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Harvey? A.--Sherin Harvey. And ! told
him asked him II he thought il was
better To go 10 see him: so he said Yes
! think you ought TO go ana see MN.
SO | asked him when ne could be seen.
lie said he could be seen At Flushing I'm
the Democratic club house any day around
J, and o'clock. so ! went over ana told
Pickett that Harvey was coming down TO
close the place. Pickett said We'll. we
better go and see him SO we went out
20 the Democratic club in Flushing and
saw him the next day. When We went
~ We saw Harvey, and he said 10 me ::
How long have YOU been I'm the poolroom
business" oh" said. about fourteen
OF fifteen years SO he sayS-well he
says: Don't you think that you ought 10
come and see SOMEBODY before you break In
out here" Uaughter.) so I said That
IS what We came down To sec YOU for:
81 he wanted 10 know what was in II. SO
Pickett asked me what / thought, and !
said-well, | says: There ought 70 bc 900
Il week i'm IT, the same rs the other people
got" So he says Well YOU know the
District Attorney has got 20 be seen. too.
Gaughter) So says we will make II
800 week then He said What
about TIE three weeks that you have been
goineg" said: I'VE will fix that up
So / made "A date to meet him the next
Light and I brought him down $500 for
the three previous weeks ana the present
one After that he sent Jim Burns and
Dick cook around after it, and they had
~ Mr.. Moss: Q-Who were Jim"
Burns and Dick" Cook? Aim Burns
was the man that was engaged In IN"
poolroom business at different times over
there. 49,
o.-And who was Dick Cook? A.-Dick
Cook was native OF Long Island, en-
gagged I'm the poolroom business.
o.-They were neither or them police
officers? A.--No, sir.
Odd You ever come into any personal
contact with the District Attorney or
anybody claiming 10 represent him per
sonally over there? A.-Only Harvey
Q.-Wcll. Harvey claimed he wanted
more on account OF the District Attorney.
You have told us that. Ayes. sir.
o-Now. I ask YOU II YOU ever came
into contact with the District Attorney or
anybody claiming To represent him? A.
No ! did not.
Q.-The question was asked who tho
District Attorney was, do YOU know? A.
Mr.. Dewitt.
Alderman Downing: Whom did you
hand the 800 to?
The Witness: Harvey.
Alderman Downing: The Sheriff?
The Witness: Yes, sir.
BY Mr.. Moss: Q.-Shcrin Harvey? A.
Yes.
Q-You don't know whether any portion
of that went TO the District Attorney or
not do you? A.-No, ] do not.
GLOW long did you stay there in Long
Island City? | think you have told us.
didn't you? A.-Three months and three
DAYS We were there.
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Pennsylvania
RAILROAD
@
ATLANTIC CITY

The unusually high per
centage OF sunshine. COM
bincd with the southern
exposure and the uniform
softness OF the sea air,
make The Atlantic City
boardwalk especially attrac-
tive during Lenten days.
And besides there are the
great sun parlors i'll the
hotels and on the piers
where one may bask III the
genial solar rays and listen
TO the tuneful harmony OF
the orchestraS.
1t is an agreeable retreat
from the pressure OF social
cares, and a delightful
change from the dreary
days OF winter.
Convenient through
train service by the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.
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Introduced TO New Collector.

o-Wcll didn't you. Al asked him
how IL could be arranged. and he said
there was man down In Inc Oh Garuei''
known as the Thalla Theatre. was col
Letting his money. ana ne brousht NV
down and introduced me 10 this man.
O-Who was this man. Al 90 NOT
know tho mans name. forget IT at
present. .. .....,l.,. ,
Ayes. sit, ! paid him 30 TOT COUPE
o"Did YOU ever pay Bri,ton any
money personally into his own hands al
any time? Ayes. some years after that
when was on Long Island no. ] WAS
making a handbook on the corner OF "a
street and Third avenue. and he sent y
man to leave "A note there for mo % call
al the Fulton street place. think inc
number was ii2 Fulton street.-the next
day and ask for him. So ! went down
there. and nc was not there, but a man
named Ike that made handbook thsie.
said he would not be there that day, nut
If had any business 10 do with him.
