New-York tribune., 1902-12-17
PIPER LEADS R4IDERS
Tuspector Brooks .Smashfs Hen7y
Doors 1cith an -4re.


Armed with sledgehammers. axes and John
noe" warrants, Police Inspector Brooks
reputy Police Commissioner Piper Captain
--olsh of the West Thirtfeth-st- station and
-voscore of detectives in plain clothes made a
-atd Yesterday at 4 p. m IN the Tenderoin.
1-o,,r alleged poolroorns. one of which was next
s,or n the Lambs Club. Were entered. and an
,ueqed handbook game in the Hotel Metropole
-rss broken up. Sixteen prisoners and guam
.i,v Of poolroorn paraphernalia were taken
The information on which the raids were
ode was obtained by Detectives Pfeifer and
-,,,lard of the West Thirtieth-st- station.
v-bo aIlege that they made eighty-five or ninety
hats on Saturday these detectives got from
1ustice Wyatt number Of warrants.
Inspector Brooks and Deputy Commissioner
7,iner led the party that went to the westchester
clnb. in Thirty-sixth-st-. next door to the Lambs
rqub There they found heavy storm door,
which when swung open disclosed a heavy
,on barred gate behind which stood man who
ssjd he was John Rodgers. Of No 1.Is1 Broad
u-av and who refused to open the gate
GIVE me that axe, then" said the Inspector.
ne swung 1t heavily against the gate. and then
,zarad one Of the roundsmen to help with
15oalsT1r1er The gate gave way. Back OF
.b5s was a heavy pine door, Of double thickness.
Tho axes were brought into play once more
e7d this door was hammered through Then
tbe raiders rushed up a short flight of stairs
y, the first and second floor were about
hundred men. many of them well dressed and
,rosperous looking. and badly scared
The first man who tries to escape will be
hurt cried Inspector Brooks, as he drew re-
volver William J. Conklin, Of No a. west
--bfr+r-sfxtf-st and William Fabian. who said
- lived at No 40 West one-hundred-and
+hir+v-eiehtf-st-. were rested The rest We're
permitted TO 60
Under the leadership of Captain Walsh a num-
her of policemen went to the saloon of Clarence
0Rrien. Familiarity known as Paddy the Pig.
st S.xth-ave. and Thirty-sixth-st- The police
be6 no trouble getting in, merely pushing the
soors off their locks They found about eighty
r.7 and arrested OBrien, JOSEF Bennett OF
No 225 East Twelfth-st. Jack McAuliffe, the
former lightweight pugilist, whom they charge
with being the proprietor of the place; John
Hughes William Callister. Of No 6l6 sixth
ave and Moses Levy.
II the alleged poolroom in Thirty -tfird-st..
between Sixth and Seventh aVes-; the ponce
and Robert Lambert = nurnper OF men
climbed down ladders. but the police heaoed
thern off before they could scale the renee
In Fo11rth-ave near Twenty -foUrth-st- the
-oIice went into a cigar store. whlch tneE say
- = -, b,- Tar7es Scarvore who said he lived at
sSo 9na F,asf Tventy-fourth-st. In a room in
80 raar Of the cigar store they say they found
sir+v men. and the paraphernalia Of a pool
ROO They arrested SCdINOiiS' D. A--sO0
Timothy Murphy and Frank Jackson -,
na+ac+iIes Pfeifer and Rowland went to the
Hotel Metropole and arrested W1lnan Bow
nan six1v-four years old, who Is SAID 10 con-
.+oi The cigar store there He was charged
Ar-or1Iinr 10 Inspector Brooks. detectives had
49, 9e++ing evidence against the places for three
sa-his seems to have been a successIui hish''
d. reror-er observed to the inspector
Ven replied the Inspector. ,..
You kent things pretty qulet. oion I So1-
The INSPECTOR smiled and said
we didn't advertise in advance
Most OF the prisoners were paneo ou~