The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
GREENE SAYS BROOKS FAILED.
IMPORTED MS OWN SLEUTHS TO
GET GAMBLING EVIDENCE.

Have TO ENplaln-FOur western Men
Get Int Retts's and MesghesS
. Six Prissaess He,d-Measher One
Arrests AZ Last Nights Concerts.
As result OF the raids at Lou Betts's
and Nike Mes shers Tenderloin gambling
houses on Saturday night Inspector Brooks
will be called upon by Commissioner Greene
to-day to explain why the Detective Bureau
did not get evidence against and close
these two gambling houses before.
Commissioner Greene. at his home last
night. said that the police had nothing to
do with getting the evidence on which the
raids were made. Four young Western
men whom Commissioner Greene brought
on here for the purpose got the evidence,
which was laid before Magistrate Deuel. by
William s. Coursey, Commissioner Greene's
private secretary.
Commissioner Greene said that when he
put inspector Brooks in charge of the
detective Bureau he told him that il was
the work Of the men in the bureau to get
evidence against and close gambling houses
Because nothing was done Commissioner
Greene said he would write a letter TO In
spector Brooks to-day asking him to ex-
plain the inactivity Of the detectives.
Then. he says. he is going to see II the
Detective Bureau can't get evidence against
gambling houses. and il il can't he intends
tn find ont why District Attorney Jerome
has always contended that the Detective
Bureau should get evidence against gam
bling houses.
The raids on Saturday night, said the
Commissioner, touched the vital question
whet her the Detective Bureau can and will
get evidence against gambling houses.
Dis, riot Attorney Jerome had to get the
evidence against Canfield's without the aid
Of the police. l got the evidence on which
Saturday nights raids were made without
assistance from the District At torney
ONCE. without the help Of the Detective
Bureau. and, In fact, without any help from
he police force Al all.
The police didn't know anything about
my plans until last Friday after all the
evidence had been obtained.
In order to get the evidence brought
four young men from the West and they
Got II without any trouble
The four Western sleuths, Commissioner
Greene said, were Frank McCabe and Harry
Holland OF Kansas City and +. l.. and A. Y
Adams. brothers. OF Indianapolis McCabe
and Holland got here on Feb. II and two
Adams brothers came here about Feb. 20
and 1t took them several days to get into
Meaghers house.
McCabe and Holland were brought into
up at their hotel. Gen. Green would not
tell the name OF the hotel. A tout also
took the Adams brothers to Meaghers
house.
whom ! put Inspector Brooks In charge Of
the Dstsctlve Bureau. ] told him that il
vas UP to the mon In the bUre.u to get evil
denoe against, and % cloes gambling houses.
brooks today, asking him Why the bstee-
tive Anysau dsA not est evidence against
he tyo hcnsss which were raidsd on satur-
a. wa Inspector Brook. b. pu. on trial
.No, ~ viii not
win CApt. O'Reilyf'
mo. don't think Capt o'Rsilly = 70
and the West Porty-ssvsnth street pre-
cincts. where thsrs u % much money be-
hind the gambling hos,.ss, where lookouts
and wsaobsrs are employed. II In hard
the svidsnos. TSs prscinot dstectivss are
known TO the gamblsrs. They can stop
minor gambling resorta. such ~ poolrooms.
but With the big houses il Is q different
.p.c.sr wish on .ocoun. o. tie rsids''
Commiaaio0er Greene was asked.
NO. Ae sems thing applies 70 the In
spector. He has small stAn and his men
the point y this. continued the Com
missioner smphasloaily. 'thsre are zoo men
In the Detectivs Bureau In the two borouShs.
These men are not all known TO tbs gamblers
and il = possible fof thsm TO get the necs.-
polics forcs there p no reason why the
detActivs force shouldn't CLOSE every gam
bling houss In the city; just a. test
brought the young msn from the West here
Tot he evidence without any dificuity
n they could 81 h VII can't the detective
M sddsnos should have bsen obtained
~ DsstHc Attorney oisor should y, tbs
evdesos asains, gamblers. Mr. Jerome
and agree on that point
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