New-York tribune., 1871-10-20
CAPT. WAISTS PANEL-H0USE

p,NrI-HoUsEs AND KENO GAMES OPERATED
WITHOUT INTERRUPTION IN THE FOURTEENTH
PRECINCT-WHAT THE CAPTAIN HAS TO SAY
ABOUT IT.
A gentleman" while intoxicated, suffered
himself TO be led by notorious character to the mousse
No. 81 Crosby st., last Monday night, where he was
robbed of 80 BY tho panel game friend INTRODUCED
him to Thomas Kelso detective at Police Headquarters
and brother Of the superintendent Keho visited
the place and failing to tho man who acts as cher OF
the mast Of thieves demanded restitution OF woman
present who under threat of arrest returned 6 This
and these creatures were permitted how
ever continue their infamous traffic without further
mOlestation.
Tho house No. 125 Elmst. is panelhouse, in which
several robberes have lately been committed The girls
attached 10 this establishment are well known In the
Fourteenth Ward, and as they walk about at night
passing and repassing Earle's HOTEL and prom
enading Broadway, they are pointed out by
men who know the locality and the rep1ta-
ton Of It's habitues In the Fourteenth Precinct
Ell Detective McKeeyer for some time special officer
under Capt Walsh, lately opened kenorooms at No. llo
Bowery On the 7th inst. TRIBUNE reporter found In
this establishment hundred young men and boys
Some bOotblacks, some stable-soys, few were
the markets, but the majority were thieves yes Of the
lowest stamp. There nearly 90 cards In this roOm
and all were engaged The existence OF the two panel
and m the o pSst 20 S
Capt Walsh profossed to have no Information Tateyer
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the Fourteenth Precinct Station NH House that the
Grating aud when Capt Walsh visited the station
half hour after the reporter had left the Sergeant
Capt Walsh thereupon ordered McKeever to close his
house, and the order was obeyed rr
oce and requested that his twashs be not used
in connection with the dens which flourish in his pre-
cnct He said that he did MT what said OF the
thieves but he did desire that his name should not be
published and that he should not be blamed tor the TOD
haria A hay NJ.
until the reporter had called him In reference to the
matte. and submitted the facts ne had S nothing
Friday night after search occupying nearly two hours
He was requested to make an explanation Of the
manner IN which the paneLhouse keepers aud
Ss tSs police %snsssn ossf Charged epeoy he
looking after them His explanation that Captain
and he denied that the two places mentioned on Elm and
Gr,o6ys were Psne9SSa'es although he was d1s, dhe
to the station House when he visited t3s. place
ssS he LII as aes setS to
planned that It was not fair to close the doors OF the
Soe4 Without interruption IN another After Furnishing
this apology Capt Walsh repeated his statement
that he Was not responsiDe Tor the existence OF suen
superintendent Ksso says that Il he nds that cap
tains OF Police allow houses OF Buch openly bad char
ter to exist, no VIII hold them responsible" said the
reporter ,.u ,.,d .,o, 10 wa. NOT r.,no,.,,. Hs
was then toId that when Mr HcReeyer va dismissed
from Police force he threatened TO reveal
of Of money which he had collected ffom persons
having panehouses In the precinct and the dates on
which the money received by him. adding that the
money was not collected for himseh Capt WaAh Wss
utterly At O loss 10 understand what Mr.. AcKeever
meant whom he made this threat.
This all that Capt Walsh had TO say on the matter
save that he did not wish to have bis name Ia any way
connected with the exposures After this conversation
was concluded Information was obtained that no. 10
night sa din suiar faet thar this interview took place
Rer tho ooanR OF the house, and that In Capt WAsh
denied that tho den reeort OF panel thieves,
On Saturday night No. l23 Elust was reopeneo and
CLERK In broadway house waa robbed OF e2co On Mon
BoWery, and games also In operation At No sis
Bfaadssy, No 10 .Houston-st ana In the louvre, on
Broadway near Bleecker-st The keno roonGat No. 600
Broadway ware closed by Capt WaAhs but the others
not moesed Tho reason given foe the closing OF
No 600 Broadway Is tas The proPrieors were Dsmcest,
Capt Walsh a an adherent Of the Brennan party and
In direct violation Of police rules, allowed his name 70
appear the Brennan delegates ticket ~ the PRIMARY
stehnan a and Wiiii.m X. Tseed. CApt walsh denes
ernoism investigation into hA aouons and openly
ID" Capt Wafshs faVoritsm is an ordinary topic
OF conversation among GAMBLERS VINO complain that no
allows McKsever 70 keep hh gamhlinghouae open oil
| Sundays and eompels the other houses to close
In addition 10 tho facts above given In relation to the
criminal condition Of tho Fourteenth Precinct, Capt
walsh Ia now charged with direct defense OF panel
| house keeper. Tho circumstances are ~ follows;
Two weeks ago last night, young man named Isaacs
residing No 81 East Broadway was induced TO enter
No. lD RInst.. which Cabt Walsh htely denied was