St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 3, 1906

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POLICY DEALER {COUNT ADMITS ACTING FOR SYNDICATE ———-g ~———_-—— | Negro Says He Does Not Know Name of White Man Who Hired Him.

I8 FINED $300 IN COURT

Burgess Trapped Into Admis- sion by Unexpected Question of Attorney. POLICY LISTS IN ROOM Witness Says That He Got One-Fourth of All Money Placed With Him,

a negro policy seller, testifying in his own behalf in the City Hall Police Court, Saturday, admitted that he*Wwas hired by a com- pany to run a game, receiving in pay- ment 2 per cent of all the bets’ made with him. Burgess said that he did not know the names of the men who em- ployed him. s testimony William M. Burgess, caused’ a sensation in the courtroom, his admission being the first ever made: from the stand by a licy seller that the game in St. Louis s controlled by a clique of men -who keep behind the scenes. The case was further made remark- able by the fact that Judge Tracy de- , parted from his usual custom and fined the defendant a

> Pw i which he showed Offered for sale” $30 and costs. ‘Lhe al- most invariable fines in such cases here- tofore fn the City Hall Court have been $60 and costs. Judge Tracy and City Attorney An- derson were quick to follow up the ad- vantages given them by Burgess’ admis- gion and both questioned th® witness closely. Surprised Into Question, Burgess was about to ieave the stand after having made the customary state- ment of policy sellers, denying that he had offered for salé a policy ticket. He previously admitted that the sheets und in the reom in the rear of 1613 @lark avenue, where he was arrested, contained policy numbers. City Attorney Anderson took the wit- ‘Mess by surprise. _“What was your occupation in that room?” he asked suddenly. marere he had time to catch the pur- of the question, the witnpes an- d: “Writing policy.”’ : en he realized what he had said ‘attempted to ‘hedge,’ but another estion came quickly from the Judge: "Who hires ‘you to write that game?’ “Ah doan know, sah,’’ replied the wit- ness, who by this time was hopelessly floundering about for a way out of e trap into which he had fallen, ‘‘only e's a white man. “What is the name of the company hat hires you?’ asked Judge Tracy. The Delmar ‘Bungaloo.” “They call it the Delmar ‘bungaloo,’ said Burgess, ‘“‘but honest, Judge, I don’t know who owns that game. On further questioning the negro ad- mitted that he was paid % cents for every dollar's worth of bets that he wrote, and that he turned over the pro- ceeds of the game, after deducting his own commission, every day\to_a white man whom he met on the street. “Is that Mr. Delmar or Mr. loo?”’ asked Judge Tracy. “IT don’t know which one it is, Judge,”’ said Burgess, “I just know that I meet that white man every day and give him what I've taken in on the game. I al- ways takes oul my own share first.” Though repeatediy questioned by both Judge Tracy and the City Attorney, the negro stoutly maintained that he did mot know the name of the man to whom he turned over the money and he re- sed to give even a description of him. “Don't you know,’ said Judge Tracy, “that you are committing perjury, that you do know the name of .that man?’ Don't you know that perjury is a felony, subject to imprisonment in the Peni- tentiary? I will fine you $300 and costs.’ : - Saw Him Sell Ticket. Burgess was arrested Friday afternoon tn a rdfm opening on an alley at 1613 Clark avenue by Special Officers McKen- na and Roberts. KRgberts testified that he had seen the negro make out a pol- icy ticket and sell it to one of three per- gons in the place. A "duplicate ticket, with a policy sheet on which were num- bers corresponding, was exhibited in ev- idence. The man to whom the tlcket was sold made his escape from the room as the officers entered. The case against Burgess was one of 12 in the City Hall Court, Saturday, as the result of an unusual activity on the port of the police in rounding up policy - pollers, ¢: Only one other of the cases resulted a negro, and costs for running a of 9144 Market street. ¢ Was arrested by Officers McKenna and Roberts, Oct. 20. Roberts had. seen him take money for a policy. ticket, to the court in con- nection with the policy sheet. Tavior has been out on bond signed by Charles Lauer of 26 Bouth Twelfth street. He made no statement in. court. All of the other cases, with the ex- ception of two agninst John Carpenter, aml one against Isaac Massey, which were continued, resulted the discharge of the defendants for lack of evidence that they had actually taken money in exchange for tckets. In each case the policemen were moral- ly certain that the defendants were po!- joy writers, but were unable to give eufficient evidence for conviction. Policy Sheets Found. All of the men were arrested in rooms where full paraphernalia for writing licy games was found, Stacks of pol- by sheets and tickets- were brought into the courtroom : In the case against Edward Crenshaw. who was arrested Friday in the rear of | 610 Spruce street with a full policy out- mt by Policemen Gemmes and MeCaf. ing of the Central District, Judee Tra- made it plain that under the city or- nances evidence that a man ‘‘sold or a policy ticket was re- quired before he could be convicted. Tie jcemen replied that they had orders headquarters to arrest all persons found writing policy. ow if you get hold of the men who wet up these games,’ said Judge Tracy, would have the rea! criminals. Bert. 1 up a gambling game such as poliey je a felony and is punishable by'a peni- sentence.’ s bond was furnished by ane of S17 Minerva avenue. & a? 7 f ¥ 4 . % 1 . € Bunga- fonviction,- John Taylor, ne fined $50 me in the rear in a other poliats sellers who were ar- 4 ~ 2 >, ; fe. ’ ' shortage the Department of dicted

