The sun., 1903-12-07
GOT EASTMAN IN OPIUM JOINT,
MONK AND CREW OF HIS MEN
CAUGHT IN A RAID.
T1pster Told the Police That They We're
Going TO Make Trouble After They
Had Hit the Pipe-One Prisoner Had
Pictures OF .JcroMe's Assistants.

Monk Eastman and several members of
his gang were arrested in an alleged opium
joint in an old tenement house at 139 Avenue
A at l o'clock yesterday morning
A police tipster told Detective Wasser-
man of the Fifth street station on Thursday
that the Eastman gang was going TO get
busy late on Saturday night and there was
likely TO be some excitement after they had
got dope Jag" on.
The tipster explained that most OF the
gang were harmless young men under
ordinary circumstances, but when they
wanted TO make trouble they smoked
opium and acquired an increased fondness
for trouble. The tipster told the detective
that the gang was going to shoot up some
of the East Side streets late on Saturday
night or early on Sunday morning. and
that they were going to hit the pipe" at
the Avenue A house first.
The detective told Capt. McDermott and
the latter detailed Detectives Dwan and
Lang 70 assist Wasserman. Dwan went to
the Avenue house Friday night to look
for evidence against the place, but could
not get in. Wassermau hunted up the tip
eter and got the pass word to the place from
him. At O'Clock yesterday morning the
three detectives went 10 the house. The
suspected place was two rooms on the first
floor. Wnsserman went to the door of one
of the rooms while the two other detectives
tiptoed behind him.
He scratched on the door three times,
according TO instructions. A voice inside
called out.
Who's there?'
Smoke up, replied the detective
There was rafting of chains inside
and the door was partly opened and man
put his head out The detectives pushed
the man aside and rushed in 70 the rooms
They saw four men partly dsrobed lying
on the floor Of the first room. In the next
room we're five men lying on bed and
couch.
The detectives saw that there were opium
layouts scattered about and that some Of
the men we're smoking when hey en' cred,
When the detectives entered the man
at the door shouted, "Police!" One of the
men on the floor jumped up and throwing
off his coat advanced as though he meant
to fight Dwan recognized him az Monk
East man and pulling out his revolver or
dered him to stand still. East man did 80
and the others surrendered.
The rooms were fitted up with cheap
Turkish decorations. The detectives got
three opium pipes. two cans o. opium.
five bowls, lamps. scales and some scrapings
from the pipes,
The prisoners were AIKEN to the station
and their pedigrees taken. East stman gave
the name of William Smith and said he was
a printer living at lol First street. Herbert
Burke, who gave 139 Avenue A as his adj
dress. was charged with being the pro-
prletOr OF the place.
One Of the prisoners gave the name Of
Edward Davis and said he was a photo
grapher and lived at ?2a East Eleventh
street. In his Goa, pocket was found phoi-
graphs of most Of the members of Dist rict
Attorney Jerome's staff and Of some Of the
Judges of General Sessions. He refused
to give any explanation as to how he got
the pict ures or what he had them for.
The other men described themselves as
Adoph Silverstein of o, East Tenth street,
Joseph Harris Of 100 Second avenue. Charles
Coffee of lls Division street, Joseph Clark
of lO5 Madison street. Hugh White OF 2s5
East Fourth street, Mvron Smith of 223
East i2Oth street and Michael Me!rose of A2',
Fast Eighth street.
When they wore arrai gned before Magis-
trate Pool in the Yorkville police court,
Paradise Jimmy Oliver appeared az
counsel and asked that the men he dis
charged.
These are all respectable young men.
and IL any one ever saw them smoking
opium l am greatly deceived. There was
no justification for their arrest. he said.
THAT man here il Monk Eastman. He's
not very respectable" said Wasserman:
Which is Eastman asked the Magis-
trate, Il want to get look at that man.
The detective pointed him out and said
that the District Attorney wanted To have
he case adjourned to Wednesday when
the'opium would be analysed. The charge
against all Of the men except Burke WAS
ises The Magistrate adjourned the hear
ing and the prisoners we're admitted to bail,
Detectives Dwan and Wasserman also ar
raigncd in court An Fung, whom they had
arrested on Saturday night at 81 Third
avenue. They told the Magistrate that
they had bought two opium, pills from the
thinamun for cents each They said
that they expected t o prove that he prisoner
supplied a number of places with the drug
Al the request Of his counsel the hearing
was put over until Tomorrow
Iospita Appeal TO the Dry Goods Trade.
The Dry Goods Trade Auxiliary Of the
Hospital Saturday and Sunday Association.
composed of John Clafin, Cornelius n.
Bliss, 4 d. Juilliard, James Ta!cott, Clar-
ence Whitman, J, H. Sweetser, George A:
Hearn. W. f. King, Isaac Wallach and
others, has issued an appeal to the trade
for cont ributions in the annual collection
now in progress. Checks should be drawn
to the order of Charles Lanier, general
treasurer. and mailed To John c, Eames.
treasurer Of the dry goods appeal com