The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-18
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Captain" Graham'S Out
rageous Attempt To
Make Trouble At
Gutenberg.
HIS R0WDY REVOLVER READY.
A Board Of Control Raid Made
Fareieal by a Little Cool
Foresight.
HIS ROWDY REVOLVER READY.
What the Lawyers for the Jealous
New York Gamblers Say
Fifteen More Warrants.

Captain John Graham, his three broth
ers and several other deputies. sworn in
for the purpose, made a raid on the man
ayers and attaches of the Gutten nberg
racetrack Saturday. Graham and his as
sistants were armed with warrants OBJ
tanned by the Law and Order League and
the Board of Control against certain book
makers. To arrest men as prominently
known as those who make books at race
tracks, requires no detective ability and
can be accomplished at any time without
any noise or confusion. 1t is not the Gus
tom for bookmakers, who are backed by
unlimited capital. to defy constabes who
are armed with warrants for their ar
-ests.t
Captain Graham knew this from his long
experience In serving warrants, and he
knew that all ne had to do was TO tell an
accused man quietly that he was under
arrest and the offender woull comply
with the requirements of the law. This
it seems Is Just what Captain Graham did
not want Ii would be too tame an affair.
Graham's actions al the track appeared to
an unbiased observer that Graham's 8 prin-
cipal mis- ion was to stir up mob violence
for the purpose of injnring the reputation
OF the race track.
THE SENTIMENT AT THE TRACK.
Everyone knows that at least one-half
OF the people of this country believe it to
be no crime to bet on horse races, and
naturally nlne-tenths of the people at the
9rack were in favor of it. 1t required but
little effort for Graham, with mis- loud
voice, to attract the attention OF
those at the track when he made
his arrests and when the crowd pushed
Ill trY~t ifty
it was easy for Graham to pretend to fear
that a rescue of his prisoner was in
tended. and 10 flourish his revolver in
the faces OF the unarmed men who simply
wanted to know what was taking place
If 1t was Graham's desire to create ex-
citement for the purpose OF giving the
enemies Of race tracks something to talk
about he was successful. but in no case
did single bookmaker make any effort
to defy arrest.
The men that Graham and his aides al
rested were Gottfried Walbaum, Presi-
j. j. Carroll. Fred Law, A. q. Lackman,
j. Louden, Isaac Thompson, H. Simon,
William Riley and NJ WOolf, all book
makers. None of these men attempted to
elude the constables, but when shown
arrant said:-"Very well, / will
Of the Grand Jury" Graham
then, 10 create more excitement. vio-
lated a practice that is as old as the
county, by refusing TO allow his prisoners
to give bail before the nearest magistrate.
He insisted on dragging the men to No.
81 BerGenline avenue. where Justice
Lockwood was hiding until the prisoners
could be arragned before him.
TWO JUSTICES PRESENT
There were on the track two justices OF
the Peace who had the same rights that
Justice Lock wood possesses and naturally
lad m ha
before them. The people with Cne voice
demanded that the bookmakers be al
lowed the rights accorded felons even, to
be arraigned before the nearest
magistrate. and when Graham
in creating as much excitement and in
dignation as he thought necessary. he
submitted to the demands of the book
makers, protesting that 1t was because
he was forced to do so, and Justices Nc
Cookery aud Youmans accepted bail in
each case for the men to wait the action
of the Grand Jury.
FIFTEEN MORE WARRANTS.
Justice Lockwood was not inclined to
talk upon the subject of the attempt of
the Law and Order League to close the
Gutenberg race track this morning.
will any more arrests be made w
askefl.
"Yes, some time this week." he replied;
sand enough force will be on hand to
prevent those men from defying our con-
stables. The men arrested on Saturday
were perfectly willing to give bail and
submit TO the orders of the Court. but it
looked as though the deputies would be
mobbed by outsiders.
"The only thing / find any fault about
is that the men when arrested were made
to 90 before a Justice inside the track
and give bail. To,give bail in disorder
ly house is wrong"
"Did you have sn Office near the track
so as to be able to take bail2" asked.
"I did," he replied, "but the office in
side the track saved me any trouble in
that resp ect."
'When do you intend making more ar
resist"
~ canno answer that question. but l
can tell you that fifteen complaints have
been already made before me this morn
ing, and when the warrants are prepared
they will be served in the proper manner.
These men VINO have been arrested, and
who have given bail will not be brought
before me, but think perhaps the men
arrested hereafter will give bail before
me- Concerning what the next move
against the race track people will be |
have nothing to say"
Lockwood seems to take but little inter-
est in the proceeding.
ALLAN M'DERMoTT's VIEWS.
Ex-Jndge Allan l.. McDermott said to
me Yesterday
NO racetrack bill will be passed by
tins Legislature" This remark was the
final one of an interview had with ex-
Judge MeDermott on the trioulations of
Gutenberg. / had asked him what he
thourht of the threat OF the Law and
Order League to take by force any per-
sons arrested at the track TO the Justice
who issued the warrant and to ignore the
common practice of arragning prisoner
before the nearest magistrate for the pur-
pose OF giving bail.
sit is the duty of a constable to take
prisoner before the nearest Justice, to
Give bail. If constable refuses to do
this, ne is guilty Of false Imprisonment.
"What do you think of the raid, Satur,,
day. and the promise of the Law and
Order League TO Keep up the raids?"
.'RaIds eau be of no use. After an ar
rest is once made it answers every pur-
pose. and if a Grand Jury Is disposed to
indict the one arrest is all that is needed
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