The evening world., 1903-07-09
Matthew Strip Supposed to
I Have Interest in the Quincy
Club, Alleged Pool-Room, on
Which a Buckingham Raid
Was Made.
RAID PLANNED TO CATCH
I HIM, BUT HE HAD A TIP.
Jerome Was Chagrined, but Or
dered His Arrest, Which Was
Made at the County Clerks
Office, Where He Is Employed
as a Clerk.

.datthew Strip, ~thirty-fve years old.
A clerk In the office of the County Clerk
and a s~on-in-law OF Civil Justice Bat
terry DAM Finn, was arrested to-day by
Can't. Brennan, of the Macdougal street
station, on a charge OF being financially
interested in a pool-room at No. 45
Mercer street. Strip was arraigned be-
fore Judge Olmstei and held for exam
mation.
He Is a Tammauy Hall hold-over and
Deputy County Clerk Birrell says that
he has performed his work faithfully
and Is a valuable man In the ofhce.
Since the beginning Of summer all OF
the city departments have been clos
ing at 2 o'clock IN the afternoon. after
which hour the clerks are free to do as
they please.
Young MI. Strip was out OF the once
and on board a Broadway car bound
uptown every day at 2 o'clock. he
steered a course for No. IS Mercer
street, where the Quincy Club holds
forth on the top floor.
District-Attorney jerome got a tip
that IL might be well to have MS detee-
DIVES trail young MIR. strip. lie was
accordingly shadowed n evidence
enough was obtained to warrant ths
District-Attorney in applying FOR hve
warrants. which were given to capt.
brennan with orders to raid the Quincy
Club.
strip Got the Tip.
In some n news of the proposed
&-aid got to the County Clerks Office.
Inror the trst time In many week lays
lsyounz Mr.. strip did not so 10 the
eouincy Gu yesterday afternoon. IN
stead he went 10 his hone a. HoNa-
; day, after notifying Mr.. Birrell ina he
might be late this morning.
Cant. Brennan and fifteen men had
IN break down~barricaded doors on three
floors before they got into the Quincy
Club. OF course Strip was not there.
Hut two men called for by the war
rants could be found, and the others In
the place were allowed to go.
Tho District-Attorney was incensed
wben he heard that Strip had escaped
He Instructed Assistant District-Attor-
new Lord tina the young man must be
!, arrested. Consequently when Mr.. Strip
mt to the County Clerks office con-
a,derably late to-day word OF his arrival
was sknt 10 the Assistant Distrlct-Attor-
ney and Capt. Brennan. who took the
young man into custody.
No Interest, He said.
str,pp professsed TO he a~stounded. he
engaged John McCauley to defend hin
and announced that he would be able
| 70 show that ne never had the slightest
interest In the pool-room maintained by
I die persons controlling the Quincy Club
LII n is a pool-room. Mr.. Strip APP
pears to have doubts on this point.
Battery DAN Finn gave ball last
J night for the two men arrested In the
Quincy Club. Strip refused to say
4 whether he would sem for his father-in-
law TO go on his bond also. Strlpp
Atoped with one of Judge Firms daugh-
psrs six years ago.
strip Was Paroled.
Capt. Brennan says that he has evil
dence that will show that Strip was
the sole owner of the pool-roOtn or else
that he was the sole representative OF
the real owner, who kept out of sight.
''stipp was there every day" said
CAPT. Brennan, and he was always, in
full charge. His o. X. went on every
cy Club. Although he wasn't In when
we go there yesterday, we have got
him with the goods on"
Judge Olmsted allowed Strip to go OF
parole in the custody OF his attorney
after the formal arraignment had been
made. He will furnish bail later.