The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-11
RAID RIGHT ON TOP or RAID.
EGGERS MEN THEN TALK or
HEADOU ARTERS LEAK.

Inspector McLaaghlIn's Man was "Getting
Evidence" by Phone when "secrot
Service" Emissaries Butted In-7z
Repartee-RubbeFers Busy
A raid on the alleged poolroom on the
NTH floor OF building at $40 Broadway
yesterday afternoon attracted an enormous
crowd. The raid also resulted in pretty
police miK-up.
The place raided was in two rooms, which
according to the lettering on the door are
the headquarters OF stephens 4 Co.,
dealers In fancy foreign woollen designs
There were plenty Of fancy foreign woollen
designs' distributed throughout the rooms
but there were also two telephones and q
number Of racing charts and entry sheets
Detective-SeTgeants O'Connor and
Brown and Policeman Lyons. all Of In
spector William McLAughlin's stan,
smashed into the place shortly after
O'Clock. They found twenty-five men stand
ing around and the two telephones ring
ing merrily. The three sleuths say they
have been watching the place for some
time Yesterday they followed other men
TO the door and, waiting outside, heard
enough to convince them that bets were
being taken on the races. The doors were
locked so the three kicked one In. As they
entered the crowd inside attempted TO
rush by them and out to the hallway.
O'Connor and Brown drew their billies
and held the crowd back while Lyons
pulled his revolver and made half a dozen
men climb back through a window from
which they had made for the fire escapes.
When all hands had been Corralled into
a corner, the telephone rang and O'Connor
answered it. This Is his report Of the
talk
Hello is this you, Dave?' inquired
the voice on the other end
Yep, said O'Connor.
Well, this is Ed, What are you laying
against First Attempt in the fourth at
| New OrleansyT
O'Connor replied that he would give
to first and even money second
All right" said Ed. Play ten each
way for me
| just at this moment. the already badly
shattered door was kicked open with a
| terrific bang and into the room rushed
Detectives McEntTee and Mullarkey OF
/ Sergt. Eggers's sleuthing bureau. They
had their clubs drawn and their faces were
sight when they beamed on the three
| Mclaughlin detectives. The Eggers men
said things and the McIaughlinites re-
torted. All Of this was very interesting
| 70 the twenty-five raided ones. They didn't
know what hAd happened
The EggeTs men Lad telephoned for
a patrol wa gon from the West Twentieth
street sta ton and the others had summoned
/ the patrol wagon of the Tenderloin station
Bo th arrived and served 10 attract an even
greater crowd in Broadway than had al
ready collected. When the twenty-five
prisoners were brought down TO the street
the crowd was 80 large that it was with
difficulty the men we're bundled into the two
wagons. Tho Broadway cars bad been com-
pletely blocked and it was some time before
traffic resumed it, normal condition.
At the Tender loin station, the rival raid
| ing parties INDUCED in profe ssional repartee
The Eggers men say they have been gcttin 6
evidence against tie place for week.
| They limited that perhaps the Mclaughlin
men had been shadowing them. methinR
was also said about leak at Police Head
quarters
The Tenderloin police are OF the opinion
that Commissioner McAdoo may look into
the affair