The New York herald., 1879-07-31
AFTER THE GAMBLERS.
UNSUCCESSFUL RAIDING IN THE TwENrY-NISTH
PREcINcr-MR. wHITNEYs DETECTIVES FAIL

UNSUCCESSFUL RAIDING IN THE TwENrY-NISTH
PREcINcr-MR wHITNEYs DETECTIVES FAIL
TO GET IN AT THE FINISH OR sTART.
number of Central Office detectives and ward ON
assembled last night under the command OF Mr'
d. j. Whitney agent of the Society for the Proven
ton of Crime They divided into several
squads. two of which made quick ume
for West Twenty ninth street and West Twenty
eighth street. Here squad attempted 10 enter
the reputed gambling house No. 39 west twenty
ninth street. while the other endeavored to get INTO
Mike Murray's establishment No. 10 West twenty
eighth street This was about nine o'clock. when
the streets were thronged. At Mike Murray's, III
the basement, a number or horsemen were
interested in racing fixtures, and the officers
sent there. after vainly endeavoring 10
enter the front up stairs. tried to get into the
ward through tho pool room. but foed. TAe
officers sent to No. 80 West Twenty ninth street
were also unsuccessful. Meanwhile Captain Williams
had knowledge of what was afoot and looked on at
the raiders with something like grin of satisfaction
on his bronzed face.
The men sent to Murray's were not to be so easily
discouraged. They did not know that when they
attempted to enter by the front door that gambling
going on in the saloons on the first floor and
that the players beat hasty retreat over the
fence in the yard into the yard Of No. ~
West Twenty-ninth street. These premises
cupied by DIR. G.. A. Peters and H. II. Chittenden.
lawyer. The fugitives made boldly for the front
door, but intercepted by .Ir. Chittendcn.
who, after short parley, allowed them to leave.
minute later the officers who had been foiled
in Twenty eighth street rang for admittance
at the Peters mansion and exhibited warrant for
Michael Murray. John Doe. Richard Roe and all
others found gambling on the premises, NO. 10
West Twenty-eighth street 1t was signed by JUS
tice Kilbreth and as the officers. who
Mr. Chittenden allowed them tho of step ladder
with which they got into the yard OF Murray's
house. They entered the first floor from q balcony
by smashing window and did not return.
RErREATING IN GOOD ORDER.
Mr. Chittenden tells curious story about the
raid. He said that when the gamblers crashed
over the fence into the yard OF No.
- West Twenty-ninth street they were
in their ss
put away in their pockets before going into the
street. Some OF them were hatless There were
admitted and got the fence Mr.. Chit
tenden climbed the stepladder and waited de-
entered Murrays place Mr Chittonden's attention
was attracted room in the basement next to tho
kitchen and under the gambling saloon. Here two
men, who appeared i'll a hurry and were not OF the
party of detectives that entered the Peters
mansion, handed large trunk out of place of
concealment and opening it. thrust in hastily
roulette Wheel faro layouts, chips. cards and other
paraphernalia OF gambling. The trunk closed.
pushed back into its secret receptacle. and the
gas jet extlnguished. Mr. Chittenden inter-
preted what he to mean that the OFF,
GERS were being foiled. and he rushed
into the street and clamored for policeman. An
officer In uniform came up and Mr.. Chittenden told
him to get into the yard. find out the officers and
tell them what going on in the basement. This
officer and those who first went into
the house did not return. and Mr. Shit
tenden infers that when the uniformed
officer went into the house the Others had left it,
having found neither apparatus nor gamblers in the
saloon. Halr an hour after the raid Mr. Chittenden
saw Mike Murray placidly smoking huge cigar at
the Broadway and TWenty-elghth street.
The detectives engaged III the raid reported mo
Effects to Inspector Thorne at Police Headquarters
The excitement among the mDling fraternity in
the neighborhood OF Mike Murray's last night was
intense and the action of DR.. Crosby's Society was
characterized as meaning business They said that
the detectives extremely lucky last night in
not encounerinR in the yard Of Murrays house an
enormous aud ferocious bloodhound, which protects
the rear of the premises. The animal lad been
moved last night. 1t was rumored that attempts
were made to make raid on gambling houses in
other precincts but this could not be verified. 1t
was not ascertained who manages or owns the re-
puted gambling establishment, No. 80 West Twenty
ninth street.