New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-20
THE GAMBLERS FATE.
A RAID ON KENO.

thieving and kenOgambling has again borne good u'
The fact that officers have been stationed by order OF
superintendent Kelso in front OF each panehouSe' 70
those who might be induced 10 enter OF 'ae chac
ser Of the place. has already been chroncied On s1uI
day night the keno games throughout the Guy were lof
the time. n least. efectusuy broken up.
The Superintendent ordered all the Captains to assem-
bic M Police Headquarters Saturday morning, and
then gave very minute instructions to all
those IA whose precincts IL was known that
keno was played nightly. a simultaneous descent was
20 he made on all these places throughout the city at
Ie15 p. IN. The Superintendent was careful TO direct
shat the movement should accurately timed. other
wise alarm would be given and many OF the places
would be closed before the police could reach them
Notwithstanding these instructions, Capt. McClary or
The Eighth Precinct started his squads OF men nom the
Wooster-st Police station at 10 o'clock and although the
movement was successful far as he was concerned
the alarm was gwen the other places on Broadway'
and as a consequence, Capt Washs police only secure"
one pace-Thomas (ailas "Fatty0 Wals's' at NO. ooo
Broadway-wli,c Capt Hedden's parties were en'-Io.,
unsuccessful The proprietOrs o. the games 80 W.
broadway. az the Louvre" NO GIG broau"aSi d.
T1ir,,s No 700 Broadway and some Others, received
in time 10 shut up thoir establishments just
before the police made their appearance ,,,...
o.eo,l, evcrv one OF these places was IN fn hlSi
In No &c over 100 persons were present ana IN Nos 90
ard To- double that number were playing "neh ''e
game WAS suddenly STOPPED, and Its patrons We
-,,3 f leave al once on pain of being arrested But
r. hrudcr-toc can 10 by no worse nau'e-oh '.S I'
ofCtpf McClar. fue plan would have been CONT
carried ont Elsewhere throughout the ci'y tAe oAV'S
~ the various squads were entirely succc u Ing l'i
lowiac is Est Of the places where capt McCIaIy Pc
lice made dcscents;
car+e- i7 The basement Of Lafayette Hall. No Go3
Broadway G9lorence',), Kept b. Bill Can0ce and John
Saunders No Is West HOustorst, kept ny Tom Draper
No 81 Mcrcerst., kept by Andrew smith ana jacob IL
Rooine and formerly the daucehouse OF the latter No
,67 Thompson-st. kept by John c. Bishop coiorol. No
lg7 Broome-s; kept ly John wilson. No 100 Wooster
St the NAME Of the proprietor 81 which did not appear
Tle t-Iee asuaMcd places were p.tronized 'ltoeteI
BY colrcd men, The prisoners from these seven places
footed up total u 49, OF these seven were allowed
20 20 free being able TO prove that they were not in the
room. whore the game IN progress The Reminder
were locked mp fri tho Pruce-st. Police station
At the corner Of Twentiethst and Eishhaye, IN TIE
.stb hrlcu. OF Wallace Mason. the proprietor and l9
Other p ner, were secured and locked up in the "tsI
IveutietLs ST. Police Station.
On the east side Of tie city the movement was more
snccessful than on Broadway. At No. % ChathamSt'
tie prop-etor-, John Mccormick ana William tltz-
, - others, were arrested Al 30 % bo"aT!
she proprietor George Han and % others were arrested
Tee we're 0ckCd UP in the Frankln-st Police station
A. No lel Bowery John Gleason and John Concon p'o
xrlerors and al BOwery. Charley shay ana Fat
Madden, ana total OF ll6 otncr prisoners were
Station. Tie cells there would not contain
40 many prisoners. and a considerable number were
transferred TO the Fifth and Delaney ST. Police Stations
At No go East Thirty fOtht tie prourfctors. James
and Patrick Barry, and nc No Cl5 Third ave-, the pro
pretor Joseph Gleason and total OF other prisoners,
were secured ard locked up in the West Thirty ffthst
Police Station The total number OF prisoners captured
and locked up amounted OF these, 200 taken
10 Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday, 10 TO the
Es.ex Market Police Court, to the Tomos, and 81 to
shc Fi'tyseverth-st- Police Court, where they were
arraiened before the sitting magistrates.
SCENES II COURT.
The Tombs Police Court vas thronged with prisoners
OF the % CAPTURED in Thomas alias Fatty, Walsh
place No COO Broadway all but the proprietor were dis
charged none OF the officers being able 20 maze ancaV
that they were gambling when tine descent was made
walsh the proprietor. committed 70 await trial oI
the affidavit Of Capt Walsh OF the Fourteenth Precinct
VINO headed tie police that entered his place most
arrested 40 Nos 81 BOwery and - ChatEamst were moi
go fortunate. Sergeant Douglass OF tie SKIN I4ecIhc
Police made affidavit that when lie entered No q Bow
cry play was in progress the proprietor George Han
having charge Of tie urn from which the balls oeunl
the numbers were drawn The remaining prisoners q
in number, we've engaged in playing. All were com
mitted
Sergeant Minor Of the Sixteenth Precinct made com
plants against John Mccormick ana William Fzmaurice
proplietors Of the game at No. % Chathamsi. anC
against 25 persons who were playing All these were
committed by Justice bowling.
Duriuc The morning scores OF men and women called
looking after friends and relatives, aud endcayorug
secure their release On bail To all these the magistrate
responded that ne had power 70 take bai on Sunday
and consequently none were released The MaGis'fdt,
stated that he would require 8 900 bail to-day from Gael
% the ced prcpretoIs before nc would release them
but II is than probable that the majority OF thl
players will be released nominal bail Owing to the
incident TO the entrance or the officers In each
place they were unable to identify positively those
r,-fls sef rr4rtt 10 u
make specific complaint against them The projectors
however. viii be brought To trial. and i strong efOr
made TO convict them.
Tie gamile implements captured and brought to Cour
as evidence OF the existence OF gaming Al The places
mentioned were ordered 30 be destroyed.
superuteudcnt KclsO announces his determination Il
continue these raids the keno establishments unit
.hcy ore eIcctually broken up He viii also endeayo
70 have the owners o. the premises where gaming II
carried on indicted by the Grand jury.
The Essex and Jefferson Market Police Courts were
throDecd at AZ early hour yesterday by crowd Of th
most extraordinary description Pals" by the score
friends brothers and even mothers stood before The
doors for over two hours before their opening. In Tho
mean while do.aclments q police constantly ar
rqvug from tie Precincts with long files OF miserable
psoncrs who were escorted into the Court prison amid
aympa hetc glanees from all around The CourtTooms
when at last the doors swung OPEN and resstles3 hu
MAN torrent poured H. filing almost 10 sufOcat0n The
available suace proved entirely inadequate 10 the de
snd made upon them and over impatient and anI
ions persons had 70 content themselves with gathering
IT available corners and discussing in sub6ued tones the
astounding events the night before Within the Court
rooms the clerks busted themselves IL taking Tx
names OF the prisoners, who were brought pe1Sr'
The magistrate IN patches Of 90 and received sentence
ain a lump" In this manner, at tho Jefferson Market
Police Court Justice Cox passed sentence on exactly
qO players OF whom were from the Eighth IRE
cinct and 70 from the Twentieth Precinct. All were
placed under OO bail 10 keep the peace for six months
.oant , fouovin0 keepere Of gambling saloons: John