New-York tribune., 1901-09-06
WARRANT OUT FOR FLOOD?
ITS SERVICE BEING DELAYED. 1T is
SAID-JEROME SUSPECTS HIS TELE-
PHONE GAVE TIPS

Justice Jerome yesterday expressed lively
interest in the private telephone book which
was found in the alleged poolroom in Thirty
for the Prevention of Crime on Wednesday
afternoon. The book contained the telephone
call for Justice Jerome's private telephone at
the Court of Special Sessions. along with the
number for Devery's telephone at Police Head
quarters. Frank Farrelrs telephone and the
calls for several telephones at pooIroorns in the
city. including De Lacey's. Considine's and
Tynan's. There also appeared the call Magic.
$50 Harlem
When my telephone put in Justice
Jerome said yesterday. cit was so arranged that
could turn switch and cut out the telephone
in the office of the clerk of the Court Of General
Sessions. 10 which my telephone was an auxil-
iary. OF late 1 have noticed that the switch has
been tampered with. so that others could cut in
and hear what 1 was saying. 1 have sent to the
telephone company to have the switch adjusted
properly. I suspect that somebody has been
hearing what said on the telephone and has
been tipping me off to the gamblers
P. E. Nagle the Commissioner of Street Clean
ing. declared yesterday that it was great mis-
take TO suppose that he had a telephone connect
ing with a poolroom. Il have a telephone" he
said but its call is not $50 Harlem. If anybody
says I have any connection with a poolroom he
lies. have no interest in a poolroom. and I
never did have any interest in a poolroom. There
are no poolrooms in Harlem. anyhow"
Justice Jerome yesterday held the five men
who were arrested in the Thirty-fourth-st pool
room for examination on September 10. Each
man gave bail in $500. The prisoners were
represented IN coIrt by Stephen oHare. the
former Assistant District Attorney.
There was intimation yesterday that the raid
in Thrty-fourth-st. would lead to the prosecu-
tion OF Captain Flood. OF the Tenderloin police.
Captain Flood had been warned about the pool
room. Thomas E, Hayman on whose affidavit
the warrants for the raid were Issued. had been
10 Captain Flood, complaining about being
robbed OF about S4OO in the place. Flood and
his detectives failed TO get proper evidence and
close the place Justice Jerome said yesterday
that he did not care to say what might happen
to Captain Flood. II said that q warrant
for the arrest of Captain Flood had been pre-
pared. but il would not be served for a few
days because the captain wished 10 be near
his daughter in ST Jamess Hospital in Yon-
kers, to-day or tomorrow. when an operation is
to he performed.
The names of three Central Office detectives
who were recognized among the men in the pool
room in Thirty -fourth-st at the time of the
raid were not divulged yesterday. Justice Je-
rome would not say what course might be adopt
ed in their cases. but he may call the detectives
before him and have them identified by the
agents Of the Society for the Prevention of Crime
and then ask them for certain information
which they may not dare to keep back
Police Commissioner Murphy had talk with
Captain Flood Wednesday afternoon, just
before the raid in Thirty -fourth-st. made.
He said to reporters that he talked with Cap
tain Flood about some places in the Tender
loin which had been referred to in a letter by
the District Attorney. Yesterday Commissioner
Murphy said he did not want 10 talk about the
raid
Did Captain Flood yesterday make report
to you about the place in Thtrty-fourth-st.
where the raid was made2" was asked
II don't know" he replied. after some hesita-
ton. THE District Attorney had written about
several places.
Have you received communications from the
District Attorney to-day?"
Yes, several They have been referred to in
spectors for Investigation