New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-20
GAMBLING SALOONS CLOSED.

THREE HOUSES ENTERED BY TIE FoIICR-PROPRIE-
TORS AND INMATES OF TWO ARRESTED.
The Police Commissioners are making de-
teined effort suppress gambling in this city, and to
shut up the low deus frequented by dssoute men and
women They have ordered the police captains of the
city to make desccns upon all such places and arrest all
offenders In the instructions the captains the latter
have been informed that they will be held responsible
for oil the gambling places and concert saloons In their
precincts and DC placed trial IL the places are not
suppressed The Commissioners cay they have had this
intention since they first assumed tho duties Of their
Office and have Issued orders 10 have these desccnts
made from time TO time but their efforts have been
thvaFted by the late Capt Van Dusen In whose precinct
many OF these places have existed for long time. Since
Capt Byne has assumed cOmmand OF that precinct the
descens have been frequent and many o. the worst dens
have been broken up. His example and the summary
dealings OF the Commissioners with Capt Van Dusen
have produced it thought beneficial results in other
parts Of the city inspiring the other captains TO more en-
ereetc efforts The Commissioners were informed that
several gambling saloons existed in Capt Stcerss pre-
einct and ordered that officer TO make descent upon
them last Friday night but for reason the egder
was not Obeycd, and the following night Broadway
gambling saloon descended upon, but only the
gambling utensils we're captured.
descent was made about / o'clock on Monday night
by a detachment OF ten policemen under command Of
Sergeant Hammond OF the Twontyninth Precinct, upon
the gambling rooms at No. 1,225 Broadway The en-
cessiye doors being broken The handsomely furnished
apartment been abandoned, although early in the
evening persons had been TO enter and leave tho
premises Everything pertaining 20 the game had been
taken away with the exception OF the table, which
removed by the officers the statiOn-house. heavy
safe found in the placed under guard. Holes
for inspecting visitors, panel DOORS bels Knockers and
other safeguards were encountered along the stairway
Immediately after this descent Sergeant Hammond
with his force proceeded No AIS Fourthayc, where
they surprised large party engaged in playing "red
and black" and the envelope game. large quantity
OF pecy spa eco checks, $40 70, and revolver were
found secret entrance from the Of small cigar
stare carefully guarded led to the gambling rooms,
into which two three OF the officers, being in
citizens dress were unsuspectipgly admitted The
remainder of the force effected entrance
from the rear The persons taken into custody
were Henry Hill r. b. Lawrence, the dealer,
Michael shannon George How, Joseph Larkng, William
ana Francis leWls lowls i German, VINO stated tbat
he bad been dccOS ed into the house by of its agents.
taEep 10 Tic Twentv-nFth Precinct station-house nm
Lawrence, aud shannon the three pToprieers OF the
house. were taken yesterday 70 the Washington Place
Police Court and held IN 81 600 bail each 10 The
seven other nPn fined $40 zach.
aftey ,otinint Tnomas Dean OF No 500 Pearl-st ap-
peared at the Police Ceara chce, and made Complaint
That he bad lost So n gaming hogse a. NO boi
force Of police went the place, and finding closed,
demanded adnttance This was St first refused and an
officer went 10 procure an AK The gamblers on learning
ths opened tho place and the police on entering found
nothing to indicate that game OF faro had been Ia iuil
blast few minutes before. There about IS young
men In the ROOM and these, with the maBagers were
arrested and locked up in tie Teuth PRECINCT Station
house Most OF them had the appearance OF mechanics
and laboring men The place upon which the descent
was made n at the corner Of BOwery and Hester
e. Underneath 10 llquor store, and the rooms 10
which iha gaae was carried bear dDgy appearance
The windows were ali tightly closed and trace OF light
apparent from the outside. The arrest took eyers