New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
SAY JEROME IS RIGHT.
TenderIoin Policemen and Gamblers
admit Places dire Open.

District Attorney Jeromes statement at Albany
that the lid is off, and that all the big gamblers
in this city are doing business at the old STANDS
received ample confirmation here yesterday from
persons who are in position to know Gamblers
in the Tenderloin smiled broadly and said;
'It does net take district attorney TO discov-
er that these places are running. Any man VINO
has been in the Tenderlon more than three times
is fully aware Of the fact that the whirl Of the
roulette wheel Is to be heard any night at Far
rells Ludlums, Honest John Kelly's or Shans
Draper's."
These are among the houses mentioned by Jerome
I'm his speech at Albany. Frank Moss. counsel Tor
the Society for the Prevention OF Crime, told q
Tribune reporter that his society had information
that poolrooms were operating in many parts OF
the city. Even policemen were found VINO aoihi1-
ted that District Attorney Jerome was right
When Captain Cottrell. of the Tenderloin sta
ton. confronted with Jcromes list or gamblers
most of whom in his precinct, he said;
''Mr. Jerome is wrong. That IS all have to say
There is no gambling house open in this precinct
The places you mention all closed My men
are stationed outside each one every night, anu
they all doing their duty
But Mr.. Jerome declares that. while wooden
Indian policemen stationed outside the front
doors. streams of customers pouring In by side
entrances the reporter suggested.
II cannot help it II people will make wild state
ments," replied Cottrel. angriy-
One Of Captain CottrelIs detectives confessed
that the police knew that the places Jerome named
were doing business.
I'VE are doing the best to keep the Id
on said this policeman, but make bold TO say
that policemen absolutely powerless to
prevent gambling by these big fellows. The cap
tain stations outside the front doors or these
houses. and when customers approach We DO our
duty, and warn them that the place is gambling
house. They smile broadly at u.s. give US a wink
and walk boldly in. and the door is closed behind
them We can't follow them in because we have
no warrants. We can't get the warrants without
the evidence, and il is impossible TO get this EVIL
dence against the big fellows, even Mr.. Jerome
will admit. You can't blame US, for we have no
power TO do more than warn people OF the nature
of the house they visiting. The courts won't
allow interfere with arrest these patrons
Us they arrive. Mr. Jerome is pretty near hitting
the truth when he calls wooden Indians. But
mind you, do the best Take Ludlums
place, for instRace-the place mentioned by Jerome
being q house watched by the police at the
front door and crowd Of customers pouring In at
n side entrance. Well. l know OF no side entrance
through the front door with ease Now, we
could 40 with axes and break IN Ludum's front
door, you bet We could catch some pretty tall
gambling In progress. This talk about the lid
being on IS all rot We simply can't set the evil
dence, and that is all there Is TO it."
Captain Cottrell IS making strenuous efforts TO
get evidence against these places which VIII enable
him TO attain warrants CottrelFs force OF civilian
detectives Is now energeucally engaged in this
work.