The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-28
RAIDING BUCKET SHOPS.
oyE IN EXCHANGE PLACE AND a
yCH nv CHIPMIN'S PRECINCT
~, rohcrt A. Amnon. who was q Complain
ant against Albert tosiin, Ono or tho
wan, prisoncr--Oniy tho Principals Held
nn,a Made BY Acting Chier McCuilnRh.

~, ron.rt A. Amron. who Was q Complains
.,t against Albert Goslin, Ono or tho
,,,,, pr,soners-Oniy tho Principals Held
nr,a Made BY Acting Chior McCuiinEh.
,o,ing Chief of Police McCullaRh made a big
la Yesterday. Part OF the raid was made in
Can't. Chapman's precinct. The alleged bucket
=" roided has doue business without the Cap
,s,n,s knowledge. Col. Robert A. Ammon,
"raaor and first President of the Mining Ex-
.honcc. was arrested and charged by the police
lin hrinc one Of the hackers of the place. His
alleged partners were all mentioned In connec-
zion with the +. $. Dean Company, and against
n ol them, Albert Goslin, Col. Ammon APP
pcared in court as II complainant.
several months ago, when Assistant District
Attorney Earring had the Indictment against
Gosnn dismissed without n trial, Col. Ammon
attacked him in the newspapers and said no
could not understand such an action on the part
n an official who had sworn to do his duty.
"IJc rrobably understands better now said
ur Earring Yesterday. II had the complaint
aronncd n, that time because l had learned that
,n,. Ammon was in tho same line OF business
hims,lf. We finally have unmasked him. lie
does not look very happy over 1t, docs hel"
Tho places raidCd were tho brokerage Office
~ NacMillen Il Co. at 40 Exchange place and
.,cir branch office Mt 1904 Broadway. Detec-
tive Sergeant Wade and eighteen detectives Of
Acting Chief McCnllagh's staff have been get
,,nu evidence against the firm for some time.
They say that the business conducted is n
hucket shop, pure and simple, and that the main
office at 40 Exchange place is not open for ordi-
nary business, but is merely a distributing point
for news over private wires to twenty-five or
thirty branch offices in the city.
'.Thcy have offices" said Sergeant Wade yos-
,erday, "at 1858 Broadway, 1904 Broadway,
81 West Twenty eighth street, the Tower Build.
ing, 30 Broadway, and "A number of others
throughout the Wall street district"
Magistrate Cornell issued a warrant against
the places on Thursday afternoon. 1t called for
The arrest NJ William MacMillen, Gerald Eber-
man, Albert GOslin. and eight others. Tho
detectives descended on both offices at the
same time. Sergeant Wade assuming
at the downtown raid, and Detective Murphy
al the uptown raid.
When Sergeant Wade and his detectives en-
tered tho offices at 40 Exchange place, they
found seventeen men and three women busily
ut work. Col. .Ammon was standing at the
telephone with his coat, vest. and hat off. He
handed a sheet to one of the clerks as the de-
stenographers began to cry when Wade an.
nounced that all were under arrest. Wade told
The warrant. They quickly followed his ad-
vice.
Erily. Il demand to see your warrant"
Are you the manager of the placer asked
sergeant Wade.
After reading the warrant he submitted to ar
rest. A number of tho prisoners were placed in
the patrol wagon. but Col. Ammon went to
Mtchful eye Of Detective Sinnott. All the
books we're piled on a truck and the office door
was locked.
The prisoners gave their names as follows:
William MacMillen, Gerald Eberman, Albert
Goslin,, and Robert 4: Ammon; These were
s section ISL i Of the e Penal nal 6Po ,de.'P The On oth rsD,a VINO
were charged with aiding and a~betting. gave
tS a Ia@es ss G "TsSse MS %ii1is,m sp%SSs sIst Fsl OF
fOy, clerk. Of 800 East T%enty.seventh street;
avenue; Jacob Conlin, clerk. Of los West l25th
ktreet; J. J. Howe clerk, Of 2s Montague street,
Bs0oklyn; :: DoWling, teiegTHaph operator, Of
telegraph operator. of 1856 Hudson street; Ar,
thur B; Whiting, telegraph S9Gpe5ator. Of 1877
messenger. Of 7 St. Marks place; Joseph Hu'
bert, clerk, Of 404 East Eighty-second street;
lanes z Smith. broker, Of go willoughby
At tho uptown office about thirty persons
Detective Murphy and Ills squad entered. There
was some excitement until Murphy announced
that no person would be arrested except those
I persons we're arrested: 7. j. Gibbons. alleged
manager, Of l4s East Fifty-third street; Thomas
John Foley. telegraph operator, Of 33l Eighth
street, Brooklyn.
my arrest is an outrage" declared Col. Am
mon IL Centre Street Court. Il have nothing
TO do with this firm except to have acted as
their counsel on one or two occasions. l was
without my coat, vest, or hat when / left my
ONCE which Is on the same floor and entered the
ONCE OF MacMinen x Co., to borrow the use of
frequently
oh. that sounds WELL said Mr.. Earring,
but we will produce books and accounts show
ing Col. Ammons name in many cases. We
also have other evidence against him."
Magistrate Cornell decided that all of the EN-
ployces OF the firm should be discharged on the
ground that there was not evidence enough
against them 10 convict. He held MacMillcn,
,9l. Ammon. Goslin, Reaney, Gibbons, and
Eberman In 81. 900 bail each for examination
on Monday. Lawyer Sweetser, Col. Ammon's
law partner, induced the Magistrate to parole
Io. AmmOn in his custody until that time.
lawyer Abraham Levy, who appeared for all
OF me Prisoners. secured a reduction In bail in
The case Of Goslin to $500, and Goslin deposited
cash security. The others had not furnished
JAIL W. TO the -FOUR of closing the court.
Inc TACT that the downtown office was for.
merry the office OF Sam b. Kellar. who was at
me head of the +. s. Dean Company, caused a
runior that kellar was really the hacker OF the
enterprise. This was denied by the prisoners.
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