New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-30
A RAID ON THE RIALTO.
ARREST OF A TANlMANY CAPTAIN.
= BARNEY MARTINS FRIEND DwYER IN
TRoUBLE-HIS EVIL PLACE FROM WHICH
TwENTY-THREE MEN WE'RE FRAUDU
LENTLY REGISTERED CLEANED OUT.

LENTLY REGISTERED CLEANED OUT.
There is big transparency on the house No. 1O5
Clinton Place, which announces that the T. H. Dwyer
Association has its headquarters there The organiza-
ton IS II Tammany and the sign contains the
names OF the Democratic State ticket in big ters. In
the basement of the house IS lquorstOrc, owned by
Thomas II. Dwyer. and known the Rialto. Dwyer
rents the whole house and has seen conducting 1t in
way that made the entire neighborhOod most I'M
desirable place to live In Complaints were made at
the Jefferson Market Police Court, bat they had no
effect
Dwyer is a Tammany captain Of hrs election district
and active lieutenant OF Bernard F. Martin. Com
missioner of Jurors and Tammany leader Of the With
Assembly District and lie fell that he need exercise
no caution. Dwyer also increased his usefulness by
having twenty three register from his house on the
first two days OF registration alone. As only eight
men had voted from the place year ago. this sudden
and remarkable increase naturally aroused the suspicion
OF the Republicans, and Tribune reporter Investigated
the facts in the case
From the neighbors II learned that the Rialto
was house of l-repute OF the lowest and most dis
graceful kind. The shamelessness Of the women was
such ms to the greatest dgnaton among the
ne.ghbors. Ex1nspectOr George W. Dilks, who lives
in West Nlntlst.. directly in the rear Of the Ralto
was especially aggcved at the outrageous conduct Of
the women. The nelghbors declared that no such
number of men registered from the place lived
there.
Nearly two weeks ago an article published in
The Tribune calling attention to the dsorderly conduct
in the house and TO the fact that many Of the men were
necessarily falsely registered. Dwyer evidently be-
frightened for only two were registered from
his house the last two days Of registration, although
one Of the freQuenters of the barrOOm had declared
that sixty men would vote from the Rialto The con-
duct OF the men and women In the house continued to
be so pad that Dwyer stirred up the anger OF OF
such importance TINT his Tammany Hall influence
longer availed him. on october - the following
petition was drawn up, addressed 10 Police Captain
John J. Brogan, of the Fifteenth Precinct:
"The undersigned residents OF dwelling
houses in Clinton Place, between Fifth and Sixth ayes.
do respectfully request you to close the following
houses, being places OF evil resort Nos. 105 107,
100, 10, 1Oe and 106 Clinton Place"
The men WHO respectfully requested the police
captain TO do his duty L. Henry LacOmbe,
who was appointed Judge Of the United States
Circuit Court by President Cleveland and was
Corporation Counsel Of the city under Demo
cratic Mayor; Henry W. Poor, banker and Of
the publishers OF Poor's Manual Of Railroads"
James Henry Work, n banker at No. . Wallst.
Charles S. Faircd, Secretary OF the Treasury under
President Cleveland, and eX7Judge Charles y. DAILY
This document was stronger than Dryers pull" and
Wednesday night Captain BFOgan and his dc ectiNes
arrested all the persons found I'm Nos 105, 10Y, 1OS
100 and 40 Clinton Place and No. 1ol MacdOuGaISt.
Thirty -four prisoners taken to the police station
twenty OF them being women. Dwycr himself was
In The Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday the
keepers Of the houses were held i, 5000 ball each
for examination Oh November D. Commissioner Martin
possible. The inmates Of the houses were sent TO
the Island for month and the men who no were
that twenty five not entitled to register from
No 105 Clinton Place otherwise more men would
makes a raid" he gathers into his clutches every
person on the premises.