New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-04
MR.. McKEoN AND THE GAMBLERS.
NO LEISUKE vi HAD III III III w ~ TT
TO CONSIDER TIE MATTER.

no LEISURE YET HAD By TIE DlslRICr-ATIORNEf
TO CONSIDER THE MATTER.
District ATTORNEY McKeOn asked by RIB
rNE reporter this week what linc OF acton he m
tended to adopt to suppress gambling Ill NeW-1oFk
City, .iu,o % do,Ib.,s bo.n asked
that question" replied Mr.. McKeOn. land L can
only saw that have The mat under consideration.
wish people who expect the f,c - aregd 10
rccuped Here. for instance are dozen cases IN
yh,ch have received notice OF appeal ana VIII
bay. TO prepare myself 10 argue them. OUTSIDE OF
the work imposed on me by prison cases most OF
my time is spent in preventing people peihg III
dicted.' o.,.aa
1.-The explanation is simple. One man is owed
money by mother and there is possibility that
some Misrepresentation has been made III the course
nj the transaction. The creditor wants his money
and thinks that the quickest way TO get III Is by a
threatened criminal proceeding ms department,
However Is not to he used for the COLLECTION OF
debts and after listening 20 the details OF such com
plants tell tire complainant so. But have hali
sume time Yon would be surprised to see the class
OF people who resort 70 TINS tilch. IN
surance COMPANIES not i1irequehty attempt
Ia scare of civil suit by threatening
criminal PROCEEDINGS against those who hold just
claims against them, and II the pTactlce cannon Oe
stopped any other way VIII give 10 the pune nc
names of the guilty companies ana the oHlclalS'
What action do you intend 10 take Oh Ine ID, D,
SctInents already in your office against gamblers r
al really do not know what indictments OF the
hind are ON file. | have had no time to investigate
The matter. When do 1 expect to find that the
witnesses in the cases nave either diSiPFcaIeu oI
fbaf the evidence is insufficient 10 secure q con-
viction But the facts Is the courts have no tle TO
FRY such cases. The of men who are IN PRISON
demand attention first The IOmbs Prison Is at best
SearIy always full and the courts cannot be cl0gged
Cth long and unimpOTtaDt bail cases at the expense
Ind injustice of keeping men, and sometimes limo
cent men, IN jan ,u,,
for evidence of gambhngT =
d" The responsibility Is divided IL Is the duy OF
the Police Department to furnish the evidence
lint if any comes 10 me from outside
sources shall not fail to make the most Of it. In
Philadelphia the Mayor and the Dlstrlct-Attorheyi
bv their Joint action have routed the gamblers, ana
have no doubt but by similar comDlnatiOh III
this city the same result can be reached AS Het
boweycr / have not given the subject 81 gambling
my attention and until have more leisure to con-
slder the matter cannot say what may do"
REMOVING SNOW FROM THE STREETS.
The Street Cleaning Department and contractors
still continue the work Of removing snow ana zee
from the most travelled thorougnlares. Conihls-
sioner Coleman said yesterday that before midnight
Broadway would be clear of snow from the Battery
10 ihirtythird-st The last part to he cleared was
from Elcventh-st. TO- weniy-thlrd-St. lhere would
have been no delay in clearing tins away, nut the
ST. Get cleaning has been done 1or some time by
contractor employed by the merchants. lie sent
word to Commissioner Coleman that ne would clear
away the snow and ice. He failed 10 dc So and when
Commissioner COleman's attention was called TO
the matter ne promptly ordered tG Iorce OF OF
removing the from tins locality. The cOa-
tractors acting under the orders OF Commissioner
Coleman, nave cisCiI " my
md carts aud these are now engaged IN removing
the snow from Wall COrtIandt, Liberty, Fulton
chambers Grand and Canal-sts These are the
streets leading ferries The plan Is 70 clean the
snow first from the most used streets and then reach
The others in their order. Meantime, the work of
removing ashes and garbage is continued daily.
The Police Commissioners yesterday received
conulaint from the Dock Commissioners that per-
sons we're dUraIng snow ana ice !ron piers which
had not been designated for that purpose The clerk
of the Board was directed 70 inquire what piers were
designated, aud Superintendent Wallmg was
ordered 10 request the Street Cleaning Dcpartin en
to comply with the law relative to the removal OF
snow and zee.
GARRISON \. POTIERS LEGAL FRIENDS.
Auuuber Of the prominent members of the Bar
hs.nciatlnu mot In The NOurt HOuse yesteIday ana