Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-28
POLICY FOLLOWS POOL.

Twelve Policy shops Raided by the
Pohce-The Law and order League
Has the EvIdence-SalOon Keepers
Detected Also.
Twenty four police officers treated the
policy writer's and policy shop managers to
a grand surprise yesterday. Attired In
fsrent stations in groups of two and three
and started off as though for home. The
policy men were quietly carrying on bust
ness at the several shops. In nearly every
case the officers were In the rooms and
had seized the psraphenalia before the
managers knew what had happened. All
submitted with the best grace possible.
Edward Quigley was quietly at work In
the headquarters at 1923 State street. Of
fcers Ahearn and R. T. Moore walked in
upon him and captured most of his outfit.
S. E. Benjamin of % George street was
caught with his entire outfit by Officers
B. ]. Reilly and Collett Fred Walhoffer
of AZ Union street, looked up from his
desk in surprise. Officers Sullivan and
Watrous were standing over him. They
took his outfit with the entire cash receipts
OF the QAy. S6ISehuI DIlfcoil took omcels
Poronto and Jarrett to David Levy's place
| In Lamar block. Levy and two of his en-
ployes, James Gray and Charles Anderson,
were caught. In LEWIS parsphernalis was
| brought along to police headquarters.
Officers P. Doherty and Colwell walked
| into the shop of John Salerno at 176
! George street and took in the proprietor,
| the biggest part Of the furnishings. Off
| GERS Laughlin and Murphy moved a door
| out of the way at George F. Cox's place,
| 16 Church street. Enough was found to
hang Cox if such were the penalty. Fred
| Gray and his assistant, David Herty, were
Gilligan at 33 Oregon alley. Officers
Ward and o. Daley took all Of Charles
Wilhelm's paraphernalia from his shop at
535 State street. Wilhelm and Charles
Weiss, his employe, we're brought along.
Sergeant Dennehy and Officer Lawlo1
| arrested Thomas Vincent at 10 Wallace
street. Later his assistant, Frank Kin
ney, was arrested. The officers from the
Dixwell avenue station added to the list by
sending in Thomas Griffin, who keeps a
the corner of COTE and Orchard streets
Henry Dolan, clerk at Walhofer's, wa
brought in also. All were released or
bonds. Policy men will settle their case
by paying the fines imposed.
1t is thought that the policy men will
plead guilty and pay their fines. In man,
Instances SIX different cases will be brough
against ones mar. The others have from
one to FIVE cases to be brought sgsins
them. Ii any decide to fight their case
they will be fairly swamped with proof.
The raids were made by the agents o
the Law and Order league. For the pas
two weeks private detectives have beer
II ~. has ,n1o In,
have kept the slips irdexed and have writ
ten descriptions of the places visited. Yes
terday morning, in fact, they played III
| game and when the officers raided the diff
ferent places duplicates of the slips wer
found in the books. The whole thing ha
been go admirably planned that the polio.
men have no loophole.
The following card was received from S
P. Thrssher, the secretary of the Law AIT
| Order league.
l To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
| Permit me to express my hearty appreciation
of the efficiency of the prosecuting department
| our city and the splendid manner in which tn
officers especially detailed for the raids mad
/ this morning performed their duty. 1t is tn
l purpose OF our league to work through the cor
stitnted authorities wherever this is possible, an
1t is gratifying that In this case we had the co-or
In behalf o; the Citizens Law and Order
NEW HAVEN, June ~, 1898.
Mr.. Thrasher in speaking of She occur
renee. said: "The police officers did spler
didly. They showed that they wers wit
us heartily. and that they will assist US ii
, every case. We are going to fight the evi
!; until we have conquered Is and this we vii
soon do.
II Our detectives have left no loophole fo
the gaming people. In come plaoes wher
!. the raids were made several people wer
found in the place. Those shops near th
center Of the city are patronized by etud
ents and clerks to Q surprising extent"
The policy shops are not the only one
to euffsr by the activity of the Law an,
: Order league. Warrants have been issue,
} for the arrest of Thomas Coffey, who keep
} saloon vt the corner of East and Stat
, streets; Hudson Forbes, keeper of the Forbe
, house, Morris Cove; w. w. Cameron of tn
Aldrioh house and Gillern & Quinn, keep
!, ers of saloon at Lighthouse Point.
the last named place eighteen men wer
eeen at the bar drinking one Sunday
l Three men were at the bar serving l!quo
TO the thirsty crowd.
The law regarding the playing of polio
will reach landlords, and if in the futur
the policy people are allowed to continu
at their cid stands the plea of ignoranc
on the part of the landlord Will not be &C