WHY. / could do II with him. so left so
or 81. told him / was only making "A
handbook. and left him 81. left 1t
with Ike
Odd YOU have any personal dealings
with him? Did YOU hand him any money
Yourself? Ayes: after that | opened In
I'd street. Long Island city. and when we
were going there for n while he came 10
tho door and sent In word that somebody
wanted to sec me outside. so they knew
him. the doorman knew him, and told me
that Rritton was outside and wanted 10
Gee me so ! went out and seen him and
gave him so and told him To come
around the following month.
Q-How many times ala you 90 that
A.--Well. only twice over there. because
We only went three months. and We went
n little over "A month before he found
where were.
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, with mud He came UP and he wanted
| 70 know who won the first race when ne
got up there.
Ole was not very much hurt?
BY Mr. Moss
Q.-Not so much hurt that he could mo'
resume the betting. is that II? A.-Inc
first thing he asked when he got up theie
was who won the first race.
Alderman Downright was a big drop.
BY Mr.. Moss:
Q.--I supposed il seemed ike forty ~
CIV feet when YOU were going down, MI.
Purcell, when you We're dropping II. a.
I Well, the distance was not that lnucn'
but we climbed down couple OF nfe 's5
capes on the next building ana droppe"
then into the cellar. $50 =
Q.--You dropped from the ire escape :
4 Yes
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O.-I see That is. YOU went uptown
and then after going uptown went bach
TO the 2lst Precinct? Ayes, any tim,
vo would not work In the 2lst Precinct
we always looked for some other place
to work.
O.-I see. Do you remember captain
named Cannon? Ayes, Cannon was ~
command OF the East ssth street station
Odd you have anything To do WITT
Captain Cannon? A.-Not directly with
Captain Cannon, hut his wardman
named Carroll collected the money.
sQ--What was his hrst nameF Al ho
not know his first name.
O-Do YOU know whether he is on the
force or not? Al do not; | have not
seen him in years.
Q.-What did you pay Carroll? Ask
" week he got.
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Q-It was false alarm then? Alt
was a false alarm
Q.-You say the betting was begun again
after business was resumed? Ayes.
Odd the captain return To the room
same.
BY Alderman Bowling:
Odd you hurt yourself when you
fell fifty feet? A.-Me?
Q.-Ies. | mean, go back and resume
your business? A.-Oh. yes, yes.
Odd YOU hurt yourself? A.-No. no.
Q.-fou did not hurt yourself. or the
captain either"
A.--No.
Q.-Got right up again and went up
stairs again after falling fifty feet? A.
He was covered with mud II had been
showing that daN and he was saturated
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Q-Did YOU go back into the 2lst pre-
cinct after that? Ayes. we went back
/ went back Ia the 2lst precinct. and
there was a couple Of people doing busl-
ness there; Abrahall. on Third avenue,
, who run room and hand book. and
Murtha's place, on 3ith street and First
avenue.
C-fIad you ever received any word
from Captain Delaney or anybody claim
ing TO represent Captain Delaney. about
one Jim Mccoy? Ayes. while We had
the Sherman House. in i2d street. at one
time. when there was general cleaning
mp. and We went To reopen 42d street. we
! were told that Mccoy was going TO get
the place.
G.--Wen. was anything said about pay
ing any money To Mccoy? A.--Well, when
we we're in 33d street Mccoy came
around 10 my place and told me that
McClintock wanted $40 "A month, and, or
course ! was very glad TO give 1t to him;
knew that Mccoy and McC'lintock had
become very friendly through Mccoy
being shot there in sd street. and J as
sumed that II Mccoy said that McClin-
took wanted $50 that ii was 20. and l
paid him the $50.
Q.--Well. had you ever been spoken to
about Mccoy through Captain Delaney or
by any one representing captain De-
laney? A.-Well, my partner. Mr.. Muir
ply told me that Mccoy WAS to get the
place in 42d street.
Odd he say that DELANEY had said
so? A.-Yes. that through the interces-
sion OF the owner OF the Vanderbilt
Hotel. where Delaney was In the habit
of frequenting. that they decided 10 give
the place 10 Mccoy.
Q.-Who did Mccoy give the money to.
do YOU know? Have you any personal
knowledge? A-No. | have not. he coll
lected n couple of months, and then we
opened and closed spasmodieally, and
then Mccoy came down and tcld me that
| would have TO give up regular. whether
was open or not. or that NcClintock
would not take IL at all.
