The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06
POLICY STATIONERY SMITHS,
.uO> AZ EN-ALDERMAN WITH
..pIRaTIONS III DDIAG ANEW,
Audi, a Thicf Robbed Hls Desk and Turaed
Ills LETT over tsucial Stationery 10
En Use u May Hurt Hls Chances
-tor He knows NauUhl Of peilcy.

nn Use Il May Hurt HAs Chances
For He knows NauEht Of rsitcy.
Alderman James J. Smith o! the
rv.lrth district whose name u on the
Ilaermauic stationery seized in the raid
an Monroe street policy shop on Friday
risht bv District Attorney Jerome's sleuths.
y1. Alderman Smith said yesterday that Il
VA. "a mos, remarkable coincidence
NJ, smith is expecting TO run for Alder
mai again this fall. He seemed TO fear
yesterday that this unfortunate discovery
might hurt his chances.
He was the Tammany member Of the
hoard from the Twelfth district for four
1aars. or throughout the Van Wyck ad-
rnisrra,ion He was succeeded by James
j Deylm two years ago, but he had such
b,s stock of the city's stationery on hand
VEN he went out of Office that he still has
supply in his saloon. He usss II, though.
Is he explained yesterday only for memo
rapda Of his bar business from day to day.
Ex. Aldermen Smiths Manhattan saloon
A. has another in williamsburg il at 30
Jackson street, The raided policy shop
i il the rear of 26S Monroe street, about a
stones throw from the saloon. The ex-
Adermens louise is at ?s3 Monroe street
The house and tho policy shop are not
n the Twelfth district. but just across the
dyidia,. line in the Fourth
Acro'ding to Acting Chief Detective
Reardon who made the rad, Charles
Drycn an ex-harts nier who was cap
tred in il, was the manager OF The place
ard the boss sheet writer, Droyon. accord
hg tosx- Alderman Smith. was for four or
FIVE wears a Republican election inspector
n the district. The raiders found lot
Of Republican and Democratic sample
ballots being used for policv slips.
The case. in fact, fairly bristled yesterday
With what the ex-Alderman called remark
ane condolences For instance, in the
confer saloon in Monroe street. where
Iryon used to work, there were found yes
terday William Smith, one armed man II.
and Never were arrested about a year ago
On charge of dealing in policy slips.
Never was then hailed out by ex-Alderman
Smith. Both Meyer and Smith were dis
charged for lack of evidence William
Smith said Yesterday that he did formerly
do a little policy business, but dropped
h when he realized that it robbed the poor.
Rocco Sceo, another Of the raid pris-
oners, is shoemaker with q shop right
across the street from OK Alderman Smiths
Jackson street saloon and is a fire.
ouenter Of the. exAlderman's place, so
Smith admitted yesterday. According
f. the Diet ectives. Scelo had charge OF the
italian business of the policy place.
1t was more than policy shop, said
the detectives yesterday. 1T was head
quarters joint for several shops. That
Is shown by the number of nanifolding
books We found. The place was the most
completely equipped policy headquarters
that has been found since the raid on Al
Adams"
Dryon, Scslo and the other two prisoners
were arraigned yesterday morning In the
Tombs police court and were held for ey-
animation on Tuesday Alderman Devlin
OF the Twelfth district and ex-Alderman
] j. Smith were both in court. Neither
was allowed to see the Aldernanic letter
heads and envelopes described in THE
SrN yesterday morning. but Alderman
Devlin was assured by County Detective
Reardon that his name was not on the
Taper. Ex-Aderman Smith went away
With the impression that he had received
the "a me assurance.
Alderman. DevIin is going to take an
sotive Fart in the investigation to find out
how stationery OF the Board Of Aldermen
rot into a policy shop. Mr.. DevliI as
,;.ever used the sort OF stationery which
,Sas found by the raiders. All Ills stationery
n'ano heading. Mr.. Devln visited the
District Attorneys Office yesterday ard
asked to be allowed to look over the papers
seized in the raid. He said that il he could
he satisfied that any one connected with
his district organization was mixed up
with SUCH q dirty business he would take
s,rps to have a housecleaning at once.
In addition to the stationery and sample
ha!lotsthere were several other docume nts
sized in the raid which indicate an interest
OIL the part of the owner in the city's bust
ness There were seventeen application
blanks for street cart licenses (Which have
to he Endorsed by an Aldermam, copy
Of an old record book such as election in
sp,ctors formerly used under the old system,
a copy of an ordinance to readjust the
citys elect ion districts and pamphlet
En- He'd Biography Of Fernando Wood,
History Of the Perjuries. Forgeries and
Other Crimes of Our Model Mayor"
Besides all tho political stuff there was a
box Of dope halls, a copy Of "Old Uncle
p se's Dream Book for Policy Players
and stacks Of paraphernaiia Of the game
ESAderman Smith was found yester-
DAY afternoon in front Of his new saloon
IN Williamsburg
"RemarkabIe'" said he, when told about
the nane On tho letter heads, Most re-
rarlahle' Why I've got a lot Of that
sta r"rv right over here
=" vert iusid" the saloon and took from
sn Vi w'rd' n dosk a block If the Alder
rarI Icri"r neads with his own name and
monroe street address printed under the
city, At 4! arms. This is the sort of
Tanfr taken in The raid
we boon out of Office two years con-
tMLed the Alderman. "and I never
W rs iaI"r NV except fer footing UP
the DAYS bar husi.Iess or something like
f,,at A. fer poiloy, WHY. / know nothing
about fhe came except that it's r clastardly
scheme a. rob tie poor ! don't even
kh,w how IS played or who runs it "
~ secrrt tNought the eX-Alderman did
lA'fl' the fact that a year ago he furnished
esH Tor Never, who Was arrested on a
slsIge of selling policy slips.
but hats nothing he said. Meyer
was the ica man He delivered Joe to my
saloon every day and was innocent. You
must Remember that the place riided last
Blight was GA the other side of jackson
street and in the Fourth Assembly dis
nc' Ny district /, the Twelfth Jackson
s'r"af IS the diyid;ng line. It's ridicu
m,,s 70 connect my name with tho raid
Nv was said Yesterday by member OF
hlf Jerome's staff that the new policy law
80 comprehensive that a man whose
haiht Is printed on 81 atione ry taken in raid |
va van he charged with aiding and abetting
tIe game Ex-Alderman Smith was told
soout That and asked what he would do |
u ne we're % charged
IT. asked 1T Is possible that the stationary
Sas stolen from my desk in the jackson
t'ffe' saloon, The desk was outside the |
t"I ana ! never kept it locked"
T' dldh' recall that his desk had been
iWjlHd, but Hr said that uobodV polll |