The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-09
POOLROOM RAID MISSED FIRE.
JEROME'S EXPECTED PREY LOST
IN THE SHUTTLE.
The Hon. Dan Finn'n AssCmblyman balls
Out the unimp0rtant Prisoners That
We're Caught I'm Territory Far From the
battery. but Nearer Csty Hall Park.

battery. but Nearer Caty Hall Park.
In the office Of the County Clerk, Matthew
strip, Jr., has for several months kept
a chair from blowing away-to use the
classic phrase of Mr. William Stephen
Devery. Mr.. Strip is a son-in-law Of
Justice Dan Finn, Tammany leader Of the
First district. On afternoons of late it
has been his custom to get of his chair
at about l o'clock and depart to attend
to some personal matters uptown.
Official curiosity was aroused and Capt.
Brennan of the Macdougal street police
and eighteen policemen started out yester-
day afternoon to satisfy 1t. They visited
As Mercer street late in the afternoon. The
doors were locked. They had axes with
them. They chopped down the front
door and went up one flight Of stairs. Then
they chopped down another door and
went up another I light of stairs. Then
they kept on chopping down doors and go
ing up flights until they reached the fourth
floor room of the Quincy Club. in which
many cards were hung upon the wall upon
which were printed the names Of racehorses,
upon which also were pencilled the odds
at which bets might be made on said horses
The police chopped down another door
and found thirty-six men huddled together
who begged most plaintively that the police
let them go. The police had five warrants
They found two men whom the warrants
seemed to fit. The other thirty-four were
turned loose.
The two prisoners, who described them
selves as George Gleason of 80 Desbrosses
street and John Gaffney Of 433 Washing
ton street, were taken before Magistrate
Olmsted in the Centre street court, and were
by him held for trial in $500 bail. They
were bailed by Assemblyman Andrew j.
Doyle Of the First Assembly district.
District Attorney Jerome, when APP
prised of the results of the raid seemed
to be very much disappointed. At least one
newspaper last evening quoted him as say
ing that the police had failed to find the
most important man they wanted. He de-
clined to give the mans name.
One of the policemen who were in the raid
said last night 1T was darned shame
to spoil such pretty thing. In the first
Capt. Pat Byrns good and hard to get this
poolroom.
I can't get it, says Byrne
You've gotter get it, says Willie.
Nav, gwan,' says Pat, you get it,
After you, says the Judge, who thinks
that Pat is on to who is the boss OF the
poolroom and doesn't like the job
pat scratches the back of his head until
the floor is strewn with black hair. Then
he tells the Judge that i'll all right and he'll
get the place, maybe.
Says Willie Well. you better bad
cause if there is any miscarriage OF Justice
here he says, I'll have you up on charges
just one week, seven days, from this date
Then Pat is up against il. More hair
TO the floor Pat is a great sight nearer
bald now than he was month ago. Finally
he goes to his oldest boy, who amt 40 old
at that He takes that innocent child and
sends him into that deviish poolroom. He
sacrifices his son to the needs of the law.
He puts him in there and tells him to get
the place right. Now it ain for me, an
honest and straightforward copper who
knows no sin, to stand up here and say
that the people In the poolroom, KNOWN
that the young feller's father was police
captain, allowed him unusual privileges
and condolences.
1T amt for me even 70 suspect such
thing But the boy, he lands the goods.
And no sooner has he landed them than
of is Pat transferred to The Bronx, and
Brennan goes TO Mercer street in his place,
and has TO make the raid on Pats boys
evidence. But say, | wish the Police De-
partment would let a few Of its strugglin'
EMPLOYEES off at o'clock in the afternoon
so that they could attend to their private
business uptown. ! do for a fact"
Capt Brennan, who was made n captain
only week ago, vows that he didn't lose
anybody,
1.-The place was completely surrounded
by nv men," he said, land not soul got
away from the police. We had five war
rants, but only two of the men called for
by them were there. l am confident OF
that. I did my duty faithfully. and that
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