New-York tribune., 1901-04-30
REVOLVERSnRAWNINRAID
POLICEMAN THREATENED WITH ARREST
FINDS A LOST TIPSTER
MORNING To. PRODUCE HIS PRISONER
CAPTAIN MOYNIHAN'S CONDUCT.

Policeman Donohue. of the West Twentieth-st st.
J station, has until 9:30 O'Clock this morning to
produce before Justice Jerome. in the library of
the District Attorneys office, prisoner whom
Donohue lost in the West Twentieth-st station
yesterday afternoon. If Donohue does not ap-
pear there with the prisoner, Justice Jerome has
declared that he will issue warrant for Dono-
/ hue's arrest. The Justice has also intimated
that Captain Moynihan who is in command of
the West Twentieth-st. station. will find him
self in bad position
The prisoner who was lost is said to be 4
former fireman. named Hart who is accused of
haNlng tried to Tip off, poolroom yesterday
afternoon on which he thought raid was
about to be made. The raid had already been
made.
Long after Justice Jerome and the others in
MS party had left the station Sergeant Tins
gave out the information that twenty minutes
after Juatice Jerome's departure Donohue had
found his missing prisoner hiding in closet
in the basement of the station. The police say
the prisoner is James King, of No. 81 King
st He was charged with disorderly conduct by
the police and released in $500 bail, furnished
by Edward Holton. of No. 134 Seventh-ave
DETECTIVES WAITING INSIDE.
/ Justice Jerome with William NJ. Fuller, clerk
! OF the Court of Special Sessions; Frank Moss
of the Society for Prevention of Crime; Detec-
! tives Cuff and Reynders, of the Central Office;
Detectives Hammond Dillon and McClelland
and another of the detectives of the Society for
! the Prevention of Crime, went to poolroom at
No. 121 Eleventh-ave. yesterday afternoon about
o'clock to execute four warrants against men
! charged with being connected with the place
/ Two of Mr.. Mosss detectives were waiting in
the pooroom. which is in the rear of a saloon
kept by Henry Kolz. There are three entrances
/ one private entrance hy the side door
/ of the saloon and the other by the main door Of
| the saloon. Guards placed at all the
! frances so that one could escape The rest
/ of the party then went in by the main entrance.
There picket at the bar, who passed the
/ party. Moss's detectives, who had visited the
/ place several times since April 10. when they
began to gather evidence against it, were known
to him good customers. AT the door leading
to the poolroom another and suspicious
picket encountered. He tried TO stop the
! party, and a short scuff1e occurred, which gave
/ the alarm 10 the people inside
FIGHT FOR THE PAPERS
| At once the detectives in the room jumped
for the papers that were wanted as evidence
end the called for by the warrants. One of
the detectives went over the railing behind
which the cashier stood. The cashier grabbed
the money before him with cne hand and with
threatened the detective. Several OF the custom
ers dyew revolvers, and the detectives also got
| theirs ready for action. A lively scrimmage
/ followed and for several minutes II looked as
{ though there would be bloodshed. All the ar
rests finally made without any shots hav-
| ing been fired
Six men were arrested. including Frank Col
Inns, the picket In the barroom. alleged to be the
! proprietor of the place; Harry Weston. the
cashier and William Greene. his assistant
/ Weston and of the other prisoners were
taken without warrants Betting sheets, racing
| cards. telegraph instruments and telephone
with the number 4.o17 Eighteenth-st., were
found. There also obtained a marked 50
bill. which had been bet a horse in the third
race at Aqueduct by one of the detectives just
before the raid made. A renewal of liquor
license issued to Henry Kolz. believed to be the
man giving his name as Frank Collins. was
taken.
MoYNIHAN's DELAY
AS soon as quiet was restored two OF the de-
tectives were sent in a cab to the West Twen-
tieth-st. station for policemen to take the pris-
oners to the station Captain Moynihan did not
know that raid had been made and he was
not told. He simply asked for to take
charge of some prisoners a poolroom in
| Eleventh-ave. He detained the detectives for
some time, and at last sent them away with
two patromen in uniform and a plain clothes
man.
When the detectives and the policemen
! outside of the station afterward Identified
Hart crossed the street from the fire engine
house opposite and whispered to one of the
policemen. He then started a for the
poolroom. The detectives had expected such a
manouvre. and one of them a jumped into
the cab and ordered the driver to hurry to the
pooroom The detective reached the pooroom
first and when Hart arrived, tried to arrest him.
| Hart realized his mistake. and fought desper-
ately to escape. but Detective Cuff hurried out
side and Hart was soon overpowered.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS.
All the prisoners except the card marker who
had escaped taken to the station. Police
man Donohue, with Hart in his charge, brought
up the rear. Hart was taken into the station,
lowed to go into the back room When Justice
Jerome opened court Hart not to be found.
1t was several minutes before Captain Moynihan
would allow the station to be searched. He
seemed to prefer insisting that the man had not
gone out the front door Mr.. Moss told him that
no supposed Hart had gone out the front
door
Justice Jerome then took a hand He ordered
Donohue to produce his prisoner Donohue
declared Greene to be his prisoner. but Mr.
Moss's detectives shouted that Greene was De-
tective Reynder's prisoner. Then Donohue de-
clared that he had had no prisoner.
MOSS PLEASED AT THE EVIDENCE.
At that Justice Jerome said to Donohue: Il
will give you until $50 tomorrow morning TO
produce that man. If you do not have him then
I will issue warrant for you. There will be
no subpoena this time. L tired of these tips
being sent out. 1t must stop" He also init
mated that Captain Moynihan was more or less
responsible.