New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
WANT JEROME ENJOINED.
GAMBLERS LAWYERS GET AN ORDER
FROM JUSTICE GILDERSLEEVF-
BAIL FORFEITED FOR FOUR.

Justice Gildersleeve in the Supreme Court. YES
terday issued order directign Justice Jerome of
the Court OF Special Sessions appear before Jus-
tice Freedman tomorrow morning and show cause
why he should not be restrained by writ of prohi
bit!on from proceeding with the examination oS
four men who were caught in the raid on the gam
bling den at No Ill East Fourteenth-st The
gamblers were TO have an examination before Jus
tice Jerome to-day. but the order of Justice Glider
sleeve will delay il.
The order OF Justice Gildersleeve was issued on an
application by counsel for the gamblers. making
declarations that Justice Jerome intends Ito com
blne the inconsistent positions of collector or
hunter-up of evidence against them and then pass
ing as committing magistrate upon the suficiency
or that evidence, and that his conduct Is against all
known rules of procedure and custom and judicial
propriety, and is unfair unjust and nequtable for
these reasons" The gamblers declare that Justice
Jerome is working in harmony with "a self-con-
stituted body Of citizens calling themselves the
Committee OF Fifteen and that he has been in
consultation with Colonel Monroe, the counsel OF
the committee Apparently the counsel for the
gamblers believe that Justice Jerome will be unable
TO answer such awful charges and that the Su-
preme Court will interfere to prevent the prosecu-
tiOn Of the gamblers
Four gamblers who were arrested in raids by the
Committee of Fifteen several weeks ago were to
have been called up for trial before Justice Furs-
man in the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court
yesterday. but they missing when their
names were called. Justice Fursman ordered their
bail forfeited and issued for their arrest
Two of the gamblers John Roe and John Wat
son. who caught at No 1OS West Thirty
hrst-st. Justice Jerome held them in 1880 bail
each for trial John w. Sweegar. OF No. 24O East
Nnety y-fourth-st became bondsman for Roe. and
Dora Stein. of No. 43 Grand-st.. acted in the
capacity for Watson The other John
Williams, of the Putnam House. and Frank Jack
son, of the Parkview Hotel. Their place at
No. l12 West Thirty-second-st Teresa Weiss of
No. 26i West One -hundred-and-twen -SecOnd-st,
GrrD she'd hail for nd har rd
Mark of No. l45 West Fifty-second-st. supplied a
similar bond for Jackson.
excuses for the failure of the gamblers 10 appear
for trial but Justice Fursman would not accept
flight of the gamblers showed that they did not
dare to stand trial Their flight. he said. would
professional bondsmen. District Attorney Phtlbin
took prompt measures yesterday to have judgments
taken against the bOndsmen of the absent gamblers
The search for John Doe which Justice Jerome
and the Committee OF Fifteen is making is attract
Philbin has received a letter from man at Moro
ton Heights Conn. containing the following;
Jury. I received a check December % signed
John Doe. for $500. which now nave AZ ntla
Have been unable to locate said John Doe before
Justice Jerome said last evening that he could
show all the cause the supreme court reluH'u
and he continued:
In both Of the safes captured I'm the raid on the
premises No III East Fourteenth-st. we found
gambling paraph~Tnalia. and think II we produce
II before the judges they will consider that We
have shown sufficient cause Tor our acton l doh |
think the Supreme Court will interfere III IL does
I will submit humhy. for ! certainly don't wish TO
go 70 tail. | can say thing however. and that
is that they couldn't have brought proceedings in
a worse case fer got all the gambling para
nhernaIia right i'm their safe AS far as my col
iectng evidence goes they take jures every day to
inspect the scene of crime, and as in my capac-
ity Of magistrate I act as Judge and jury. why
should not inspect the scene of the crime VIII
continue with an other cases brought before me as
though nothing had happened