Q.--Do you remember man named
Herbert Graham policeman? A.-Hcr-
bert Graham was the wardman IN Long
Island.
Odd YOU have any dealings with
him, any financial dealings? Ayes. he
used 10 collect for the captain In Long
Island City.
Q.-Is ne on the force now-Hierbert
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KEPT ON MOVE BY MEN
THEY WOULDN'T EMPLOY

and who would not De put 10 work there
Q.-And they would write complaininl
letters. would they? A.-They would writ,
letters about our whereabouts.
Q-Now. what sort Of letters? A.
Saying that there was a pOolroom being
conducted ut such and such a number.
Q.-And YOU say these letters were writ
ten by people who wanted Jobs and YOU
would not employ them: Is that the
idea? Ayes. sir
Q.-Do YOU know whether that is com
mon In the CITY of New York for people
To write anonymous letters about gam
bling houses when they are not put "a
work. DO you know anything about
hat? A.-Well. not within the last three
= four years Ia not common. but
sefore that when they thought that pool.
ooms were being protected. they used
his means for the purpose of either be-
ng put 10 work or getting money. tn,
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Purcell went on To say that he was
often annoyed by anonymous letters from
persons unsuccessful in getting jobs from
him. ON this line the examination con-
tinued:
Q.-What place were you running or in
terested In At that time? A.-oh. we
worked on s0th street and Third avenue,
and shifted around tn Second avenue and
slst street. and Sykes place on LeXing-
ton or Third avenue and soth street
When 1t got hot. We shifted every day
there.
o-How did you get word about shift
ing. Who told YOU about thaty A-car-
roll would come around and tell us. That
they were writing letters up there.
Q-Who were writing letters? a
Why, the other poo room keepers. o
some Jews who wanted 10 60 to worn
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same as men Who were never In the place
would claim that they were I'm there an
made bets When they would get tns
Droprietor's name they would send ~ ~
him and tell him they wanted SIS OF sl',
some let they Claimed. or they would x"
To the station hose.
Q.-Wcrc YOU IN business at SIKH aN,
nu, and 36tn street Al was over WIZ
Jack McAulirfc IN the saloon run ps
"Pnddv the Pig. -
Q.-What did yen do there? Allan
"A poolroom up on the upper fioof.
q What dealings did you have Win
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Had to Quit After Shift.

Q-Nho would tell you To Shift? A
"Dick" Walsh would come around and tell
us to shift or close He told US TO close
up. and I told Murphy 10 go up and ask
Delaney IL he would let MS shift. 30 he
went up and seen Delaney and came back
and asked me where We wanted TO shift
to. SO picked this SD street place out
there. and he went back and told Delaney.
and we shifted there for week and done
pretty good business and finally had t.
quit entirely.
Q.-Nhat was the occasion Of your quit
ting? A.-Well. il was just case like
ths-vhere some investigation was in
progress or there were some complaints
being made about the places In the pre-
CnCt.
o.-Yes. Were there other places in the
precinct Other poolrooms? A.-There
was as many as six or seven in the pre-
ciuct at the same time.
Q.-Do you remember man named
"Dlck' Cook? A-Yes Dick Cook
opened up In 40. zoe 3ith street after !
Q.-Do you remember pat" Curlan?
A-"Pat" Curlan opened at eth street
and Fourth avenue. over a saloon.
Q.--Do YOU remember man named
Fcatherstcn? A-F,atherStOn was open
AT 33d street and Lexington avenue
Q-Do you remember the sherman
House? A.-Thc Sherman House: had
the sherman House, too.
Q.--What number was that? Al think
that was l52.
Q.-What street? A.-i2d street:
Q.-Ilow long were you connected with
the poolrooms ia that precinct. under
those conditions which YOU just de-
scribed? A.-Wcll. except for the time
that we closed temporarily. ! nave been
in that precinct Tor ten or twelve years.
Q.-Doing business of and on? A.-Oh
and on.
Odd YOU pas anybody else any
money while YOU We're in that precinct
besides the police officers you have mem
toned? Did you pay ANYBODY who was
not u policeman? A-Not until after
Mccoy was shot in the Sherman House III
42d street "a
o."Who did you ray any money 10?
