Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-16
New York Police Raid Gamblers
Safes and Find Million
Dollars
STRONG BOXES ARE OPENED
Sum of 100000 in Currency Found in
"shars" Draper. Place-cash Is
Seized and the Owners Have No
Method Of Identifying Their Particu-
lar Rolls.

New York, Oct. 16.-One million dol
ars was found yesterday in the safes
taken from the five gambling resorts
aided by the police on Tuesday night.
OF this sum 100000 Was found IN
Shana'' Draper's safes. Most of it be-
loneed to local booN.naaers.
The money was packed IN the safe III
rolls, bundles ana bales. There were
81 900 bills. $500 bills. 500 bills in pro-
lusion. One roll of $500 bills was as
large as cabbage head.
District Attorney jerome does not
know who owns tllGse chunks, and
lads. and buncnes of greenbacks.
Neither do the police. OF course, they
.all know that the buie. OF money be-
boolie' may have difficulty in identl-
4ying his Own particular bale.
"Of course, said Tie district attor-
rey, lit will not be sufficient identlfica-
the Inspector and say. That SlU,OOu
bank roll is mine. The only course
mat l can see is to Seuu the money TO
lie property clerks oirice IN police
Headquarters, and ther: let the book
makers fight it out among themselves.
Il understand that there is great
zeal OF money deposited each night by
kookmakels in these gambling houses,
To- IN 80
today, II certainly vii, tie up their cash
accounts. OF coulse. there is nothing
illegal IN depositins money in the safes
If gambling house, 1ut the necessary
identification must be made before that
honey can be turned over TO the own
CTS.
In another safe Was found S2O0,000 in
ash and securities belonging 10 the
tate Edward A. Marks, The bookmakef.
rhe otner safes hello nothing OF value.
The safes We're opened by DISTRICT
Attorney Jerome, who mad the scolnDina-
zion OF ALL Accompanied by Assistant
District Attorney Miner. Mr.. jerome
FIRST went to 141 West Fort first street,
If which Honest John" Kelly IS the
reputed proprietor. There were three
safes there Mr.. jerome had conbina-
lions to the safes. For about ten min
,.tes District Attorney Jerome manipu-s
lated the combination OF the safe III the
;,arlor, but could not open it. He went
to the second floor. The safe which
fore the name ''Vendome Club" was
opened III a few minutes. In 1t We're
ound q faro box. a wooden box, having
!. slot and containing coins; a faro case
Lax. a card ..squeezer. containing nine
backs Of cards. tnfe. packs OF cafdS,
wo ivory roulette balls, a check book on
The New Ans terdanlAvenue Bank,aboutI
.,alf used, stubs showing that cnecks
.ad been drawn in favor of George
Hagen & Co." for large amounts three
IF then, for $4,000. $4,000 and $l2,Oov;
IN envelope marked keys for extra
Wheel at Morgall's;;" memorandum
.eok containing n,a;.y names oank
cooks on The GreenwiSi, Savings Bank.
showing deposits of 500 and $l,0OO, ana
/, pocketbook containing roll OF DIS
=, number Of compal tlnents could not
.e opened.
The parior safe was finally opened,
,ut it contained only a few hundred |
l,llars. The basement safe held few
watches.
earchers was the house said to be
Shang" Draper's, at West Twenty
ighth street Two safes We're in mid /.
lie room on the first floor. The place
s said to have been the headquarters
or many we'll known bookmakers,
mong them Edward Burke, Leo Swatta
nd Leo Mayer. They kept their money
here. This house is also said to have
zen favorite haunt of Edward A.
iarks the bookmaker who died re-
entity, leaving q fortune. The safes
we're opened. First was found small
of Cancelled checks bearing the
anne of Edward A. Marks. Within
II inner compartment We're two wall
cts containing large sums of money
aany of the bills being of the $1,000 and
500 denomination. and there We're al
o separate rolls of bills as large as
abbage.
In the other safe wasta wallet con-
aiming large sum of money. more
oils of 500 bills, and a pocketbooh
obtaining small bills. There was al
0 a box containing half a dozen dice,
our roulette balls, and four boxes of
lro cards The gambling articles We're
onfiscated and the other things re-
laced.
Assistant District Attorney Miner
lid in the first safe examined there
as at least 100000 in securities, mon
Y, and bonds, all the property of the
tie Edward A. Marks.
In the place said to be owned by Lou
etts at 122 West Thirty-f fourth street
he safe contained no money or papers
ut there We're nine boxes of faro cards
nd seven loose packs of cards.
OF the detective Paul Townsend
ames. Socorro, N. NJ" who was the
lief detective, the district attorney
lid:
He has displayed remarkable abil-
Y, and 1 believe that in short time {
: could get evidence against every {
house in the city of New :
ork. In getting evidence against ,
lie tenderloin gamblers at the Ross :
ore house the steerers, touts, and !,
lmblers We're falling over themselves
get him into the various gambling
aces in the district. He led them to .
,lieve that he was a man of wealth, {
! inveterate gambler, and in the city
have q good time"