The sun., 1902-12-02

So west InIrty'tnlTu otFeet A1UOs
but the Police Finally Ring and Eater
and Attack Q steel Door Upstsiss
--Canneld Says He'd Have Let Them IN
They Had Rung Ills Bell-''Not . Gard
Turned Here for Months" sayv y. A.
Richard A. Canfeld's gambling house.
at East Forty-fourth street, was raided
about ii o'clock last night by Police Inspec-
tor Brooks, acting with District Attorney
Jerome. Garfield was in the house, but Was
not arrested.
Inspector Brooks had q dozen Of his
men under Sergt. Cohen waiting for him
over in an East Side street. With them vas
an old, dilapidated express wagon With
two heavy ladders on It.
At II o'clock Inspector Brooks Joined
his men. They all piled into the disrepu-
table wagon, made a detour around tho
| Grand Central station and then came down
Fifth avenue.
The wagon stopped at Forty fourth street
Two men rushed into the telegraph ONCE
in Fifth avenue near the corner and got into
the yard back Of Canfield's. Other detec-
tives in some way got 10 the roof OF the place
Others went to the front of the building
and in only a few seconds every possible
outlet was covered.
Then Inspector Brooks and one Of his mon
seized a ladder from the wagon and ran one
end Of it through the ground floor window
on the west of the door.
The window went in with a crash, the
curtains were ripped away and the wains-
coting was smashed. Brooks and his
companions had an axe with them. They
| ran up the ladder cleared away the window
frame with few blows and then piled In.
cANPIELD AND HIS LAWYER THERE.
The raiders found half dozen men in
the house. Among them was Garfield,
whom none of the raiders. apparently, recog.
nized. With him there was John Delahunty.
his lawyer, who later acted in Canfeld's
behalf at every opportunity.
There were also couple Of men in even
ing dress in the place and several liveried
negro servants.
The front door was soon opened and the
other policemen came in.
The whole ground floor was furnished
rs any rich mans private house might be
-tatuary was in suitable places and the
walls were hung with paintings.
NO GAMBLING TABLES IN sIoHr.
The police ran to the rear windows.
which were hung with heavy swinging
shutters Then they went upstairs to the
; 'cond floor. Here were two rooms form
ing double rarlor. In the front room
was a long mahogany table. Against the
wall wcr" heavy chairs.
When the police reached this floor the man
who said hc was Delahunty went up to In
spector Brooks.
inspector" he said Il am a reputable
lawyer am going to appear for Mr..
Garfield here with your permission. I'll
produce anybody YOU want or anything
YOU want TO see and you can thus avoid the
trouble of looking all over the place
Brooks ard his men didn't pay much
attention to the lawyer They went on
up TO the third floor, where there we're two
rooms, a sort Of parlor and bedroom.
In the bedroom was a large bed with a
heavy mahogany canopy. The police found
nothing there 10 interest them.
They were on the way to the next floor
the top one, when District Attorney Jerome
| and Deputy Police Commissioner Piper
| came into the house.
The whole party went up to the top floor
On tha, floor they found four small rooms
| The front room was evidently Canfeld's
own bedroom, In il was bed and large
| desk, Uttered with papers, checks, check
| stubs and writing materials. The raiders
didn't even look at the stuff, but went to
the room next 20 it.
There also they found nothing to interest
| them particularly and they went to the
third. which was filled with baggage That
| they lot alone. at least for the time being.
THREE LONELY DOLLAR BILLS.
When they went into the rear room they
found mahogany table with n red cover
on it. The detectives pulled of the cover
and three new one-dolar bills futtered
to the floor.
Guess they've just been made said
detective.
One of the negro servants who had come
in let out a curse at that.
SCANS CANgIELD's CHECK PooKs.
Meanwhile Mr.. Jerome had pounoed
on a couple Of check looks which lay on
another table. He began to look through
one.
Now" said Deahun,y, If there's no
objection, Mr.. jerome. I'm acting herc
for Mr. Garfield. ! don't believe there's
anything in any warrant you have which
allows you to look in these check books
But first, have you any objection TO my
| being herc?"
you'd better ask Inspector Brooks, said
Mr. Jcron!c. He's in charge"
Dclahunty looked at Brooks
| Il don't object" said Brooks.
'Well, how about your reading these
| books, Mr.. Jerome?" asked Delahunty
| "Oh, | guess I'll look n them" said the
| District Attorney, throwing down the
first check book and taking up the second
! Al this point a man addressed as Terry"
! ly the raiders. and who appeared as a
| loyal adviser for the District Attorney
and the raiders whispered in Jcrome's
ear
Jerom" replied "Oh there's nothing In
them anyway.
! About thi. time on came Police CAPTAIN
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