New-York tribune., 1901-04-18
RAIDS BY FIFTEEN.
SUDDEN DESCENT ON SEVEN
ALLEGED POOLROONS.
TWENTY MEN ARRESTED, INCLUDING
THE" ALLEN POLICE CHARGED
WITH SENDING OUT WARNING
TO THE GAMBLERS IN
SEVERAL CASES.

lieve, from all / can learn. that there are any
poorooms gambling houses running in this
city When this was told to Justice Jerome
he raised his eyebrows quizzicalIy and said: II
think we will show the Commissioner before
nightfan that ne has been badly misinformed-''
Within three hours of Murphy's utterance the
Committee of Fifteen had made raids seven
poolrooms. capturing twenty prisoners. includ-
ing the notorious The Allen. The raids were
made the following places:
No. 50 sixth-ave,. The Allen and three others
No Sls CanaI-st four prisoners made and taken
to the Macdougal-st- station.
No. 81 Mercer-st.. prisoner. taken TO the Mac
dougal-st. station.
The Bon Ton Club No III West Twenty-thrd-st-.
four prisoners taken to the West Thirtieth-st sta
No "a East Eighth-st four prisoners. taken to-
the Mercer-St. station
No PIG East Fourteenth-st. three prisoners. taken
The northeast corner of Eighth-ave and Four
teenth-st-. no prisoners
1t appears to be certain that the last named
place was tipped off, as were probably three
others in time to allow the gamblers TO escape
hide their paraphernalia- c. o. Brewster,
who was acting for the Committee of Fifteen.
charged that the police sent out the tip TO the
Eighth-ave. place. and that Wardman Hughes.
of the West Twentieth-st- station, who was
called on to make the raid. purposely delayed
the arrival of his men until the Tip" had done
it's work.
POLICE WHO APOLOGIZE
c,antain Diamond of the Fffth-st. station. de.
clarad that No 216 East Fourteenth-st. was not
a pooIroom and that no evidence Of one was
found Acting Captain Carson. who is COM
rnandfng in the West Thirtieth-st- station IN
the absence of Captain Flood. who has been
i'll since Sunday. declared that this was true or
the Bon Ton Club, at No. III West Twenty
third-st. They said these places were orderly
and well conducted clubs. How they come to be
filled with men every day just at the time when
the races are being on the tracks and are
almost deserted at other hours the police apollo
gists did not attempt to explain Commissioners
Murphy said last night that all the captains IN
whose precincts the raids were made would
have to give full explanation to him. If il
was proved that the places entered were pool
rooms there would he trouble for the captains
Murphy seemed particularly displeased with
the reported diIatOriness of Wardman Hughes
In connection with The raid at the northeast
corner of Eighth-ave. and FOurteenth-st- c. o.
Brewster who led the detachment Of the Fff-
teens detectives assigned 20 this resort arrived
at the place about O'Clock D. M IL was run
ming at full blast. Leaving his men to keep
watch Mr.. Brewster went TO the West Twen-
tieth-st. station. He found Sergeant Tins at
the desk
HUGHES-S QUEER BEHAVIOR
II have two warrants here which I want
served right away" said Mr.. Brewster. One
was for Charles A. Parks the proprietor Of the
saloon on the northeast corner Of Fourteenth
ST. and Eighth-ave and the alleged proprietor
of a pooIroOm operated in a rear room under
the guse of the Golden Swan Social Club The
other warrant was TO search the place Ser
geant Tins said it would please him TO aid Mr..
Brewster. and he called Wardman Hughes. and
told him TO take ten men and go with Mr.. Brew
ster and raid the joint
Mr. Brewster says Hughes moved with ex-
trerne deIberation. and that the policemen de-
tailed TO go with him took all the time they
could He says it was at least fifteen minutes
before they started. They walked to Eighth
ave. and NJ. Brewster asked Hughes To pur
his men on a and hurry up.
ooh VOL! keep your shirt ont'' Hughes Is all
legged TO have replied. ''We'lI beat you there at
that" Mr. Brewster then jumped on a passing
car and reached the Parks saloon ahead OF tho
policemen His men told him some had
arrived at the place few minutes after he
went into the station. and had given a tip to-
those within. and that they had all fled He
was told that forty or fifty men had left the
place. They were still coming out in hocks
when he got there When Wardnan Hughes
arrived with the policemen the place was empty.
Even Parks was gone A search was made.
however and six books OF racing charts. a rub
ber speaking tube and some racing slips were
seized.
This amt a poolroom." said Hughes to Mr.
Brewster. These are old things belonging to
Parks He is an oldtne gambler" Mr. Brew
ster told Hughes he did not want any advice
from him. and ordered him 10 take the STUN to
the station Hughes did Brewster went
hack with the policemen. He made no EFFORT
70 conceal his indignation. When he reached
the station the second time Captain Moynihan
there.
Captain Moynihan' Mr.. Brewster said, you
know that this place was warned This man
Hughes did not want 70 get there He used up
unnecessary time. i was in this station at 4
o'clock NV men tell a messenger from this
station got TO Parks's place at 40 D m I
want 10 tell you that i consider this an out
ra geous piece of business. and warn you that
we will not put up with it.
Captain Moynihan listened to Mr.. Brewster
until he finished. then he said quietly:
II am sorry / was not here myself, Mr.. Brew
ster. think you must be mistaken Mr..
Hughes is a good. reliable man. and probably did
the best he could. If I had been here il might
have ended differently"
Captain Moynihan did not seem much alarmed
over Mr. Brewsters threat TO punish somebody
for sending out the tip. but he did try 10 soothe
the Committee Of Fifteen representative. ana
when Wardman Hughes undertook 10 make a
defence, Captain Moynihan intimated that the
less Hughes said the better IL would be for him.
Hughes thereupOn left the room
In the evening Justice Jerome went around 20
the various police stations and held most OF the
prisoners in 81 900 bail each for examination at
various times this week
DIAMOND IN A RAGE.