New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-02
4 POLICE DESCENT UPON POLIcY SHOPS.

GOOD Work ACCOMPLISHED BY INSPECTOR
BYKNtss d TECTvES
INSPECTOR Ryrnes yesterday began movement to
break up the policy shops aud places IN the city
where lottery tickets aud slips are sold Having
secured evidence against number of places she
Inspector went before Justice Gardner, who IS
sitting at Essex Market Police Court. and obtained
warrants Tor the arrest of tie pfopretors. At pm
the Inspector placed the warrants in the hands
Of about twenty OF his men to serve. Detectives
Wade and REYNOLDS proceeded TO No. 81 Centrc-st
which IL ostensIbly cigar store kept by Henry t.
Frost, who arrested and his place searched.
quantity of manifold slips lottery tickets aud two
large hand Stamps used IN the manuiactnre OF
tickets we're seized by the detectives and laken
together with their prisoner TO Police Headquarters
There Frost Vas iden'lhed Dy tue Inspectors VIII
rs the man who had sold nun policy tickets a
few days before. go
Meanwhile Detectives Sleviu and Reilly went to
No. 10 Park row, which Is supposed 10 De IL jeweiry
store, and discovered two secret apartments where
they found several packages ot Louisiana lottery
tickets add other policy paiaDhernaiia; Inc officers
arrested heUrge Wilson and fiarry" atson, the
proprletors. and took them to the Central ONCE.
While tnls was going ON Detectives tucker and
Muvey arrested Edward Curbez at No 2O4 East
Eighty A.. and secured his policy layout"
(urneZ carried "a cigar business az blind TO Ills
unlawful occupation. At No. s3o Broadway. where
no great effort made to hue the sale Of Lonsi-
ana lottery tickets the proprietor. Benjamin
Nathan was arrested bv Detectives Heidelberg aud
Ian and his SLIPS, Tickets, etc, were taken TO
rested Michael DrummOUd, who conducted policy
shop in addition 10 his regular business OF "A labor
exchange. at No. I3s Chatham-st.
But the finest equipped Of all the policy shops
was one at No. 1914 NIlllam-st. The policy bus-
ness is sheltered behind the llsguIse OF perfumery
store ana II is said that large and legitimate Trade
IN perfumcIy really carried on. Detectives hush
anu Won Gericbtzn took Emil GeDhardt, the recog-
nzed proprietor Of tho place. INTO castody. The sale
of Louisiana lottery tickets was also carried on al
this place. At No. 40 Maden-lane Detectives
Rogers and OConuor secured Henry Brown. the
proprietor and "a large policy layout" The place
was ustensby "A cigar store. From the dwelling
house No. If East rhird-s. Detectives Crowley,
Lautner aud Fields took the proprietor, who gave
his name at Police Headquarters AS Albert Smith,
but bose real name is said to be Heisler. His
layout" was taken also. The same three officers a
short time afteIward descended upon No. 2S9
Bow cry so-caled real estate oifcs. and captured
the entire parapherna ia. John Smith who was
found engaged III the forbidden occupation OF MAX
ing manifold policy slips. was arrested.
At Police Headquarters the witness of the In
spector fully identified eacn of the propriotors
having sold bin policy lottery tickets. during
tho evening the big building in Mulberry-st. was
thrOnged with friends of the prisoners who were
DESTROYS of bang them ont. In the performance
of this business Justice Gardner was busy far luto
the night.