New-York tribune., 1903-01-13
SWOOPS ON TENDERLOIN.
WALSH ON W4RPATH.
FiUc Places .Surrounded-AHeged
Pr0pyietOrs 47reSted.

ganized move last night against certain oisol-
derly dance and music halls in the Iehoefioii'
and arrested alleged managers, propretors ana
walters in five notorious places. The arrests
were made on warrants issued by Justice Mayer
in the Court of Special Sessions in the after
noon on evidence gained last December by De-
tectives H Hibbard Ward and Conley OF IN
spector Brookss staff. The places visited IN
cluded the HayInarket the Bohemia, the Cairo,
the AIhambra and Roster Balls
The visits were made simultaneously. In
each case the music dance hall was sur
rounded by plain clothes men, and then the
warrants were served by Acting Inspector
Walsh and Captain O'Reilly. who went from
place to place until all of the warrants were
served. - The greatest excitement prevailed IN
all of the places but the inmates were assured
that raids were not being made, and that
after certain warrants had been served they
could go as they pleased, stay If they pre-
ferred.
All disordery houses were closed down alto
gether or kept dark
The prisoners were taken to- the West Thir-
tieth-st station and locked up in cells In
spector Walsh said that he would not accept
bail, and that the prisoners would have 10 De
bailed out by a magistrate
Soon after 10 o'clock Acting Inspector Walsh.
who had been closeted with Captain OReilly
of the captains office to the drillroom. The men
followed him. He announced to the newspaper
men that he was going to take the detectives
to Madison Square Garden. where the French
ball was on, to that the law was not Vfo-
lated.
He spoke to Roundsman Gillespie, who was in
plain clothes and that officer left the station
with five detectives.
They were followed by Sergeant Sweeney. OF
the West Thirtieth-st. station; Sergeants Cohen
and Boyle of Walsh's staff. and Sergeant Mott,
of the West Thirtieth-st. station. each with nVe
detectives Gillespie and his squad marched to
Roster & Biars, at the southwest corner of
Twenty -fourth-st. and Sixth-ave., and surround
ed the place. Sweeney went to the Alhambra,
No 81 West Twenty-eighth-st-; Sergeant Cohen
to the Cairo, No. 81 West Twenty-ninth-st.; Ser
geant Boyle to the Bohemia. No. IS West TWen-
ty-ninth-st and Sergeant Mott to the Haymar-
ket Thirtfeth-st and Sixth-ave- The schedule
was arranged so that the five squads should
reach the five places simultaneously In eacn
instance as soon as they arrived the places were
Immediately surrounded and every exit closed
Acting Inspector Walsh and Captain O'Reilly'
who had the warrants followed closely on the
heels of Sergeant Mott.
Sergeant Mott, reaching the Haymarket'
Immediately placed his men so that every exit
was guarded. Then. with one of the men. ne
entered the doorway in Sixth-ave- The door
tender attempted to stop him, but he brushed
right by and walked into the dance hall
The police. The police! raidT' came from
all parts Of the hall The widest confusion
reigned Between three hundred and four hun
dred people were in the place, dancing. sitting at
ia ses drinking and standing around the room.
There was a rush for the doors. but one was
allowed to escape. Sergeant Mott jumped up on
a table.
II want TO announce that We are not making
raid here. We have warrants for the arrest
of certain persons, and we are going TO serve
them. If those persons do not come forward We
will search the house. When the warrants have
been served you can do as you please, but 1
would advise you to go home"
Order was partially restored. and then Acting
Inspector Walsh and Captain o'Reilly entered
the hall. Edward D. Corey stepped UP to Ser
geant Mott and said:
DO you want me?'
Inspector Walsh stepped up and took hold of
Corey.
II have a warrant here for your arrest, charg-
ing you with maintaining disorderly house.
William Graham, the alleged manager. and
Stephen Clapper, waiter. were also arrested
Graham was charged with keeping and main
tanning disorderly house and violating the
liquor tax law. Clapper was charged with vio-
lating the liquor tax law. All three were taken
to the West Thirtieth-st. station.
The same procedure and general excitement
prevailed at the other places.
Leaving the Haynlarket. Acting Inspector
Walsh and Captain O'Reilly visited the Bohe-
mia in Twenty -ninth-st., arresting man who
said he Stephen Joanides, a cashier, of NO
II East One -hundredth-st.. a warrant chars-
ing him with maintaining a disorderiy house
At the Cairo they served warrants on Matthew
Shea of No. 81 West Twenty-ninth-st-- charging
him with maintaining a disorderly house. and
Jack Smith, waiter of No. 121 West Nine
teenth-st., charged with violating the liquor tax
law.
At the Alhambra they served warrant on
James RocopuIos cook, of No. 81 West Twen-
ty-eghth-st. charging him with keeping dis
orderly house.
The last place visited Roster & Biafs,
where they served a warrant on George G.
Campbell. of No. 230 West Twenty-fourth-st.
and Henry Bittner. a waiter. of No. 800 West
One-hundred and -twenty-hfth- st, whom they
charged with keeping dsorderly house.
Acting Inspector Walsh said the descent was
planned by Inspector Brooks, and if any credit
was due 1T should be given to him. When Cap
tain O'Reilly took command of the precinct he
knew that the evidence had been obtained
II was said that about hour before the
there was to be something doing" and that in
several of the places they were expecting visit
from Captain O'Reilly.