The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-05

New York. December Distract At
,,,ncy Jerome's sensational raids OF
alleged gambling resorts begun about
midnight last night. were continued
sT:n $50 o'clock this morning AMI
numerous small places were raidci.
The attacks ga the latter. however.
were almost overlooked IN the public
interest. which conferred n the assault.
on thu mansions occupied by Richard
\. Garfield and william Burbridgc.
which were entered by means OF Lad
derS. axes u slcdGes. The police al
leEe that Frank carr 5 Interested
I'm Eurbridpc's place. Great quantities
Of costly evidence" were olrtcd away
from those places by the police but
arrests .ere few. Up Ia last night "A
general oppression prevailed that Can
fields. which is in the heart ~ the
fashionable uptown district only 4 few
doors from Fifth avenue and near tw,
celebrated restaurants. was a "GibraI-
tar which could not be taken: and "a
similar belief prevailed in regard t.
Burbridga's place which was especially
protected by steel doors. This place
is in a cross street uptown only half
a block from Fifth avenue. and a few
steps from a celebrated hotel.
: great Was public interest aroused
by the news of the raid on Canfeld's.
hat people Cooked to the n~eighborhood
until the intersection OF Fifth avenue
and FOTty-fourth street, the corner
nearest Canhcld's was blocked with
carriages and people
After ~Burbridge'S. the raiders visited
iIIIlg ms Mace nf harXEtGa knnu-a rs
he Savoy Club. The got a mar there.
e rolored subordinate employed about
to- place jerome. Captain Piper. In
- "ctor Brooks. several assistants Il
II" district attorney and numerous de-
trotiVes We're busy in LubIam's place
until after 4 o'clock this morning. They
blew open a safe in their hunt for cvi-
icnCe.
Earlier n the night. the district at
i"rneE made many raids in he down
town Italian quarter Of alleged disor-
derry houses. These were ~prelimi-
H3Tles' As il were. to tn two biz
event. Canheld's and Burbridge's.
District Attorney Jerome declined
absolutely to make any sort Of state
ment afte~ MS nights work.
captain Lantrey, Of the east Fifty
hrst street station. In whose precinct
me 'aniels place has been FOR years.
declared to the reporters and 0thcr
assembled chat he had never expected
to live l.. SCI such an cveut as the
raiIing Of Canfeid's.
The raids were expected IN every
place visited In CanheId's the owner
declared nothing had been doing for
weeks II was much the same i'm Bur
hI.dG" and Indians. although Joseph
Jacobs. q rlt.ZenS' union defective.
asst night declared n had played in
very place. bur that the raids were to
% made seemed to have reached tho
men int .sted for every Ilace was pre-
AIRED z : in advance. At Rurbridgc'F
'hey eN'-s left the great steel door aiar
and il WaE not until the policemen had
nounte ladders and done some smash
ing that this fact became known to
them Then they went into the house
IN tn" usual way. CanGeld was not ar
rested !. report last night 10 thai
effect was errCG-DUs- He w., held IT
MS house for Identification by a de
lt"i-E" Who claims to have gambled n
the mouse. but the detective said Can
ilr.a was not the man VINO had dealt
Ia"3 for MIN. Later the detective said.
+. W t;ucki!u was the man and Buck
IN Ms arres,'I- He r. Tsuutcd tn h.
'@nG IDS manager.
David Buck!.n ana Samuel !. Smith
"h" were arr" ID in the raids Were
Geld IN $1,000 fCg examination. Thomas
McGlt5ley, who WIS .Trssted nj Bur
bridge house VS. DISCHARGED