The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-27
PARKHURST MANIA.
DR.. Scudder and the Police
Waging War on Gam
bling Shops and
Dives.
INDICTMENTS FOUND
Chief Murphy Puts the Alder
men in a Hole-A Misft
Raid.

The Rev. John L. SNudder yesterday went
before the Grand Jury and told of four
poker rooms in Captain Farrier's precinct.
He was backed up by his two amateur de-
t~ectives, A. L. Christie and Harry E..
Ramsey. He told all they had learned about
Charles Hutton's poker room at No. A
Montgomery street, George Story's place at
No. 2S Newark avenue, Theodore Pages
poker room at No. 81 Newark avenue, and
John Taylor, or sHoboken ~Johnny's,"
gambling establishment at No. III Newark
avenue.
After hearing the evidence the Grand
Jury indicted the four men complained of
and the indictments will be presented in
court today.
DR.. Scudder, it is believed, also told the
Grand Jury thai Hutton had informed him
tina he paid for police protection. 1t is ex-
pected that the Grand Jury will send tor
Hutton and put him through the wringer on
this subject.
| asked DR.. Scudder at the Court House
yesterday what he intended to do next and
he replied:-"We are going for the gamblers
and if possible we will drive them out of the
city. 1t is time some action was taken in
this matter"
ssWill you complain to the Grand Jury
about violations of the excise law and the
keeping of disorderly houses?"
Not today. | believe in doing one thing
at a time and doing that we'll When we
get through with the gamblers we may take
up something else. AT all events nothing
will be ION until the gamblers are at
tended to-"
THE CHIEF WRITES A LETTER.
tGli1f hT,rphvy cont tbn f0l1nvVinU letter fn
the Board of Aldermen last evening"
would respectfully suggest to your honorable
body that In my Judgment the places CONDUCTED as
ton Garden in Washington street north of Mont
gomery street, and the Central Theatre. Newark
license. While the police have not sufficient evil
dence to convict the proprietors Of these alleged
proof enough to convince any. decent person that
the city would be better of without them.
Very respectfully,
Chief Of Police.
SOME OF THE DEES.
The first den designated by the Chief is
known as the J. /. G. 1t was named after
the famous trotting stallion, which surprised
the sporting fraternity by his speed. The
resort is almost as speedy as he is. The per-
formances consist of singing and Midway
Flaissance dancing by antique women. Ex-
orbitant prices are said to be charged for
drinks in private rooms. Chief Murphy has
1H1 tuG DldCO uCAC od4 lActl oob tIS
proprietor, who recently shot a man in New
York over a game of dice, has been wary.
and prevented the place from being raided.
The Washington Garden, the second place
mentioned by the Chief, is a low den. The
habitues are of the lowest calibre. 1t is con-
Quoted as a music ball, and the most I'M
earthly noises emanate from it all hours Of
the night.
The Tivoli Theatre, the third den which
the Chief desires to AVE closed, was recent
" raided, and the proprietor is now under
bail awaiting the action of the Grand Jury
on a charge of keeping a disorderly house.
TO THE EXCISE COMMITTEE.
The Chiefs communication was referred
to the Excise Committee. 1t is understood
that the licenses of the dens will be revoked.
The Excise Committee will meet in the Al
dermanic Chamber Thursday evening to
hear complaints against applications for
liquor licenses, of which 497 have been Sc
cured up to the present time.
One of the principal reasons advanced by
the Chief for asking that the licenses of these
dens be revoked, is that the Exhibition Com
mittee of the Board of Aldermen at the last
meeting of the board, reported that the
licenses were invariably granted upon the
recommendations of the police officials.
Alderman McCoobery, who is a member
| of the committee declined to sign the report.
He declared it was not right for the Board
| of Aldermen to shift the blame for the eX-
| istence of the resorts upon the Police De-
| partment.
Chief Murphy wishes it to be clearly un-
derstoodstbat he does not countenance such
dens and believes them to be damaging to
the community. If the Exhibition Commit
| tee grants them licenses this year it will
take the responsibility upon its own Shout
ders.
HUTTON BACKS DOWN.
Charles Hutton, who, Pastor Scudder al
leges, informed him that he had paid money
for police protection, while operating a
poker den over W. W. Farrier's plumbing
| store at No. A Montgomery street, now de-
MES that he ever made any such statement.
He told Chief Murphy last night that Mr..
Scudder misunderstood him. He claims that
he would neither deny nor affirm Mr.. Send
der's suggestion that he paid money for pro
| lection. AS a result of Hutton's denial,
| Chief Murphy has abandoned the investiga-
ton he had set on foot.
A VERY RAID.
Acting under instructions from Chief OF
| Police Murphy, Detectives Kilcauley, Nc
Ginness and Douglass last night raided an
alleged disorderly house at No. 16S York
street, kept by Mrs. Mary Larsen. Four
men and six women were arrested. At the
First precinct station house, they gave their
| names as Mary Larsen, Sven Swan,
Gunda Nutsen, Charles Gunda, Andrew An
derson, Mabel, Lille and Mary Irwin,
| Nancy B1umenthal n Nellie GRADY.
Information as to the alleged character OF
| the house was fled with Chief Murphy yes
terday morning by DR.. Scudder. The al
legged facts presented by him were furnished
| by Mrs. Dennis Curley of No. ITO York
1 streetn Theihouse was watched all day yes
terdaB. About nine o'clock, Nellie Grady,
who, hit appears, is a charge of Justice
Weeds office, began regular trips to, a beer
/ saloon. CAM after can of beer was taken
into the house and at ten O'Clock singing be
gan. sda Thennthe detective entered. The
women made a bolt for the rear door, but
not one escaped. When taken to Headquar
tiers they were recognized as the anne women
who had been arrested two weeks ago wher
the house was raided before. This morning
in Justice Potts court Mrs. Curley testified
that to the best of her belief the house was
a resort of degraded characters, who fire.
quented it for immoral purposes.
Chief Murphy testified that the men were
workmen and took no part in making the
house a ~disreputable resort. Justice Potts
warned the women to avoid the place in
future and discharged them. He advised
men to seek new quarters and released then
also. He held Mary Larson in 81. 900 to await
the action OF the Grand Jury.
When put back in the dock she pleaded
for mercy and declared that she had beer
trying to conduct her houee in an orderly