New-York tribune., 1902-01-25
DEATH BLOW TO OLD BOWERY
CROSS MAKES MANY RAIDS ON ITS LOW RESORTS-EX
CITED THOUSANDS WATCH


Raids made last night more than half
dozen notorious resorts in the Bowery by
nearly one hundred policemen under Inspector
Cross. Thirty-two prisoners were taken. All the
resorts in the Eldridge-st. precinct.
1t has been many years since the Bowery has
seen before such excitement as that Of last night
That thoroughfare was crowded with thousands
of people, squads OF policemen, dozen detec
tives and three patrol wagons. Patrol wagons
backed up against the resorts. and before
the people inside were aware of what TAX
ing place. they found themselves under arrest.
The large number OF the policemen prevented
any outbreak OF violence, and there little
difficulty in getting the prisoners to the Ed
ridge-st. station. The raids indicate the doom
of the old Bowery. for they said to be the
preliminary step to the thorough cleaning out
OF that famous thoroughfare.
The places on which raids were made are at
Nos l. o. 15. 23 10 and 121 Bowery and No.
30S Broome-st. In nearly every raid the pro-
prietor OF the resort was arrested. The women
found In the places were also bundled into the
patrol wagons and driven to the station.
The first step toward this campaign was taken
on January 1, when Commissioner Partridge
issued a general order TO inspectors and cap
tains to clean ont and exterminate all low places
in the city. This order repeated a few
weeks ago, and then a plan of action was de-
cided upon.
Captain Walsh's precinct takes in the lower
part OF the Bowery, the district most infested
with crime and certain kinds of vice. Inspector
Cross, who in command Of the Eldridge-st.
station years ago. knew well that the lower end
OF the Bowery should be first cleaned up, and
accordingly. the plan of action centred there
In many cases it has been almost Impossible
for the police to get evidence against these re-
sorts. but great precaution was taken last night
in conforming to the law. with the result that
the attack on vice was successful.
CONSULTED WITH JEROME
To avoid any friction Inspector Cross had
consulted with District Attorney Jerome and
the latter had heartily indorsed the plan of ac-
tion mapped out With his approval detectives
AMI plain clothes men from the Eldridge-st
station went to Essex Market police court
yesterday morning and obtained warrants for
the arrest of the proprietors of the resorts and
the women who frequent them
For the last two weeks detectives have been
practically doing nothing but getting evidence
against these places. and it was so strong in
each case that Magistrate Zeller in the Essex
Market court readily issued the warrants The
evidence was corroborated. approved by Mr..
Jerome and the raids resulted.
Inspector Cross displayed good generalship in
mapping out the course pursued by the police
men and the detectives.
The uniformed policemen were divided into
seven squads, each squad under the command
of sergeant and a roundsman. With each
squad there a detective, plain clothes
man, who had the warrants for the proprietors
and the inmates of resorts.
The patrol wagon of the Eldrdge-st station
left shortly after p. m. loaded with policemen.
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and the policemen then surrounded the place.
tor, Thomas Bearman. thirty-eight years Old of
No. 81 JOhnson-st., Brooklyn, and then sig
nailed the policemen to enter. Everybo in the
place was taken completely by surprise.
Before they had time to stir from their seats
they were prisoners. The men who were in the
place were driven to the street, and three women
arrested The wagon then drove to No. g. where
William Mclaughlin. twenty nine years old of
No. Al Catherine-st, was charged with being
the proprietor. He and four women were taken
in that place.
MORE PATROL WAGONS ARRIVE.
Mean time the patrol wagons of the Oak and |
Madison SITS stations were working down the |
Bowery and cleaning out the places that had |
been marked out.
tie Atlantic Garden" three women were taken, |
but the proprietor escaped At No. % three |
women were arrested. and at No. 119. which is
known as Little Jumbo" the alleged proprie- |
tor. Joseph White, thirty-fve years old, of No. |
"a Madison-st, and five women were arrested.
Flynn's saloon said to be one OF the most |
notorious that has ever existed in the Bowery. |
vas next visited, and the proprietor. William ]. |
Flynn twenty-three years old. of No. 81 Sutton |
Place and five women. were taken to the station. |
Another place, at No. 30S Broome-st n
cred. and the alleged proprietor. Morris Du-
oinsky, thrty-eight years Old of No 10S For |
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