New-York tribune., 1903-03-11
JEROME USES THE AXE.
Says Gambling House Raided Vas
Tipped off.
CALLS O'REILLY UNFIT FOR PLACE,

Following a n unsuccessful attempt to raid and
arrest the proprietor of alleged gambling
house in Twenty-eighth-st, near. Broadway. at
o'clock this morning. District Attorney
Jerome had a few things 10 say regarding
the "Tenderloin' police that may not be pleas
ant for them to hear. He said that while he dld
not impugn the honesty or sincerity Of purpose
of Captain Miles O'Reilly at all. he did not con-
slider him a fit man to be in command of the
precinct because the men under him all
the time pulling the wool over his eyes
Mr. Jerome said that about il o'clock last
night a man giving the name of Samuel Muir
ray went to his Rutgers-st. home and told he
had lost 81 .IO in house in West Twenty
efghth-st. He said he had been playing there
just before that hour.
Mr. Jerome said he took Murray and
they hunted up Justice Wyatt. OF SPeclal
Sessions who Was dining with some friends
Murray made an affidavit, and while at this
house Mr. Jerome telephoned to the West Thir-
tieth-st police to have several detectives meet
him at Broadway and TWenty-eighth-st- at l
O'clock He and Mr.. Murray went ;aere and
We're met by the detectives, who had been re-
queSted by Mr.. Jerome 10 take along thelr axes
and sledges.
They went 10 three story brick house said
to be run by d man known as French Lou.
Mr. Jerome said he didn't know the mans
other name nor did Murray. They rand
the bell and got answer. Then Detectl'e
door, and IN few minutes had IT pattereu
down. Then they were confronted by nedFF
iron gate that took some minutes Tor them 10
break through. This led up Il hight or stairs 10
the second floor. there being barber shop OH
the 1irst.
which they broke through and got into big
room. 1t was dark. They turned on the gas ana
lighted it and found complete gambling OUT
fiji, Mr.. jerome said, consisting OF faro. poker
tables roulette and other games. They found d
bushel of chips and cards and every thing
indicated that the room had just been occupied
They went up to the third floor and found lnol-
cations that the occupant of the house had gone
fifteen twenty minutes before they got IN
The stuff was taken 10 the station houSS' 1heLe
Mr.. Jerome said further:
While the District Attorney was pacing 10 and
fro before the house waiting for his reinforce
ments to show up. the men inside walked out
One of them noticed Jerome, and saunterlng up
to him asked: What in - is the trouDie'
anyhow?' Mr. Jerome was too enrdged 10 reply.
On the third floor of the house in a closet con-
cealed behind a row of shelves was secret door
opening into the next house. DetectiEes lnSeStl
gated this and say that undoubtedly those ot
the men who did not get out of the front door
got away through this secret opening.
This house was raided by Walsh in November.
and before by Captain Sheehan
Jerome ct the station house said TO Sergeant
Mott:
have been fooIing the good old captain for
long time. | have two years more TO serve
I'll see that this business is stopped.
The place tipped off,. said he. and the
police were pretty SLOW in getting around there
after telephoned for them. There IS whole
LOT of talk about the honesty of Captain
O'ReiIIy and the police and detectives of the
Tenderlon l don't say tha: o Reilly isn't hon
est blt he isn't the for this precinct. He
is having the wool pulled over his eyes all the
time BY the under him, and they are get
ting it. all along the hne. That is perfectly
plain to anybody. The yeriest novice could see
that the men under him taking all the time.
The reports that they send in TO the effect that
thew have seen so many men going into this and
that place and couldn't get any evidence are all
nonsense and rot.
"I don't want to impugn the honesty Of
O'ReilIy but he's the imam for this pre-
-inct | haven't much to say about the raid
1t was an impromptu AFFAIR and there are some
things about il that are not quite clear in my
own mind. II will bear thinking ovec. ]
haven't much to say about Murray. | never
saw him before last night. and don't know any
thing about him"