The evening world., 1894-08-02
LAST EDITION.
that RAID
A BLUFF.
Sheriff Duffy's Little Monte
Carlo "PriSonsrs" Not
Put In Jail.
.Ba|L REDUCED TO FAVOR THEM
Justice Thomas Extremely Kind
and Considerable to the
Gamblers.
WHEELS OF LAW BLOCKED.
DuHy's Answer to Flower an InsuIt
to the Intelligence Of the
Governor.
WHEELS OF LAW BLOCKED.
Especial to The Evening World,

'specih 70 me Evening WORLDLY
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Aug a--Ths
raid OF Sheriff DUFFY and his deputies,
yesterday on Little Monte Carlo" the
gambling resort In westchester, which
has been repeatedly exposed by '.Ths
Evening World" seems to have been
largely blum. The six men who wers
arrested and held by Justice Thomas
last night In $1,000 bail each, had NOT
furnished bail up to noon to-day, hut II
the statements Of Assistant District At
torney Verplanck are true. the men
have not been subjected to the hardshtp
Of a confinement In jail and while in the
custody OF Sheriff Duffy, nominaiiy are
really said to be enjoying themselves e
one OF the hotels Of this place.
Justice Thomas. when seen by IN
Evening World" reporter to-day, said:
The published reports that the prison.
er are to be arraigned before me to-day
are not true. They waived examine
| ton, and held them each In 81. 900 bail.
which l required should be furnished by
at least two property-owners of this
| county. The men are now in the Gus
tody OF the Sheriff awaiting bail. and
l have nothing more to do with the
matter. Their cases will be brought
before the Grand Jury in September"
.Jusice Thomas said he agreed to sit
to-day to approve the bonds. but as yet
had not been asked to do SO.
The prisoners when arrested gave the
names OF Edward Madden. Frederick
Smith. Robert Leon, Thomas Ryan, Ed
ward Kennedy and Richard Thomas. It
Is generally admitted here that most, "
all Aa
A few moments after hte interview
with Justice Thomas the reporter saw
| Assistant District-Attorney Verplanck.
He, was indignant at, the way his ONCE
had been tats treated in the ,g matter .a
against the bail being hxed at 1900.
| wanted 1t 1900, but Justice Thomas ruled
against me. Justice Thomas told me
duced the bail to $500. and had consented
| to accept certified checks In lieu OF the
| signatures OF property holders. Again ]
protested. calling his attention to the
in that way they would doubtless return
at once and resume their violation Of the
law.
My protests were OF no avail. This
office is doing everything in its power
to break up the gambling and law
breaking In this county, but we seem
GERS who should help u.s."
Continuing. Attorney .verplank said
| that while ne did not know 1t to be
true. he had learned from good au-
,thority that the prisoners were not In
| jail.
Sheriff Duffy who Is also the jailer.
was not in his office. The Evening
times. The clerk in charge Of the ONCE
did not have, so he said, the slightest
idea when the Sheriff was expected
arc sh0S s@n pq dSa eSsn
where he lived or where he was apt to
be. In the absence OF Sheriff DUFFY. the
clerk said 1t would be impossible for the
reporter to be allowed to enter the jail
and ascertain whether the prisoners
were there.
The reporter made a careful inquiry
about the Courthouse and also In ths
different resorts of the village for Sher.
if Duffy, but no one could be found wh@
knew where he was, At none Of the
ees admit that the Sherin's prisoners
were guests. At the banks OF the village
the reporter was told that none OF them
had certified either six $500 checks or one
Another call was made by the re-
porter to Justice Thomass ONCE, after
the fact of his determination to reduce
the bail had been learned.
THE Judge is out somewhere. and IL
is uncertain when he will be back" was
all the clerks would say.
| Later Assistant District Attorney Yer
planck said he would remain In his ONCE
all the afternoon and again protest
against the acceptance OF the certihed
checks as bail II they were offered and
Justice Thomas let him know OF IL be-
fore accepting the bail. Mr.. Verplanck
also said that as soon as new evidence
could be secured against the gamblers
OF Little Monte Carlo" that another
raid would be made. and he added sig
nificantIy: II will have the prisoners
taken before Justice of the Peace that
/ know Of where don't think they viii
A few moments before o'clock all the
six prisoners were released on ball. a
certificate OF deposit for $500 drawn by
| tha Central Bank of Westchester being
deposited with Justice Thomas as surety.
The men all left here by first train, pre-
| sumably to resume business.
Justice Thomas said that the ball Was
reduced because he considered 500 cash
better than a real-estate bond OF y, 200
The bank refused to say who deposited
the money. Justice Thomas admitted
that the prisoners had not been In jail.
but had been at Leland's Hotel
II is aid another raid wiz DO made -