New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-18
ALDERMAN LEDwTTH'S PLACE.


ALDERMAN LEDWTTHS PLACE.
o-on the 10th day of May did you enter the
saloon No. 7l9 Third-ave. kept by Alderman Led
with? Ayes, sir.
o-What did you find. and what did you do
there? Al bet on the horse Julia Hazel to run
third in the sixth race at Newport racetrack' and
C@What did you find there back of that saloon
0' QsWas it a poOlroOm a gambling house? A
Q~What kind OF games? Look at your report
and state. A.-That IS a pooroom.
o.-What did you bet on? Al bet on Julia
0.|And that is the money which I now show
o-T9ere IS attached to this report of yours
Odd you 80 there to investigate that COM
poMThat was the result of your investigation?
Mr. Moss-I want to ask the Chief Of Police right
here: Chief do YOU remember receiving a letter OF
complaint against that place the poolroom at NO
Chief Devery-I will look that up, Mr.. Moss; 1
can't tell you about i now. oonv ., .bo conn,a,nt
which is said to have been sent TO you. and which
gave to Mr. Wood. and he investigated IT.
pEvERY AS IGNORANT AS EVER.
Chief Devery-I don't know anything about 1t.
Mr.. Moss-I sent him there. and he found It,
Q-On the 4th of May. did you enter a gambling
place at No. 22 East e-hundrod-and-twenty
hfth-st-? Ayes. sir. that is Percy Nagle's
Q-That is Percy Nagle's? A.-No that is One
Ozone hundred and sixty-fve East One hundred
and-twenty -sixth-st.? A-Yes. sir; 49,.
Q~And he moved to one-hundred-a twenty.
eixth-st? Ayes sir. He only there one
day. and the landlord found out what 1t was and
Q~Is that the same place that was on Third
Ao-And then he moved to One-hundred- snd-twen-
+v6fth-st Ayes sir 22l East One-hundred-
and-twenty- hfth-st and then he moved to iso East
O-TeH us what you found at One hundred and !,
AGsm 6s, and B Wcn 81 red and
Q.-Yes. and is this the dollar that you won :
QIHow did you get into that placer Describe fo
the place little, Alt is private house. be-;
turn 10 the right and enter the gamblingroom
just few doors from the corner I ,o, o,,sr GAM
bing-house at las East Fourteenth-st.? Ayes
sir over Wolfert's saloon. . .-o,,,. -, .,.r.,
Red and BACK roustte ard req and black
bought 81 worth Of chips Ind 9, st ro3n worm
Q-That is you bought g worth OF Ships los' d.
and then cashed in the 6aiance not as returned?
oIon the 9Th day of May did you enter a gam
bling place at No. IA East Fourteenth-st? A
o-What kind of gambling going on there?
oIDd you play? o AIs s0 gnes w0r'" 0' 'p'
PLENTY OF CUSTOMERS FOUND.
O-Then there must have been other men gam
bling, Ayes. sir; plenty OF them
Q-Plenty of them? Ayes sir
O-How did you get in there? A.-Go up one
flight of stairs and to the left and then TO the
front OF the building. -. >s. roroh
Q-Any trouble. about getting IN ANU "i""'
no sir They hesitated little: .,,,,,a ,orss
Q-sixth OF May did you enter gambling mouse
at No e AZ Six'q It. aHd state what you did
Passed flight OF stairs ssTnsed 70 room sHs red
and black and roulette. bought ooiiaf so To ana
OF checks and lost them: lost them at the req anu
QNon the 9Th q May di9 you eYtsr ar gambling
mouse hy did w You get in and what did you dol
A-Went up two fights OF stairs on ringing t '1 Il
bell Frenchman keeps roulette game 'o'' y
QDWere there other people PLAYING? Aw Theirs
" oom the Sth Of May did you enter gambling
house at No. AIS Eighth-ave.? Ayes ST. Una
o ny he same place, the second visit? Ayes
time? AIT TSf are always lots Of people there
dow my muc 9i??' A-Two dollars worth Of chips
house So at i Hc i,a sos u Br@oaSway AYss
Qey did you get IN? ApSssed d Though IL
t bS ba once ,bn IN payed policy and red and black
bought chips FOR red and d black and Ss dollars
0.-Were there other persons playing? Ayes
Many Of them? Ayes. sir. quite number
9-on the sth q May dd you enter gsms sIr
house at No ga WOW Mes get IN and what
A<Passed a coored lookout. went up one nsh % %
stairs and on that floor in the front they ran ia
game in the back on the same moor they ran n =
roulette Played faro in the rom ro oar siu wort
OF chips.
NO INITIATION FEE DEMANDED
Q-The card on this IL. THE Cosmos Ciuo. NO
aoS We, ror,,o,b-st" How did you get that
A.-They gave II TO me.
Q-When you went in? A-nes, nresent? A
Q-Were there many other peiS0'' P
Yes, SIR ~, .tr
q On the s,h dav OF May did you enter gam
bling house at No ilss Third-ave. T,A1 an there
oNWeii look A-No: 1T was studhorse poher
Lost 81 at stGdhorse poker ,,,rg, A-Ouit
Q-Were there other persons pay" 5otnr
number. The crap game was not iran game
oil is a place for craps, but the 'i ~ hors
wac going: the work was done ."
poker? Ayes, sir. p..sad through
Q-How did you get In there? A-Passeo '"'ous
the door and up one fight OF stairs. .he eambin,
Q.-On the 10Th OF May did you enter ING e
house AT No 3 Third-ave? A.-fes. ,.,a NJ ,