New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-14
TO USE CHIEF WARRANTS.
nc4doO's Threat to Gamblers Who
Figkt Police an Courts.

Police Commissioner McAdoo declared yesterday
that he would make OF warrants which the
head OF the police force is authorized TO ISSUE en-
aiding the police to break into any suspected gam
bling house or pooroom in the city, If tho gamblers
kent ND their legal fight against the police. The
"chses warrant has been used rarely in this city
AIoSs raids are made on magistrates warrants, ana
are based on afidavits which are taken as evidence
that gambling house or poolroom is in operation
The chiefs warrant could he issued" con sus-
pfcion yyhea police detectives unable TO get
positive evidence against place. The advantage
Of such . warrant would lie mainly in the fact
that no tip" could be conveyed TO the gamblers
in advance Of a raid.
Most certainly ! intend TO use my own warrant
Il an driven to do 81" Mr.. McAdoo said yester-
day. The weapon is here in The armory. and IS
meant 20 be used"
The Commissioner has been annoyed by the pro-
ceedings taken in court by several booksellers TO
prevent the police from standing guard in front
OF suspected places and warning people away. par
ticuariy since the Corporation Counsel gave notice
that he could not defend policemen who were sued
by the gamblers. lie said yesterday that the
chiefs warrant would be used against places
where the gamblers prevented police interference.
A decided falling of in the number Of complaints
against poolrooms. Mr. McAdoo said yesterday.
has convinced him that many poolTooms had been
closed lately. He said he thought that the pas
sage OF District Attorney Jeromes gambling biz
had had something 10 DO with frightening the
Mr. McAdoo thought Il a pity that the law al
lowed Henry Stedeker, the convicted poolSe4leI, 70
get of with q fine Of 500 1t was Stedeker, ne
said who began the system OF lighting the ponce
suppose he will resume business. II he does, VIII
try TO see that no time IS lost in arresung MIN
again" -, - :,
Gamblers in the Tendercin were inclined TO be
angry last night because Of the threat OF Ponce
Commissioner McAdoO TO issue the 'cnlet war
rants" The new move, coming on top OF the
Jerome biz caused the sporting men TO declare
more MetropOle and Delavan, where the gambhng
fraternity nightly congregate, gamblers discussed
in angry tone the latest phase OF the warfare
against the business.
There is not one OF US who Is afraid OF this
latest McAdoo threat" said one gambler II ne
dares to issue these warrants, which even DeVery
would not avail himself OF. VIII quickly have
TO these warrants by the existence OF a blue law,
but mark my word, that law is absolutely uncon-
stitutional and defy the Commissioner 10 take
advantage OF Il. McAdoo cannot blum US IN this
way. and shall continue TO apply for inJunctons
Just as long as ne keeps his policemen outside our
doors to modest I willing to wager all am
worth that the Commissioner will not dare TO use
those warrants against US"
Another gambler expressed himself follows:
Murphy Is treating us gamblers dlsgracelulIy
anyway. Why. the gamblers and saloonkeepers
contributed $4,000 Tammany's last campaign
fund and lust look at the treatment we are get
ting in return The rank and file OF Tammany VIII
not stand for this kind OF treatment TO its faith
fl,l s1nucrters and / have been assured by men
prominent IN Tammany that McAdoo's days In the
Police Department numbered We VIII have
a rev Police Commissioner within a few weeks,
one who is more faithful TO the policy OF Tammany
than McAdoo has been