New-York tribune., 1902-10-23
TINS CANDIDATE WAS REMOVED
DEMOCRATIC COLLECTOR DROPPED j. c. FITZGERALD
SULLITANS NAME ON KELLYS RAID STUBS
COUPLE OF BETS, SAYS TIM
WHAT STUBS IL SAFE REPRESENTED
ASSERTS CONGRESS- CANDIDATE.

IL
According TO Big Tim" Sullivan. leader Of
ho With Tammany Assembly District, Tam
..s,, candidate for Congress from the With
congress District, author Of From the Saloon
= politics and Wealth; or, How ! Made 1t:
4,.irr the story of a Humble Life" and the man
those uodesty places him above Daniel Web
ster the check stubs bearing his name found in
. safe in the alleged gambling house Of Hon
est John" Kelly, on which raid was made re-
,ently hy District Attorney Jerome, were simply
records Of his bets the horses.
Big Tim" was seen last night before he went
- the meeting at Tammany Han. stubs found
IN Honest John Kelly's checkbook. were they
ne said. We'll everybody knows that I've bet
thousands of dollars on the horses. and I sup
nose they're couple of the bets / Won Yes
I've bet lots of money with Kelly and HAYES.
his partner, al the tracks. on commission. Won
know. Last years, were theyo / don't remern
ber what he bets were, but they must have been
ny lucky days Its a good thing they didn't
dnd the days ] lost.
"Jerome's going TO subpoena everybody con-
nected with ite Well, let him. II won't hurt
ne" and the man Of modesty laughed.
JEROME WILL PRESS INQUIRY.
In spite Of the repeated assertions of District
4 Il
vas found in The recent gambling raids and the
sabssquent opening of safes in the Tenderloin.
he heyesterday admitted that two stubs in a che, K
book found in Honest John" KelIy's house in
West Forty-hrst-st. bear the name of Big
Tim" Sullivan.
Mr. Jerome said he was going TO begin
searching examination into the evidence found
by him in order 10 ascertain. il possible who
the real owners were Of the safes opened by
him. and of the gambling paraphernalia found.
He even went so far To declare that if he
could not trace ownership in any other way
he would subpoena and question the men whose
names appear in the check books found in the
safes.
Mr.. jerome said last evening that in one cf
the large desk" check books fcvrd in Honest
John" Kellys house war s'Ubs among
many others. one OF "a. tc0 August .
1901 showed that a check had been drawn 10
Il. D. sullivan and was for 81 500 The sec
ond stub WAS dated November ,. 1901. made out
&c T. d. Sullivan" and was for 81. 600. The
handwriting in both stubs Mr.. Jerome said,
was the same, large and plainly written He
has no doubt that both stubs were filled in by
the same man.
The stubs are in a check book that contained
three checks TO the page, and had about a
book dated July is. 1901, while the last bears
ths date Of March 81 I902. Nozhe1e on the
stubs or the book, Mr.. Jerome says. does the
name Of the bank on which the checks were
drawn appear. IN the back OF the book are
number Of blank stubs
Mr. Jerome refused to give the number Of the
check stubs bearing the name IT. d. Sullivan"
II MAS suggested 10 Mr. jerome that az the
time these TWO check stubs were dated there
inst no aFr1bl lfrf
element IN this city. II was about that time
mat there Was a rumOrcd disagreement between
MT. Jerome then a justice II the Court OF Spe-
clal Sessions. and the Committee Of Fifteen. For
some cause. none ever being admitted. Mr..
jerome and the Committee Of Fifteen ceased TO
work together Mr.. Jerome was asked il he
thought the two checks could have had any
bearing on the vice situation at that time lie
said ne thought not
i do not believe" said Mr.. Jerome. that the
evidence found when those safes were opened
Throws any light on the question Of the pTotec-
uon Of gambling houses, OF the question Of
mackmal on the part Of the police
Mr.. Jerome said that in many OF the stubs
appeared the names Of well known people.
Stubs in other books appeared TO indicate the
owners had been boOkmakens, for about the fig-
ures were circles which the District Attorney
said Indicated when a bet lost and naid.
Asked If there was anything in the large check
book 70 point 20 Honest john Kelly as the
owner he replied that there was nothing beyond
the fact that there were one two stubs show
ing checks had been drawn TO "a woman Of the
Mr jerome would not tell when he will begin
ms investigation 10 the ownership OF the
books, but had this 10 say:
! am going 10 make ruthless examination
INTO this w hole affair. ] am going TO settle, II
possible, The question Of ownership. There are
me names Of many men on these stubs, some or
them prominently known II necessary am
going 70 subpoena many OF them before me and
question them as TO who drew these checks. am
going % go after every body. ] am going 10 sub
p0na the attaches employees Of these gambling
houses, and everybody I think knows anything
about them There are several men whom |
Know gamble IN some Of those houses III nee
eSsary IN subpoena them well"
Ny Jerome asked II he vas going 10
wait until sfter the coming election before be-
ginning his investigation. and answered;
Why certainly not. Why should ~