The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-08

TO CRUSH MONTE CARLO
Judge Hudspeth Orders the
Sheriff to Station a
Guard at the Gam
bling Resort.
ONE MORE ABORTIVE RAID
Patient Waiting on the Grand
Jury-Nuisance Must and
Shall Go.
ONE MORE ABORTIVE RAID

Judge Hudspeth returned to town yes
terday and appeared in court this morn
ing. The Judge has made up his mind
that Little Monte Carlo" the notorious
gambling place in the Township of Union,
must be suppressed. and he has adopted
a new plan for closing up the business
which will appear further on
A raid was made on the place yesterday
afternoon by officers from the Prosecu-
tors and Sheriff's offices, but the look
outs saw the officers approaching and the
business was promptly shut down. A
crowd of men were there, but so far as
appearances went they were there from
curiosity or just to spend quiet after
neon in the country away from the hurry
and bustlesof the big city. Some We're
lounging around, and others drinking at
the bar.
The officers were Detective Maurice
Stack of the Prosecutors Office and Con-
stables Frank Hague and Michael Egan
of the Sheriff's Office AS there was
nothing going on which would warrant
making arrests the officers confiscated
two telegraph instruments as evidence of
good faith and brought them to the Court
House. That was all they could possibly
do. The situation of this gambling hell
has already been described. 1t is open
on all sides, and persons approaching
from any direction can be readily seen by
the pickets, who are constantly on duty
during business hours AS soon as any
suspicion persons appears on the horizon
the signal is given and business is shut
down at once. The paraphernalia is so
arranged that it can be made to disap
pear as if by magic. The picket gives the
signal, the manager repeats it to the
operators on the inside, and, presto
change, the gambling den is transformed
into place that might be used for
Quaker meeting house.
After disposing of some business this
morning, Judge Hudspeth sent Constable
Budden to request the Sheriff's pres
ence in court Under Sheriff Heavey re-
sponded to the summons and said that
Sheriff Heller was away on business.
Judge Hudspeth decided to say what he
had to say to the Under Sheriff.
"Mr. Sheriff." he said, 81 have sent for
you for this reason. Upon my return
from my vacation, yesterday, l received
information from what deem reliable
sources that a pool room was being
maintained openly and apparently with
out fear of molestation at the place
known as Little Monte Carlo in the
Township of Union. This is the same
place which has given the Court so much
trouble and annoyance in the past, where
raids have been made so frequently and
with such >little success as to excite a
suspicion that these lawbreakers were
kept informed of the intentions of the
officers of the law. Indeed, the present
against this place for the same offense
of pool selling, presented to 1t at this
term of the Court for consideration, and
the Court is awaiting its action regarding
the same very patiently.
IF this place is still being carried on
1t shows how abortive the efforts of the
Courts and law officers of this county
have been in suppressing this nuisance
and with what contempt these violators
of the law view the Court and its off,
GERS. This Court cannot personally go to
this place and make arrests. There is a
limit as to the Courts action in such mat
ters, properly SO. But the Court intends
that this place shall be suppressed and
this abomination wiped out. The Court
has concluded that if offending parties
cannot be arrested; If raids made for that
purpose are unsuccessful another method
can be adopted which certainly will re-
suit in an abatement of this nuisance and
a prevention of it's continuance, and that
is to render it impossible for these or any
other individuals to carry on the business
referred to at the so-called Little Monte
Carlo.
Now, Mr.. Sheriff, the Court has con-
cluded that this result can be accom-
plished only by constant vigilance. You
will therefore, at once and until other
wise ordered by the Court, station a suffi-
cient number of officers at the place in
question, every week day, and at such
times during the day as may be necessary
to prevent any attempt to carry on this
business. Certainly the physical presence
Of the Sheriff Of this county and his
deputies will deter these persons from
plying their nefarious practices. You
know your duty in the premises and the
Court. expects you to perform it. The
Court expects that you as the chief peace
officer of this county, will prevent a fur
tIler repetition Of the offences complained
report each morning to the Court the re-
suit of your efforts the preceding day"
Under Sheriff Heavey said he would con-
vey the Courts wishes to Sheriff Heller.