Show municipal Abuses NEW Yonx March 21The legislative committee has continued the investigation Into the Brooklyn municipal abuses James G Kelly of Kelly Bliss was called as a witness He said that he was a speculator and resided in New York He and had admitted that he was a bookmaker speculative privileges at Sheepshead bay races owned by the Coney Island Jockey club For these he paid 4000 for each rae he paid 5100 He sub ing day One day 1883 there to others In let his privileges the were twentyfive betting booths on track in 188J thirty i in 18S5 forty and in 1886 sixty He had known of as much as L 60000 to go through one pool box As much as 20000 passed through his hands as a bookmaker John Y McKane of Gravesead Long Island was called and gave a history of Coney Island of which place ho is the Chief of Police He testified that at the Sheeps head Bay track and other tracks the men employed were Pinkertons Witness had nothing to do with them He had as a con tractor put up about 80000 or 90000 worth of buildings for the Brooklyn Jockey club He also put up 8000 or 9000 worth of buildings for the Brighton Beech Association Associ-ation |