New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-21
FIND TENDERLOIN OPEN.
REPORTS TO BURFEIND.
Gambling and Disorderly Houses
and PoolroOms Doing Business

According 10 reports made last night 10 Cap
sain Burfiend. the new commander 81 the
Tenderlon. by his detectives. six wei known
gambling houses are open. seventy-four disor-
derby houses arc dcfying the law and dozen
poolrooms are taking bets.
The half dozen gambling houses are run by
notorious men. and are in West Twenty-ninth-
ST. West Twenty-eighth-st. West Thirty first
81. West Forty fourth-st.. West Thirty-eighth-
st. and Two with a national reputation in West
Thirty-third-st.. near the Waldorf
These places have been running openly. about
the only precaution being the examination OF
customers through wicker window in the
front door
II is known that just before the close Of Cap
tain O'Conner's term in the precinct Ser
eeant Shibles. acting captain while Captain
O'Connor was on his vacation. went out TO find
n any Of the gambling houses were open. He
went 10 the place IN West Thirty-eighth-st
with one OF the detectives
WHATS wanted?" asked the man on the other
size OF the wicker window
nm acting captain OF this precinct. and
think there's business going on here. I'm going
inside"
The man on the other side Of the wicker win
dow closed H. but Il presently opened
again and another man looked out. saying:
who are you?'
Shibies repeated his remarks including the
announcement that he was going inside.
Get out o. here" said the man. ''or I'll spit
in your eye. GO higher up We're fixed here"
Shibes was unable 10 enter the house. and no
redress for the insult could be had.
Detectives Armstrong and Donahue have been
detailed 10 watch the gambling houses and try
10 effect an entrance but they have in every
instance been unable to 40 So
As soon as Captain Burfeind took command %
The precinct, less than a week ago. he arranged
20 find out al once the condition OF the district,
80 that he might know just what he had to con-
tend with. Much is expected Of him by Com
missioner Greene. and a kind Of glamour has
heen thrown about the new captain. 30 that
many eyes are on him. He believes he can meet
the demand and clean Up the notorious pre-
cinct.
Captain Burfeeind says he must admit there is
some gambling going on. but declares he has
not been able 10 get his men in the houses Yet.
T have not yet had time TO size up the whole
situation" ne said but think I can meet the
conditions I shall make a try. and il ] don't
clean NJ this precinct then 7 shall admit !
haven't. 7 shall not report to Commissioner
Greene that gambling houses. disOrderly houses
and poolrooms are all closed If they are not.
Ir I'm rank failure here III admit g. But
hope TO progress. and think il can be done. We
have a special fund 10 draw on. There are
places open, I suppose though my men have
failed 10 gain entrance 10 any OF them. and
don't actually know II business is being done
In them But I'm after the gamblers and VIII
stop b. 81 e. ls being done
Pm not afraid Of any one. and shall so ahead
J don't know whether any OF these men are be
snE protected or not. and I don't care. If
catch them theTe'U be arrests.
The captain has men watching the CAMPING
houses and pOOlroOus already mentioned, ana
even uat~1lulen are on The watch for disorderly
houses old and new.
Inspector Walsh hae been in the West Thir-
tieth-st station on am average Of three nights
weekly since he became inspector, but u is sala
h. has not reported the houses said to % doing
business.