New-York tribune., 1901-07-04
ENGINEERS THREE RAIDS.
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY SCHUR-
MAN ACTS ON INFORMATION FROM
A VICE SOCIETY

Assistant District Attorney George w. Schur-
man engineered two poolroom raids without taking
active part In them yesterday afternoon Two
places, at No S. South-st.. and the other at
No. 55 Whiteha-st., were visited about $50 O'Clock
by Central Office and representatives OF the
New-York Society for the Enforcement of Criminal
Law. armed with warrants issued by Police Magis-
trate Deuel.. sitting in Centre-st. court
Magistrate Deuel. remained after the police court
closed at O'Clock. and In half hour the raiders
returned with five prisoners. Three were captured
AT No SIS South-st. and at No 80 Whitehall
st. Those taken in South-st. were John Brady who
gave his home Smith & McNelis Hotel; John
Nolan of No. 2Ss Pear-st.. and Thomas Burns. OF
No As Park-st. Frank Lynn, of No. $50 Hicks-st
and Joseph II. Burke. of No 271 Unon-st-, Brook
lyn. were arrested in Whtehall-st. All were re-
leased on bail after being arraigned The examina-
ton was set for Monday afternoon at O'Clock.
Mr. Schurman said:
Al is that these raids We're made n on
by the New-york Society Cor the Enforcement OF
the warrants and the arrests is due to the Police
Department II is merely the action OF the Sls-
it becomes satisfied that crime exists,
Half an hour later three detectives descended on
the alleged pooIroom at No 81 Beaver-st. and made
three warrants. The prisoners said they
were W:Yam Harland and Henry Freeman. OF
Jersey City. and Henry Fitzpatrick OF this city.
They were arraigned before Magistrate Deuel. and
held for examination on the charge OF maintaining
a poolroom in bail of $3.50 each. Their examina-
tion was set for Monday afternoon.
The warrants obtained by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Schurman with those for the alleged
poolroon keepers In Whitehall and South SITS.
They were based on information received from the
same society.
It was understood that other raids were attempt
ed yesterday afternoon. but were unsuccessful.
Although Captain Creamer, Of the Old Slip sta
tion. has contended that permanent poolrooms
existed in his district, IL learned last night
that a gambling house has been hourishing for
Of his station house.
At No So South-st. is the Stubbs Hotel. of which
Frederick II. Donaldson is the proprietor. The
police of the Old Slip station in total tgno-
rance of the raid there, and only knew of the raid
made at No. 55 Whitehall-st when the three men
son said last night that poolroom had been run
ming there for than four years
Some detectives he said Il don't know what
society they belong to. got fellow TO place bets
here. He played the horses for few days and
then squealed. Yesterday afternoon a crowd of the
low we have on guard at the lower door, leading to
the bunkroom. could press the button TO make the
fellows upstairs wise that the men outside were not
on the level. grabbed him and snatched the
key of the door from him. He then rushed up
stairs and his partners after him. They got the
'bookies dead 10 rights. as they didn't have a
chance to hide the telephone or any of the sheets
We never had any trouble with cops, and am sure
that tho guys that raided were Parkhurst
Didn't any policemen of the Old Slip station
know that poolroom was running here? Donald
was asked.
Sure" he replied, but didn't give damn