New-York tribune., 1902-03-30
POLICE BOOKS DATED AHEAD.
JEROME FINDS RECORD OF SUSPICIOUS PLACES IN
TENDERLON WRITTEN UP TO APRIL I.


District Attorney Jerome may cost sheehan his
official head.
Inspector Harley may get into trouble too.
unless he can show that the false record was
placed in the book after the latest inspection
of tn books in the police station. II is the
duty of the district inspector to make careful
examination of the books in police station fro
quently. After an interview with Cortright yes
terday, Harley left Police Headquarters in haste.
and it was supposed that he went TO make a
personal inspection Of the book Of suspicious
persons and places in the Tenderloin precinct
There is to ne a searching investigation of the
matter. and as soon as Commissioner Partridgs
returns TO Mulberry-st there may be charges
against two or three police officials on account
of Mr.. Jeromes discovery.
CIRCUIT ANSWERS JEROME
District Attorney Jeronle's announcement that
il would take $1,000 70 secure evidence against
gambling houses and that he did not believe
that the Controller would audit the account. was
received yesterday with indignation by Mr.
Cirout He said 10 Tribune reporter.
Mr.. Jerome in my office TO see about
three or four bills amounting 10 about $3.50
apiece which he had marked CONFIDENTIAL dis
bursements' and expected me 10 pay. Now.
am not going to pay any bill like that for
Jerome anybody else. If 7 did I could be
held for it.
Il told Mr. Jerome this, and half an hour later
came this statement to the press Now if the
District Attorney wants to deal with a depart-
ment il seems 10 me he had better come to thu
department. and not work through the news
papers.
Il never said that I would not audit an ac-
count for securing evidence l don't know that
I wouldn't. I will pay every legal bill within
the appropriation. Whether money expended in
buying wine ct various resorts is a lawful
pendtUre of the money of the city Of New-Yorls
don't know. and might have TO go to the Cor
poratiOn Counsel to find out.
Despite what Jerome SAYS. I don't think the
gambling situation in the city is up TO me- I
don't think the grand jury would indict or a
Petlt Jury nold me 1 don't propose 70 pay any
bills, confidential disbursements included until
know what they for"
District Attorney jerome said later thar he
had gone to see the Controller about the paw
ment Of bills for things that had been pur-
che sed Cor the District AttorTey's Office Mr.
Jerome said he had folio we'd the advice of the
Cooperation Counsel fr getting some furniture
that was needed for the Office and had ordered
the furniture himself without making a requisf-
ton through another department. He expected
that the furniture would he paid for out OF the
contingent fund of the District Attorneys Office
but the Controller took another view Of the
matter and held I'D the bills
a written request was sent 70 Mayor Low yes
terdaN 70 say II ne had any plan for closing the
gambling houses in the city. and if he would
favor plan for the payment by the city Of sS-
| penses incurred by District Attorney Jerome in
that he was not ready TO discuss such matters.
RAID BY CHURCHILL
Acting Captain Churchill and other policemen
| of the Fifth-st. station made a raid on al
/ legged gambling house in the rear Of a saloon at
Nos. - and II Second-ave. yesterday morning.
| They arrested two men who were at table.
| The men had pack Of cards and $40 in cash
/ on the table between them. In the YorkVille
/ court yesterday the two were discharged
I The policemen said they had seen no actual card
/ playing. and the magistrate said that the pres
| ence of money and cards on the table did not
/ prove gambling
Two OF the three men who were arrested
| Friday in raid on the alleged gambling house
/ in the rear of the Golden oar at No III East
One-hundred-a nd twenty fOurth-st.. were held
| for examination tomorrow at the Centre-st-
! court Magistrate BTann issued the warrants
I on which the raid was made on the application
of the Wood Detective Agency. representing the
/ Society for the Enforcement Of Criminal Law.
/ Policemen from the station in East Ore-hun-
/ dred and-tWPOty-SiXth-St- served the warrants.
/ on similar warrants policemen Of the same pre-
CinCt went 10 No 2.;i,'3 Third-ave- and arrested
1 William Jennings alleEed 20 be emplOys OF
gambling house there. Men in the place ap-
/ peared 70 he waiting for something 70 happen.
/ and there signs Of gambling when the
/ police went there To serve warrants. Jennings
/ held by Magistrate Braun in $1,000 bail for
/ examination Tomorrow
| There seemed TO he indications yesterday that
/ the newly formed connection between leading
gamblers and certain police officials was in dam
/ ger OF breaking. Newspaper exposure Of the
/ opening Of the gambling houses and poOlrOoms
/ had frightened some Of the police captains. All
| the pOOlroOms in Harlem suddenly closed again
| yesterday afternoon. and patrons we're turned
| out in haste. Employees at some OF the pool
| rooms said there had been Tip from the in
| side" that the places must close immediately.
| \ visit made by Police Inspector Kane TO police
| stations in Harlem was believed by some Of the
| sporting men to have resulted in the sudden call
| for closing the poolToOms.