New-York tribune., 1902-04-23
JEROME'S MEN LEAD RAID
POOLROOM FOUND RUNNING FULL
BLAST IN WEST SEYENTY-FIFTH-ST.

District Attorney Jerome yesterday afternoon
sent several of his county detectives TO alu
agents of the Society for the Enforcement OF 'iie
Criminal Law in a raid on a pooroom at No
211 West Seventy-ffth-st, near Broadway lnN
raid was entirely successful The pooroohi "d9
running full blast so openly that the de'eeli'e'
walked i, 1lnopposed and saw lively betting on
the third race at Aqueduct in progress Ihey
had no difficulty in securing all the necessary
evidence and making the right arrests II va
nIain that the police of the district were not
irving to enforce the law against poolselhhs'
Evidence OF violations of the law in the pool
roorn had baen secured by Detective Wood and
other agents of the society, and warrants lot
the raid We're obtained yesterday from Magls-
trate Rrann in the Centre-st court county
Detectives Hammond. Reardon and Dillon ana
Policeman Walsh. attached to the Dlstrlct Al
tornev's office were sent to make sure that 'le
raid was success. The warrants called lor
the arrest of only two men, the picket ana
the card hanger. They and four other men VINO
were running the poolroom were arrested
. The house No. 211 West Seventy y-ffth-st. Is
two story brick structure. and the ground
floor is occupied 10y a family. The pooiIoo'i
was in the five small rooms on the second foor'
10 which entrance was gained through one door
leading from the hall. Detective Wood and ms
cornpanions walked into the apartment ana
found about two hundred men within Inc
picket and card hanger. for whom warrants
were out were arrested before the cFo"1
packed into the small rooms discovered thal a
raid in progress. There was 4 via ~ -
for the one door leading out INTO the nan NItl
the alarm was given 10y the arrested men 70
uceman Walsh. assisted by County Detective
Dillon. who is fat. held the rush BACK ulllI
c1Iiet was restored. Two men climbed out OF
AN open window and started down a ladder
which was suspended there When they got to
4FA
many feet from the ground They climbed back
when told by Detective Wood that they womb
not be arrested.
while the crowd was trying to get out and
falling Detective Hammond and others broke
into the Office in the front of the apartment
wrirFi was boxed off. There they arrested four
1,oer who aDta:ently we're the cashier. his two
ASSISTANTS. and the man who operated the tele-
r'ione Inside the office the racing sheets and
paT&y he-u4lia OF tn Eoclroom were found anu
seized
The. detectives said that bets were b-iui; taken
or the races ~ AcUe6Ect. Chicago and Memphis
They said there could be no doubt about making
8 "l.ee against the prisoners, because at the
instant the raiders entered the room bets were
being taken the third rnCe at AuCeduCt-
when the crowd allowed IL file out OF the
rooms the county detectives looked for Sus-
poets. Then the prisoners. with the parapher-
MALTA. were taken to the sidewalk, and the
patrol wagon from the West Sixty -eighth-st. po-
Ice station was summoned by telephone. The
whole party was driven TO the Criminal Courts
Building, where the prisoners were aIralgned
before Magistrate Flammer- He had waited in
the Centre-st. court an hour after closing time
to hear the case.
On the way downtown. Detective Wood said
Captain Eear's precinct detective climbed on
the patrol wagon and looked the prisoners over
Wood said Kcar's man was much surprised that
the raid had taken place in his precinct.
When arraigned the prisoners described them
selves q John Sweeney of No. 4.ri West Fifty
eighth-st the picket; Thomas Dean, Of No. Al
Amsterdeu:-ave., the card hanger Edward p.
savin. Of No, 1876 West Sixty -frst-st; John
Appel of No. 2U9 West Sixty -seCond-st; Frank
Martin Of No 1910 Vyse-aye-. and Edward II.
Farrell, Of No 441 Amst erdam-ave Magistrate
FlamTrer held each of the prisoners in $1,000
bail for, examination this morning.