The sun., 1903-01-11
CANPIELD'S MARIA MARTINS.
OWNER or THE GAMBLING HOUSE
SAID TO BE ~ THE ORIENT.
A Business Man Who Saw Gambling There
and Mentioned II Casually Had to
Tell jerome Al About IL Under
Oath--Jer ome Pitches Into pat sheedy.

Oath--Jerome Pitches Into pat sheedy.
Maria Martin, according to District Az
torney Jerome. is the name OF the woman
who is the owner Of Fast Forty-fourth
street, Richard A. Canfeld's gambling house
The District Attorney doesn't know JUS!
who Maria Martin IL. One OF the colored
servants In the house IL named Maria But
the real owner is said to be nonresident
aud to be at present in the Orient
Areportcr for THE Sun had talk yes
terciay with business man from whom
the District Attorney obtained evidence
AGAINST Garfield The man Ii the president
of a large exporting company. graduate
of Yale and a member OF the University
and other clubs. To Sun man yesterday
he said.
Shortly after the raid on Canheld's .
place, l happened to mention to friend
that had been in the place once and that
was congratulating myself that the house
want raided on that night. Not long
AFTER I had made the remark. received a
call from an Assistant District Attorney,
who is a friend OF mine, and who told me
that the District Attorney wanted to talk
with me about Canheld's, or words to that
effect. Then knew was In for II and
little later l got a subpoena to give testi-
mony before Justice Wyatt In the matter
Of Richard A. Garfield
Il got my knowledge Of the place quite
by accident. On the evening OF July
last l was taking dinner with some TRENDS
and after II was over. one OF the party VINO
had the entree suggested that we 60 to
Canfields for a while. While We were
there one of the party asked me for a loan
of $3.50 and drew a check for that amount
TO myself and 1t was cashed In the house.
Unless II was indorsed there was nothing
on the check to show to whom II was made
payable other than myself. When / was
nut on the stand, was asked the following
questions:
O. DO you know Richard A. Canneldf A.
O. Were you ever in Canncld's place. at
East Forty-fourth streetY A. was.
o. Did you ever see any faro played theref
tThey got after me right sharp about I1,s i,s
faro business and ~ seemed mi a.Sinns 70 1e bout i
anflGns never .g sHs did' '"' 'eN ''"'''
% @ Rid you ever see any gambling 'Aer''
THAT was the end Of my examination
Had only known enough to keep. quiet
they wouldn't have got me at all. shall
know better mex time"
From this m n statement It Ii quite
evident that Je. v.ie has got at least one
witness by whom he can prove that there
was gambling in Canfeld's. II is known
that the check was deposited two or three
days after il was drawn and that II was
not indorsed If the District Attorney
has only one more witness who VIII teetiiy
that he has seen gambling in Canfield's.
that will be enough to prove that the house
was kept as a gambling house.
Some witnesses were examined yester-
day informally in one Of the secret gambling
proceedings that are going on In the Dis
trict Attorneys Office.
District Attorney Jerome said yesterday:
Il have been reading some lucubrations
of Patrick Sheedv. a gambler. There might
be some special interest to the professional
gamblers OF this city in knowing what MIR:
what knowledge he has Of Dexters reputa-
ton as a gambler on the Pacific Claet. II
might alsO be interesting to know Mr.. Riley
V;rannan's opinion Of Mr., Sheedy's cha aracter
as an honest gambler In connection with
Sixth avenue In the vicinity of Twenty
ninth street Perhaps Mr.. Sheedy will be
kind enough to furnish the name OF the
maker of the useful articles he carried with
him when he went to Z ,vpt.
1T might also be interesting to get Mr.
Sheedy's notion Of what opinion Of him
was entertained by men that crossed
the Atlantic with him on certain
steamship.
And Mr.. Sheedy might also be inclined
to state what his opinions are OF certain
game Of pol Vt that took place In England
after an ocean voyage. and whether the
friends Of his in that game were thoroughly
familiar with the characteristics OF hydrate
of chloral You take those questions to
Mr.. Sheedy and see what he has to say