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SHOWS. TREASURY CASH SHORT $65,000 a vr Washington Dispatches Say Error Was Traced to Receiv- ing Teller’s Cage.

DYER REFUSES TO TALK

Report That Investigation Does Not Reveal Any Evidence of Criminal Act.

SYSTEM IS NOT BLAMED

It Is Expected That Subtreas- urer Akins’ Work Will Be Commended.

The experts who conducted the in- vestigation of the St. Louis Subtreasury found an actual shortage of $bd.000, and traced it to the cage of Receiving Tellier D. P. Dyer Jr., according to press dis- patches from Washington. It is said that the commission w1l' re- port that it discovered no evidence of any criminal act. That- feature of the will be investigate1 later by Justice, probably through special counsel appointed for that purpose. Assistant United States Treasurer G. € Bantz and the commission of experts reached Washington Friday afternoon, but their detailed report will not be sub- mitted to the Treasury Department un- til late todoy or Monday. It was stated at the Treasury Depart- ment Friday that.a preliminary report probably will be submitted today. Ty he report wil! show that the books of the Subtreasury are in perfect order, and that the discrepancy was not found to be. due to faulty bookkeeping. It is further expected that the report will commend the conduct of the office under Subtreasurer Thomas J. Akins. After the Treasury ‘Department has reviewed the report it will then be for- warded to the Department of Justice for action. What action will follow prob- ably will depend upon the report of the secret service agents who have been fvllowing up the case closely. The report of the experts is the result of many weeks’ hard. work, which all the millions of dollars in the local Subtreasury was counted. The ex- perts went through all of the vaults, counting all the currency, gold, silver, nickels and pennies. They also made a careful examination of the books of the department. When Teller Dyer was seen this morn- ing by a reporter for the Post-Dispatch, who told of the news from Washington, he declined to make any statement or answer any questions. MORE WARRANTS

TN ELECTION CASES

_> Cornelius Sullivan Is Charged With Fraudulent Regis- tration. At the request of the grand jury Judge Moses N. Sale of the criminal division of the Circuit Court, Saturday issued two bench warrants against Cornelius Sullivan, a Democrat, charging him with fraudulent registration, and one against William 8. Sugden, Republican Election Clerk in the Sixth Precinct of the Fourth Ward, charging him with neg- lect of duty for fallure to strike ille- gally registered names from the books. Sullivan, who is already in jail on a charge of robbery, is accused of regis- tering in two different precincts of the Twenty-second Ward, in one under his real name, and in the other under a fic- titious name. Rumor was current around the Four Courts Saturday that a large number of bench warrants would be § asked‘ for Monday. The persons indicted by .the grand jury Friday for participation in election and registration frauds gave bonds for Sh) each. The accused men are: Fred Heidecker, Republican City Central Committeeman of the Ninth Ward, in- for mutilation of poll books; Frank Hughes and J. Hibbard, clerks in the Fourth Precinct of the Fourth Ward, charged with neglect of duty, and Dr. H. G. Grosby of 2236 Wash street, charged with making a false affidavit>upon which a _ person who had failed to register in his pre- cinct Was subsequently enrolled on the books at the City Hal). ee = -

Frank street street; raigned and discharged were: Korsick, rear of 21 Walnut James Edwards, 2002 Chestnut whose bondsmen was Joseph T. Weis- man of 1215 North Seventh, street; Er- nest Rice, rear of 223 Chestnut street, bondsman, George E. Geisler of 2634 Frank Smith, rear of 20244 Cheetnut street, bondsman, George Geisier; John Schroeder, 13 Norvih sixth street, second floor, bondsman Ed- ward 8. Roemer of 2957 Atlantic street; Henry Moore, 113 North Sixth street, second floor, bandsman, Fdward 38. Roemer. With the exception of Schroe- der, all are negroes. Ship Bolievod Lost. LIVERPOOL, N. 8.,Nov. 3.—~The bark- entine Milton, which is 34 days over- due from Havana to Mobile, has been given up for lost in .this port, where she ie largely owned. She has been out 4 days on a six-day trip. The vease] was four years old and was of 3500 tons bur- den. She was fully insured, during |

