New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
EFFECT OF POLICY RAID.
WORKING OF THE SWINDLE CHECKED
FOR WHILE.
WONDER THAT THE POLICE DID NOT KNOW
OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE
CHURCH-sT. PLACE.

sorelv weakened by the successful raids OF cap
.aI, Y >orto, C.oddard's Ant-Pocy Society, and
With most of the men who were it's biggest packers
no longer interested in the swtndle, the poiieS
game in this city is like chess boaru VIZ" .'e
Kings a nd Queens missing and the pawns and other
nieces reodv to fall apart. 1t Is likely that tue
effect of the raid made on Saturday on the prhths
establishment of the policy ring at No 20 Chureh-
st. by Charles p. Baney, counsel TO the anu
Policy Society, and number OF detectives oi 'iie
organization acting under his direction. may not De
exactly known for some days Beyond doubt IL
disrupted for many hours the working order of the
swndlIng scheme which is sometimes called a
gambling game and which has been the cause OF
much poverty and misery in this city. Not only
was the playing of the game stopped in this city
for hours on Saturday, particularly in the
West Side shops. but In the policy dens In many
nearby places. For some time IL has been known 10
Captain Goddard and his faithful army of workers
who striving TO blot out the policy evil. par
tcularly in the tenement house districts. that since
the arrest of "AI" Adams. who was alleged to be
the policy king" number OF the policy hackers
longer 10 be found their old places OF
business and were apparently keeping away from
the game until more favorable times or had gone
to seek fields of operations with the intention
of forever staying away.
These facts were not generally known until yes
terday. when they were laid bare result of the
raid on the Church-sL policy printing shop. The
raid showed that "AT" Adams is no longer to be
forsaken some Of his old places of business, says
Captain Goddard and not much as one
cent which is the necessary to make the
smallest single play of the game finds its way into
his pocket in conducting the game with which his
name has been linked for so many years.
Besides. the raid disclosed once again that GER
tain policemen either stupidity crooked or in
different in the performance of their duty or do
not know when they stumble over criminals with
the goods in their possession Within few steps
% h. rolfc eta atiO has
In full operation the printing establishment, or at
least a meeting place of policy men. where the
sheet writer's books daily collected except on
Sundays and holidays and where slips were dis-
tributed. Time and time again reports have been
current about the business conducted by certain
men AT No 26 Church-st. or some building near
it, Such reports evidently never reached the ears
Of the police of the Church-s station, though they
did reach Park Row and many uptown sections or
the city.
Moreover the raid led Captain Goddard to an
nounce that If he had larger working force ne
would be able practically TO put an end 20 the
policy game. causing misery among the poorer
classes. in a year. Some persons recalled Eester-
dav an arrest made several years ago in one OF
the downtown precincts. in which one or two wei
known policy men figured who had shops or ala a
uolicv business near the Church-st. station. II
was further recalled that the names OF some OF
the policy men in that case were somewhat similar
To those OF some of the men arrested IN the raid
on Saturday From what could be learned yester-
day about that case, IL was almost plainly SHOWN
that II would not he very difficult task Tor any
one OF ordinary intelligence TO get evidence against
at least some policy men with open shops near
the Church-st station. That case occurred more
than two years ago. Since then the policy men
connected with il have remained in their old
haunts doing the things they were commonly
reputed to do II is generally thought, however
that one or two OF the men referred 10 were
cantured in the raid OF the Anti-Pohcy Society on
saturday.