The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-17
RAID WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER.
PIPER AND BROOKS AFTER FOUR
TENDERLOIN POOLROOMS.
Brooks Himself Batters Down the West.
chester Club DOOr-FOurteen Prisoners
Including paddy the Pig" and
Jack Nc Auline-Every Place Crowded

Deputy Police Commissioner Piper, In
spector Brooks, Capt Walsh Of the Tender
loin and score Of men Of bis command.
wiz County Detective Maher to repre-
sent the District Attorney, raided four
alleged poolrooms in the Tenderloin yes
terday afternoon. They made fourteen
prisoners, including Patrick O'Brien better
known as Paddy the Pig" Jack McAuifre,
the former prizefghter, and Anton Stein
WITT, n saloonkeeper. The raids were
by Justice Wyatt.
The raids took place at p NJ. Piper,
Brooks and several policemen went to
the Westchester Club at ~ West Thirty
sixth street. formerly known as the Florida
Club man, who said he was John
Rogers, opened the storm door. but slammed
IT when he saw the police.
Brooks rang the bell, and when he got
no response took a sledgchammer and
smashed in the door. Inside there was
another door, very heavy and reinforced
with iron plates. This was also broken
down. In "A room on the ground floor
the police found 1902 men and a lot of pool
room paraphernalia in the place.
The men arrested there said they were
William J. tonklm, William Fabian and
Rogers. tie lookout Fabian Is said to g
the proprietor Capt. Piper took no part in
the proceedings, except TO give an occa-
sional word of advice.
While Inspector Brooks was in the place
The telephone bell rang and he answered
the call He didn't succeed in getting any
information from the man at the other end
Meanwhile Capt Walsh and several of his
men had gone TO the saloon AT GIG Sixth
avenue, know as Paddy the Pigs" place
They got in by the side door, smashed down
Il wicker gate leading to a stairway, ran up
stairs and broke in door
In u large room they found eighty three
men. among them Detectives Pfeifler and
Rowlmls of the Tcnderloin station who had
been getting evidence. Paddy the Pig
was arrested ana With him NcAuli1e
who is said To le the proprietor, and four
others
The third raid was made by several Ten
Gerlon policemen lderSergt Sweeney ,on a
it'll. tumble down house at ne West Thirty
third street. The front door and windows
are boarded up and the place appears to be
unoccuped. The police got in through
Anton Steinwitzs saloon at 10 They
found there 100 men, most of them hotel
walters The only man arrested was Stein
witt.
The fourth and last raid was made by
detectives under Sergt. Cohen. They found
sixty men in the rear of a cigar store at 32O
Fourth avenue, hut only arrested Frank
Jacks n ard three others
While Sergt. Cohen was in the place the
telephone bell rang. Cohen answered it,
Give me Mike" said voice
Mikes busy, said the Sergeant, ego
ahead"
The man went ahead, the sergeant saws.
with the result of all the New Orleans races
and wound up with this
No more from California. Wires are
out Of order"
After the prisonres were taken 10 the
Tenderloin police station Pfeiffer and Row =
lins went up To the Hotel Metropolis and
arrested a man who said he was William
Bauman. a solicitor for the Brooks Security
Company, loan concern. Bauman ac-
Cordng to the detectives, has run hand
book at the Metropole for some time. They
say that they placed several bets with him
After the raids were over Capt Piper
called attention to the fact that, although
the warrants were obtained Saturday, no
tip had been sent out in advance Of the
raiders.
Paddy the Pig" had difficulty in getting
ball. and about 10 o'clock last night he
sent for five messenger boys. twenty five
club sandwiches and four oyster stews.
Paddy said he wanted most Of the food
for himself, hut what he couldn't eat he
would give to the other prisoners