The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-15
PROCESSION OF GAMBLERS.
JERONE SEEKS DAVE JOHNSON,
DAVE GIDEON AND JOHN DAILY,
Also Frank Farrell. Who Was in Town
Yesterday, Although subpTn, servers
DIDN'T Find IIm--Faro Dealers and
Customers II he Called if Need he.


DIDN'T Find IIm--Faro Dealers and
Beginning tomorrow there will be
procession OF gamblers 10 the District
Attorneys Office 10 take seats with Honest
John Kelly and Lou Ludlum on Mr. Jerome's
band wagon. The gamblers who have been
requested TO appear are Dave Johnson.
Dave Gideon. Lou Belts, Max Blumenthal.
John DAILY. Billy Cole and q few others.
As matter Of fact subpPnas have been
issued for the gamblers mentioned.
Dave johnson is one OF the best known
gamblers in the city. According TO informa-
ton that Mr.. jerome has received. johnson
got most OF Richard A. Canhsld's customers.
when Canfelds art palace in East Forty
fourth street closed. Mr. Jerome knows
many Of the men who have been patrons
Of Johnson's Fort y-third street house.
As a bookmaker johnson was repued TO be
one Of the nerviest gamblers in the busi-
ness. With Theodore Hostetter. who died
recently. he wagered 81 900 on the toss OF a
ooin in the Waldorf Astoria johnson
brought suit against Hostetter for a large
sum lost in Dawes house, but the suit was
settled. Dave mas never been molested
has been regarded as a gambler who was
immune Around the District Attorneys
Office II was said Yesterday that II a SUBJ
prna failed 70 land on Dave, Inspector
NJ Cusky and his seuthi in the Detective
Bureau would lie asked to and him.
AR jerome Il anxious 10 have talk
with Frank Farrell, who says that he never
ran gambling house in West Thirty-third
street Mr. jerome has had some Of his
men looking for Mr., Farrell. They have
reported that Mr. Farrell left the city sew
eral days ago, but il 80 he has come back,
for he was in his Office in the Flauron
Building A. o'clock yesterday afternoon.
report that the Farrell-N albaum- Bur-
bridge combination had split is not believed
in the District Attorneys office 1t was
said however. that one Of the trio was
ready and willing 10 tell on at least one Of
the others.
Mr. Jerome has been informed that some
Of the gamblers who will be called to his
Office Tomorrow or The next day may re-
fuse to testify 10 certain things that Mr..
jerome wants Ia that event their dealers
and other employees will lie subpanaed.
and il necessary will be indicted as COM
mon gamblers and their employers will be
called 10 testify against them. Mr.. Jerome
VIII also notify the gamblers who may make
a fight against him that he has the names of
a number Of PATRONS and viii give them
the names Of the patrons 80 that the gam
blers NAV know the proposition they ara
up against Mr. Jerome is practically
ready 10 pA,ceed against enc gambler who
has made ststements that Mr. Jerome knows
% he false
1t was pointed out Yesterday that the
gamblers who will form the procession
10 the District Attorneys Office this week
are, with the exception OF one or two.
operating In the West torty-seventh street
precinct This means that Mr.. Jerome
has changed his bas Of operations 70 the
precinct which is now called the New
TenderloinT Dave Gideon, according 70
Mr. Jerone's information. IS the hacker
q one or two houses in this precinct. John
DAILY hrc : house il West Forty-fourth
street
Ever since the Court OF Appeals affirmed
the Lewl~ohn or Bowling law. the weapon
which he Is using against the gamblers,
Mr. jerome has had detectives inspecting
the gambling houses. The detectives got
d lot of informal ion which is in Mr. Jerome $
possession. The detectives were employed
by Mr.. jerome when lie realized that he
had to have men who were not known
TO the gambling fraternity, Dir. Jerome
did not rely on the detectives on his own
st an or the police. 1t was said yesterday
that lie had spent So veral thousand dollars
out Of his own pocket TO get the informa-
ton which he Is now using.
The visit of Capt. Flood to the District
Attorneys office on Friday was explained
yesterday, Capt. Flood was recently
transferred to the West Forty-seventh
street station to supersede Capt Hussey
Assistant District Attorney Lord gave
Capt. Flood the names Of the gamblers
who were wanted at the District Attorneys
Office and told him to get them, Capt.
Flood wts with Big Bill Devery at Police
Headquarters and be knows the ropes.
lie promised that he would do his best.
Later in the afternoon he made visit TO
Police Headquarters and saw Commissioner
McAdoo
Mr. Jerome has the names OF a number
Of faro dealers who will be called, aud has
a list Of members OF the Metropolitan Turf
Association, the bookmakers club II has
been insinuated that some Of The book
makers have interests in gambling houses.
In raids that have been made. documents
have been found that proved that book
makers used the safes of some gambling
houses o keep their hank rolls over night.
Other bookmakers have been known to
play faro and even roulette They may
lie asked TO tell what hey know.
Honest John Kelly IA said TO have out
witted Mr.. Jerome In one respect. His
friends say he had TWO sets Of apparatus
with which TO entertain his patrons and
that Jerome got the cheap one.
On advice Of counsel the gamblers who