New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-13
TAKEN PRISONERS IN A RAID.
SIXTY-EIG, MEN CAUGHT IN AN AL
LEGGED POOLROOM

THE PLACE is AT No. 5I3 WEST BROADWAY. AND
is SAID TO HAVE BEEN RUN BY THE"
ALLEN. WHO WAS ARRESTED.
A raid was made yesterday by Captain Groo
and the police Of the Mercer-st. station on the
West Side Club at No 513 West Broadway,
which Is said to be the largest poolroom in the
city. SiXty-one inmates and seven principals
were made prisoners and the paraphernalia or
the poolroom seized. The pooroom was sup
posed to be run by THE" Allen. The West Side
Club regularly incorporated. and was sup
posed to be political organization For the last
two months Detectives Werden and Rooney, or
the Mercer-st. station, have been trying to get
evidence that the place being run as pool
room. About a week ago they succeeded In get
ting Detective Max Mennier. Of the Churcn-st.
station, introduced into the place as pettor'
For the last week Mennier has been going TO the
place every day and betting on the races "hne
doing this he carefully surveyed the place. ho''c-
ing the entrances. exits, windows. nre-esoapeS'
etc. He also introduced into the place as pe''orS
several other detectives. who were not h"o""
in the precinct. Mennier and these other oe'ec
tives went to the poolroom early yesterday ar
ternoon and made several small bets. They had
become familiar with most OF the einp'o'es "
the place so they could identity them' n"' "
make doubly sure they had recourse 10 d no'e'
scheme They wore buttons with holes In them
in their coats and these connected VIII" i"
hal, in their pockets by slender rubber tubes Ihe
,aus wore el,od with red ink. Whenever an op-
portunity afforded they would press 'ne oa'i anu
s,,,irt a small quantity OF red ink on the cio'hhs
-, ~, aror,ove co as TO be positive OF Identifying
him. , coo
4o,c,ock Yesterday afternoon Captain "roo'
with thirty patromen ana ten
went to the place. which is four-s'ors ''
- ox, door TO the southeast corner oi
D,ooo,,or-s, II is a narrow building The
ground floor is occupied as shoe s'o'e' %
rest of the building is used by 'he ''u'' ~
first floor over the shoe store was supP'''" -
be the general clubroom. The secohu HUI ~
,,saa Tor III. poolroom bettors and the third or
top. floor was where the teiegrap" '''''
were worked The entrance to the upper part
of the building is between the shoe s'o'e OH" WV
sa 'oon of T. ]. Kelly. on the corner
A. soo, &C Cantain Croo and his men arrived
they Immediately began to force an entrance
into the budng There were so many pol'e
mon shout that some passer-by started the CRY
of fire and the police fearing that the sainoiers
might be warned in time to escape. worKeu Fei'
quickly Detectives Schwartz and BroWhei at
tackled the front door with sledge-hah'he'S'
brought along for the purpose Ihe LOOKOUT ia"
seen them through the peep-hole IN the doo'
and had sprung the bolts and fled upstairs ne
alarmed the inmates. While the two detectives
were attacking the front door some or the po-
ucemen got a ladder and climbed on the hre-
ESCAPE Roundsman Burke ran up the fire.
escape to tie top floor with an axe and chopped
a wire screen from the window. number OF
policemen behind him. and they were soon
in the building and hurrying downstairs as
tves got on the roof OF the extension OF the
Beecker-st. house. and the inmates in the pool
room were completely surrounded. Detectives
Schwartz and Brownel had to chop down three
doors before they finally gained an entrance TO
the poolroom proper.
When the inmates saw that they sur
rounded and that there chance OF
escape they surrendered with practically no
resistance. A few of the inmates got away in
the excitement When the prisoners were
counted 1t was found that the police had sixty
eight, seven Of whom were employees Of the
poolroom The prisoner the police most de-
sired THE" Allen. came escaping He
managed to get down the stairs and into the
corner saloon. He had just stepped out or the
saloon and was hurrying away with the collar
Of his overcoat turned up and hat pulled down.
as if to avoid detection, when Detective Rooney
arrested him.
In the clubroom the police found six packages
of cards and about six thousand chips. On the
second floor q number Of racing cards were
found These had been used instead OF black
boards on the third floor were found the tele-
graph instruments. number Of dry batteries
and a pocket relay The prisoners and para
phernalia were taken to the Mercer-st station
in the patrol wagon, which made three trips
The warrant H. which the raid was made was
obtained early yesterday Afternoon iio" Mas''-
trate Mott il jefferson Market Court
At the police station The Alien gave MS
occupation as real estate dealer. and his al
dress as No. 122 Clinton Place Among tn'
employees of the poolroom arrested were Ed-
ward Hoppe recorder OF bets and receiving
teller. No 6 Bedford-st.; James F. Ryan. paying
teller No. 222 East Thrty-fourth-st; Andrew
Mullen announcer. No. Charlton-st Charles
BENNETT marker No. - First-st.; James Conlin,
inside guard No. ~ Morton-st.. and James
Burke outside guard, No. $50 West Twenty
When the police descended upon the place
there was some attempt to destroy evidence OF
gambling Some one had torn the racing cards
from the walls and had put them into a stove.
hut the fire was almost out and they were not
burned
THE crowd became very large about the place
as soon as Il became known In the neighborhood
What was going on. The police were compelled
m form line and force the people back.
Cantain Groo refused to accept bail for any
NJ The principals arrested without the presence
of Magistrate.
MR.. CARLTSLE'S ASSATLANT FINED.