New-York tribune., 1901-05-28
RAID ON A TAMMANY MAN
THOMAS RYAN, FRIEND OF JOHN B. SEX.
TON. CAUGHT BY JUSTICE JEROME
WHILE THE LATTER WAS DIRECTING THE FIRST
ATTACK COLONEL MONROE DESCENDED
ON ANOTHER PLACE

Justice Jerome gave yesterday to the police
chiefs from all over the country who are lust
now visiting the New-fork force an instructive
object lesson in the way their hosts allow the
laws TO be defed when he made raids upon two
poolrooms. at No. 125 Amsterdam-ave and No.
1923 Broadway, both in the precinct of Captain
Kear who is in command at the West Sixty
eighth-st station. Thirteen men We're made
prisoners, one Of whom afterward released.
One man who was particularly wanted escaped.
An important prisoner is Thomas Ryan Tam
many Hall politician said TO be a close friend of
Health Commissioner Sexton and Of Register
Fromme. Both poolrooms were well filled with
men who were betting on the races When
they found that they were not TO be arrested
they were greatly relieved
The justice left the Criminal Court Building
soon after o'clock, with his clerk William Full
ler: Assistant District Attorney Cans several de-
tectves Of the Committee of Fifteen and Police
man Feeney. They got to No. 125 Amsterdam
ave. at 5:3o o'clock. On the first floor is saloon
OF which the manager is Christian Moerck. The
rear is a dance hall Upstairs are living apart
nents. with a big on the second floor in
the rear. the poolroom.
The raiders rushed through the saloon to the
stairs leading to the poolroom. A door was in
the way, locked. but two or three pushes sent it
off its hinges and also knocked down Henry
DieStel, VINO was benln0 II. DleStel gave a yell
upstairs as if warning some one. He was
grabbed by the throat The poolroom door was
also closed, but it was battered in. Feeney
pushed Diestel in front of him at the door, and
using the prisoner a battering ram, Diestel
was in bad shape when ii gave way.
Fifty or sixty men were in the room trying
TO get out through the windows but when they
had climbed out the window sills they found
a forty-f foot drop and craWled back The detec-
tives first looked for Thomas Ryan. He was
found on the third floor in bed. undressed. He
was ordered to dress and was then led down
stairs.
Justice Jerome then sent TO Captain Kear for
policemen and a patrol wagon. Captain Kear
was surprised and mortified the raid Of
which he did not learn till he got the request
He sent what was wanted. He nervous
when Justice jerome arrived at the station
with the prisoners, who described themselves
as Thomas Ryan, alleged keeper of the pool
room: William Peer. teamster. of No. $50 Tenth
ave: James Gibson, driver, Of No. 1O1 West
Sixtieth-st.: Joseph Rosen shoemaker. Fifty
ninth-st and Tenth-ave.: John Collins. bar
tender. of No. 224 Arrsterdam-ave.: David Pow
ers. Of No. 40 West Sxty-seventh-st Andrew
Dlestel ironworker. of No. 759 Tenth-ave. They
were locked up TO await bondsmen in S15OO
each. except Ryan, who held in $500.
His arrest may lead TO important developments.
While this raid being made, Colonel Rob
ert Grier Monroe headed the other. at No. 1875
Broadway. On the first floor is a bicycle store
The hail door broken down and the
raiders rushed upstairs to the third floor. where
they found the room they wanted. It held forty
persons. The raiders got in without trouble.
The warrants were for Henry 5. Strong, the al
legged proprietor; Henry Murray a bartender, Of
Yonkers; Frank Williams. of No. 245 West Six
ty-ninth-st; Frank Kelly, horseman, No PIG
West Eighty eiglth-st.: John Ward. clerk. No.
800 West Thirty-ninth-st. all of whom were ar
rested Edward McDevitt, of No. 30 East One
hundred and -twelfth-st, was also arrested with
cut a warrant, but he subsequently re-
leased.
Justice Jerome had a talk with Ryan before
he left and at Ryan's request made the Date OF
the examination June 3.