New-York tribune., 1903-01-13
WALSH LEADS O'REILLY
Takes Captain ON Poolroom Raid
Talks to I1pster OUer Phone.

Acting Inspector Walsh showed Captain Miles
O'Reilly how to make raid on pooiroom in
the Tenderioin yesterday afternoon The raid
success. although when the police broke
in somebody was trying to convey warming to
the booksellers. Walsh himself took the warning
message over the telephone in the poolroom He
could not tell who the at the other end of
the wire was. but he declares he will ask Dis
trict Attorney Jerome to aid in finding out.
Early in the afternoon Walsh went before
Justice Mayer, in the Court of Special Sessions.
with Detectives Jones and Teare, of his staff. and
secured warrants for the arrest of four persons
in the pooroom at No 10S West Twenty eighth
St Going up. TO the police station in West
Thirtieth-st., he took Captain OReilly and sew
eraI detectives with him and started for
the poolroom. Arriving there the detectives
used axes in breaking through the strong doors
that guarded the place. AS they rushed in.
creating stampede among about one hundred
men in the place. Walsh heard the telephone
bell ringing violently. He picked up the receiver
as soon he could get to the instrument and
said 'Hellor' in as calm a voice he could
command.
Who's that?' asked voice.
I'm Jim. What yer want?" Walsh responded
Get Outr' the voice said 1.-The cops IL be
there in five minutes. Get out for lifeT'
who are you?" Walsh asked but the tele-
ceased to work.
In the poolroom were arrested three men, who
said they John Byrnes. John Williams and
William Werner. Detectives Jones and Teare
said they were three of four men, who had sold
pools on the races to them on Friday The
fourth must have got away with the bank
roll the police did not capture much money
in the place. The place fitted up with black
boards. racing charts, telephone and tele-
l~Ior in
the place at the time of the raid were allowed
to go.
Acting Inspector Walsh was angry over the
attempt to Tip off, the poolroom He said he
and his two detectives the only persons
outside of the persons in court who knew about
the warrants for the raid. He did not tell Cap
tain O'ReIy or any detectives at the police sta
ton until they were near the poolroom.
I'm going to sift that to the rock bottom"
Walsh said. I'll give everything have about
the whole business to the District Attorney and
see If it can't be found where that leak was By
George that's going too far. Just think of it.
L pick up the telephone In a raid. and man
tells me to get out. the police are coming. Wen
see about that
The raid may mean disapproval of Captain
O'Reilly's method of trying TO close poorooms
and gambling houses by posting policemen in
front of them to warn patrons away O'Reilly
yesterday. Walsh has talked with Mr.. Jerome
the subject.
1T is the business of the police TO get the
evidence and close up such places" Mr.. Jerome
said yesterday afternoon, mot to advertise
them to the public by having policemen at 81 400
a year standing in front of them If that ad-
vertfsing method should be generally adopted
a poolroom or a gambling house might come to
be known by the cop in front, cigar store
is now advertised by the wooden Indian The
police detectives can get the evidence and make
good raids If they want to. They must do their
duty 1t is not my duty to close up these
gambling houses. but not so long ago 1 went up
in the Tenderloin and got into places and
proved that evidence could be secured. II there
isn't some Improvement in the Tenderloin with
in a reasonable time, I will go there again and
make them the basis of charges against some
one -
for the raid Acting Inspector Walsh, VINO, ne
said had been in the precinct and knew III
thoroughly 'I had no evidence against the
place and the acting inspector had, he de-
cIared. IF had had the evidence would nave
raided the place before I've been watching the
place"