New-York tribune., 1901-05-01
JEROME SHOOTS IN A RAID.
THE FIFTEEN's REPRESENTATIVES, t,r,v
THEIR WAY TO A GAMBLING ROOM
FOUR PLACES ENTERED BY DETrcTrvFs
LED BY THE JUSTICE AND COLONEL,
MONROE, AND PRISONERS AND
PARAPHERNAITA TAKEN
PARAPHERNALTA TAKEN

PARAPHERNALTA TAKEN
The Committee Of Fifteen made four raids on
alleged gambling houses between midnight and
! O'Clock this morning. The places were No. III
East Fourteenth-st. No. ~ West Thirtv-f1rst
st, No. - West Twenty -eighth-st and No 49,
Sixth-ave.
The raids were made with the assistance of
The police OF the West Thirtieth-st station three
OF the places being in their precinct. and with
policemen sent by Captain Cannon, from the
East Twenty-second-st. station Members of the
Committee Of Fifteen were in charge of the raid
ing squads. and their detectives pointed out the
men wanted
Justice Jerome. Robert Grier Monroe Of the
Committee Of Fifteen. and three men in citizens
clothes. who appeared to be detectives in the
committees employ. accompanied by three
policemen in uniform and one in plain clothes.
from the East Twenty -second-st. station drove
10 No. III East Fourteenth-st They entered
the flower store in the basement and then went
up the third floor. having to break through
three heavy doors with axes. The gambling
room was full Of mon. who had been playing
faro roulette. stud poker. red and black bac-
carat and other games.
They had heard the noise Of the doors being
smashed in. and a wild panic followed Some
ran 10 the roof. others got on the fire escapes
more ran downstairs and into the arms OF the
T0l4ctlNe-i- justice jerome OTQered all bTOugnt
rp TO the gambling room. and locked the doors
After half an hour Colonel Monroe came out
He in fine spirits. and declared that the
raid was one Of the most successful made by
the committee.
We had four warrants" he said 'and got all
the men We were after This was one place
that wasn't tipped off. think the tipping bust
ness IS at a discount since the raid of Monday
night"
There were not less than twenty-five men in
the place when the raid began. When Justice
Jerome and Mr.. Monroe finally smashed their
way into the gambling there We're two men
left. Eight tried TO hide in a hallway. the others
had fed down the fire escape into the rear court.
Justice Jerome and Colonel Monroe drew re-
vovers and rushed out on the fire escape. Peer
ing into the darkness the Justice saw a lot Of
dark figures moving about.
Bang" went his revolver. but into the air.
Now. you men come back up here. and come
hack quick" commanded the justice TT will
be better for you"
One by one the fugitives with difficulty climbed
back up the rusty fire escape into the room.
There they were examined one by one and al
lowed TO go. with the exception of four men
The raiders had six warrants for several mem
bers Of the Black family One Of the pris-
oners, who is alleged TO be a dealer said he was
George Black as was named in the warrant
Two others said they were Thomas Morell and
Robert Williams: the fourth declined to give
6 name.
They were piled into a patrol wagon and
driven TO the station.
a squad OF police from the West Thrtieth-st
station. directed by Detective Abraham Vein
berg and Francis Woodbridge, Of the Commit
tee Of Fifteen. found three men eating supper
at No. 452 Sixth-ave. They had warrants for
these three. Gambling not IN progress
Several outfits were seized. There was bac-
carat, crap. roulette and red and black outfit
Al the station Elias Portel thirty-seven years
cid, Of No. 452 Slxth-ave., was charged with
conducting gambling house. Marias Assoun,
thirty-three years old, cornpositor and Alfonso
Lerente, thirty-nine years old. Of No. 23S West
Thi-ty-n!nth-st., We're charged with violating
the gambling laws.