The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-12
C0MIC OPERA GAMBLING RAID.
MT JhROME WAS AFTER cor,
yOT GAMBLER, AND GOT HIM.


isrtous NarratNe OF inc TcndertOin
Adventures OF One Murray-Jerome
trsses the Cops and Calls Miles
O'Reiliy . Good, simple, Old Soul.
Az a result Of District Attorney Jerome's
,.id of early yesterday morning upon
French Lous's' gambling house at So
IVES, Twenty-eighth street, Assistant Dis
,rict Attorney Lord is preparing charges
.sainst a Tenderloin plain-clothes man.
The District Attorney is not after gamblers,
I'M, after delinquent policemen. One
~ Mr.. Jerome's household in describing
the events OF the evening said yesterday;
The complainant was a man named
Murray who makes 70 much money that
he isn't always just certain how best to get
rid of il and tries the gambling houses. On
Tuesday night he went to French Louis's
and lost about 500. While he was doing
II he visited the sideboard often. and in
addition TO that he had dined well at a
Broadway lobster palace. So he was
feeling pretty good: but after he had lost
the money and got out into the street he
got a sudden attack of nervous depression,
for he hunted up Tenderloin plain-clothes
man and said he wanted his money back
The cop said he'd get it for IS and the
complainant. still having money, gave
the cop S. OF it. The sleuth went into
Iouis's and got couple Of drinks, guess.
When he came out he said; Louis says
for you to chase yourself and me. too
Then the complainant. Murray, grabbed
the plain-clothes man by the arm and must
have hypnotized him. You come with
me. he said. for know a man that can
get the COIN and the cop went with him
straight TO Rutgers street.
when the doorbell rang We were at
the table entertaining company-even II
it was late at night; but the Judge-that's
Jerome to the hallway. Murray
had never seen him before but he 'braced
right up to him with extended hand and
he said; Hello, Judge / haven't seen
you in long time. You remember me, don't
you? Well. I've got little story to tell
YOU He told his story in an undertone
and the cop sat miserably on a chair with
Murray's 81 in his pocket wondering where
he was to come out. When the Judge
heard all the story he got Assistant District
Attorneys Lord and Morgan and got busy
with the telephone. catching Justice Wyatt
uptown somewhere. BY this time the
complainant wanted to 60 home, but he
was told he'd have to stay. and he and
the plain-clothes man and Lord and Morgan
went up TO Wyatts and got warrant
and it was given to the plain-clothes man
10 serve and Murray went along with
him.
The Judge and went to the Hofbrau-
haus and waited to be told that the warrant
be- Morgan and Lord followed along on
the trail OF the warrant and they were
close enough to be on hand when Louis
and the dealer came out OF Louis's place.
Louis evidently mistook Morgan for some
one else, or else Morgan has a ringer, for
he said to Morgan: Get out of here, you
trailer. You ought to be ashamed OF your
self making money by trailing us. You
stool pigeons will get IL in the neck
Meanwhile Murray had recognized Louis
10 the plain-clothes man with the warrant.
There they are said he; they're them
men who got my money:
(which onesT asked the cop. looking in
the wrong direction. Louis and his dealer
hurried across the street.
There! those two; them's the ones, said
Mur5ay; ,. IN ~, ..u, aid OPAL
ly's man and he went after them but he
sson returned saying they'd got away;
Then the Judge came along and expressed
himself to the plain-clothes man and the
house was broken into and Murray was
kept until the end. and by. that time he
was hanging onto the Judges arm.
Don't let me get away from you, Judge,
he said These peope'll kill me il they
get me. Take me with you and Ill get
right out of town. Well, he was taken
along and ! guess he's gone. Charges
Mr. jerome jumped from the Criminal
Courts Building at noon and went up TO
Police Headquarters to see Commissioner
Greene and Piper and tell them what had
occurred. when ! got around TO Louis's
place, said Mr.. jerome. "a half dozen OF
plain-clothes men were standing around
doing nothing although they had seen a
number Of men come out Of the house
II Is the rawest thing that has come to
my knowledge since I first began making
raids. more than two years ago. The
thing was 80 absolutely foolish that cus-ed
the cops. They had been standing in front
Of the place for nearly an hour when |
and get inside One Of them lighted a
match and held IL while another tried 10
halter the door in. Why don't you go
around 10 the stationhouser l said and
ct a lantern or somethingT They went
aud got something and y wa candle
about Two inches long When they did
get IN there Was nothing TO -se eKc"pt
come gambling appaIstu-, because the
plafe was deserts-d ] went around Ia
the stationhouse and told the plain-clothe-
thought b-cause they were under good,
sample old soul like O'hsilly thai th"y
could 80 into the prccinc, and get every
thing Ia sight
NJ Jerome and G-n. Green. not only
cunsld-r.i thu RAID but discussed a nov
plan 81 OPERATIONS which L. Ia b-gin a, ono"
and which is likely 10 ousi captains and
iusIsstnrs AT a greater rate than has lss'n
ih" oass' h-T't0ioT., unless The Isoli,- 81
a m"'" "n Again-, the gambling hou-'s
shd IOulIOonls
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