New-York tribune., 1901-02-27
FIFTEEN LEAD RAIDS.
MR. FOX DIRECTS MIDNIGHT
ATTACKS.

AIIACkS-
MUCH GAMBLING PARAPHERNALIA AND
SOME PRISONERS GATHERED IN
JUSTICE JEROME HOLDS COURT
IN TENDERLOIN STATION.
Instigated by. the Committee OF Fifteen. the
police earlv this morning made raids on a dozen
or more alleged gambling and disorderly houses
In the Tenderloin and adjoining precincts. Inct-
dentaIIy they created degree of excitement sell
dom seen among the peculiar population which
makes the neighborhood its Headquarters
At midnight everything quiet Beginning
ten minutes later there excitement in large
quantities. The news that the Committee or
Fifteen representatives of the District Attorney.
a dozen or more lawyers and Justice Jerome. or
Special Sessions had invaded the district spread
like magic, and in resorts and dives panic
reigned-
A few minutes before midnight ten men In
evening dress walked quietly into the West
Thrtieth-st police station. where Sergeant
Churchill was sleepily examining the blotter an"
occasionally ruling u red line thereon ons OF
| the ten stepped forward and handed a bunch OF
envelopes to the sergeant He said he was Aus
ten c. Fox the we'll known lawyer and mem
her Of the Committee of Fifteen. and represented
| that organization.
| II have warrants here" he explained. TOT
several places suspected 10 be conducted as
gambling houses. We would like police assist
ance in raiding the suspected places"
Sergeant Churchill was wide awake at once
He looked over the warrants and made a hse
| NJ the places named There were eight IN all
He then called policemen out in squads Of Ave
| and gave them orders to go with the GENTLE
men to the places mentioned and arrest every
body found in the places and seize any gamohns
paraphernalia that might be found there. Win
| each group went man in evening dress law
verz emp1oyed by the Committee of Fifteen Mr.
Fox and a friend remained in the station
FOUND THE PLACE DARK.
| Ona Of the first places visited was No. 100
West Thirty-hrst-st. Evidently the tip had gone
out. for the police found the place dark IL was
| smashed in however. and two roulette wheels
Il
and a lot Of other material of similar sort
were seized.
The pa+roI wagon was sent for and all ths
.tnr was loaded into it and carted to the sta
tion. Another squad went to the Victoria Ciuo'
al No. Is West Thirty-second-st.. but no pris-
| o,Ars vsra made there. An immense lot OF
-,,5,srs, souipments was seized in that place
and taken to the station
Al the same time as the visit to the West
Tbirtieth-st. station representatives Of Mr.. Fox
went with warrants TO the West Forty-seventh-
st. station. and detectives and police were hur-
ried out 10 the places named in the papers
Sergeant Powell was in command at that sta
tton He sent Roundsmeu Rehrig and Brown
with a squad Of men to No. 1O4 West Forty
thirds small dwelling house. operated. 1t Is
alleged for gamblers by man named George
| Clark The doors were battered in. but no
prisoners were made a lot of paraphernalia
was confscated and taken 70 the station De-
/ tectfve Campbell and a squad went at the same
time to No 14S West Forty -third-st. and con-
hscated several hundred dollars worth OF stuff
and arrested two men.
The prisoners were taken 70 the police station
They described themselves as John Duran. hfty-
three years old. of No. 116 West Twenty-fourth-
st. and Henry Degerman. twenty-three years
old Of No 32} West Forty-eighth-st.
RAID FOLLOWS RAID.
| Raids followed raids in the Tenderloin IN quick
succession. and wagon after wagon filed with
| tbins Of a gambling sort rolled I'D and dis
charged it's load Of paraphernalta and prisoners.
| CONSERVATION was caused 10 the latter when
Justice Jerome, Of Special Sessions, his clerk.
William NJ. Fuller and Assistant District At
torney Schurrnan appeared in the West Thir-
| tieth-st police station.
| "Oh. Lord" exclaimed one of the prisoners
| Its going TO be Dey-st. over again" And that
was Just what was going 70 be. Justice Jerome
had issued the warrants and hand ~
hold court and. il possible. get at the John
Doe" back of the whole gambling business. He
practically admitted much
| When the squad reached the house AZ No.
| 100 West Thirty frst-st they found 1t lighted
up. with every Indication that it a gambling
| house They seized two roulette wheels worth
about 5000 each. and arrested three men. They
! were taken to the West Thirtieth-st. station
James Murphy clerk; John Watson. clerk; eacn
said he lived in the Thirty -hrst-st. house. They
rrara charoad with VIOLATING Section eli Of tina