New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-06
WHO is THE ALDERMAN?
authorities Refuse to Tell Name on
Stationery Taken in Rad.
PRISONERS ARRA1GNED AND HELD

PRISONERS ARRAIGNED AND HELD.
The apparent mystery involved IN the policy raid
made on Friday at No. so Nonros-st-. when sta
tionery bearing the imprint Of Bos-d OF Alder
men OF this city captured. still remains I'M
solved.
The four prisoners arrested in the raid BY county
detectives were arTaigued In the Tor.bs court yes
terday. The prisoners are Charles Orion. OF No.
SIS Grand-st. the alleged proprietor and manager:
William =. Hall. OF No IS Ridse-sL; William
Humphreys. Of No. 81 Jackson-st and Rocco Gallo.
OF No. 81 JacksOn-st.
The -FOUR men were charged with violation OF
Section SiiA Of the Penal Code. in having policy
paraphernllia In their possession. Orion and Hall
were held IN $500 bail each for examination Tues
day afternoon, and Humphreys and Gallo were
held in $1,000 bail each for examination at the same
time They did rot furnish bail and we're taken to
the Tennis. Humphreys secured bail after being
taken TO the TOmbs- County Detective Reardan. in
arraigning the prisoners. said:
This is ore Of the clearest cases the District
Attorneys office has secured since the arrest OF
"AP' Adams. Orion would not hesitate about Jump
at 5000
Deputy Assistant District Attorney Smythe who
appeared for the prosecution also requested 5000
bail bond, and further asked that Hall be held In
the amount. he said Hall was now under
suspended sentence from the Court Of General SEES
sious. where he had been tried fer having policy
raphernaIia in his possession. j. G. Jarrett ap-
peared fer the defendants.
When the raid made or Friday e was stated
that amount OF stationery. consisting OF letter
heads and envelopes. upon which were the mark Of
the Board Of Aldermen and the name OF an alder
man. was found. Tia raid. it was first thought.
was within the confines OF the XIIth Assembly
District Alderman J. J. Devlln of this district.
in court, with ex-AI1erman James Smith. OF
the Nth District. Alderman Devlin said:
Ny name has appeared In connection with this
case. and am anxious 70 run down the rumor
knows me would suspect me Of being guilty and.
If the paper has anything to do with me or my
keep my lstter ne and envelopes at the Cogm
pa SIHo 10. 4sf STrano-st, ana "niIs 81 - "a
leave any. of the stationery around loose l have
to be mentioned when one is Innocent.
Ex-AIderman Smith said:
know absolutely nothing about this case. SO
far as am aware. my name does not app s
has told me that so far in his examination OF the
papers my name does not appear In connection
with the case
Both men denied knowing anything about the ex-
istence of the place raided.
The place raided. at No 2s5 Monroe-st. II Is
found is in the WITH Assembly District The al
dernan this district is Isaac Marks Alderman
Marks had apparently not interested himself IN the
case. and did not appear in court
1t was stated that the paper found Is aldermen
paper which discarded about eight years ago
and sold for junk 1t contained no names II was
said This is thought to be doubtful as 1t Is stated
that all aldermen's paper has the nams Oh IlS
alderman and his district on It
After leaving court Alderman Devlin went 70 tne
District Attorneys Office and conferred with Assis-
tant District Attorney Ely. He asked Nj Ely 70
make public the name OF the alderman connected
with the case so that he could clear himself MI
EIy said this would be impossible before next
Tuesday.
At the District Attorneys Office 1t was said that
the paper and Ietterheads showed from appear
auces that they issued within the last three
years The top line the letterheads reaus'
''Neyv-York 49,, showing that the paper has been
issued since 1900 County Detective Reardon showed
the paper but kept his hand over the lett hand
corner where the name Of the alderman always Is
printed Mr.. Ely said that no one IN the DiStIlct
Attorneys office had told what name was printed
the paper. 49, r,,,- =. -.
When seen at his home No. 2S5 Madison-st.., last
night Alderman Marks said that ne dld not DeIIeE
County Detective keardon had made the statement
attrfbiIted TO him in reference 10 the stauoIery
found in the raid He added
don't know whether not Detective ReardOn
said the sta tionary belonged TO me. but 40 hoi
believe ne said it II he did say ~ II was SIl1I
piece of business on his part know nOtnnIhs ~
me case whatever. The men concerned IN t1e IaIu
do not live in my district. and aIthousn 1 may
know some of them by sight do not think 90.
7 Lsep nv stationery either locked UP In my desk
here AZ home or in the aldermanic chamber AT the
City Hall