New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-19
TO EXTIRPATE THE GAMBLERS.

DETECTIVES VISIT MANY HOUSES, BUT FIND ALL
EXCEPT TWO DEsERTED-PoLIcY DEALERS AR
RESTED.
INSPECTOR Byrnes continued the active war against
the gamblers i'll this city yesterday by descending
upon seven more well known gambling
houses, although his detectives were
only successful in capturing two
sets Of equipments. worth about $1,000.
Early in the day Inspector Byrnes, after consulting
with Inspeco ors Thorne and Murray, secured from
Recorder Smyth many ysearch-warrants. Twenty de-
tectives were given the warrants at o'clock, and
were told TO search thoroughly, and il anywhere
the proprietor of gambling house refused TO open
a door or q safe, to break them Open
Detectives DOlan, Cosgrovo and Kush took
possession of the large gambling rooms
at No. 150 Fulton-st, OF which
Charley Reed is the reputcd proprietor.
Here the officers secured valuable booty. includ-
ing one poker table, two faro tables. two roulette
tables and a roulette Wheel three "lay-outs," p"
check racks cue boxes several thousand chips, and
great many packs of cards.
A few doors from this place, at No. 147 Fulton
ST., Detectives McGuire, slauson and Kinds were
equally successful, seizing 5000 checks,
faro and roulette furniture. French pool
wheels and playing cards. "A" Tompkins
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was not seen there.
Meantime several officers were not so successful.
Detectives Won Gerchten. Dunn and Mcknight
fonnd the gambling house. at No. 226 FIfthavc.
empty and deserted. The rooms In which
the cIlded dudes OF Murray Hill were
wont TO buck the royal tiger were destitute Of
gambling implements. Charles Dietrich, who is
recognized as the Illegal of this game. showed
the officers every courtesy, but all the furniture
f..Ia Ibaz
at No 81 West Thirty-frst-st., where Detectives
Heidelberg. OConner and Farley hunted In
VAN for gambling apparatus. The gambling
place at No. SIS broadway, near Twef hist.
known ns the Central Club,N was found IN the
same dcsolate condition by Detectives Dorcy, Lam
gin and Handy.
searched every nook and corner OF No. 100 West
Thriy-second-st-a place repuIed to bc MANAGED
by gambler named Bennett lhey ionrd noth-
efi,rts of Detectives Adams and 1langIn, who
captured the premises II No. Park-piace: Nobody
was in the ast-namcd place but negro boy, who
sald TO the officers with broad smile "Golly,
boss. we moved away everything last night before
/ O'clock
/ have a number Of other warrants granted by
the Recorder" said Inspector Byrnes, which
propose to serve tomorrow. or whenever / know a
gambling house 10 be run publicly, | pro-
rose to continue this business until pubic
gambling Is cxterminated. In fact the gambling
business is virtually broken up in New-for To-
day. l0u caunot enter single gambling house
ma a came III pIOPItch HdNc ah"hi
nous letters from sporting" men who threaten to
make il hot for me, and have me put
Iu iaIl for trespass and illegal proceedings.
suppose there plenty OF good citizens who VIII
bail me out 70 thos, who say my proceedings are
Illegal reoly Why does tue Recorder grant me
these warrants"
iuspecIor Murray made descent on the shops of
several wcll-known polieydealers yesterday liter
noon aud arrested the following oifendc.s: William
Anderson. No - East IlUustonst.; George Walker,
No. 1873 East Houston-st; James Rafferty,, No IA
ElizabetlI-st; William Thompson and Thomas Will
son, No. IA Ilesterst.; Charles Lansing, No. ~
Forsy hist; George Kress, No l52 Edridge,st.;
were ali arrugncd at the ronibs Police Court and
were held tor trial i'll General SESSIONS