New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-10
POOLROOMS EMBOLDENED,
Rim MORE OPENLY BECAUSE OF JUDGE
FOSTERS DECISION.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME INFORMS
sHEEHAN OF \ PLACE VIOLATING THE
LAW IN WEST THIRTY SIXTH-ST

The decision of Judge Foster allowing, pro for
ma demurrer 10 indictment, which arose out of
the raid made by District Attorney Philhin at
No 20 Dey-st embodened many poolroom keepers
and gamblers to do business yesterday In more
open way than has been the rule OF late Inc
keeper Of one pooIroom said he would agree to
run openly IL The District Attorney would agree to
hiring suit on a criminal charge and not make A
raid on the place and put II out Of business with
an axe" Several others said they willing -
furnish the District Attorney evidence II he would
move in straightaway criminal proceeding.
Several poolrooms that have been closed recently
wore omen for business yesterday, and the word
went along the line that everything was all right
for the time being.
District Attorney Jerome announced that In the
afternoon he had called M the West Thirtieth- st
station by telephone. and Informed the police of
that station that a poolroon1 running in West
Thirty-siXth-st.
II rang 1p the station said the District At
toruev and told the at the other end TO give
the District Attorneys compliments 70 Captain
Sbeeban and to say that there a poolroom
running in Thirty sixth St just west of the Lambs
Club
I have told three police captains that I would
inform then, of attractions Of the law in their
precincts from time time. and that would get
after them If they didn't close mp roolrooms ana
such places
rs Captain sheehan one of the three
asked.
the public in the Tenderoin precinct. For the last
few DAYS most Of the gambling houses have been
kept shut Now. If that be done temporarily
it can he done all the time
IT'S ell nonsense 10 say that gambling houses
cant be closed in this city. They he closed.
should be closed and. unless I am very much mis-
taken will be closed pretty
There Is a foolish idea among = certain class
continued the District Attorney, that the people
of Nevy-York do not want to have gambling cease
do form Al nd
would welcome il As 70 the idea that 1t Is i'm
possible for the police 10 get the evidence which
would result in the closing Of gambling and other
dsorderv houses that's all nonsense II II can be
done in Europe It he done here. In Paris
there is not one public gambling house Of the char
ecter Of CanfeIds The police there got evidence
readily enough. and such places. when found. are
quickly suppressed
IT'S absurd What's tho Of =. Detective Bu-
reau if the detectives cannot detect infractton
~ the law that is done openly How people
exnect the police to catch astute criminals, who
have committed crimes secretly. when they can
F FSt Fss evidence against people ",s
Belts place the Other night I. sample {" rue y
must have been 10 The policemen running up
the steps ringing doorbels. and with brass band
accompa niment trying &c obtain entrance 10 n
And then there was Captain sheehan's ihvesti-
CATION Of Frank Burbridge's place What farce,
AS II ne ,i Ipu i The hell and looking over the
place accompanied by the proprietor. Then nc an
nounces the house is that OF private gentle
places when they really wanted to, I have had
police captains tell me, speaking man TO man
and not as police captain District Attorney, that
every gambling house could be closed in not more
than forty-eigh hours they set out in earnest to
close them
The District Attorney next spoke about Commits
sioner Partridge. IF [ not mistaken in my
opinion of Colonel Partridge he said. and have
observed him very closely. Something Will happen
TO those captains and who do not do their
duty I probably the only one In New York who
knows what Commissioner Partridge has had TO 90
through except himself. He has had tremendous
Job on his hands. but things now shaping them
selves so that results will soon be seen