New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-16
JEROME OPENS SAFES.
OYER 5000. 600 IN ONE CAM
BLING PLACE.
vu-CH OF MONEY THOUGHT To BE
ROOKMAKERS'- EVIDENCE Salts
FIES DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

-,a6e on Tuesday night. as told in yesterdays
Tribune. were opened yesterday. Nearly $780,
oda was found in them. S2O0,e00 alone in cash
end securities the property Of the late Ed
ward A. Marks. the bookmaker. Icing taken
s,orn one safe. Most Of the money found. Dis
,ric, Attorney Jerome thought. belonged 10
boot-nakers He expressed himself as satisfied
D.ith the evidences Of gambling discovered.
District Attorney Jerome and Assistant Dis
,v,ct Attorney Miner frs. vent TO No. l4l West
Fortv- -frst-st. of which Honest John Kelly is
tbe reputed proprietor. There were three safes
there. one in the cellar. another on the parlor
soor and another on the second floor.
For about ten minutes District Attorney
Jerome manipulated the combination Of the
safe in the parlor. hut could not open it. He
abandoned the attempt for the moment and
uent 10 the second floor. The safe which bore
IN. name "Ncndome Club was opened in a
ssv minutes. In il were found a faro box. a
wooden box having a slot and containing
cons. faro case box. card ''squeezer." con-
+a,ning nina packs of cards; three packs Of
cards two ivory roulette balls. a check book
On the New Amsterdam Bank about half used:
stubs showing that checks had been drawn
An favor of George Hagen & Co" for
large amounts, three Of them for S2I ,OGO Sl5-
O0O and Sl20F0, an envelope marked. Keys
hook containing many names. bankboolzs on
tbe Greenwich Savings Bank. showing deposits
n 500 and 81 eco, and pocketbook containing
q roll Of bills A number OF compartments
could not be opened.
When the parlor safe was opened disgust
spread over the faces. OF the searchers as they
looked in. AL it contained was a big wallet
containing a couple Of hundred dollars
There is some funny business here" re-
marked the District Attorney. There were
FIVE bookmskers around here last night. and
every one had his roll in this safe. There is no
reason why five bookmakers should want
Honest John Kelly TO surrender himself so
that this safe could be opened and they could
get their money.
When the safe in the basement was opened 1t
contained a number OF gold watches. TO each Of
which was attached a tag. There were also
many cancelled checks.
Looks as II the place was a pawnshop,' re-
marked some
EVIDENCES OF GAMBLING.
The next stopping place OF the searchers was
the house said 20 be ''Shang'' Draper's, at No
West Twenty-eighth-st Two safes were in
a middle room on the first floor. The place n
saia 20 have been the headquarters for many
well known bookmakers. among them Edward
L4IAtl A-o EhdlN5 ana Leo mayer IneY kept
their money there. This house is also said 10
have been favorite haunt OF Edward A
Marks, the bookmaker, who died recently. leav-
ing a fortune
When James J. Ridgway. who represented
the interests OF the house. arrived, the safes
were opened First was found a small guam
uiy Of cancelled checks bearing the name OF
Edward A. Marks, Within an inner compart-
ment we're two wallets containing large sums
Of money, many OF the bills being OF the 81 600
and $500 denomination. and there was also a
separate roll OF bills as large as a cabbage.
There were also bonds OF the Metropolitan
Jookey Club and other papers. most Of which
bore the name Of Edward Burke.
In the other safe was a wallet containing a
large sum OF money. a roll OF one hundred dol
lar bills and pooketbook containing small
bills There was also a box containing half a
eozen dice. four roulette balls and four boxes
o. faro cards The gambling articles were con-
Aesleo and the other things replaced.
Assistant District Attorney Miner said that
N the first safe examined there was at least
Go0OO in securities. money and bonds. all the
property Of the late Edward A. Marks.
IN the place said 10 be owned by Lou" Belts,
Al Nc I'D West Thirty -fourth-st.. the safe
colained no money or papers. but there were
le boxes Of faro cards and seven loose packs
cards on the top floor Of the house Mr..
amer found bag OF chips which had been
overlooked BY the police
Al No. 10 West Thirty-eighth-st.. said TO be
N oy Ton" Kenny, a safe was found. and
s ~. Jerome worked at IL for twenty minutes be-
~; 80 ne got II open. II contained telegraph
.IeIuhent, a gold watch and chain, a diamond
IN IN ana seven boxes of faro cards. The DIS
-, ~sCt attorney Ordc~ the confiscation OF the
ss.ssiaph instrument and the cards. On the
a. ~ one Of the rooms was found cerIin-
uS VI tne incorporation OF the Harlem lsei-
sS,as sgas athletic club. and this was also taken
O course" said the District Attorney. Il
~ not Know who owns these bank rolls, ana
iSeneI can the police. II will not be sufhcient
~ ~ otton Tor man 10 go 10 the captain
NaF bankroll is mine The only course
ne os can See is 10 send the money TO the
s,EPe,V clerks Office in Police Headquarters
selves. ''s"' '"'
d, understand ihat there is a great deal
MONEY deposited each night by book,
~LIb IN these gambling houses. ana
% %le II may not cripple business to-day, II
So.-lhig viii tie up their cash accounts. OF
no- 49, there Is nothing Illegal in depositlns
.ASs IN the safes of a gambling house. Dut
- necessary Identification must be made be-
eEnerE
We were not looking for prisoners so much as
were Tor evidences Of gambling houses. ne
s,s-nueo We did get that evidence IN the
Inc or paraphernalia and I'm some instances
~, arrested keepers Of various dens. IL Is
inat We old not get the proprietors, but II
within the range Of possibility that they
- come down yet 20 a court OF justice. !
e-LtA go ] have plan whereby they Will all be
-nsnd when wanted
he prisoners captured in the raids. all OF
49, si.'n We're porters, were arraigned before Jus
Wyatt, OF Special Sessions and held IN
F1'V each for examination next Monday.
50 FnUF On