AEWhcu we reopcned again when the
trouble blew over. Quinlan came 10 m.
and said | would have 10 see Britton. OF
the Britton Society.
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! the three months and three days n
remained IN Long Island City.
From Long Island City Purcell Wen'
back to the list Precinct and opened
house. He said he paid $50 a week u
one Carroll, collector for Captain Can
non. later Of the East SSth street sta
ton. one place he ran was on Stti
street. near Sixth avenue, on the Toy
floor above the saloon conducted d!
PADDY the Pig" He fought the police
q; that time, and paid no protection
To them.
How Cid YOU manage that" asked
Mr. Moss.
I'VE Just opened up and went ahead
replied Purcell. They put policemen
on the doors. If the cops were nice
they got s. apiece. If they Wereh
nice they got nothing.
Purcell gave a clean bill OF health TO
Inspector Dick" Walsh. Purcell salu
he gave 500 q month to O'Connor, IN
spector McLaughlin's man. Other COZ
lectors. he said. were John l.. Sullivan
still on the force. who collected ioi
Captain Norton. and Frank England
who represented himself as a collector
for the Eggers squad. Captain Cor
coran's man was Duran or Doran, no"
retired who collected $50 a week
Captain Burns's wardman. named
Murphy. also became a collector.
Purcell said he and Herman Rosen-
thai. the slain gambler, opened place
at No. go Lexington avenue. IheE
paid Keenan, SEQ week for captain
Burns. Inspector Walsh closed The
place up. he said
There was "a political contest in the
21st Precinct while he was there. Pui
cell said. That was before Cruise
time. on one occasion. when Charies
+ Murphy. Pickett and Cruise were
sitting i'm the Anawanda Club. Murph!
dcplored the fact that there was ho'
good leader in the district, and sus-
gosted that Cruise should go there
Cruise took the hint.
Brings in Captain Cray.
81 was with William \. Larney ior
leader" said Purcell. CRUISE went
around and had every one in the pre-
cinct pinched. all Larney's friends /
had four excise arrests. had TO sen
the place. l went TO Cruise ana COM
nlaincd that others were doing u"S'-
ness. and said had been there longer
than they had. He said he'd see Cap
tain Cray.
II didn't get any satisfaction po'
finally opened up place win Mur'h'
at No. 23J East ed street Cray ma"
agreed 70 take $50 a week. as the place
was inst opening up. | figured mat
500 q week would be enough, allowing
$50 a week for Cray. 500 for the IN
spcctor and SO apiece to the Wardiheh'
stevens and Lee
Captain Cray is brother-ih-ia" o'
Charles f. Murphy. PurcelIs storH
came close to Murphy also when ne
testified that he had interviewed the
latter's brother John, who is now DEAD
in regard to opening gambling pace
When he ran house at NO @o7 last
AID street. Purcell said, the ponce
raided him on August :, 1911 under
the direction of Lieutenant Charles
Becker.
81 talked with Becker at the night
court" said Purcell. There were iNc
Of nv men arrested, and Becker SAID
he could turn them all out, but that ne
wanted something for it. Finally he
accepted $3.50
The investigation was suSpended
until 1920 a. IN. on Monday.
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SWEARS HE PAID SHERIFF
HARVEY FOR PROTECTION

BY Mr. Moss: Odd you pay any
money to anybody over there? After
we were In business about three weeks
there "A man named Father Jim" Burns
came in and said the Sheriff intended TO
come down and close the place up.
LIZ Alderman ShipleN. y .-Thnt Is Sheriff
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Forced TO Borrow Money.

Q.-Now. did YOU have anything 20 do
with Thomas T.. Woods. o. did Murphy
A-Wcll. we did not do very wei tor a
month or SO. and Mr.. Murphy said. told
Inc 10 get some money of OF Woods To
40 ahead with H. so We borrowed =
thousand dollars off Tom Woods ana
We went along for "a couple or weeks ana
seesawed regarding making any mOncy-
that IS, 4, went up and down-so one time
when W. had the thousand dollars to-
gcther. why, Murphy said, we had bot
ter give this 10 Woods because We might
lose IT," and we did not want TO lose II
for him. so we gave him back the thou
sand dollars.
Q-Whcn YOU were paying money 10
Cahlll was Captain Martens ever In com
inand Of the precinct? A.-Captain Mar
tens was in command of the precinct
originally. When we first opened.
