New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
RAID IN PARK ROW FAILS.
7OLICE UNABLE TO ENTER THE MAIN
PART OF AN ALLEGED GAMBLING
RESORT-MANY ARRESTS.

The police of the Oak-st station. acting under
orders from Police Headquarters and super
vised by Inspector Cross. made a raid the
premises at No 80 Park Row last night, and ar
rested twenty-five men, all of whom professed
to have been sitting in the room doing nothing
All that the police were able obtain in the
way of evidence was two poker tables nine
chairs and about one hundred poker chips On
the second floor of the same building there is
said TO be a full equipment Of gambling ap-
pliances Into the rooms on the second floor the
roundsman who had charge OF the raid said he
was unable to penetrate. AT the time the raid
was made and while the patrol wagon was
carrying away the prisoners and paraphernalia
Of the Establishment, heads We're thrust out OF
the windows of the second story and lights
could be seen in these rooms
The raid was made on orders from Mulberry
ST. according TO Inspector Cross. who was at the
Oak-st. station. where the prisoners were ar
raigned. He said that some one had sent a
complaint to Police Headquarters early in the
evening. telling of the existence of the gambling
house. The matter had been called TO the at
tention of Captain Stephen E. Brown, who was
duty there. and he had ordered the raid.
Roundsman Leary, Of the Oak-st. squad. and Pa
trolmen Murphy, Heff and BHIkIey were detailed
to the work. The raid made at about $50
o'clock
Leary said when ne made his report al the
station that he had entered the building and
had gone 10 the second floor, where he had
knocked on a locked door which was at the head
OF the stairs. He had received no answer, and
could not secure a. entrance. so he had gone
at once the floor above. He had found an
other locked door there. and had knocked with
his night stick on the panels. The door had
been opened and the room was found 10 be full
OF men. There was a wild scramble for afety
and the majority OF the crowd succeeded in get
ting out by way OF the roof and out of A window
in WIlliam-st which led a fire escape The
twenty-five men who We're made prisoners were
seated in chairs when the police entered but
according TO the rOundsman there was no money
displayed and no cards There was no direct
evidence that any of the men had been gambling
and they were arrested on charges OF disorderIy
conduct only
At the station most Of them gave addresses
in Brooklyn. To some of them. who appeared
to be more prosperous than the others the in
speCtOr addressed inquiries which brought forth
laughable answers. Many of them said thew
were in the place to see friends Others replied
that they had run into the room when the police
came because they others doing so None
would admit that there had been any gam
bling In the place while they were there Most
Of them said they did know how poker was
played. No one could give the name of the pro-
prietor nor could any say they had ever heard
who the proprietor was nor whether there was
any proprietor or not. Inspector Cross was
asked if he knew who the reputed proprietor of
the place was. and he evaded the question nv
saying that even If he did know he was not go
ing TO commit himself by saying anything