New-York tribune., 1901-12-13
PERSONS ARRESTED.

PERSONS ARRESTED.
ALFRED j. ADAMS. better known "A1"
Adams, so-calIed ''Polfcy King"
ADoLPH J.. JANTZEN, Jr.
THOMAS COUGHLIN.
LANES RYAN believed to be Michael Bergen,
an axsociate of Deputy Police Commits
.soner Deveryl, No. 646 West Thirty
6fth-st-
JAMES ACkERSON, No. 49, Ninth-aEe.
JOHN DELMoUR, No. IA Amsterdam nave.
JAMES STONE. No. 23S Avenue A.
GEORGE WILLIAMS. No. $40 Tenth-ave.
JAMES DEMAY NJ 143 West ThfrtIeth-st.
JOHN yoGEI. No. 254 West Thirty-second-st.
GEORGE STACK. No. 1,2os boston Road.
HENRY MORTON, No. 230 West Twenty
fourth-st-
FRANK WILLIAMS. No. 254 West Sixty
fourth-st.
BERNARD LEVY, address.
WILLIAM BAGLEY (coIored,. No. 251 Sew
enth-ave.
FRANK KING. No. e0s Eighth-nve.
enth-st.
Al" Adams the so-called Policy King and
sixteen of his men, were trapped yesterday af-
ternoon in one Of the most sensational and sue
cessful series Of raids that has ever taken place
in this city
Adams was arrested in his private office at
No 20 West Thirty-fourth-st- He and his men
will be arraigned tomorrow morning They are
now under bail
The raids were made without the knowledge
Of the police, and were under the direction OF
Frank Moss president of the Society for the
Prevention of Crime, and Captain Norton God
card head of the Anti-Policy League, force OF
agents and detectives. The raid is the result Of
seren weeks of planning and watchfulness by
Messrs Moss and Goddard.
The central office" of the policy gang was at
No 3eg West Thirty -first-st- the doors OF "flich
were forced with axes and croWbars- ADAMS 5
checkbooks bankbooks, books Of account, with
complete list of his eighty-two policy shops'
and his records for the last ten years were also
CAPTURED His daily receipts for MONDAY 1ueS-
dsr and Wednesday of this week were about
5000
Martin ]. Bergen. one of the prisoners, is said
10 he related by marriage to Deputy Police Com
missioner Deverv He is said to be Adams s
chief lieutenant.
In the excitement attending the RAID the
home Of E. z. Klee, at No. 1854 West Thlrty-
frst-st next door to the policy headquarters
was broken open by the detectives Ihose III
the house were badly frightened.
At $40 O'Clock, while the house at NO 90"
west Thirty-frSt-St- was III pOSsSSS4Oi- " 49,
detectives a man named Murphy rang up on the
telephone and gave Detective Reardon a long
list of numbers representing the evening draw
ings for last night. He supposed ne was TANK
ing to one of the regular employees of the mousse
The news of the raids and arrests spread
quickly When the prisoners were brought be-
fore Justice Hinsdale, in the Court or Speclal
Sessions at < o'clock. the crowd filed the room
EX-Assenhlyr1an James Oliver was there %
represent --Al' Adams we'll the rest of the
prisoners Deputy Assistant District Attorney
oConnor appeared for the people. Charles r
Biainey. counsel for the Anti-Policy League was
also there as were Superintendent Thomas Nc
clintock. of the Society for the Prevention Of
Crime and the agents and detectives who were
in the raid.
As soon as Mr.. Oliver had read the complaint
against Adams and The others he demanded an
Immediate examination
The lafeness OF the hour. replied Justice
Hinsdale. "precludes going on with the ex-
animation. We will fix bail and hold the ex-
animation on Saturday of this week AT 1880
o'clock"
Justice Hinsdale then fixed Adarnss bail at
5000. Oliver declared 1T 70 be an excessive
sum. Assistant District Attorney O'Connor
suggested that the amount be made $4,000.
Justice Hinsdale held 10 his original figure OF
1900. He fixed the bail for Jantzen. Levy and
Coughin at the amount.
After these four cases were disposed of. the
complaints against ten John Does were taken
up. and as John Doe No. i. No. ,, etc. were
HoARsENEss can be quickly relieved with