The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-28
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
New Head of Police Promises unre-
Ienting War On Vice.
.LlFE-sTRuGGLE ON FlRE-EscAPE
Detective Finally Succeeded in Getting Upper
Hand Of Burglar Pool-Room
Queen Released An
Error Corrected.
ON =FlRE-ESCAPE

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Murphy promises to be unrelenting in his
war on gambling and all other kinds OH
vice in New York city. He has issued the
following order TO his captains:
70 the commanders of all districts and
precincts in the Borough OF Manhattan
Commanding officers of precincts are here
by ordered to report to me in writing with
the returns Friday morning, March j, l"A
the names of all proprietors or keepers ot
gambling houses, poolrooms and otnHr
places in which the law is habitually vio-
lated within their precincts, together with
the character of the business which is
carried on and the number and street.
MICHAEL C. MURPHY.
STRUGGLE FOR LIFE
detective HOLMAN had a struggle Tor
his life on the narrow platform off q souTtn
floor fire escape, at No. las East ll"th
Street yesterday before he captured Meyer
alias ''Red" Davis, a burglar. Davis tried
his best to throw the detective over the
iron railing, but Holahan got a tisht grip
on the man, and managed to hold on until
he GOT one arm free. Then he managed
to get at his revolver and beat Davis into
submission with the butt.
For several days Davis has been working
in the neighborhood, hanging cio.hes
lines Ever since he was first seen these
robberies have been reported to the police
from the houses visited
The burglar took to his heels upon SEE
ing the detective, but nfter desperate
struggle was captured. He denied ma Nns
stolen anything, but Magistrate ota'ie A'eAu
him for examination
Senator PIatt,s friends declare TINT be-
tween now and Friday, when the Leslsia-
t,,ra is to adjourn to attend the Inaugural
, ton ceremonies in Washington. a state
constabulary bill will either be passed OF
we'll on the road to final passage
BARKER RELEASED
Thomas G. Barker, who shot the Rev
John Keller, at Arlington. on fepfuais
Sd. was released from the huusoii So'' II;s
Jail in $1,000 bail yesterday afternoon: lis
bondsmen were Robert Molloy, OF NO.
1877 North Sixteenth Street, East orange
George Sumner, of Locust Avenue. AZ
lington, and Robert G. Victor, OF Rear
ney Avenue, Arlington -,
rrhe decision to admit Barker to pail
was reached on the receipt of a certif-
cate from Drs. Exton and Strasser, the
Rev Mr. Keller's physicians. stating that
the minister was in no danger OF dying
The doctors said that the sight OF the
right eye was destroyed, but the patient
could see with the left.
AN ERROR CORRECTED.
BY an unfortunate error in an account
Yesterday morning. in this correspon-
dence, of the expulsion of a young woman
from Christ Church. Elizabeth. on last
Sunday, the name of the young woman
was given as Miss Arnold, whereas IL
should have been GIiss Munger, who is
quite another person from MISS Arnoid-
POOL-ROOAI QUEEN RELEASED.
Grace RYAN, sometimes known as Grace
Dodd but more frequently as GusSle NC
Kee. was placed on trial yesterday before
Recorder Golf and q jury, on charge
OF conducting q pool-room at NO 26t
Eighth Avenue. SiEce her arrest, While
she was at liberty on bail, she appeared
in a vaudeville theatre, billed as the
"Pool-room Queen. The announcement
that she was the only woman ever IN
! dicted in this State for conducting an es
| tahlishment for betting on horse races
| brought big crowd of curious persons 70
| the Criminal Court Building yesterday
Ouite a. number of theatrical people were
| there MANY chorus girls from the. city
| theatres managed to get into the court
| room. They laughed and told funny sto-
! ries and guyed the court officers "hlle
waiting for the Recorder to get around
! and until he took his seat the courtroom
| bore the appearance of a Broadway music
| hall on matinee day.
| The evidence produced was not SUM
| cient and the jury. Instructed by Ike
| corder Golf, brought in verdict OF ac-
| quittal. =.
| LAWYER Patrick, who is accused of
| forging the name of Millionaire Rice TO
| checks for s165OO0 and against whom
| there is a suspicion of causing the Old
| mans death. came near getting out of
/! the Tombs yesterday on bail. District
| Attorney Philbin, however, heard OF 1t
| and blocked the game.