The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-26
THROWN OUT OF COURT
Seems It's Pretty Hard to Get
Pool Room Evidence
Anyway.

The most sensational feature of the no.
torieus Gene Sullivan case occurred on
Tuesday night when George 3. Peterson,
Foreman of the December term Grand
jury planned and led a raid on Sullivan 5
saloon. at No. 1Ss Pavonia avenue ana
gathered in the proprietor and thirteen
men who were engaged in nothing more
offensive than drinking at the bar Sui
livan was charged with keeping resort
for gamblers and the patrons were
charged with being disorderly persons
The raid was complete fiasco because
there was no evidence and no sworn COM
plaint before Acting Police Justice John
F. Mccormick yesterday morning, when
the prisoners were arraigned in the First
Criminal Court and the fourteen men were
discharged. Mr. Petersen commended the
officers who went to the saloon under his
Instructions Thesemen were Captain
John F. Kelly and two uniformed men
and a plain clothes man.
Sullivan was arrested last May on a
charge of selling pools on horse racing,
and three Grand Juries previous to the
present one, of which Mr.. Peterson is
foreman found that there was not suffi-
cient evidence to warrant an indictment.
The December Term Grand Jury took up
the case last Friday, but because OF a
lack of witnesses the examination was
postponed.
Tuesday afternoon, according to his own
story. Mr.. Peterson was in his office when
the thought came to him that he could
settle the whole matter by catching Sui
Ivan at the crime with which he was
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Ferdinand Ockery, a colored hostler, of
No. s0S Fifth street, who is employed by
Mr.. Peterson in the United States Ex-
press Company's stables at Henderson
and Eighth streets Mr.. Peterson has his
office in that building and is one of the
company's superintendent. When Oek-
cry reported to Mr.. Peterson he was
asked if he had ever bet on horse races
and he replied in the affirmative. Then
Mr. Peterson said
sTake this two-dollar bill and go to Sui
Ivan's and see if you can make a bet.
Report all that you do to me as soon as
possible
The bill was marked for Identification.
-Ockery did as he was hidden. His sub
sequent movements he recited as fol-
lows
: Il went to Sullivan's and when got
there I ate piece of free lunch and lit a
cigar. Then went into the back room
and saw number of men sitting around
tables 1 don't know how many tables
there were. Perhaps there were four or
five. / took the 50 bill Mr.. Peterson gave
me and threw it on a table and said give
me Floronzo.' Then / walked to the bar
room and waited there for q while. Pretty
soon saw two 81 bills on the bar and a
man pointed to them and I took them.
Then / went to Mr.. Peterson and he mark
ed the two 81 bills for identification and I
went back to my work
AZ soon as Mr.. Peterson had the two
marked bills and Ochery's story in his
possession he went to the Second Precinct
Police station where Captain John F.
Kelly was in command. Mr.. Peterson
wore an air of great Importance As soon
as he got in the door. he said
'-I've got him.
root whom2'' asked Captain Kelly.
Sullivan.
Captain Kelly and the officers in the
station were too astonished for utterance-
Il want you to take platoon of officers
and raid the place. And don't want
any tipping of.
Mr. Peterson laid special stress on the
last sentence. Immediately Captain Kelly
Summoned Detective Prescott and three
officers III Uniform and they started out
with AIr Peterson in the lead. It was
then few minutes after eight o'clock.
Every race horse in the country had been
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