New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-16
RICH WOMEN IN RAID.
GIRL DETECTTVE LEADS.
Patrons of alleged Poolroom Try
to Jump from Windo7os.

Commissioner McAdoo's personal detectives
raided an alleged poolroom in an apartment
house In West 42d-st yesterday, which. the po-
lice declare. was patronized almost exclusively
hy women some of them being the wives of
wealthy men. The alleged proprietor was taken
in the raid A woman detective got me evi-
dence.
At Police Headquarters last night it wsts SAID
that the raid was made over the head If Poii"o
Inspector Mclaughlin. in charge of the Fourth
Inspection District and Police Captain Flood of
the West 47th-st station. in whose precinct the
house stands Frederick Bush, a salesman, of
No. $50 West 42d-st.. the solitary prisoner.
Bush charged with keeping and maintain
ing a gambling house. having in his possession
gambling paraphernalia and trying to brihe an
officer.
The police heard that such hous wo5 berg
conducted at Lenox-ave. and 145th-st-, the m
formant being the husband of one of the women
who is said to have dropped bunch of
money" About that time the outfit changed it's
location. Then Miss H. f. Lewis detective,
learned by visiting Shanleys. at 42d-st. and
Broadway that a number of the women whom
she had seen going TO the Harlem apartments
were drilling" across 42d-st. On Wednesday
of last week Miss Lewis trailed two well dressed
women 10 the house After some difficulty she
got at Bush and persuaded him to take her
ago to have a case put in pigeon-hole down
town" Il can't afford to be interfered with he
added. because i've got mionaires' wives call
ing at my place"
The visitors all were women of evident refine
ment and wealth. wearing luxurious clothes,
Miss Lewis said and an abundance of diamonds
They came in cabs and automobiles, and always
left them in Sth-ave. Miss Lewis became well
acquainted with some of the women in the
house.
Yesterday afternoon at a late hour Sergeant
EgKers. with Roundsman Costigan and Detec-
tives Seligman Evans, Wychman MeEntee and
Minogue went to the house after a rendezvous
near by. Miss Lewis waited for the party across
the street Unnoticed they gained the first floor
landing, and went quickly upstairs to the sec
ond floor. 1t was necessary for the police TO
break down two doors the way. Once in
side the seven room apartment scene of con-
fusion met their gaze. Women screaming and
crying darting here and there trying to
escape. and as quickly as possible the front
and windows guarded.
Eight women were grouped about the roulette
table, which number of checks calling
for $25 and $50. with poker chips. The tele-
phone bell ringing necessarily. In the ex-
citement one elderly woman, wearing gold
trimmed spectacles. who acted as chaperon to
a pretty and stylishly dressed miss of about
nineteen, asked of Sergeant Eggers, pointing to
a card of the races:
What did you say the price of this
horse?"
One woman of about thirty-fve made des-
perate effort to jump out of the front window
Detective Evans grabbed Mrs Curtis and walked
her away from the window. The woman is said
to be the wife of wealthy man of this city
and known in society.
After the excitement had passed the women
lined up and their names taken. Be
fore the allowed to go they were
obliged TO give their right names and addresses
and prove their assertions.
Detective Mnogue says that at the moment
Of greatest excitement Bush called him aside
and said:
Turn these women out now. and when this
case is called in the morning turn it out before
the magistrate. Here's something for being
good"
Minogue received roll Of bills amounting to
$50, he said He took the money while two
other detectives watching him
a crowd of theatregoers were attracted from
nearby theatres and soon 42d-st was almost
impassable. Detective Sergeant Eggers asked
Captain Flood to send around the patrol wagon
with the reserves, and shortly twenty police
men scattering the crowd.