New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-02
RAID WAS ANTICIPATED.
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! ia ken to the Ienderoin station
That the raid had been anticipated for days, or
even weeks, the police. seem certain. The con-
dition of the house indicated that such was the
case for nowhere in the entire establishment.
from the basement the fourth floor, which
are Mr.. Canffelds private apartments was there
any sign of recent
That the raid was anticipated last night
also seemingly apparent. for John. J. Deehanty,
counsel for Mr. Garfield, In the house at
the time the raid made. although Mr.. Can
field later said Mr.. Delehanty had been dining
late al Demonicos, next door, and had just
dropped in to see me-
Police Inspector Brooks. with Detective SER
eeants Cohen of his staff and Sheldon of the
Central Office went to the Garfield house in
carriages Following them in wagon were
some twelve detectives in plain clothes, and at
tached to the staff of Inspector Brooks. on
this wag on a long ladder, with iron studded
ends. The police in the wagon arrived soon
after the inspector The first step was 70 yank
this ladder down from the wagon. Then the
inspector and his men, armed with sledges and
axes went at the massive and handsome bronze
door leading into the entrance of the house. A
few whacks with the tools. which bounded back
from the great door like rubber balls, proved
that attempts to get into the house that way
would be almost futile, and would certainly take
too much time.
In the mean time, detectives had gone through
the telegraph office, at No. 535 Fifth-ave, to cut
oft all escape of any in the rear of the
house and two others had been sent through
that way to go to the roof Of the house and pre-
vent eli escape through the scuttie Finding the
bronze door too strong for them, the men were
called away from there and the iron studded
ladder brought into effect. With a dozen men
on this ladder it was rammed against the big
pateglass windows of the basement of the
house.
At this point the big. we'll groomed colored
rorter who has guarded the front entrance to
the Garfield house from alls intruders, opened
the bronze door and told the police they need
batter down any more windows, as he would
admit them through the regular entrance. But
Inspector Brooks with an axe in one hand and
followed by Cohen and Sheldon, were already
halfway up the ladder and paid heed to the
colored man. In through the shattered window
they went and down into the basement OF the
palace. There they found nothing but kitchen
and row after of cooking and kitchen uten-
sils The place in perfect order, and mad
apparently not been used recently.
Through the stairway leading to the parlor
or ground floor the police next went. The
others of the party had gone in through the
front entrance. They met on the first floor
All this time took about fifteen minutes, and
by the time they met inside District Attorney
Jerome. with his assistants, Morgan Garvan
Cans Lord and several others had arrived at
the scene of action. Mr.. Garfield, too, had
come down from upstairs and met the party
on the first floor With him was Mr. Della
hantv and four others.
Mr.. Jerome and Mr.. Garfield greeted each
other pleasantly and there was some god
natured chatting back and forth. Mr.. Garfield
asked to he permitted TO lead the police through
the establishment. He protested mildly against
his house being broken into, saying that force
not at all necessary: IL the men had gone
to the door and rung the bell they would GER
tainly have been admitted.
On the question OF Mr. Garfield being allowed
to show the police through the place, Mr. Jerome
smiled and shrugged his shoulders
That's up to Inspector Brooks said he.
Whatever he says goes
Il agree to that" said the Inspector. but Ill
go along"
On the first floor there was he found moth
ing but a handsome mahogany table about
twelve feet in length, and some four feet wide.
This sat we'll in the middle of the floor of the
big front room. Arranged stiffiy about the walls
of the room were "a number of high backed
chairs. of mahogany and of antique pattern
Up the dining stairway, where the mother Of
pearl ornamentatien continued. went the raiding
steel hammers against concrete walls and gided
baustrate.
On the second floor or what the police de-
scribe as the playing floor" were two large
rooms. one in the back and one in the front.
the latter being considerably the larger In this
room was another OF the mahogany tables two
or three smaller round tables, covered with
green cloth and few more of the high backed
chairs sitting stifTly against the walls. on this
floor. too, was big roll topped desk of the
finest polished ma hogany. This was not broken
open, Mr. Garfield. when the police APP
preached it. stepped up. pulled some keys from
his pocket and threw the rolling lid down with
a slam. on this floor nothing was found.
Up TO the third floor the party climbed, lea
by Mr.. Garfield, who was followed by lnspec-
tor Brooks and District Attorney Jerome as
mentioned. Back of them trooped an army, AL
most of policemen. Assistant District Attor-
neys and members of the staff of county detec-
tives.
Finally the raiders reached the fourth and top
floor of the gorgeously equipped house. on this
floor the private apartments of Mr.. Canned
There are three rooms One is large one ana
in it were desk. small library table, or what
appeared to be that, and several chairs. on one
of the walls of this room was big portrait in
oil of Mr. Garfield. In his arms he held the
figure OF a little. golden haired girl. One Of her
tiny arms entwined about his neck.
Into this room the policemen went They all
seemed first to this portrait of Garfield and
the Ii, 2 girl. Their hammers seemed not TO
strike so hard but Mr.. Jerome said something
bout that being their last opportunity Mr..
Canfied's face frightened.
On the third floor were three bedrooms. Each
was elaborately furnished, and each pre-
pared as though for guest, but each appeared
not to have been used for some time. In one or
these three rooms. somewhat larger than the
other two. was magnificent brass bedstead
covered with a lace counterpane OF the finest
mesh and over and around which was drapeo
"a beautiful lace canopy.
FIT for Cleopa ira was Jeromes comment. as
he lifted the lace canopy of the bed, and as "A
burly policeman thrust it back and gave the
yielding mattress jab with the END or the
lla he. .iA6