New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-06
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got thoroughly scsksd through By the storm, w.
home. .L
Meantime, Section No. 2, under charge Of Serrss.,
Crof, went TO the plsce kept by George Bssu ed
Farrell McGoggin at No. % Prince street. bat TIE pro-
pretorp had got wind Of the off cial advent and hs
Suspended their gambling for the time. joseph Nor
rits place at No. 81 Prince street. was found clossd
as was also Bob Willis house 10 Prince street.
Section No. 3, under the charge of 0fioers Horgsa
and Place, vent to Joseph Halls, No. 3J7 Broadway
Tkis is Of the Oldest established gambling hoasss
in the city, and all the furniture and sppointments sss
expensive and neh TO gorgeousness. Here the games
were going on and the participating parties were ar
rested They gave their names a. Levi Jones, Charles
Brown, William Matthews and james Hafhnght.
Hal, the proprietor being sick with rheumatism VS.
not arrested. All the gambling apparatus, which wss
Of the richest description, was sezed. This divxon
also visited several other gambling houses in Brosi-
way and the adjacent streets, but they hsd taken the
alarm and were closed.
Section No 4, uLder the direction Of Officers Black
and Blackwell, went to No. ISL Broadway and arrested
a. McGanp the proprietor; and couple Of men being
Jeff in charge the rest proceeded TO No. $50 Broad
way, where the house is kept by Matthew Dsncy.
Here they found large crowd playing; some Of them
recognized the officers and asked to be allowed 10 knsh
the deal; but Officer Black said be would 6aish the
dea himself which he did by seizing the Implements
ard sirestipg the parties. ......
These gamblers cherish peculiar se ,,on for their
dealing boxes many Of which are very costly, being
made of solid silver. Dancy, who had p. article Il
his kind when arrested asked permission OF the c er
rem owe his private papers from drawer in The ~
BE. and in 80 doing he concealed his deAhngAox
among them, and endesvored to smugsle !. mo hs
pocket The officer too sharp for him, and sad;
!" IN take the bex Dancy, if you please" " Well
,eplied he, "if you're going to taie the box you're
welcome 70 the papers with IT," number Of persons
we,e arrested here and taken to the Eighth Ward Sta
tor House, and the gambling toos were also taken.
Shortly after t,e prisoners had been put into the
cells Justice Mathew I. Brennan came TO the Station
House ordered the gamblers to be brought before him,
ard a. once without hearing the complaint or Knowing
s,,,bno of the matter, discharged them all. He then
w.,, 20 The Fourteenth Ward Staton-IIouse for the
SINE nurpose. bu, there Capt Williamson positively
-sesed 70 bring the prisoners before him. High words
nassed between them; Brennan tainted Capt. WiHsm-
son with being afraid Of Ssrgt. Beruey.
Csn, Williamson sad that he not afraid OF Se'-
0esnt Berpey or any other man. aud merely wished to
do his duy and so persisted in his refusal to produce
the gamblers and Brennan departed in disgust Shortly
After Ala. Tuomey appeared, and demanded that the
nrisopers be brought before him, and Capt WilAm-
son at rst refused as before, but soon receiving in
s,ructiops from the higher police powers, he brought
the gamblers forth, aud they were discharged BY
Tuomey at once without any investigation.
These arrests have caused great excitement end
| CONSERVATION among the fanny" Those who were
70. DISCHARGED last night were brought up this mprnog
before the Mayor who cent them before the Recorder