New-York tribune., 1901-03-13
JEROME RAPS THE POLICE
rHARGRs COMMISSIONER MURPHY WITH
TNIPERTINENCE.
rcpcFs TF4r, PROPERTY CLERK TO SUR
RENDER GAMBLERS TOOLS FOR
DESTRUCTION.

r-,,,. Teror,e engaged yesterday in a lively tilt
-, ,be polioe Department and came of Victorious
tnoisentaUy he called Police Commissioner NUT
-bv sinapertinsnt" for trying 70 Instruct '1us '
The law and expressed surprise that ne pol'l'
should irv 20 save gamblers tools from desruc-
ucr- - -,
The incident arose ovei the demand maze hy '"S-
,ice Jerome on Mondav that the properly olerA a.
Police HeadqUsrters bring 10 the Crihihai 'Ou,u
pu,6ing all the costly gambling paraphernala
(which was seized IN the recent raids made under
ne direction Of the Committee OF Fifteen IN me
Tenderlo:n. in order that II might DC ouTheo- "a
be .baul Is valued AZ about $1,000 this order sent
aiernsv 70 the hearts Of the gamblers. who as
i,ss often been done before, intended TO repieNlh
their property from the police and use II AGAIN
els.ursllv the fears Of the gamblers struck SYM
rstbetie chors in the hearts Of the police, ana II
was decided keep tho property from Justice Je-
rome n possible Accordingly. when Justice Jerome
Fot ready Yesterday 10 begin The eNahillauon ~
George NIessman and Henry Hughes. arrested IN
he raid az No. LIS West Thirty-siXth-st- ano 'ohn
Williams ane Frank Jackson. caught al 30 il
West Thirty-second-st, The roulette "heeis' et0-'
-entured in those places were not In court Jusuce
Jerome Was annoyed He once telepAoned 10
Property Clerk Lslor 10 send them over lmneol-
stely. Instead of dong 50 Lalor presented inlnse'
ln court little la-er, bearing lctief from tho
chief clerk 81 the Police Department. Colonel hinp
Jusrice Jerome. addressing I,alor. SAID sharply:
We'll have you brought those gambling too!s'
40 / hare not" replied Lalor.
.'W-hy notc" demanded the justice
For reply Ialor handed him The letter. which
eaid:
an. directed by Police Commissioner Murphy to
state that be i. informed by the property clerk
that an order Was received by him over the 'ele-
phone for delivery 70 you OF an the f2Hle1Ce y It's
secondst. and az No is West Thirt-siN'h-s' ne ne
Commissioner desires me 10 can 70 No4 aptIion d ",
that the property clerk is a bonded officer and Is
In his custody under the provisions OF the statute
and that he cannon deliver such material upon an
order b. telephone II the articles are required Tor
evidence they MIL be produced by him upon a
proper order. II they are TO be DESTROYED the toh-
PROVISIONS Of the statutes thar such destruction
the Penal Code)
Justice Jerome flushed he read the letter and
then read aloud Section No s45 Of the Penal Code.
II refers 10 the right 10 enter gambling house
and seize gambling tools, and states that imple-
rnents seized must be taken before the magstra e
before whom the prisoner IS srraigned. Justice
Jerome read this 10 Lalor and said:
You must have those gambling implements here
NY o'clock this afternoon OF III issue a warrant
for your arrest and take such other steps in the
matter as deem necessary"
Lalor mumbled something and walked out. Justice
Jerome sent a subpoena duces tecum after him. and
a. about O'Clock the gambling implements were
brought down from Police Headquarters by Lalor
The justice sun angry al the stand the Police
Department: had taken met him with:
The police seem be very anxious about this
thing. don't why they standing back o,
these people and making such about it"
. Well. all ] wanted 10 do protect myself
protested Lalor.
I understand your position perfectly. went ol
the 9ustice, but 1 am intimately acquainted viii
the administration OF criminal Law and have beel
for the last twelve years but in that time neve
knew the Police Department be solicitor
about letting gambling implements get out Of theI
hancS. think II l. a piece of lmpertinence on ia
part OF the Commissioner 10 attempt 10 instruct n
IN the premises and won't have il.
so fa- a. you are concerned 7 certainly appre
cate your position, ana you viii be protected fully
f5ut u Is common report In the city that Wo-third
~ the gambling implements taken in raids ar
repleVined from the Police Depgrtm.nt I -sov
hotAlnE 20 DO with ihis Al all
l-alor replied crlngingiy: Il know that vii
give me fgh projection in this matter, Judge"
u YOU don't keep civil tongue "a your hea,
~ the future III give you the Kind of protection
Noo don't want, snapped the judge and Lalo
walked out The alleged owners OF the wheels wer
1hen asked II they made any claim 10 them. Non.
cared 70 DO So and the wheels were placed IN IN,
custody OF Assistant District Attorney Schurman m
Justice Jerome adjourned the cases until March u
lJeFien. alleged proprietor of tho Parole Club anc
grand jury.
Commissioner Murphy said last night that n,
would not reply in kind 70 what he called Justic.
jerome s III chosen" language, bur he would sa,
that The Judge wholly wrong in attributiue n
the police any desire prevent the eambinc
paraElhernaha from being destroyed. Mr. aTurphr
salo the property clerk was under heavy bond
er me safety of the goods placed in his care anC
re commissioner sci out 70 protect Lalor in his
Iieht &c have subpoena issued ordering him 1,
tlVe them up and also IN getting a receipt fol
fhem Both of these he mad succeeded i'm eTtract
ING from Justice Jerome. and ne Was satisfied