The New York herald., 1873-12-30
ANOTHER RAID ON GAMBLERS.
An Ann street Game Broken Up-"Can't
Genticmen Play Draw Poker In
Quietude y,

Gentiemcn Play Draw Poker In
Quietude ~
The clink OF ivory chips and the cneery voices OF
sports broke the air of Ann street and startled
the policeman who happened to pass
through that avenue at about ten O'Clock
last night. The oficer beth0ught MIN
|. OF Commissioner Charlicks oath. and .5uperin-
tendent Matsell's General order for the appre-
hension Of all gamblers at play. He found the
sounds TO come from No. "a or the street long
sacred to newspapers, green baiZe knights and
country yerdants. He quickly carried intelligence
to the Beekman street station house, and there y
posse OF police were reused from sleep to capture
the daring gamblers. The party under the
command OF Sergeant Blair and Rounds
man Walsh. The officers, having arrived
at the gambling house, found that almost every
means had been taken by its inmates to prevent
interruption. ladder was raised to the window,
and Roundsman Walsh ascended it. Meantime
Sergeant Blair and Onicer Hannegan stationed
themselves at the door OF the room to intercept
the fugitives, should the gamblers take alarm at
the trial OF the windows The Roundsman was
unable to raise the sashes, put the play
ers were so eager at their play that
tney did not hear his Efforts Fooled at every
attempt, the officers were compelled TO test their
patience BY waiting. After silent watch OF
about aIs TN tnree,aTsrters quartz Of an hour sergeant
door OF the apartment, and the rest OF
the posse remaining in the street.-the door OF the
room was opened by departing gambler. The
Sergeant and his cOmrade quickly pushed him
back. and, entering the room, found game going
on The sportsmen made rush IOr
the door. but were caught on the land
ing by the reserve officers. They were
quite indignant at the raid, and we're desirous to
know II gentlemen could not amuse themselves at
draw-poker without being subject to in
terrupton and the disgrace OF arrest.
Their remonstraIces were speedily stopped,
and they were taken to the Beekman street station
house. Their names were taken and they We're
consigned to prison quarters The jocose sergeant
at the. desk but slightly amused them
reminiscent and spoke OF previous times when he
had ialen in with them they still less pleased.
Two OF them-Amos Broad, who Is thought to have
'.run' this place, and John Bennett,
little, sharp fellow wearing eyeglasses,
and seeming the incarnation OF respecta-
bilty, was especially well known to the
Sergeant Mr.. Edward Austin, young
man who seems the most familiar terms with
the police, is particularly well known as soap
Ann street. The other five who were caught
are less known. Their names are Richard Spencer.
George Howels, John Pearce, Henry Rodgers and
Theodore Bradley. Mr.. Bradley claims to
be farmer from Franklin, Delaware county.
He afiirms that he was lured into the
place, Ito act," as the sergeant queried, 'as the
sucker OF the game ,' The room in which the
game went on was stripped of its iurni-
ture, which, with complete sets OF gambling
station house. The officers were determined, on
the ground OF personal comfort, to ''clean out
the place, as they 40 not want to be again reused
from sleep to arrest gamblers there.