Q.-YrS We're you paying the money
while Martens was I'm the precinct? A.
Yes: We paid IL TO cahlll.
Q.-Ycs. SO that you paid money 10
Cahill while Martens was in the precinct
and also while Delaney was in the pre-
cinct did YOU? A.-Cahill stayed there
only q fcw weeks after Delaney became
commander OF the precinct. and Cahill
brought Delancy's nephew, Walsh. around
and introduced him 10 me. telling me
that Ne would be the future collector
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TELLS OF POLICE
FRIENDSHIP FOR GAMBLERS

was on Third avenue. between oo'h anu
O And when you let him have that
place YOU went and did something e!se'
didn't youo Al was employed on 'he
door there. -,
Q'-Yes. A-The inside door ,,oo,u
0-The inside door of the pooliooliI =.
, ON the second door OF the entrance
leading TO the poolroom.
O.-That was Abrahalls place Whele
vol, we're employed. was il? A.-1es' SIT
Q.-How long were you there? A'-oh'
SIX weeks or two months.
Well ,.,, ,to
O,-Hnterposng). Were YOU with tne
Gleason syndicate after you were VII.
Abrahan? Amy of this other STUN
material? -. Van
O-No. I am passing over that. you
have In your hands now your own Wrl'ih6
have YOU not? Ayes. sir. T..
O.-That is all your own Writing - ~
not. except some additions that have peer
written in: but the main body OK tna'
is your own handwriting. Is 1t not? Ihe
main body of the paper you are iookiHs
at is your handwriting, isn't 1t! A.-ies
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The examination then shifted TO Pur-
cells experiences in Long Island CITY,
continuing as follows
O.-Wiu YOU tell about your going to
Long Island City. and what was going on
there in the way Of poolToomS. ana now
IL was arranged and managed ana oper-
ated? A.-Why. Mr.. Pickett. on I'D street
and Third avenue. asked me II Wanteu
10 omen Up in Long Islanc-Long Island
City-and ! said yes; | thought Il was a
good thing 80 few days afterWard ne
told me it was all right. TO 20 ahead and
look for n place. so ] went over thers
and located this barn over there the old
car barn, fixed IT up and got II ready.
O-Now, Just tell the whole proceeding
over there-all that occurred and all that
YOU saw was done. a. (continuing)-So /
went over there and ordered the phones
in and got the place ready. and at the
end of the first wcek--rather while the
place was in process Of being put IN
readiness-wo worked III Salpon saloon,
the place next door. and Dick Downing
was working right IN 'front.' OF our place
on Borden avenue
Q-Was that another poolroom at the
time? Ayes.
$50 my COINS over there caused a
whose name was Morton, was friendly
with Dick Bowling ana the Casualty
bunch. They sent the captain into the
Third avenue place to make an arrest SO
q
rested a little Jew that was dealing stuss
in the back room and took him 10 the sta
tion house. and We bailed him out that
night So I came over, and told Pickett,
and Pickett said: We'll go ahead any
how. Never mind anybody. Go ahead
Harvey Was Leader.
Bv Alderman Shipley: Q.-When was
my BY Mr. Moss: o-At the time you were
over to Long Island City, what year was
that? ,, - T.. .,,
were over in Long Island City? A.-Oh.
BY MIR. Moss; Q:-was it as late as
nv Alderman Shipley: Q.-At the time
of Cassidy's administration over there
A-Beg Your pardon.
o-kt the time Of Cassidy admins
ration over there? A.-Well, Harvey was
The leader at that time 90,
Ry Mr. Moss: Q.-tiaryey? A-snefit
Harvey. -, . r.,
By Alderman Shipley: did you ma
h,Isiness very profitable In Queens? A.
we'll VIC were there three months and
three DAYS and the book lost 500 and the
cram game won about 5000. SOMEBODY
else was getting the money.
BY Mr. Moss. Q.-What diq You say :
Did the crap game win or lose A.
Gran game won about $4,000.
Q.--Tne crap game won ana tne poor,
room lost? A.--The poolroom lost anu
The crap game woa and the stuss won a
couple 81 thousand.
BY Alderman Shiplcy: Q.-That shows
IL was profitable for somebody IN queens