New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-08


.a ,,,rv IN th4 charge of maintaining q
gambling house al No. East Forty ioufth-sO
Written on the back of the Indictment as Wit
nesses on whose testimony the indictments hau
been found, were the names Of Joseph H. Dfuo.
and George F. Clayton, who are SAID 10 ne o'u
employees of Garfield. Bruce. 1t is SAID was
steward of the West FortE-fourth-st' mouse anu
Clayton was doornsn there. II is said that the
defence furnished those Witnesses aS part w 'ii
compromise agreement
1t VAS 2 O'CLOCK when Garfield and Buckhh
we're ushered into Judge Cowings courtroom
The District Attorney and most of MS assist
ants followed and took chairs within the railing
II took but minute for the rumor that there
something doing" in the Garfield case to
spread through the Criminal Courts Building
and every one not otherwise engaged rushed
irto the room set aside for Part I. Philip Britt
counsel for tie defendants sair Garfield desired
plead guilty ia the charge. but had certain
Facts 10 offer I'm extenurtion. He declared that
the nuisance of Canfelds gambling house had
been absted. and that the county would not he
pat 10 the expense OF trial
The District Attorney then suggested that the
same plea Of guilty with eNtenuating circum-
stances be made I'm behalf Of BuckIin. Mir.
Britt concurred in this and gave way to the
District Attorney.
NJ. jerome ia his address to the court said:
Since have been brought into contact with this
class Of crime nave been shocked because in my
efforts 10 obtain evidence / have seen school
hanE bae e IN he h cry Of 70 naval re I anG
army officers held Owe their heads as a club to
bleed them OF their salary
,, W6s' srueS o6s Of the most pssuiiar
~ regard to these resorts. which are characterized
have fought this sort of crime but ] do not be
Iiove tina: I have received the loyal cooperation
81 Ire right class Of tha community. This class OF
shalr ana this coupled with public indifference |
s o@R oc was oS P8ar @2f 1o to me- It w Ren
as 10 every oe. thai public officials. the police de
bv this dcfendant and his manage hut for none
lay considerations tley were not interfered with.
lic official Win knowledge Of This but I motto
that he has not appeared in court compel
correction from me There arc from ten to twenty
places such - Kept by this man, that DO not suf-
When came into this oHice : olldeavored 70
obtain evidence against this defendant. thought
] hHd that evidence. raided his premises and got
great deal Of gambling apparatus. At that time
-; "a" ia NY "ihp9H Il man Nh" had eptslned CYL
.'fncc on which tbs RAID was based That man
satisfied fbaf ,nauv yyit,eerrs co,,Id he ATTAINED
against these defendants provided | exercised the
powers given by me by The Bowling bin.
have sworn testimony that since December 81
lsol The daIe Of The crime charged in this indct,
wont. these two defendants have not maintained
The Indictment. When the Downing hill
nnt Themselves. through their attorney in comn1u-
rcaiion With me. with ;he result that an expensive
rtrained not 10 ask oTr bTor 10 impose iIYprison
a'nt IN nus t3se. but ! DO ask that maximum
vviel ii to he understood that this request on
nS ~ - paSa upon me laci Iaat ms crime rs
from operating such house I'm this city: further
,re, icy nave closed mp Their big gambling esap-
disgrace to thc community now state that here
.lleT J sha!l ask Tor the seVerest term OF I'M
conviction Of crimes Of this character.
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ORDINARY hroNiSt"is mus ~ 80 > Last OF
t-foerth-si' when IS near the mann entrance
to pelmoh'c" $. inc place was most e'''ooi ''e'F
furnished Their were arr treasures there
"i'le" me N0iiI''i'i 'i"'' pun 'i'NV' 81 u''ps
ana "lich Ia themselves Fe1rtSeii'eu Io'
a slegth named Jacobs, imported from the
west by the District Attorney. got no further
man me Fesuhule, but ne 'oid Jerome NJ mao
PiaNeo foui'Ue III oaiheiuS ana h'u seen po'h
inc proprietor ana bGcNilh lheFe' inns ne mas
no" confessed was ne
ON December |. 1909. Mr.. Jerome in person
conducted = spectacllar raid On canfe1d,e nlaca
E4e fo,,,6 M o,,,,,,t,,,r ~, ,,,.,- 90 -,
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