New-York tribune., 1901-03-10
BREAK INTO A POOLROOM.
SUPERINTENDENT OF S. 7. C. AND
POLICE MAKE = RAID IN MUIR
PHYS DISTRICT.

A raid was made on the poolroon at No i5 Mer-
oer-st. by Superintendent Burr Of the Society lof
the Prevention OF Crime Friday afternoon. with
the assistance OF Captain Albertson ana se'erai
policemen Of the Macdougal-st. station, but the
facts were not made public until yesterday Wheh
the prisoners were arraigned In court Inc Poo4-
room is in the Assembly district OF whch foHce
Commissioner Murphy has been the TaInmany
leader for years.
Mr. Burr and some OF his assistants had been
watching the place at No. 43 Mercer-s;. several
days and on Friday Mr.. Burr went before Justice
Jerome OF the Court OF Special Sessions. and got
him TO issue warrants for the booksellers Al p m
on Friday Mr. Burr accompanied by Justice Je-
rome and several detectives. went 10 the Macdou-
gal-st police station and displayed the warrants
much the surprise OF Captain Albertson. "hat
surprised Captain AIbertson most was the presence
Of Justice Jerome When Captain Albertson had
partly recovered from his first surprise he was
treated 10 another by invitation To go with the
raiders. The invitation was put IN such manner
that ne could not decline Il. He took with him
eight policemen.
when the party arrived the poolroom they
found the place locked. and the doors had to be
broken down. There We're abo II forty men In the
place and they were caught that escape was
impossible. Two prisoners were taken 10 the Mac
dougal-st station. with a large number Of racing
charts and some telegraph instruments. The two
prisoners were Michael J. Murphy and Charles II.
Hayes At the station Justice Jerome opered court
and held the men in $500 bail each for exam
ination in the Court Of Special Sessions yesterday
morning.
When the two men were called up before Justice
Jerome yesterday morning they were represented
by counsel who asked for adjournment until
next THURSDAY which was granted. James Winter
bottom. undertake., at No 1876 Spring-st' re-
newed their bonds for $500 each. The property on
which the bond given said to be worth
$1,000 The men were charged with running a
poolroom.
Hayes IS clerk thirty years old. living AT
No 226 West Twenty -hfth-st~ and Murphy says ne
IS liquor dealer of No. leo Desbrosses-st.
Captain Albertson wss called before Police Com
missioner Murphy al headquarters yesterday morn
ing and asked about the raid on the poolroom,
Then he had a talk the same subject with
Deputy Commissioner Devery. He was ordered 10
make a written report telling why the police had
failed to discover the poolrOom before the warrants
ISSUED by Justice jerome.
An effort was made 10 see Commissioner Murphy
at Police Headquarters later. but he sent word he
would see no one, and he left the building little
after noon going II said. to Tammany Han
Five prisoners We're arraigned before Magistrate
Pool in the Jefferson Market Police Court yester-
day morning. the result Of raid made by Acting
Captain Townsend and several detectives of the
West Thirtieth-st station. at the alleged gambhng
den on the second floor OF No JIG West Forty-sec-
ond-st. late on Friday night. The prisoners were
Edward Curtis No 594 Seventh-aye.; John Frink,
No lOs West F4fty-seyenth-st; John Madden.
Goshen N Y; Frank Roberts. No $50 Columbus
ave. and Patrick Foley. Of No. 5S5 Henry-st
Acting Captain Townsend said he and the detec-
tives hal the gambling den in plain clothes
They had found Curtis seated at faro table, deal
ing. The other men We're seated about the table.
There tables for roulette. poker and other
. games in the place, hut the only game that was
being played was faro. The players were arrested,
land the faro table the deal box cards and diagrams
- were seized
When the police entered the room a man who
was intoxicated walked toward Curtis and de-
manded S. which he said he had lost. Curtis told
him that he could get the money back, but he
could have the chips The peculiar thing about this
was thar the man entered with the detectives and
did not know that they were officers. He assisted
them unconsciously in getting evidence. He took
the chips and then when the arrests were made.
suddenly became sober. Acting Captain Townsend
said he was looking for George Brotherton. the
reputed owner Of the place but he was not in at
the time
the Penal Code which makes the running OF, a
gambling house felony. Curtis IN MS own de-
work for some time. Roberts said he was a har-
tender Coney Island. and had made some money
by following the races Frnk said that ne ponght
and sold stores for a living. lie was prokeI IN
that business Foley would say nothing, and Mad
den said ne was a shoe laster by trade.
Magistrate Pool held Gurus IN SlVVO. As lheIe
was not sufficient evidence 10 hold the other men
they We're discharged
Just as the men were about leave the court
room man who said that he was acting for the
Committee OF Fifteen pointed out Madden and said
there was g warrant for his s a proprietor
and dealer of a gambling place. Madden was i'm
medately rearrested and was reIlanded Tor ap-
pearance before Justice Jerome this morning. II
Doe No Q" in a warrant which had been issued
bv Justice Jerome on the night Of the raids by the
ing faro al No JIG West Forty-second-st. but
through a misunderstanding he was allowed TO
escape arrest then.