New-York tribune., 1905-04-22
RIVALRY IN RAIDS.
Acting Captain Eggers and Captain
COttreH Very Busy.

All night long in the Tenderloin last night re-
sounded the crash of splintered doors and the
hurrying feet of the bondsmen Acting Captain
Eggers procured big bunch of warrants from
Jefferson Market court for disorderly houses in
the Tenderloin yesterday afternoon. Like many
other intentions of Acting Captain Eggers there
was leak somewhere, and the news reached
the Tenderloin about 10 o'clock.
Gathering his trusty men, Captain CottreI at
once descended on the Tuxedo. the only one Of
the 29th-st. places open. the rest having closed
with the Haymarket because of Good Friday.
This Is the first time Captain Cottren has raided
the place, although Inspector Mclaughlin has
ralded it over his head half dozen times.
Thirty-fve men and two women rode to the
station house. Marty" Martin and Billy"
Clarke being arrested as the alleged proprietor
and manager, respectively.
few minutes later some of the captains
plain clothes men descended on the old Roster
& BiaI rathskeller, at 24th-st. and 6th-ave. and
arrested fourteen women and six men. Henry
Greenwald was entered on the blotter as the
alleged proprietor This was one of the places
on Acting Captain Eggerss list. He vis{ed it a
few minutes later and got four more prisoners
the captains men for some reason had seen mt
TO leave behind.
A house in West 4Oth-st near 6th-ave. was
then visited by Acting Captain Eggers. where he
got ten prisoners
There was race then between some of his
men and Captain COttreITs for a house in West
oOIh-st., near 0th-ave-, Eggers's winning by
a narrow margin. Four women were locked up
in the station until the bondsmen learned the
names they had given
FOLLOWING this raid Sergeant Eggers and Cap
tain CottreH were closeted long time in the
captains office. Acting Captain Eggers declined
an invitation to disclose what was said, as did
the captain, but while they were together great
solid chunks of language" crashed out through
the locked door, and there was a sulphurous
smell or battle all about. When he came out
MT ESgers was flushed, but pleased looking and
the captain wore his habituaI silken smile
After the conference Acting Captain Eggerss
men arrested Alice Whitley. charging her with
belng the proprietor of place in 6th~ave near
6@d-st and Captain COttreH descended on the
notorious Arsenal Hotel, 37th-st and 7th-ave
and arrested a white as the alleged proprie-
tor, although everybody in the TenderIoin but the
captain Knows that the place is by a negro
ok women and a man also arrested.
Eggerss men left the station about 1920 a. M
and drfted in parties Of three and four 10 certain
notorious resorts which had been running after
nours Tor weeks without mOlestation. Hot on their
heels half dozen precinct plain clothes seuths
Mrs. Teddy Rice's Tom O'Rourke's "F[id''
o'clock
At o'clock. a few minutes after their visit
every place in the Tenderotn Of this nature was
closed Tor the first time in weeks. After CAPTAIN
Cottrell had arrested a man the alleged pro-
pr1etoT OF the place at 24th-st and 6th-ave., Act
ing Captain EggerS arrested. warrant. on the
same charge Patrick O'Neil. of 239 West 24th-st.