felony
should be expelled from the organiza-
ton.
Walsh is fighting this bylaw, be-
cause. he claims, 1t is the intention 20
make it retroactive in his case. and
thus debar him from the 81 900 benefit
for death. dismissal or retirement that
goes with membership.
walsh said yesterday he intended 10
sre Sweeney for the $500 in cash which
he gave the inspector as his share
~ the $1,000 preliminary fund which
Was raised by five police officials to
hribe Patrolman Eugene F. Fox to
keep his mouth smut
The reduction of John J. Murtha to