Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
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Quarino testified today he could not
| place exactly the time when he paid
money to Owens. He declared he ran
the gambling games in the saloon
from 1908 to August, 1911, and that
| he made the alleged payments within
that period.
The witness alleged also that~upon
one occasion Owens suggested that
Quarino open a gambling place at
an address on Eighth avenue and
that he had agreed to do SO on a
fifty-fifty division of the profits, but
that Owens demanded more than half
and the deal was dropped.
Quarino went on to testify that
some time in August, 1911. owens
came to him and SAID he wanted $40;
that he had not been around in a
long time and needed the money.
Quarino said he could not spare so
much and Owens went away saying
that he would raid the game. Quar-
mo thereupon told his nephew
Caprio about his trouble and asked
Caprio to see Owens.
Caprio testified that his uncle
Quarino told him about the threat
alleged to have been made by the
policeman and that he (Caprio) had
gone to Owens and had asked him
to let up on Quarino, saying that the
saloonkeeper had no money and could
not pay $40
Paid So, He Claims.
Caproi said further that Owens said
to him. "Quarino is not playing fair, .
to which Caprio replied: Don't be
hard on him. If you must have some
money right away, here's IS; it's all
can spare"
The witness also said that Owens
took the IS. but that same night
raided Quarino's plact. Later Quarino
pleaded non vult, but sentence never
has been imposed.
The raid occurred on August TO-
Caprio said, and very soon after he
went to the Board of Police Commits
sioners. but got no satisfaction. About
three weeks after his first visit he
went again to police headquarters and
this time saw the secretary of the
board, Joseph L. Cox. He says that he
told the secretary of his transactions
with Owens and was referred to the
police chief of that time, Michael Cor
bitt.
Caprio said further that he related
the entire matter to Chief Corbitt and
added that gambling existed in the
neighborhood of Quarino's saloon and
was protected by the police; that he
had stood in a doorway opposite lat
Seventh avenue and had seen an
officer enter and receive money.
He claimed also that Chief Corbitt.
who died in May last year, had re-
ferred him to the secretary of the
commission and Mr.. Cox in turn sent
the witness back to the chief until
he got tired of being shunted about
and wrote out the story, gave it to
Fiore, who printed 1t.
Owens Record Is Clean.
Secretary Cox, of the Police Board,
this afternoon was asked regarding
the testimony given by Quarino and
Caprio today. He said he recalled
the complaint to the Police Board
made by Quarino against Owens sew
eral years ago. He declared that
the complaint was fully investigated
at that time, and there was no evil
dence of any kind to be found against
Owens. The policeman was exoner-
ated OF the charge and commended
for his good work.
The investigation of the charges,
Mr. Cox asserted, showed that
owens made many enemies because
OF his efficiency in breaking up gam
bling games In the Second precinct.