The evening world., 1903-04-06
Brooklyn Clergyman Pro.
poses the Deputy Police
J Commissioner Find Out
What Men Higher Up
Are Accepting BiackmaiL
GETS LIST OF P00L.R0OMS.
Nearly a Hundred in Brooklyn,
He Says, Which Exist by Po-
lice Protection for Which the
laWbreakers Pay.
REV. CORTLAND MYERS.

A list of alleged pool rooms and hand
books In Brooklyn was forwarded to
Distr1ct-Atorney Clarke to-day by Rev
DR.. Cortland Myers. pastor of the
Baptist Tabernacle and vice-President
end Chairman OF the Executive Com
mittee OF the Society for the Enforce
ment Of Criminal Laws. DR.. Myers
charges that these places are run with
the connivance and under the protec-
tton OF the police.
Certainly the patrolmen do not get
the protection money" said the minister
to-day. "Then who does get It? What
men higher up profit by the contribu-
tions Of the gamblers? l propose that
Deputy Commissioner Bbstein shall find
out and punish the guilty. He 10 re-
0ponsible for the actions of his men in
this borough. and some of his men are
collecting blackmail."
Following Is the list of alleged pool
rooms and hand books sent to Mr.
Clarke:
The Preachers LiSt.
Hand-books-NS. GO Grand street, rear
OF cigar store; No. pebevoise street +;
Hoffman House CAFE, Atlantic avenue
and Vesta street; No. 30 Ecd:ord ave-
nue.; No. 1923 Washington street; No. 337
Fifth avenue; No. 10 Tulton street; No.
: e13 Myrtle avenue: No. II FlatbLsh ave-
nue.; No. 40 Willoughby street.
Pool-rooms-No. 50 Ralph avenue, rear
Of saloon; No. 4l5 De Kalb avenue, rear
of saloon; No. go Faith avenue, rear OF
saloon; No. 1873 Fulton street. sioan's
saloon; No. Cos Fifth avenue, Hugh
Gff,fNt ~ N
Tarars saloon; No. 2S5 Filth avenue.
James Kelly's saloon; No. 3s6 WASH
ington avenue. Alexander Burns q
saloon; No. 1888 to 1913 Fulton street.
top floor; No. 1879 Broadway. second
floor; No. zoe Bedford avenue. bowling
alley: No. 1888 East street. first floor;
No. 1712 Broadway. over saloon; No. $50
Broadway. second floor; No. loss Greene
avenue. second floor.
Police Commissioner Ebstein, when
shown the HIST. said he knew of all Of
them. that the police wero constantly
after the offenders. but that hand book
men were like fieas-when molested In
pne place they appear Immediately in
another. He said q number Of the places
had been raided and the cases pending.
He added:
Dbstein Denies.
'-The statements about police protect
ting gambling in this borough are non
ssnsical. There is no such thing as
police protection of vice here. The police
are doing their duty and the borough is
wonderfully free from gambling and
kindred vices"
"of course. Major Ebstein denies that
gambling hourlshes in Brooklyn" said
Or. Myers. He couldn't very we'll ad-
init 1t when the responsibility could be
put up TO him. I see that Commissioner
Greene is holding his inspectors strictly
responsible for what happens In their
districts. I should think his deputies
should bs held responsible for his In
opectors.
''The police are in league with the
crooks and gamblers who have been
driven oRt Of Manhattan and have set
tiled IN Brooklyn. It is up to District
Clarke and Major Ebste!ni to
stop police blackmail. They can do II, :
and in these cases / have sent them 10
svidence sufficient to give them q good
start"