New-York tribune., 1905-01-17
CONFESS TO JEROME.
Gamblers. Among Them Farrell,
Consent to Seizure of implements.

District Attorney Jerome late yesterday after
noon declared that all the large gambling houses
in the city were closed and would be kept closed
during the remainder Of his term OF Office Hs
had talked with all the big gamblers their
representatives. he said. and they had given
permission for visits OF his detectives 10 their
gambling houses and the seizure and destruc~
tion of all their paraphernalia.
Frank Farrell did not 20 near Mr. Jerorns
yesterday. but sent his counsel. Daniel O'Reilly,
with an agreement to turn over all his gambling
implements for destruction. Farrell was said
TO be out of town. but ready to make per-
sonal confession to Jerome later His formal
agreement related to both the gambling para
phernalia seized in the raid at No. 33 West
Thirty thrd-st-. in December. 1902 and re-
naming in the possession of the property clerk
at Police Headquarters since. and the gambling
outfit now IN the house No. 81 West Thirty
third-st-. which viii be turned over 10 the
District Attorney tomorrow
"T'l have all the gambling stuff from Far
rels places and from the other big houses
gathered together in some convenient place foe
destruction one of these days Mr Jerome said
and there VIII he grand smashing and burn
ing. Some Of the roulette wheels are hard to
break UP. and much of the stuff viii have 10 be
destroyed in a furnace
Mr. Jerome was asked about reports that the
sdnlDterS were SendlnE their most costly i'm
pements away and turning over to him only
the cheaper kind, and he said he was not to BE-
fooled that way. as he intended TO trace all the
gambling stuff at each house
''Davy'' Johnson, who has been regarded by
Mr., Jerome as the biggest gambler in town next
10 Garfield. made a confession at the District
Attorneys Office. being the first of his kind to
answer the call yesterday. He gave informa-
tion that his gambling outfit had been removed
from his house in West Forty-third-st. to a.
storage house uptown. He gave consent 20
have the implements taken out OF storage for
destruction. Johnson said he had been run
ming his gambling house nine years
Frank McDougaI. manager OF "soF' Iichten-
STEMS gambling house in West Thirty-second-
ST. followed Johnson into the Jerome sweatbox 4
and owned up to running gambling place for
sixteen years. He told where the gambling OUT
fit could be found. ard in the afternoon patrol
wagon carried the stuff to the Criminal Courts
Building 1t was stored in the Office OF Mr..
Jerome's chief clerk. the firth floor. tempo.
rariIy Mr. Jerome was Of the opinion that tbs
gambling house in Thtrty-secOnd-st- had nos
been carried on the police list OF suspected
places for years. but investigation showed thss
it had been reported by the Tenderloin police
regularly a suspicious place.
Police Captain OConnor before he was trans<
ferred yesterday went down from Mercer-st to
give some information to the District Attorney.
He would not talk about his visit
Mr. Jerome viii be in Albany to-day As hs
was leaving his office last evening he was asked
if he had stopped gambling in the larger houses
in the city.
Il guess So" he replied. "I think I havs
closed the larger places at least. I have closed
CanfeId's Johnson's. LLchtenstein's old place.
Frank Farrelrs and Ludlums. and their stun
has been ConfsCated."
Mr.. Jerome then named the gamblers IN ths
order Of their prominence. as he considers thenn-
First in his opinion came "Davy" Johnson. next
Daily, Lichtenstein and Frank Farrell. Bringing
up the second division were Lou Ludlum.
Belts and Honest John Kelly. with some mora
n the smaller fry. The District Attorney
asked again as 10 whether the houses would i
remain closed, and he said confidently:
The houses that l have been after Will noe
DO any business while | am in office, and that Z
will be for the next eleven months at least
One of the penalties the gamblers. besides
the loss of their stuff. is that / may send
man TO examine their houses at any time during
the day or night. Whether they will continue
heir leases or not. is something with which f
have concern whatever
Second Deputy Police Commissioner Lindsey f
ralled at the District Attorneys Offfce in the 4
afternOon, seeking to see Mr. Jerome. lie did q
not see him. but talked with several OF his i
,istants. Mr.. Jerome would not discuss the call +
ate- i'm the day.