New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
RUCKLIN ON THE STAND.
Canfeld's Reputed Manager Refuses
to Tell Occupation.
,neoes TELLS OF PLAYING FARO.

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ed manager of Canfeld's alleged gambling house
:. No East Forty-fourth-st, and of Samuel
e~,,.+ ,5oorleeper at the alleged gambling mousse
No "a West Thrty-third-st, in which Frank
Farrell has been reported to have an interest,"
proceeded little way yesterday before 1uS'i'e
wyatt of the Court of Special Sessions, VINO sat
as a MAGISTRATE in the library of the Distfic'
Attorneys Office Bucklin's examination was
,oban nm first. He said he lived at the house
in Forty-fourth-st- where the police maze liie
raid on the night of December l.
What is your business? asked ASSISTANT
District Attorney Osborne
Il decline to answer" snapped the prlSoNei-
Then Joseph Jacobs, the detective VINO nlaoe
the afidavits on which the raid warrants were
obtained testified that he saw Bucklln acuns
sc manager of Canfields place on the nlghI
of November % when he was admitted TO lhe
t,o,,se in the company of a gambler named Will
lard
After we passed the doorkeeper, JACOBS
sa;a IT was introduced to Bucklin by Willard
We met him at the head Of the stairs Willard
told him was friend from the west buch
lin told me to make myself at home went
into room where there three tables, one
a faro table. I bought chips worth soo a' 'ie
faro table Each chip represented y o.
.of whom did you buy the chips. VINO loon
the money!?
The dealer
Jacobs said he lost $50 at the faro table ana
.,e, bought chips worth S25 at the roulette
+.t1e Re won there at first. but lost later he
s.ia he saw Bucllin walking about the room
and looking at the different games he saw
FuclxIin greet several men, shake hahos WITH
them and talk to them pleasantly He saw
T3ncl,lin again on the night OF the raid
Did you see any one Of the name OF o"1
field that night in the houseE
OF SAW a man they said was Canheld
After the police had entered the house Jacobs
ta 10 encountered Bucklin. who said TO him;
.I osr,+ understand how this should happen
IT, ,s+ice Frrsman cross-e4anlined JACOBS
Who admitted that he had been much OF q rover
from the time he left his native CITY, BOSTON,
as a ca bin boy on a sailing vessel hdNiIls 80
in MANY parts of the globe He mao n'eo III
the West for some years. and had been a ralicii-
man and deputy sheriff in the State OF Washing
ton He could not remember or shoollls any
ho6v hut he was sure he never killed a man
He came TO this city two years ago. foI
time he was conductor on a Thlro-aVe- car ou'
was discharged.
esweren't YOU charged with appropriating
fares?'
No"
Hadn't YOU heard Of such CHARGE
yves but | know ii wasn't true
The examination of Bucklin was ADJOURNED
before the cross-examination Of JACOBS WAS
ended. and Smiths examination was pesuh
Ex-Governor Black. of Smiths counsel uieu "
sbovv that there had been two conflicting COM
,leints against the prisoner. but he was over
r,,,aa Then Mr. Black tried to make the point
that Smith. being only doorkeeper' was not
legally an agent of Farrelfs. and therefore
was not chargeable with crime
A1r Osborne replied that Smith exercised dis
erection as TO who should and who should not
enter the place: that he was in that respect eA-
ercising the mind of the proprietor and was.
therefore, agent smith, Oh Dehe "ii0i7
pleaded mot guilty.
Jacobs was again called. He testified that ne
had visited No 33 West Thirty third-st- on the
night on November % and there saw Smith
twice lie told of going there with willard
The first door opened when Willard pressed
button and then a wicket in the second door
Smith was at the wicket. after Willard had
spoken to Smith the door opened Jacobs SAID
he and Willard went upstairs He saw couple
of roulette tables in the room they entered
There were two games of roulette and one of
faro going on, Jacobs said. He bought chlps
worth $50 and played roulette until he lost the
$50 He met Smith again that night as he went
ou+ and the prisoner said Good night and
told him to call again. He did call again, ne
continued on the night of December 1, at the
time of the raid Smith then refused TO let him
in and said he was afraid they were all re-
porters This ended the direct examination
Mr. Black brought out the point that Jacobs
had made affidavit that he was clerk for the
Citizens Union and had testified that he was
patroln1an Jacobs admitted that the state
rnent in the affidavit was mistake
What do these foorwalkers for the Citizens
Union do?" asked the Ex-Governor
"F1oorwaIkersi" exclaimed Jacobs
What are these patrolmen, them" asked Mr.
Black Are they walking delegates?
why. Investigate complaints
Mr. Black called Jacobs's attention TO the
complaint in which he swore that there were
faro bles in the rooms and to his testimony
the stand that there was only one faro table.
That was overshot, too, said the wit
Mr. Sanford told the court the complaint said
faro table" and showed where further on that
term was used
Mr. Black became quite excited in manner,
and declared. Il will not be held TO the changes
in a complaint laid in the District Attorneys
Office meet constantly changing situation"
The cross-examination continued until nearly
p when the hearing was continued until
this morning.
Police Inspector Brooks was before Magistrate
Brann yesterday to meet charge that he had
broken into Canfields house in violation Of law,
and MIR. We'll. of his counsel, said he was ready
TO show that he had acted within the law, but
Forbes ]. Hennessy, representing Garfield. asked
for an adjournment until Monday, which was
granted
II was learned later that ex-District Attorney
PhiIbin had volunteered TO defend Inspector
Brooks against the charges brought by Garfield
and that his offer had been accepted by the in
spector. Mr.. Phlbin will represent Inspector
Brooks in court when the case is continued on
Monday.
Ex-Governor Black yesterday declined to talk
about a report that he would try to have Dis
trict Attorney Jerome removed from office
All that contemplate now is the protection
of our clients at any cost he said.
District Attorney Jerome said yesterday that
he might turn on any newspaper men who tried
TO make the public believe he would protect the
big gamblers and prosecute the little gamblers
much / am criticised in the newspapers but