New York State Appellate Division
RECORDS AND BRIEFS
Q. Did you remain inside the truck?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What happened then?
A. Well, we noticed a lot of people running around, and I noticed this one fellow, Bagooch, Mike Gallo.
Q. What observation did you make of him?
A. Well, he appeared on the scene, and then he got in this car, and he came by the truck, and he looked at the truck, just to see if he could see the driver, and then he went away.
Q. Did Santa, did you see Santa do anything?
A. Well, he hid his face with his hands.
Q. Now, this fellow Bagooch, M-a-g-o-o-c-h, is he any relation to Cock-eyed Jerry?
A. He was his partner.
Q. Partner in what?
A. Bookmaking.
Q. Now, what happened?
A. Well, I told Patrolman Santa that he better take me away.
Q. And did he?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And where did he drive you?
A. Greenpoint.
Q. Where did he drive to?
A. Greenpoint Avenue and North Henry Street.
Q. Was that the place of the meeting?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And what happened there?
A. Well, we waited, and about an hour or so later, Patrolman Peter Celentano, Frisher, and Gallagher appeared, and they told us they found the work. Patrolman Celentano said that he found the work, and they scored for a thousand dollars.
Q. Did they say where they found the work?
A. Yes.
Q. Where?
A. It was outside the toilet.
Q. Did he say how it got there?
A. Well, his mother went into the toilet.
Q. Whose mother?
A. Cock-eyed Jerry’s mother, and he didn’t hear the water flush, so she come out, and he went in, and he was looking for the slips.
Q. Did he tell you anything else?
A. Well, they scored him for a thousand dollars.
Q. What did he say?
A. He said, “We agreed to let him go for a thousand dollars.”