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MAS, LEAFGREEK NOT ENTITLED TU HOWARD tSTAI Circuit Court Finally Disposes of One Phase of the Litigation. Circuit Judge Reynolds Saturday af- firmed the decision of the Probate Court in the suit of Mrs. Mary Leafgresn fer a widow's share of the estate of Laciede J. Howard, finding that she was not en- titled to the money... She avers siie was married to Howard 2% years ago. The Probate Court decision was af- firmed by Judge Reynolds afier an un- successful. attempt by Attorney O’Con- nor, acting for Mrs. Leafgreen, to dis- miss the suit. O'Connor wanted the suif tried before a jury, but was ‘overruled in that, and de take it out of court. Friday to that effect and it went until Saturday to allow time for submission of authorities. O’Connor cited in support of his mo- tion a Court of Appeals decision. kKe- ferring to this, Judge Reynolds said that they had it the decision) so tan- gied wp that it might look doubtful as to what they really meant,”” He said he believed they did mean to say that “au case could be dismissed at any time before it went to a jury, but he de- clded against O’Connor’s motion under the statute. Another phase of the celebrated suit is pending in the Circuit Court. WRECK ON IRON MOUNTAIN. Sleepers Demolished, No Pas- sengers Seriously Injured. Special to the Post-Dispatch. WYNNE, Ark., Nov. between two passenger trains on Iron Mountain here today, a sleeping car filled with passengers was thrown from the rails and almost completely demolished. The pasSengers .were hurled from their berths:-and badly shaken up, but no one was killed or seriously injured. The hody of the car was torn from the trucks and thrown across the westbound track, blocking traffic for several hours. The sleeper was attached to train No. 202, bound from Little Rock to Memphis, which was pulling into a siding whe nthe northbound train struc z, it.

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ZIOW PORCHCLIMBER ENTERED SCHARFF RESIDENCE $225 LINDELL: BOULEVARD.

BALLOON RACE WILL BE HELD IN ST. LOUIS

President of the Aero Club of America Announces That This City Has Been Chosen as Starting Point for Contest for James Gordon Bennett Cup Recently Won by American. The Aero Club of America, through President Hedges, announeed at Pitts- night that St. balloon races next vear. in October, 1907. Lieut. Frank P. Lahm, Sixth Cavalry, U. S. A., won the cup for the Aero Club of America at the races which started from Paris last month and his victory gave the club the authority to select the next startig point for the race. The club considered the natural advantages of St. Louis, and after having ascer- tained that the required amount of gag fox inflating the balloons and other ma- field, Mass., nett trophy held here early Friday terials needed for the races are available | decided to hold them here. Most of the balloon United’ States and Europe will partivi- pate in the races. The entries this year included such well-known aerial navi-

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Louis has been selected for the Gordon Ben- It is probable that the races will be gators as M. Santos Dumont of Brazil and Paris, who entered as a representa- tive of the United States and thereby caused some friction in the New York Aero Club; Comte Henri de la Vaulx of France, and Lieut, Frank Lahm, who won the cup. The winning of the cup by can, although Lieut. Lahm lives in Par- is, has stimulated much interest in aero- nautics in this country, and it is proba- ble that many Americans, who have not hithertO participated in the races, will be entered. St. Louis, being situated . practically in the center of the continent. and far mountains or large bodies of water, was found to offer the best natural facilities of any city in the country. an Ameri- —_———_ CLOUDY BUT NOT TOO COLD -—

Lowest Temperature for To- night Will Be About 48,

have sut- rain youl yes: going Irencl ca) star Sun. you You felt ting up shields on automobile terday, or Im your Limousine when you for chufeh day, but will =~robabl: not nave muel use for them- or the umbrella or raincoat. Al least that is what ¢w:. watching the man rerain his feet, Neither sald a word, ant the fea- tveree of the robher were not dis ernible, The man seemed stunred, but in a moment was on his feet. He half- dragged himself to the edge of the ter- rare. rolled down te the sidewnlk and crossed the atreet. He climbed the front terrace of the Nathanial Moffitt real- dence at 4245 Washington boulevard, and us Kilgen ran across the street fell fn the bark vard. It was then that Kfilgen telephoned and the man fle Tree-d to eaten. The police traced two men, belHeved to be the robbers to a saloon at Ewing and Easton avenues, where they stopped and ordered two glasses of beer. soon after 7 o'clock. One of the men, whose face had bloodstains. went to the wash room and washed hie face. then disap- penred with his companton. The police learned that two men.. showing signs of he called injury. bearded an eastbound Suburban car at Newstead nvenue, and left it at Ewing avenue. They walked north on Ewing to Faaston. where they stopped a few minutes In the saloon. The Kibren diamond robbery is the fourth of a series that be@an thie week. done, it is thought, by the same men. In each case entrance Was effected by Climbing the poroh and >! ea@h case quantities of valuable jewels have been taken. The thieves have always operat- ex! at dusk, during the dinner howur. Monday night the residence of Nicho- las Scharff, 5205 Lindell boulevard. was robbed of jewelry valued at $326. Tuwes- day night porch cilmbers obtained jewel- ry valued at $40 from the residence of William D. Orthwein, 15 Portland place. Charles Spiegeihalter’'s home on the South Side = robbed in like manner ka oy By : -| among one}

