New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-07

POOLROOM PROPRIETOR AND WIFE OF
LIEUTENANT MARTIN, Z s. A
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.

Grace Ryan" charged with being the proprf.-
tor Of pooIroom at No. 2si Eighth-ave who
was arrested on Tuesday night together with
thirty-one other women OF various ages in a raid
conducted by the police turns 20 be the wife
of Lieutenant Martin. Of the Regular Army now
under trial by court martial Fort Hamilton on
a charge Of having fasifed his accounts while
charge of the canteen at Fort Hancock
Miss Ryan" as she called herself was held in
500 bonds for the Grand Jury. and the other
prisoners were discharged The jefferson Market
Police Court presented strange sight when the
thirty-two women were arraigned. Many OF the
women cried and protested that they dis
graced. All but thirteen Of the thirry-twO looked
haggard and worn from having spent the night in
the station. The lucky thirteen had been bailed
the night before
Miss Ryan" laughed when she was asked her
name.
Let's see-what is my name? I guess I'll have
70 ask lawyer. Mr.. Friend"
II guess 1t is Ryan this morning" said Mr.
Friend.
What did you arrest them for" asked Magis-
trate F1ammer OF George Schoenech who repre-
scented Chief Devery's men at the hearing
Why. they were all in there. and II pool
room all right enough" said the officer
People have right 70 bet the races il they
want to-" said the Magistrate. The Magistrate
wanted SchoeneCh pick out one woman saying
he would hold her with Miss Ryan" Mr.. Friend
then said he waived examination and the Magis-
trate said he would discharge all but the alleged
proprietor. She charged with keeping a
gambling house Mr.. Friend said The police made
mistake in making the arrests He excuse
for it, 1t might have great effect all the lives
Of those persons and their families ne said and he
could not understand why the police arrested them
A number Of private detectives OF department
stores in the city get a look AT
the women arrested The women arraigned
under the same names they gave in the station
house on Tuesday night
II is said there about seventy-ifve women IN
the house when the police arrived There was
scramble to get away. and about score Of women
dashed wildly by the police and Others
capped by extension Some women tainted, and
others cried that they ruined Those
rested were taken 10 the West Twentieth-st- sta
ton IN patrol wagons and those not baad were af-
tervard locked up In the Nercer-st station house.
where there is maIron. All the women were we'll
dressed and wore tewelry. Fannie BressaUd. of Nc.
- West feminist. went on Miss Ryan's bond
and she released
Mr. Friend asked the women who had been
baied If the dinner he had ordered for them had
teen 70 the station house. One said II had
and that none OF them had eaten since luncheon on
Tuesday Another said: ''Ir men can bet horses
and not get arrested. 7 don't why cannot.
too One of the women. Minnie Greene OF No.
$50 COlumbUs-ave was taken 70 the Network
Hospital Tuesday night. suffering with hysreria-
She appeared in court with the others and was
discharged
After Magistrate Flamu1er mad told the women
a megaphone OF his hands and shouted. They Re
or and then the discharged prisoners made such
a rush for the door that they nearly carried the
policeman on guard of his feet