The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
EMBARGO ON GAMBLING HOUSE
OWNER WENfOTT'S orr vow tND
CAN'T arr ~ AGAIN.
kch,nit tberger suddenly Learns NJ the
Houses Existence and stations Guards
front "Thcy can't Hun taD'G
Man." SAYS He Quarrel the Cause"

4 war 10 m" finish bet wc"u Capt NiaS
Srhmit'terger an the on" AID" and III"
gambling firm Of Wo.""tt Il Jolly on tl'
other began on Monday. whcn Cart
Sohmitt berger placed three policemen o..
guard AZ the door If Ne>c1tt 4 Jolly's
house on T." sorth side 90 For; y-fpurth
street Just east Of B'oa WAY, with in-truc-
tinns TO lc' lu or" in the house unless thc
police got in viii Them.
Az late ho.i~ la.' hight policemen were
still on guard and Mr. W scott had tak'l
apartments in TN" CaGi, a, because ne
was afraid 10 have one Of his own servants
open the door Of hi own house for him. A.
for Capt Schini tberger he was seated il. hi
comfortable room H. ne West Forty-soyert'
street police station smoking n cigar and
declaring that Wescott Jolly woud
have 10 get ont of his precinct and do II
mighty quick
II isn't uncommon for captain 70
post roll emen in front Of gambling houses
80 warn visitors away. hut as a rule 'hss"
crusades stop as suddenly as they begin
There is no explanation Of Capt. Schmitt
bergers activity against NeScott 4 jolly
save tie orc that the captain gives
that he suddenly discovered that the
place was a gambling house and that he will
Capt Schmittherger has been in the Wes'
Forty-sev"uth street precinct for some
months now and Wescott 4 Jolly were rui
ling their house before hc anna there. Tn"
captain is silent a. 10 why h" took no action
against them before The Tenderlou
gamblers. however. have an explanat inr.
On" Of them said Yesterday
The truth Of the matter is that Wescot,
Ire fa1lA nj la,
berger belongs to the old school Of police
men who want every man that they lnt
alone 10 get down on his knees and worship
them. Now Wescott isn't on his knees -
anybody He and Schmittberser met some
time ago and had some words Wesco,t
talked back and Schmtt berger said he'd
PIT him our Of business This whole thing
l. because Schmittberger couldn't stand a
little back talk"
Whatever the quarrel was things came
10 head on Monday afternoon when Capt
Schmitt berger went 10 Wescott's and tried
10 get in. He didn't succeed Of course
Then he went TO Inspector Brooks and asked
Tor some men 10 post in front of a gambling
house in his precinct. The Inspector sent
him four mon from the West Tooth street
stat ion. Schmittberger placed two of them
IN front Of the house and two In the rear.
" =
no one gets in this house alone. Don't
keep any one out that wants to go in, but
ic' them know that you mean TO go in with
hem, II any one gets in without YOU
why YOU are responsible to the Commits
slpner. Understand?
The men said that they did, but they
looked anything but happy. There was
the usual number of callers al the house
on Monday night, but each one was warne {
not to enter. Most of hem Went away, but
one or two laughed al the warning and ra n
up the steps. The policemen ran up with
them and when the servants saw the uni
forms through the grating they declined
70 open the door.
Al daybreak Yesterday the watchers az
the back of the house discovered nat a spiral
staircase was being built there. They
promptly reported this TO Capt. Schmitt
berger. He was iubilant. He went around
the station house rubbing his hands to-
gether and saving
I'm get EN- now. Building spiral stair
case, Ell? Well. | guess the Building De-
partment will have something to say about
that. I'll telephone down now TO have an
Inspector sent up 10 examine this work.
and when they let him in I'll go in. too
This l. easy"
Capt, Schmittberger called up the Build
ing Department and received the assurance
of some one there that an inspector would
he sent up at once.
We'll see whether they can make a fool
out OF me. declared the captain. They re-
bulIuHlS thdt iron SldlTcdr" Ill tne rear as Il
means of escape in case of a raid It's got
20 that stage where il l. the gamblers run =
ming Captain Max or Captain Max run
ming the gamblers. I'll show them"
Capt. Schmittberger told the reporters
that on Monday evening Wcscott came to
see him and protested against the place
being piCkcted. Then he announced that
he was going around 20 see how The siege
was coming along. When Schmittberger
reached the corner of fOrty-fourth street
he darted into the lobby of the New York
Theatre and stood there for about three
minutes watching man IN conversation
with one of his policemen. suddenly the
man turned around and as soon as SChm't =
berger saw that it was Wescott he darted
across the street. SChmitt berger l. head
and shoulders over WcsCott, but tn" latter
fairly jumped at the captain when he saw
him and said:
See here. want This policeman to let
an iceman take some Ice into my house.
You have no right TO y p my getting things.
I demand that You allow him TO bring II in. y
You demand, do you:' roarnd Schintt-
berger. You can demand all you like.
You get nothin here. You're gambler
and you cant do business in my precinct.
oh, you're a squeal"r,' retorted Wes-
colt, who seemed very angry You
squeaed once and I'll make you squeal
again
This reference to Schmittberger'S adj
missions before the LeXow committee
made the captain furious. He turned very
red and shouted;
-Never mind about my squealing You
dehed me the other day and now I'm maxim <
good. You cant do business in this precinct
while I'm in it.
IN show YOU that You cant interfere
with the right, of private citizen. said
W.scot, II wan, thi, icrman let in my
hous'"
Officer. do your duty" was all that,
Schmittbe said aud then he strod"
awavfor atcl phone, declai iug he was goir g
to call up Inspector Brooks. The polio,
man promptly told 'h' ic'man that b" had
no authority To stop him enterilg ia" house
Int that il Tho door rpeued he meant TO 90
in too The iccmau had talk with W.--
colt and then Went away with he ic".
Meanwhile Schmtt berger had tried in
vain to g.i insPectnr nr""k' on ',,' , ,,i,,-
phone booth h. repeated his aS>ertio II
that he would do no "csco't, Thou h"