New-York tribune., 1901-03-16
ANOTHER RAID BY FIFTEEN
MONROE, MCULLAGH AND POLICE MAKE
SEVEN ARRESTS IN AN AL
LEGED POOLROOM.

An alleged poolroom occupying the entire
sixth floor of Nos 42 and "A Bond-st. was en-
tered last night by the police Of the Mercer-st'
station. under the direction Of representatives
of the Committee of Fifteen. Seven arrests were
made. six OF them warrant lssueo ps JUS
tice Jerome of the Court OF Speclai oessiohs'
The building in which the raid was mace was
formerly the Frank Leslie Building. Ii now
bears a sign reading Morris Is. baer, o"hei
and Agent No. Is Cortlandt-st
1t was just before o'clock when hooerl
Grier Monroe. one Of the Committee of Fifteen
walked into the Mercer-st. police station ana
placed before Captain Thompson, who was SIT
ting behind the desk, the warrant. 1t was the
captains first day there, as he had peeh Trans
ferred early yesterday morning. He read the
warrant and appeared to be surprised. ne I'M
nediately summoned de'ail of patroirheh' anu
llacing Sergeant Thompson in charge ordereo
him to take the men and go with MT Monroe
On the way to the Bond-st. building ouperin-
tendent McCullagh joined the party.
The raiders reached the building in a few
minutes and Immediately went to the sixth
floor. They entered easily. They found the
place occupied by about one hundred and fifty
men. 1t was we'll fitted up, and there were
numerous betting booths.
The police arrested the six men for whom the
warrant was intended, and then arrested Will
lam Hart who said he was twenty-six years
old and lived at No 95 East Tenth-st. The
police say that Hart giving orders for de-
stroying of the apparatus in the place.
The other men arrested when arraigned in the
police station described themselves as Thomas
Robertson, thirty years old. Of No. 1883 Lex
ington-ave.; Joseph Larl1ins, thirty-two years
old. of No. % Macdougal-st.; William OBrien.
thirty-two years old. of No. - Second-st-:
Thomas Burns, twenty-siX years old, of No 3t2
Manhattan-ave.; William Wall, fortysx years
old, of No 1,162 Sixth-ave.. and Joseph Boyle,
thirty-two years DID, of No. 32S Bowery.
When the police reached the station with the
prisoners they found that Justice Jerome had
preceded them He Immediately arragned the
men, identifying them by numbers. They were
represented by William Wills. a lawyer, of No.
28 Court-st. Brooklyn. Wills moved for the
dismissal of Hart, saying that Justice Gaynor.
of the Supreme Court had recently decided that
any person arrested for violation of the gam
bling act must be arrested on a warrant JUS
tice Jerome said that the evidence obtained in
the place could be made the basis for warrant.
The prisoners were then held in 1500 bail
each.
The evidence on which the raid was made
obtained by Detectives W. c. Andrews and
J c. Corleis. of Superintendent McCuag gh s
staff. They went to the place last Wednesday
ana entered the elevator. On the way up a man
said to Andrews:
Il think you are detective. and that you are
going to the sixth floor" Andrews replied. I'm
going 10 the sixth floor Well, you're not -
the man said. and then ordered the elevator
man TO return to the street floor The next day
the detectives returned to the building and
walked up the stairs to the alleged poolroom.
they had no difficulty in entering and Andrews
says he placed bet Red Pilot and won.
After making the arrests last night the police
tore down several partitions and got a telephone
ana a telegraph instrument race cards betting
hooks two pads OF slips and two batteries used
TO operate the instruments.
Superintendent McCullagh when asked con-
cerning the raid said
we nave known that a poOlroon was In
operation in the place for some time l placed
Two or my men on guard at the building to
prevent any tip being sent out. When Captain
thompson and Colonel Monroe were seen ap-
preaching the building a man. apparently on
guard. attempted TO press a button to give the
signal upstairs. One OF my men prevented him
while the other man held the elevator. The raid
was then made. OF the seven men arrested
four are charged with aiding and abetting and
Keeping a pooroom; two are dealers in "Klon-
dixie and one GiarO Is the alleged manager and
proprietor