New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
SEVEN RAIDS BY GODDARD
HAS FORMED A SOCIETY TO PROSECUTE
CRUSADE.
DOORS OF POLICY SHOPS SMASHED IN AND
PLAYERS AND DEALERS CAUGHT
ACT

Captain F. Norton Goddard, who has long carried
a relentless against policy dealers. formed
society about six weeks for the better prose-
cution OF this work. and late yesterday afternoon
this society made it's first raids. Using warrants
obtained from Justice Jerome it's agents descended
suddenly upon seven alleged policy shops. and
captured seven prisoners. There were many lively
Incidents attending the raids One place doing
a lively business just four doors away from a Do
lice station.
The raids rade under the supervision Of
Edward Reardon. formerly associated with Frank
Moss.
The first place visited was No. 1s5 Chrystie-st
Without the slightest warning the door pushed
or its hinges and the party dashed in. The place
was filled with men, There general rush to
escape. A few got out but were penned in
A search made for the alleged proprietor bur
found He was the only man wanted
The party seized manifold books. styIuses. slips
prints. blaekboards and other policy playing para
phernalia
No. 1893 Allen-st. was next visited. A detective OF
the society inside. He opened the door and
let the raiders In. There no attempt to escape
made by the players The alleged proprietor. John
Cannon was locked UP.
No. 169 Sufolk-st. third the list. The door
was broken down. and the party dashed in pel-
NELL Reardon spied the alleged proprietor getting
out of window and made grab for him. but
missed. The man dropped into the yard sprinted
across II and climbed the back fence like In
doing so he dropped manifold book, which Rear
don, who right behind. picked UP. He, too
climbed the fence and he dropped on the further
side the pursued snatched the book out OF
Reardon's htnd and tore it up. Reardon seized
him. He said he was Robert Lang. Of No 169 Suf-
folk-st- He was locked up in the Eldridge-st sta
zion.
No. 3ss East Houston-st four doors from the
Union Market police station. the fourth place.
The door broken in. and John Parsons. the
alleged proprietor. resisted arrest. Reardon drew
his revolver. and Parsons had to give in Reardon
took the mans name as Parsons but the police
have him the blotter as William Brown. Of No.
322 East NInetieth-st.
The policy back of a little butcher shop
door The window smashed with revolver
ana the party got in, capturing Ignatz Klein, for
whom ReardOn had warrant under the name Of
Louis Stern. He Is said to be old policy
and to have beer convicted several times.
AT No. 432 Sixth-ave John Jones. alias Muller. OF
smashed. bat there resistance from those
within y great deal of policy stuff was found and
seized.
The last raid was made on No 11S East ThirI-st
station tried 20 delay him I'm this raid. In the rear
after breaking through door, the party found all
the evidences OF policy game. slips. books, etc.
and Tony Franklin. the alleged proprietor. He also
was arrested az the pistols point. Andrew Block
an alleged partner in No. lis East Third-st.
arrested later in the night
The prisoners and all the paraphernalia will IN
the Criminal Courts Building this morning. when
the men will be arraigned before Justice Jerome at
10 o'clock