The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23
HOSIERY SHOW AT AN AXE RAID
COPS R4TTFR FIAT DOOR-UOHEN
TAKE TO FIRE ESCAPE.
Alleged New POolro0m in Cant. Floods
Precinct Had Early t1osng-28 Nic-
Tins. but az Men and Women Vanished
while sleuths Qua rdcd Lonely Hall.

Tins, but az Men and Women yanishc,
while sleuths Guarded Lonely Hall
Capt Flood of the West Forty-seventl
street station made a spectacular raid oil
an alleged poolroom late yesterday after
noon and got one prisoner. He took twenty
five men and women to tho police station il
patrol wagons and took their names FlooC
says that fully 100 persons made their esoap,
before the raiders could chop their way
into the place.
Flood heard yesterday that n new pool
room had opened on the third floor front OF
the fat house 40 Eighth avenue, which it
between Forty-seyenth and Forty-eightt
streets. and not very far from the station
house Whoever gave the captain hi
/ Information told him how to get into the
| place ny ringing a certain number OF times
! at the vestibue bell
! With four OF his plain clothes men
| Schmidt. Lohmeyer. Troy and Boyer. the
captain went around TO the house at 5
o'clock. Leaving three men down stairs.
Flood and Troy entered the house after
ringing the bell the requisite number of
times The vestbule door was opened
for them and they assembled They we're
admitted to the third floor n4t by the door
keeper, who didn't recognize them. They
( had no more than got in when some one
did recognize them. There were over
one hundred persons, they say. in the parlor
OF the fiat. and about twenty-five Of these
were womens The minute the police were
recO gnized they we're pushed toward the
door by score of men, and before they
knew it they were out in the hall and the
door was slammed in their faces.
Troy was left on guard in the hall and
Flood went down stairs and sent Detec-
tive Schmidt around the corner to Truck 4
TO borrow an axe from the firpinan. Schmidt
hustled back with tine axe and started to
batter down the Tat door IL was good
stout door ana II took some time to break
it. When il was finally smashed in there
were only twenty-siI persons in the place.
The rest had made their escape over the
front and rear fire escapes.
None of those who got away went TO
the street They all climbed 10 other
fats and got through them to the hall
way and the roof aud escaped through
other houses. A majority Of the women
made good their escape in this why, and
persons living near by who Jaw the hurried
exodus say there were various styles Of
hosiery displayed by the female fire es-
cape climbers.
All the while these persons were getting
away two detectives stood down in the
first landing. They were there expect
ing "A rush, but never a soul passed them
until Capt. Flood yelled to them to come
up stairs and help handle the prisoners
The two in the lower hall never guessed
that people were getting away over the
fire escapes.
or those who we're found in the fat the
police could only pick one AZ having any
thing TO do with II. They arrested him,
and he gave the name Of Michael Murphy
of 35j West Forty-ffth street. He denied
that he had anything 10 do with the alleged
poolroom. and the police have no proof
that he isn't telling the truth, They had
to hold some one. however. and Murphy
seemed to them 10 Toe the most likely victim.
The raiders got a number OF racing cards
but no other evidence of a poolroom. As
soon "A the names OF the persons found
in the fiat were taken at the police station
they were allowed to 60.
On the door bell Of the fiat where the
raid was made j. the name Of Mrs. Davis,
Capt Flood went back 10 the fiat after
locking Murphy up 10 rec II any OF the men
or women who had been there had re-
turned He found woman who said she
was MIs Davis
What sort Of place are you running
here?- he asked Mrs Davis.
I'm not running anything but a re-
spectacle home reioTtpd Mr. Davis
What were all those men and women
doing here half an hour ago. asked Flood.
the women were friends Of mine who
just dropped in said Mrs Davis Tho
men were friends Of Mike. my husband
He's n foreman IN the Street Cleaning De-
TO do work in the streets to-day
You're pretty foxy, said Flood
Maybe said the woman grinning.
but I'm telling you the truth
Flood says lac thinks Murphy IL the hus-
band OF Mr.. Davis. Mrs. Davis hasn't
been in the fiat long
TWENTY Five AND 4 TELEPHONE.
Detectives Of the East Twenty second
street station saw q lot Of men heading up
the stairway Of T. Union Square about
racing time yesterday afternoon, 40 they /
notified Capt. Hussey. After ono Of the /
detectives had been refused admission To
a room on the third floor, Hussey marched /
upstairs with five husky cops They pushed /
in the door IN a jifiy by human hattering I
ram movement. and found twenty-five men |
gathered around a telephone.
The raiders grabbed three shirtsleeved .
men who seemed to be in authority, and /
after inviting the others To go 10 the sta
ton house TO register they loaded the I
whole bunch into two patrol wagons, to /
the great delig ht Of the guests OF the Union .
Square Hotel, next door, who were watch
ing the proceedings from convenient !
windows.
Two OF the prisoners said they we're
wheat spectators and gave their names
as Edward Riley OF AZ Twelfth street.
Brooklyn. and Samuel Levy Of 202 Fast
Twentieth street. Manhattan. The third
WAS Harry Roth. jeweller, of Is Lafayette
place. They we're charged with aiding and .
abettinR poolroom. Capt. Hussey said
the place didn't open up until Tuesday.