New-York tribune., 1903-02-05
1T PISTOLS POINT
DetectireS Threaten to Shoot
CHICAGO Man Complainant.

Drawn revolVers, threats TO Shoot ana tie
smashing of heavy iron door figured i'll RAID
made yesterday by Captain OReilly OF the
Tenderloin precinct on an alleged gambling
house at No 100 West Thirty -frst-st The cap
tain says the place is generally known through
out the district as being run by Big Frank
FELTON,. Five man were arrested.
Captain o Reilly obtained his evidence in the
case from a man who recently came here from
Chicago He says he is Ira Levinsohn, nine
teen years old, and that he is staying at the
boarding house at No. - West Twent$ seventh
ST He told the captain that he recently iost
s1a7 at faro in the house. He first went to the
place. he saws and lost S1S5 Then he paWned
his overcoat. and, going back. lost 81 more
Then he went to the police
After his story was told on Tuesday night he
was placed in the House Of Detention De
tectives looked into his charges. and yesterday
he vas taken to the Jefferson Market police
court where he told his story to Captain
o.Reillv and Magistrate Flammer- The mag
istrste issued a warrant for the arrest of five
men.
Csptain O'ReiIly and Detectives Cooke. bacon
and Kerr went ,1p the front steps of the big four
story brick house and rang the bell colorea
man answered tFe bell. Captain o'Reilly told
his mission and the negro said:
VERY sorry: sir hut can't let YOU in
Then H., retreated. At the top of the stoop is
4 heavy storm door This was unlocked. 1t led
into q yestibue. thH end of which was
heavy iron door. with crossbars zigzasged All
over it. In the centre WIS small peephole' ana
through it the colored man looked cut. The po-
lice heard him cry out;
The police are here, The police are here.
Get OUT
The iron door was locked. and big twelve
mound sledge that has been used in many
Tanderloin raid was brought to play on the door
detective Kerr swung it again and again. but
tho heavy door did not yield much. Eight
minutes. time by CAPTAIN O'Reilys watch was
required to break it in.
When the police got in they found ABOUT a
hundred men of professional and business ap-
nearanc+. there They were trying their pest 10
get out Of the house They first rushed 70 the
rear windows, but We're met by Barnes anu
7-o,. who, with drawn revolvers threatened to
shoot the first man who tried 10 escape 'ha'
way.
Then there was a rush tor the rear room OH
~. +bird floor a doorway leading from that
o,,, into similar room in the house next
door which is a boarding house for colored peo-
Mo This door had been barred from the sioe
I'M No III, however, and before the men couid
break through detectives had gone up throush
Tho boarding house causing an incipient panic
amone the boarders. many of-Whom We're just
Getting ready for their dlnier. me
shouted 70 the men trying to force the door that
tl,o, ,.o,,Id shoot if the pounding did not cease
,r.. u.ay CLOSED the crowd filed downstairs
again. | -. .h
voupe Iewinsohn had been taken INTO tne
,,se and nv him five men were pointed OUT
- Cantain O'Reilly and identified as the men
who had been there when he hao iost nus
money These men were arrested ihey aie
Io,,, Nyiuiams. of the Vendome Hotel, charged
,,itn teeping and maintaining gambling mouse
at, RIO 100 West Thirty first-st.; William Will
;,,s colored of No. 100 West Thirty-hrst-st.
+argad With being the main doorkeeper; Charles
,hrson of No 1O4 West Forty frst-st, bar
+apder charged with being doorkeeper; George
t1a,r, clerk of No 104 West Forty-frst-sty
obarged with being a dealer. and San1uei
rro,,, clerk. of No u West Twenty-ninth-st.,
said to be sheet writer.
on the first floor found lot of cards
and chips and the third floor. in one OF the
bedroo,ps was found, the police allege, faro
layout IT had been taken apart and the legs
tbrust under the bed. the body being packed
II, between the mattress and springs. In a
nf,,ov. slim which had been thrown into
.,ot,ea closet among soiled linen. were found
Quantities of chips and cards In the MAN
room downstairs was large sate. ms was
locked when the police entered the house Cap !
I'm a. Reilly said he would have the safe guard |
ed during the night, and IN the morning broken
open. -,
estate bond accepted by Magistrate Deuel., who i
had been sent for ny some one OF them'
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