The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-17
CAPT. FARRIER'S SPASM
Police Wake Up and Temper
arily Close Some Low
Gambling Dens.

AS result of four raids made after
midnight on Saturday by Detective Nc
Ginness of Captain Farrier's precinct,
upon alleged gambling houses, there
Were four men Justice Potts Court
this morning charged with keeping dis
orderly houses, and about thirty men
who We're caught in the places either
gambling or drinking liquor at the bars
For the past two weeks Captain Far
rier has been on the lookout for this
class of offenders and Saturday night
he succeeded in making a successful
round up.
McGinness, accompanied by Policeman
Bennett, first visited a beer saloon kept
by Michael Fallon at Washington and
Morris streets. It was about fifteen
minutes after twelve O'Clock. The place
was crowded Men were standing at the
bar drinking, and around tables men were
engaged in playing craps and draw
poker All We're placed under arrest
without delay. They were hustled into
O patrol wagon and removed to the
station house. Michael Fallon. the pro-
prietor gave his address as No. 16 Sus-
sex street. The other prisoners captured
were:-Edward McGovern of No. 1877 War
rem street. Peter Shannon, No. 206 Wash
ington street; James McGovern, No. 1s9
Warren street, and Thomas Slavin, No.
19SWarren street
DICE AND POKER.
The next place visited by Detective Nc
Ginness was at No. 1874 Grand street. The
place was kept by Frank McCullogh.
Business was in full blast there. Dice
throwerS were having a lively time,
and little game of draw poker was in
The patrol wagon was summoned and
the men bundled in. AT the station
house they registered as McCnllogh, No.
s1 Gana ao street d ran9 trse n9 of
Prendergass, No. 212 Fourth street, Geo.
Dexter, No. 210 Grand street; Sylvester
Noriett, No. 81 Newark avenue; James
Cannon, No. 2sS Grand street; Charles
F. Briefly, No. 54S Grand street and
Simon Sullivan, No. 54S Grand street
At No. 164 Montgomery street, George
Brown, of No. 105 Bloomfield street, Ho-
boken, has been operating question
able resort for some time. McGinness
raided it, Gambling was in progress.
Another load of nnfortunates was found
the station house, where they gave the
names of Harry Williams of No. 40 Pa
vonia avenue. and John Lennon of No.
164 Montgomery street.
AN ITALIAN DEN.
McGinness then left the lower section
of the city, and raided an Italian den at
Newark avenue and Third street. Craps
was the order of the morning. McGin-
ness lost no time with his prisoners.
There were Italians. Irishmen and col
ored men there. At the station house
they registered as Joseph Mastre, No.
295 Newark avenue; Robert Edwards, No.
29 Third street; Robert Williams, First
street; William johnson, No. So Jordan
avenue and Thomas Mastropietro, No.
344 East Thirteenth street, New York.
The business of the morning was con-
cluded by raiding a colored resort at No.
I'll Washington street, kept by julius
Laster. The colored gamblers made a
break to escape, but the police were on
top of them and not a man got away.
The prisoners are:-William Howells, No.
36 Railroad avenue; Charles Moore, No.
$50. Washington; c. Cummings, No. 46
Montgomery; Charles Lemon, No. %
Jordan avenue; Henry Owens, No. 635
Communipaw avenue; William Lewis, No.
I'll Washington street; F. B. Laster, and
S. M. Taylor, of Washington street.
All the prisoners We're admitted to bail.
The cases will be heard next Monday by
Justice Potts.