New-York tribune., 1901-03-08
PRICE THREE CENTS.
GAMBLERSCROSSTHEKIVERi
DRIVEN FROM MANHATTAN THEY NEST
IN BROOKLYN.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER YORK NEED NOT
"SLEUTH' AROUND AT NIGHT TO
FIND THEM
FIND THEM.

Bernard j. York. the Deputy COmmis-
sioner of Police for Brooklyn. has taken to
"sleuthing'' around at night in melodramatic
manner. pretending to be on the hunt for evil
doors in his baiIiwick and for policemen who
shirk their duty Mr.. York could give Brooklyn
one of the biggest surprises in it's history if he
would take a squad of men in broad daylight
and walk into big poolroom that has been
doing business for years within stones throw
OF the Kings County Courthouse. Vt is we'll
known TO thousands of BrOOkIynites, many pol
itcians frequent it every day in the week. and
it possesses almost unique characteristic in
that bets never paid by that house on the
same day which they won but always
the day after
Mr. York need not limit his efforts this
house alone If he sincerely wishes TO clean ur.
Brooklyn. Several gamblers scared out of Mans
haitian by the raids of the Committee of Fit-
teen. have recently opened places in Brooklyn
where they think they will he safe. and IL their
hopes seem to be we'll founded they will be
followed by many others. it is reported IL Mr.a
York does not very soon do something ef-4
feetive than prowI around at night in gum shoes
he will have his borough swarmiI with gam~
blers of all kinds. 1t is a well known fact amonxl
sports" that the policy shops in ne lower paroi
of Manhattan are nearly all closed just now-a
These shops depended largely Cor their cus~i
toners upon Brooklyn men. who could easilyS
get over 10 Manhattan by the bridge and thes
ferries. and thought it worth their while 10 doa
so, because the danger Of being recognized overs
there was less than if they gambed near thea
places in which they employed. Now thaeJ
the game is dead for a while in downtowrI
Manhattan, these brooklyn sports" are forcedl
TO patronize home industry. and pool shops are
spr1nglng UP in many parts Of p klyn 70 sup-
ply the increased demand.
IL IS, moreover. n much easier thing to estab-t
NH -fv,rIf
lyn than in Manhattan. Brooklyn is much liksi
country town as regards the quick way in
which neighbOrhOOd news gets around. In Man.
haitian neighbOrs do not know one another ati
all in most cases In BROOKLYN the opposite Isl
the rule When a now gambling house Opensl
m Manhattan. therefore it takes a long time fOrf
the ne1Shb ThOOd To- get on In BROOKLYN the
whole neienbOrhCOd knows il in a few days.
At Police Headquarters i'm Brooklyn last night
all knowledge of these gambling houses was
denied Mr.. York could not be found. Commis-
sloner Murphy was asked what he thought Of
Mr.. TOrk's eatrical methods. but he would not
charactertz9 them. saying only: Mr.. York f5i
r6 r6Spons1bl@ to only for results in his bor-f
Ough. The choice ~ method * his own affairs
Mr.. Murphy being asked If he had heard that
Manhattan gamblers We're moving 70 Brooklyn
said he supposed they must he moving sonne-'
where. because he believed they not abIs
to do business anywhere in Mania ttan now,
nor would they again If he could help IT, He
mad been told alSO that the gamblers were NOV
ing 20 Philadelphia and into Connecticut buts
he did not know how true that was