New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-11

INSPECTOR THOMAS r. M'AVOY.
CITY Hall. and Captain DonOhue from the my
Hail TO the Second Precinct. Al the same Uuc
.ix precinct detectives remanded to patrol
duty Two of them had served in the Church-S'
.,uad under Captain Stephenson, two had been
yith Cap,ain WcSiervct in the West lhlrty-
..ventb.st. station and two had been in the
Fifth-st squad with Captain Doherty. lhe'o
vas y rumor at tho time that Central once de-
.,c,iycs Lad found a gambling house running IN
rap,ain Dohcrty's precinct, but there hSu oeen
"a raid. and Dohcrty was not transferred u
another prcclncA c.,,.
ON Nonday night Dctcctive7Scraean'S Oro"i'S'
Killilea. McCloskey, Hanley and lraihor hiaue a
naaa.,, ,,o, the gambling house at No las East
rourtoen,h-s:, within Captain DoherV "i''
,orv They capturcd seven prisoners, mciuulhs
ponionin White the alleged proprietor OF Tue
r,locs and seized a roulette wheel several lay
,s > d..l boxes. check racks and taoics anu
,ho,. . ooo cbips White had S24O In his pos
TO ,rhop lie WAS arrested Az f0ilce ic~u-
-rartn,s where the prisoners were iocke" up
Isaac Ieichtag q clotlier of No. ga Ha', ~
tor,,h. :, said that he had been lnoucc" " '
tho gambling house, and had been s"inu''" 49,
S1I7 Tie was a witness at the loh''
-. r..,.rd.v and White was held Tor tfiai vi
49, 49,. of running the eamblin: mouse no
,h.r nri,oners were fined - each O"p 49,
nohertv wa. before Superintendent oS,ne' w.
central Office yesterday, but IT was eai" '''" ~.
explanations regarding his failure 10 ol0'' pt,in
a.uhur, house were not Satisfactory
gd,"o,ns .o,nct ia in the district Of Inspector
Don7'' r.hiIo The Second and twentieth ITO
'. :, Insnector McAvoys district
u,n.l, AGO Superintendent Byrnes ca,'ou 'a
,o.,rs .nd CAPTAINS together ana saiu- ~
49,, .oy.r,l times bcforc-that he wooio INV
tb.r ,o account il they permtteid gam. i,ri.-
o. h. run in violation OF law "i''N" VIZ" ha,an.
Sc,;on l. has been the rule 10 n'aNo ."
AGAINST captains In whose p'1'i"C Office
hor.os wore found by mon from inc O7""". ,.o.
S'.x;u,onaent Byrnes said to reporters s"
,srdav. "When a gambling house Is i"'" 49,
IN run unmolested for cohsiuciao'o ~ .ho
,.srons;tnlity for the failure 10 en' ~
,o'pou'l'y ,h. insnector of the district anu
a.. ...,.;r ~ the precinct The inspector 9iS
/; O.. 600 that the law is enforced III MS "'''
,r,o, uri,ormlv. He should know OF the "a,
;s,ence NJ a gambling house In DIS oiS"'o' "
the house is visited by gamoiers 'oi
siderable time The captain OF pie'i"0V 0"-
not remain long lin ignorance OF the eHi''o".'
a gambling house in the precinct II "e
TO his business. 1t is my duty T" ''oN y'r
such places if the inspectors all" zap
fail. and then TO hold the inspectors anu ' "r
,ans 70 account. Regarding the houses whicO
been made that were not satisfactory ''''"'
il will he well 10 have the explanations "aut
to tie Commissioners. L.,
The Superintendent would not ad'ii' VI Wy
that he was preparing charges on ~n'ch Wv
two inspectors and three captains "ns"| "
brought 70 trial before the Police Boaru' No'I
missioner McClave said he expected thaV su''
charges would be made. Inspectors McAFoy ""'
Williams said they not aware OF any c"'' -
ssainst them 1t is believed that the 'on'">
sioners will decide to place the inspectors "''
captains trial r..
Inspector Williams is in charge OF VIC
Inspection District lie is a handsome man, nv,
than six feet tall and is one OF de mos' "'"" a.
Of the men in the department. lie has io"s n.y.
terror to wrongdoers, and has pee" ."a
Fighting Alex" His service in the icn"c''o'
District made him famous Throughout ."o co1ia
try lie was born at Cape Breton NOVA 49,
In 1889, and learned the trade OF snip carp ,,
For many years he worked for J" u. mi
Co., the well-known shipbuilding firm Vi Viz