The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-30
LIVELY POLICE WORK.
Last Night Devoted to Raids
on Gambling Dens and
Corner LoaferS.
PRISONERS BY THE SCORE.
The Negro Game on Washington
Street Broken up-A Swell
Resort Closed.

Last night was the first Saturday night
tnat superintendent Smith has been in
- city since his return from his vacation
and he made his presence felt by the evil
Coers IN an nnmistAkable manner.
Under his direction the police raided
two gambling houses and gathered in a
large number of corner loafers and mem
bers Of gangs. The Superintendent has
made up his mind to close all gambling
houses in this city. and when
he read in TIE JERSEY Cry NEWS that
that the colored den at No. Ell Washing
ton street was in full blast, he deter
mined to close it up. The men that
he detailed to watch the
place reported that the front part of the
house was kept closed and dark as Egypt,
/ bat that many colored men were admit
ted to the house after ringing the bell.
LIKE HARouN ALRAscHID
superintendent Smith has made it a
early hours of the morning in order to
see for himself what was going
on at that time of the
night On several occasions his
attention has been attracted by bright
light which shone In The window of the
on the southwest corner OF
Grove street and Newark avenue.
A little investigation convinced him that
a gam bling den was in full blast, and he
determined TO close that also. Last night
Was fixed for the raid, and Detectives
Dalton, Kilcauley Mcbride. Clark, Pier
con and Eagan were detailed to do the
work.
A FIERCE ROW.
The first place they visited was the col
ored dive at No. 271 Washington street.
This den, which is run by William
during the entire evening. Between nine
and ten O'Clock row broke
out among the men who thronged
the place. and the language.
which was distinctly heard by those whose
rear windows were within earshot, was
most foul and obscene. One of the gam
blers accused another of cheating aud
was promptly knocked down.
He retaiiated and several of his friends
came TO his assistance. The man who
had lost his money was big,
burIy negro with stentorian
voice. and he struck cut right aud left.
He was seized by several men and IN
tremendously hustled from the place.
When the detectives arrived at the
building they found all the front part of
the mouse as dark as night and the doors
securely fastened. Detective Dalton rang
the front bell several times before a meek
looking darkey opened the d0ar on a
crack and timidly asked who was there.
Dalton showed his knee into the opening.
md forcing the door open brushed past
the darkey. quickly followed By the other
detectives.
WHAT THEY FOUND.
The gambling room was in q back
room on the first floor above the base
ment and it was crowded. When the in
mates caught sight OF the policemen they
= for ffto
windows. Only three of them. how
ever. escaped over the fences into
ueighboring yards and escaped through
the other houses to the street The de-
tectives captured eleven colored men an q
marched them to Headquarters. They
were:--
William Gray, forty-seven years old.
the proprietor.
street.
William C. Taylor. thirty.one years old,
of No 429 Montgomery street.
Scott Parker, thirty-one years old, Of
No. % Canal street.
John Nicholas, 20 years old, Of No. 100
Brunswick street.
Edgar Williams, "a years old, Of No 3sS
Monmouth street
Jack Mason. IS years old, OF Newark.
John H. Cook. "A years old. OF No. %
Canal street
William Brown. thirty-two years old,
Of No. so York street.
A faro layout. sweat board and other
paraphernalia were also captured. Gray
was bailed at once BY Thomas
in which the den was located.
TONY CROWD.
When the prisoners had been booked
and consigned to cells, the detectives
turned their attention to the Grove street
den. They experienced no difficulty In
getting into this place and they found n
poker game in full blast They arrested
Charles somers, the proprietor. who is
not the President of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners.
G. A. Anderson OF No. 2lS Fourth
street.
Frank B. Hall, Symes' Hotel
Josepb Hill. No Sc Wayne street.
Thomas Ellis, No. 279 Grand street; and
Henry Stein, of Wayne and Monmouth
streets.
once. The rest were locked up.
CRAPS IN THE STREET.
While this was going on the patrolmen
were not idle Policeman Fallon found
John Allison, William Hart, George
Bannon aud John AlLison' three young
men playing craps on YORK
street and arrested them. Bannon and
Allison we're bailed.
Policeman Oxley arrested John Ford,
seventeen years old, OF NO. Isl First
street: James Supple, of No. $50
Second street. and Peser McGovern.
twentv-five years old, of No. 1853 Steuben
street for loating on the corner.
George Rowe. twenty-sx years Old, OF
No 1853 Steuben street; Frank New
oonlbe, twenty 1years old, of No. 81 New
ark avenue, and Frank Kennedy We're ar
rested by Policeman Fallon for the same
offense. Policeman Higgins captured
Alexander Lowry, twentysnine years old.
Of No. III York street, and Policeman
Duffy captured Patrick Duffy, twenty
two wears old, of No. 1884 Second street.
William Taylor, sixteen years old, of
No. 40 Second street. and William
Money. seventeen years old, of No. 124
Brunswick street, We're gathered
I'M BY Policeman Cody, and POI
lceman Quinn captured William O'Mara
eighteen years old. OF No. $50 Fourth
street. and William Cochrane, twenty
three years old, of 1888 Newark avenue.
Policeman Johnson took IN Edward
Smith, thirty-five years old, OF NO: AT
Second street and Patrick Latchford.
nineteen years old, of No. 124 brunswick
street. All these were arrested for hang
ing around corners.
superintendent Smith says he IS deter
mined 70 break up gangs and gambling
dens in this city.
The MISSING BATHERS.