The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-01
RAID ON RODDY CLUB ROOM.
COPS SAY 1T MASKED POOLROOM
NOT EX-ALDERMAN'S son.
Alcohol Soaked Racing Sheets Blaze Up.
but Cops Quench Flame and Annex
Them-LAvely Raid in Canal Street.
Too-l28 Men Gagged In Two Places.

but Cops Quench Flame and Annex
Them-Lively Raid in Canal Street
Too-l28 Men Gagged in Two Places
Acting Captain Thompson, OF the West
125th street station, with bunch Of detec.
tives and patrol wagon load OF cops
made a raid with axes on the rooms Of the
John NJ Roddy Association Of the Twenty.
first Assembly District at 25e West 10th
street yesterday afternoon. He found
what he calls full fedged poolroom in
operation. Sixty men were In the place.
Inspector Sweeny was told some time
ago that the rooms OF the association were
being used as a poolroom, but he had q
hard time getting any evidence. John
NJ Roddy is the son Of former Alderman
John M. Roddy. He Is we'll known among
politicians in Harlem. His friends were
surprised last night at the raid on the club
bearing his name.
The association quarters are on the second
floor Of an office building. They occupy
three rooms. The first room. the police
say, ia supposed to be the John M. Roddy
Association; it is coNneoted with another
room, where they allege the money for all
bets Is handled. and the third room Is
where the betters hang out to await the
results OF the races.
Acting Captain Thompson succeeded
in getting Policeman Nugent admitted to
the association through a membership
card. Nugent went under the name Of
Campbell and was dressed as a conductor.
He made several bets, he alleges, on the
races. and then Capt. Thompson sent
Detective Wren to the Harlem court to get
warrants for Roddy and Eve others who
were working as helpers.
Capt. Thompson went to the place and
tried to enter on a membership card. The
The captain then called his men, who were
armed with axes, and they smashed down
the doors.
There was a wild scramble among the
men inside. The captain told them to
keep quiet, that there was no chance for
them to get away. Roddy stormed and
fumed. but he was told that 1t would be best
not to make any trouble. William Smith,
alleged to be one Of the sheet writer's. took
all the racing sheets and cards he could
find and after soaking them with alcohol
set fire to them, but the cops got busy and
put the fire out. Smith had his hands
badly burned by the operation. The names
q
taken and then they we're let 60.
The police seized a telephone and practi-
ca lily everything else in the rooms and took
it all to the station along with Roddy and
his five alleged helpers, who gave the names
Of William Smith, 2oe2 IL Le1ington avenue
Edward Williams. sol West llsth street;
Arthur Stewart and Frank Smith, Of 204
West Twenty-sixth street and Arthur
Of "a West ilsth street. Roddy
was charged with running poolroom
William Smith, who burned his hands in
trying to destroy the racing sheets, had his
injuries dressed at the j. Hood Wright
Hospital, and when he was brought back to
the station Capt. Thompson said to him.
against you for pouring oil on the floor Of
that building"
when a man is down, captain, don't
jump on him. That would not be square
deal, said Smith.
BROKE THROUGH INJUNCTION.
An injunction covered establishment,
alleged by the police to be a poolroom
day afternoon by Acting Captain Russell
Of the Macdougal street station and his
under instructions from Deputy |
MoAvoy. The place is at |
3l3 Canal street, just one block of Broad |
E Eias an ~ "dv es agent who secured
an Injunction several months ago re-
the police from interfering with
his business.
When Acting Captain Russell was sent
to the command OF the Maodougal street
gainst the place by the Deputy Com
missioner, to whom complaints had been
made by the business men in the neighbor-
hood. Several queer looking cops were
detailed to get into the place and get the
a,.tl Httt ~ khAv,, l
succeeded. Then Russell took into his
confidence a plain citizen named Charles
Schwartz, who alleges that he was ad-
nitted several days ago and got the evil
ienoe, Deputy Commissioner MoAvoy
, rata snd on schwaTtz's afsdsyts 1 femr
warrants were issued for those said to be
.unning the place.
just at $50 o'clock a number OF detec-
ives and policemen appeared about the
moment later Acting Captain Russell and
Detective Sullivan went into the building
It sls Canal street. mounted to the second
door and came out on the fire escape in
'front.' of the building. The patrol wagon
swung around the corner
ri ssGseMs the big s'ne"s that hat
litogether. Almost before the driver
If the wagon stopped his horses the cops
IN the sidewalk, under Roundsman Wal
iron, grabbed the two lookouts and hustled
hem into the wagon. Then others rushed
Up the stairs and met Russell and Sullivan;
who had crossed over the fire escape and
,limbed through. a window into the hall
way leading to the alleged poolroom.
There they we're stopped for a while by
door three inches thick and partition
as strong. But this particular
PARTITION failed Of its purpose. 1t was thick
md strong. but it was not high MS the
,eiling by a bout two feet. This opening was
covered by a thin board, which the police
asily pulled away. Then Detective Sulli-
an, who was boosted on the shoulder OF
he other cops scrambled over the partition
nd dropped into the room. falling on the
leck Of a big fat sporty gentleman. The
cebox door was opened and the cops
led in
There were sixty-three men inside, in
luding Schwartz, who picked out FIVE a.
Employees OF the place. Only two Of the
men for whom the warrants were issued
'.rs found. and they were taken to the '