New-York tribune., 1901-08-10
THESE THE POLICE PROTECT.
MOSES SOCIETY NAMES GAMBLING
PLACES WHICH ARE ALLOWED
To FLOURISH

Mess says, PAID one or the detectives OF the So
ciety for the Prevention of Crime to give him
| tips" in advance of raids on poolrooms and the
raid on the alleged poolroom in East Twenty
| Il ird-st., where the police accused of pre-
venting the capture of the reputed propretors.
| the society last night gave out statement.
| rather three statements, regarding its attempts
! 10 close up poolrooms. According these
ports the society through strategy obtained lists
| of a large number of poolrooms which flourish
under police protection in various parts of the
| city. Not only. the reports state do the police
| know Of the existence of these places and afford
| them protection but give them timely warning
| of impending raids
| The first report states that Agent Dillon was
approached by Edgar \. Whitney, the man
| arrested al the society's office while the raid
| was going on. and asked If he would furnish
| Whitney with tips" in advance of raids made
| by the society. Whitney said he was a mem
ber of the firm Of Berehorf & Whitney. secret
| service bureau, at No. 23 Broad-st. The report
says:
,Whitney was to supply Dillon with a ust of the
dlneren poolTooms in the combination % his prin-
eipal. whom he dd not name. but who it was as
number; second the location Of the place and
of Re soce td raid an Of u 6 %a 1od Sae
rooms on The list Dillon was expected TO cali up
him of the impending trouble. or il he could not
10 the manager Of ibe pooroom gIoHT yjnr b i'eCI S
number on the lis, and telling him TO close up i'm
SD Rnon noSs5 p%5e5 eora}6 for 6s yoEE D to be
half OF the put up for tho purpose Of buy
| ing The societTs agents on a later DAY Whitney
an an enyeioge from his pocket; dropped it into Oil
ION, Ion IetteI hoA, s@S'n5. ou vii need some
partial lis, OF the poolroons Of the system AMI
piIon delivered this enyei6pe 70 Franz Nos Sho
ana so r, ana iIHhI m 'nyrela 80 SS pi.i 50 6lh
Saqia on later day Whitney met Dillon and
- y. t.ist wen nty-thlrd,st
= sSooPG,s' last East Fourteenthst Fittysscont-st.
@ @LaIk ROW : hrd15ye One 5,hundrSd-an twenty
W"st Twenty third st. West Twenty-tourth-s
Thirty -eghth-st. West Thirty and Broad
Dillon telephoned To Whitney from the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel calling him up on the telephone
pHon ssd 1 5 e.Hs 't@ 5t,cnt,S III The hTo1G Te,
came; No > Thirty-fourth- I am on" The
Dillon was speaking No . according to The
Ist was a house in West Thirty-fourth-st This
house was wa,chsd. and within ten minutes four
carried packages in their hands and went toward
on later day Whitney said Hereafter there
will be $500 month In this for you
The report then relates that on July 25
| Dillon called up Police Headquarters and. on
being connected with the Fifteenth Precinct
station. told a policeman. who said he was Ser
geant Schulum. to send a messenger 10 a pool
room in East Fourteenth-st. and gave II warning
of raid soon after Agent Mcclellan saw two
| policemen come out OF the station and meet two
men in a saloon in East Fourteenth-st one Of
the men then went 70 the house where the
| warning was 10 be given. and, after going in
| side. reappeared with another man. The report
goes on:
| Headquarters. Whitney said any police station in
o,Se5 loTS S-ogT SlT M M send tip and they can he
said II any operator at headquarters refuses 10
Edgar A. W9itn'X IL he sun refuses tell him 70
Devery give orders TO the operators a few days ago
| to make any connection desired by Mr. Whitney.
wanted pay but 500 TO settle IT, so did nothing
| as / thought II was worth more Beside they are
| bring them into line Whitney said. however. he
ing to pay $500 he would then cali on Nci.ean
give him 500 for not pushing the and divide up
the remaining $500 between himself and Dillon.
The second report deals more particularly
| with police 'tipsters.' after describing how diff
| ferent captains refused TO raid houses which
| the society sent word to them were disorderly
| houses. with evidence TO that effect. The
| port continues:
on July 90 Dillon told Whitney that No. las West
Il viii call up the Thrtiethst station at onee and
! warn the captain Agent Mcclellan heard Dillon
| send his message In the mean time the superin-
| tendent and deputy superintendent had placed
irs the house. No 14s West Thirty -third-st
Oficer DwyeT. accompanied by Acting Captain
/
The rear Of the first floor. and one of them said to
received word that the society is 10 raid the place
| Get these women out am from the captain; they
! are coming tonight.
In telling of a visit made 10 Captain Delaney,
| of the East Thirty-f.th-st. station the report
| says:
After the wardman had Ieft the room and the
| door was closed the captain said. Now, Nc
| trouble lately in the department ] have been
fortunate enough 10 escape 1t so far and do not
| wish 10 have any trouble now. l have been long
time in the department and have desire TO have
| any trouble now What are you dolng?''
The superintendent answered him. Everything"
Well he said Il want you TO keep out OF
precinct, and whatever is going on here to keep
| posted. II is worth sloo month to you. do not
| wish 10 have any dealings with outside third
| party and want to do business direct and what
| ever Is done between us will be between It is
worth 500 month to you. II you keep south OF
Twentyseventh-st. and north of Forty-second-s ST.,
| ! do not care a what you do In other pre-
| CinCts.
Well the superintendent said. nothing wrong
| in your precinct is there? Only poolrooms
which open?" oh said the captain. Il do
not for them they here to-day and there
morrow; they shift around
CAPTAIN DELANEY MAKES DENIAL.