New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-28
PUTS THEM IN HOTELS.
COttreH Gets Men Without Erperi-
enCe TO Act as SIcUtRS.

Convinced that It Is impossible TO obtain evil
denCe against gambling ana disorderiy houses in
his precinct by the efforts Of his precinct de
tectives alone. Captain Cottrell, Of the Tender
Ioin station. has determined on new policy
and will in future employ men Of no police ex-
perience TO help him get e. He has already ar
ranged for the services Of A dozen private citi-
zens whose faces are entirely unknown to the
people he is after and who are. besides. Of such
intelligence and good standing in the COM
munity as to make excellent and creditable Wit
nesses when placed on the stand at the prose
cutions Of the gamblers and disorderly house
keepers. Captain Cottrell plans TO have these
new workers quartered in all the big hotels Of
tic Tenderloin section. where they viii register
as guests and try 10 strike UP an intimacy with
fellow guests in the hotels who have the entree
10 gambling houses which the police are unable
70 reach. The captain already has one 81 these
men staying n the Waldorf Astoria. where he Is
allowed to run UP a good sized bin Of expenses.
The captain told Tribune reporter last night
that It was 10y employing three colored men
whom he obtained through q Brooklyn detec-
tive agency that he was able to pull of his
three bNs po0lroom raids Of saturday. We
would never have been able TO get the evidence
against these places II had relied on my own
men," said Cottreu last night II do not wish
il 10 be understood that my detectives arc
not trustworthy, for ] have the most implicit
confidence in them. and am thoroughly con-
WINGED that they not standing IN with IN"
places they are assigned 10 watch. i IS inn
possible however. Tor these men 10 get into
many suspected places. because their faces ar"
too well known. ana besides there IS something
about the appearance OF policeman that is
generally easily detected 10y those who have
cause TO fear him.
The Co0red gambling element ~ tho Ten
derlOin had been doing some loud bOastiuS that
they were ia no danger az moleStatiOu by me,
and that no white policeman could ever get
into their places while gambling was going on.
1 went quietly TO work and called in three re-
fellows easily got the evidence hy which we
obtained the warrants for the raids. / am con-
fdeut that those three big raids Of Saturday will
effectively keep the lid down on the colored
element in the Tenderloin. / am going 20 clean
ont every gambler in this precinct, white or
colored. As "a matter Of fact, 1 expected 10 have
five big raids Saturday last instead OF three.
There were two other poolroOms run by white
men that l expected 10 pull" saturday. but we
found nothing doing there on saturday, ana
We're unable to interfere with them. Unless
they have decided 10 go out OF business we VIII
have them very soon
The gamblers Of the TenderlOin are obtaining
n CLEAN Of hope. in their desperate straits. 10y
the evidences that a hot fight is at hand I'm
Tammany Hail. Many Of the Tammany leaders
who are resieged by tire gIumbiinEs and threats
of the rank and file because of the tightuess OF
the Id threaten open rebellion against Murphy
The gamblers are inclined 20 he confident that
this element Of Fourteenth Street will either
succeed I'm ousting Murphy from the leadership
OF i'm coercing TawWany's leaders into calling
of the present policy.