New-York tribune., 1901-08-10
THESE THE POLICE PROTECT
MOSES SOCIETY NAMES GAMBLING
PLACES WHICH ARE ALLOWED
TO FLOURISH

Mess says. paid of the detectives of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Crime to give him
tips in advance of raids poolrooms and the
raid on the alleged poolroom in East Twenty
II ird-st., where the police were accused of pre-
venting the capture of the reputed propretors.
the society last night gave out statement.
rather three statements, regarding its attempts
to close up poolrooms. According to these
ports the society through strategy obtained lists
of a large number of poolrooms which flourish
under police protection in various parts of the
city. Not only. the reports state do the police
know Of the existence of these places and afford
| them protection, but give them timely warning
of impending raids.
The first report states that Agent Dillon
approached by Edgar y. Whitney, the
arrested at the society's office while the raid
was going on, and asked If he would furnish
Whitney with tips" in advance of raids made
by the society Whitney said he mem
Der of the firm of Berghorf & Whitney. secret
service bureau at No. p Broad-st. The report
says
Whitney was to supply Dillon with list of the
cpal, whom he did not name. but who it was as
number; second the location Of the place and
intention Of he societ To raid a nv was & sHe
rooms on the list Dillon expected call up
him Of the impending trouble. or II he could not OF
reach whitney In time he was 10 telephone direct
number on the lis, and telling him to close up i'm
81 Dilons oGmpSps,attion for this work to be
80 A month, which according 10 whitney, was
ing the, societys agents. on later day Whitney
an enyelope from his pocket; dropped it into Dill
ions letter box. saying. You viii need some
partial list OF the poolroons Of the system ana
Dillon delivered this envelope to Frank Moss who
opened ~ !, and found therein $50 hin. SO bin
saq"a on later day Whitney Dillon and
hsndfd Hiia a iist OF t%enty-eght poorooms sit
Wsst w.. Twen,y-t thira.st Twenty ssventhst. East
Iy-second-st East Fourteenthst.. Fiftysscond-st.,
Park Row" Third,aye 3ne,hundrsd and twenty
W"st Twenty third-st. West Twenty-touth-st..
Thirty -eighth-st West Thirty-nrst-st. and Broad
Dillon telephoned to Whitney from the Waldorf
ambe d o sdrsGo4 Nh hnev %P on the G 4%g
came: No . Thi-ty-four,h-st. I am on The
IIst was house in West tv-foTrtbsst TO THIS Ins
house was watched and within ten minutes fomr
men came hurriedly down the stoop of whom
carried packages in their hands and went toward
on ,.sn later day Whitney sald Hereafter there
Will be $500 month In this for you.
The report then relates that on July 23
Dillon called up Police Headquarters. and. on
being connected with the Fifteenth Precinct
station. told policeman. who said he was Ser
geant Schulum, to send a messenger TO pool
room in East Fourteenth-st. and gave II warning
of raid. Soon after Agent Mcclellan saw two
policemen come out OF the station and meet two
men in saloon in East Fourteenth-st One of
the then went to the house where the
warning was to be given, and, after going in
side. reappeared with another man. The report
goes on:
Headquartsrs whitney said any oG police station in
New-fork City will send tip. and they be
said: II any operator at headquarters refuses 10
Edgar A. Whitney II he sim refuses tell him TO
Ga the sya Gnet whitney n me- said he had had Chief
to make any connection desired by Mr.. Whitney.
wanted pay 5000 to Settle IT, so did nothing
thought it was worth more Beside they are
Bring them into line Whitncy said. however rp he
ING to pay S he would then call eey on MGan Eff H
give him 500 for not pushing the and divide up
the remaining 500 between himself and Dillon.
The second report deals more particularly
with police 'tipsters' after describing how diff
ferent captains refused to raid houses which
the society sent word to them were disorderly
houses with evidence TO that effect. The
port continues:
On July 20 Dillon told ID Whitney that No. 14s West
Il will call up the Thirtieth-st. station once and
warn the captain" Agent Mcclellan heard Dillon
fend emGen ms and deputy super9tendemt had pced
the fse house SO No 4s wet @ G9f enter
Officer DwyeT: accompanied by Acting Captain
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the of the first floor. and one of them said
the woman of the house Close up; we have just
Get these women out am from the captain; they
are coming tonight.
In telling of a visit made 10 Captain Delaney
of the East Thirty-fith-st. station the report
says:
door closed the captain said. Now, Nc
CIntock while there has been a great deal of
fortunate enough 10 escape it far and l do not
wish have any trouble now. | have been a long
time in the department and have desire TO have
any trouble now. What you doing?'
The superintendent answered him. Everything"
Well he said Il want you to keep out OF my
posted 1t is worth 800 a month to you. 1 do not
wish 20 have any dealings with any outside third
ever Is done between win he between us II is
worth 500 month to you. If you keep south of
Twenty ty-seventh-st and north of Forty-second- st
do not care a - what you do in other pre-
We'll" the superintendent said nothing wrong
in your precinct is there? Only some poolrooms
which are OPEN? oh said the captain, Il do
tomorrow; they shift around
CAPTAIN DELANEY MAKES DENIAL
Captain Delaney, of the East Thirty -ffth-st
night and asked for statement concerning the
that he had offered that official 500 month to
keep out of his precinct said:
There is no truth whatever in the statement.
AS to Superintendent McClintock have known
him for a long time, and hold him In high