igen is sie tenated of @ real ye tale company, wt | PEARY TRAVELS NEAREST POLE WITHOUT DEATA Commander Sends Word From ‘Labrador—Expedition Had No Illness,

201 MILES FROM GUAL

Steamer Roosevelt Reaches 87 Degrees 6 Minutes, Beat- ' ing Abruzzi.

EXPLORERS EAT DOGS Vessel Withstands -Incessant Battle With Ice on Home- ward Voyage.

4) Highest North Reached In Many Arctic Trips § lee Mi le. Sa Expl ver. ohn Davis liam Barentz... My K. Norde nao d C. F. He rt Pearyces: ‘ Robert E. Peary... Lient. Peary's yooeed- bere: at eon, Pa., May 6, 1856: graduated Bowd: in College, Maine, 1877: the navy as civil engineer in 1 pointed assictant enginerr Nica ae ge wor wey ena v c sn Greenls made — famous “White March’ = Greenland to Northern traveised his o'd routes and . his observations, 1895. “ or Satie NEW YORK; Nov. 3.—Though he has failed to reach the North Pole, mander Robert. E. Peary of the. United States Nary has brought to the United States the record for “farthest north,” 87 degrees 6 minutes. The daring Are- tic explorer, in his specially’ constricted vessel, the Roosevelt, has penetrated nearer to the pole than, the Duke of Abruzzi’s expedition, which has held the Arctic record, 86 degrees 34 minutes, The commander and his party encoun- tered hardships, being forced to eat dogs, and on the homeward voyage to battle incessantiy with, ice, storms and head winds, but he has informed Amer- icans that the Roosevelt is a magnifi- cent ice fighter and sea boat and that no deaths or Iiliness attended the expe-— dition. Peary'’s exploits are told in the following communication night by Herbert L. Bridgman, secre- tary of the Peary Arctic Club: ‘“HOPEDALE, Labrador, via Twillin- gate, N. F., Nov: 2.—Herbert tL. Bridg- man: Roosevelt wintered north coast Grantland somewhat north Alert win- ter quarters. Went north with sledges, February, via Heckla and Columbia. De- layed by open water between 84 and & degrees. Beyond 8 six days. Galo disrupted ice, destroyed caches, cut of communication with supporting bodies and drifted due east. Beach & degreds 6 minutes north latitude over ice, drift- ing steadily eastward. Returning, ate eight dogs. Drifted eastward, delayed by open water, reached north Grantiand in straightened condition. “Killed musk oxen and “returned Greenland coast to shin. Two supporting parties driven on north coast Grantiand. One rescued by me in starving condition. After one week recuperation on Roosevelt sledged west. completing north coast Grantiand, and reached other land, near 100th meridian. Homeward voyage Incessant battle with ice, storms and head winds. Rooseve't magnificent ice fizhter and seaboat. No deaths or illness expedition. “PEARY.” Receipt of News Surprise. 7 Mr. Bridgman said that the receipt of any news from the explorer now was quite a surprise to him, because he had supposed it had become too late In the season for Commander Peary to send news of his venture. There was little doubt, however, he said, that Commander Peary was com- ing home. This seems to be borne out by the routine of the dispatch. Hope dale, or Hoffenthal. is a Moravian mils- sion station on the east coast of Labra- dor. Twillingate !s a port on the east coast of Newfoundland. Mr. Bridgman said the message was probably malied e by Commander Peary fram Hopedale te the most accessible cable point. Parted July 16, 1905. Commander Peary’s polar steam@hip. New York on her of the North Roorevelt was left in search 190%. The the Roosevelt, long journey Pole. July 14, bullt In Maine and came down to New” ’ . York. where she was refitted before starting. The vessel. for which funds were furnished by the Arctic Club ef New York, was desianed by Naval = . chitect William E. Winant, ly for Arctic exploration. She about $100.00. The Roovevelt crew of ® men, under Capt. Bart Commander Peury did not go ship —, ote — but jo - Nogg at Sydney. ape she took on coal ‘and additional, ee, The Roosevelt left Sydney be he was next reported at De Labrador. July 3. from which point croased to Greenland. The veserl waa next heard from at Etah, North Green- She passed Cape York, Aug. 1, -_ we meer CONTINUED Of? PAGE TWO

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