New-York tribune., 1905-01-14

by the police. Mr. Ryder told the Commissioner
his name had never been mentioned under any
such circumstances until the Commissioner him
self used it.
More gamblers are expected to appear at the
District Attorneys Office in day or two. Among
them, it is said. win be Frank Farrell. Lou
Belts "Davie" johnson and 'Shang" Draper 1t
was reported that subpoena servers were securing
the city yesterday for the big gamblers.
According rumor. at least two men, holding
important positions in the Police Department are
slated for discipline
Yes, I the Commissioner" Mr.. Ryder. who
is a member of the plumbing firm Of Ryder &
O'Bren, No 154 Spring p. told a Tribune reporter
after his visit 10 Headquarters.
Commissioner McAdoo and Deputy Commissioner
Lindsay declared that they saw the statement in
one Of Thursdays newspapers
Mr.. Lindsay looked through the newspapers. and
the man who has charge Of the clippings book
searched the clippings but neither could find any
reference to me I may say however, that the
interview very satisfactory l don't believe
the Commissioner meant to say anything against
me- and I regard the incident as closed.
'I have never interfered with the police in my
own district he 3D. let alone in the Nineteenth Pre-
cinct-way out there. There is not gambling
house in my district.
TWO GAMBLING RAIDS.
Inspector Titus led one of the raids 1t was on
an alleged poolroon and gambling house on the
second floor Of business building in lower sixth
ave- The police made five prisoners and took the
names of nearly a hundred persons found IN the
place The police say that in addition TO betting
on the races Klondike. stuss. poker and other
games played there.
The men arrested were Thomas Carroll the al
legged proprietor; William Reynolds. and FRANK =.
Kenney all Of No 81 Sixth-ave.; john Dlloh' OF
No 149 Waverley Place. and jeremiah Slater. OF
No. TBS Westinghouse
To get TO the room the police had to through
cigar store on the street floor and break in with
axes three doors leading TO the room ABOVE Inc
seventy-fye or more men in the room made rush
for windows and doors, but quieted down When they
saw that every avenue Of escape was cut on Inc
place was known as the Washington Arch Club.
Secretary Howell. Of Commissioner McAdoos Of
fee saw the raid and took particular interest IN
ia king the names and addresses
While Inspector Titus standing near win
dow openinE into an airshaft a beer glass was
hurled through the window It just missed the in
spector's head.
The other raid was on a hotel in West Forty
fourth-st near Broadway. II made by Detec-
tves rzooker Callahan and Fitzgerald Of Inspector
NcIaurhlin's staff and Detective Sergeant Thore.
and five men, said TO have been connected with |
Larry SunrnerheId were locked up in the West
Fortyr-seventh-st. station on pooroom charges.
The prisoners were James Martin. OF No. 40 |
Vast Fiftv-fourth-st.; Thomas Watson Of No l.S24
Third-ave; Emanuel Binner, Of No. lO4 west |
T,vventy-fourth-st-; Charles Desmond, OF NO "A!
West Twenty -ffth-st-, and Edward Mahoney' OF
No 263 West Eighty-eighth-st
On Thursday night, Detective Hooker' at the |
rr,nertaI Hotel met Watson According to the de- |
tecttve Watson told the old story Of being frleno
OF the superintendent Of the racing bureau OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company ana OF peins
,hIa tn get racing news ahead Of the pooiroonns'
oprered 20 take the detective TO poolroon
II is said Watson took Hooker to a |
hotel in West FIftyfourth-st and there. a1ter the
men had gone through the usual rake wire tap-
ping game, the detectives rushed up and captured
them ~ .7
-bev started TO fight Several beer glasses were
brown about and Watson attempted to knock
Hooker down with chair
police Commissioner McAdoo yesterday expressed
bir,se1f as well pleased with the outcome OF the
aids of Thursday He admitted that the Thirteenth
.t room had been In operation for upward OF Two
vaars When the Commissioner was asked II ne
contemplated making any charges against Captain
r1ghe he refused reply, but from his attitude II
vas inferred that he might The evidence had been
secured by men from Police Headquarters and not
~ men attached TO either Inspector Ttuss or Cap
ain Tighes staffs. .,e III,
or some time Precinct Detective Lord. o. the west
noned the detective to try to solve a discrepancy
between his testimony and that OF Captain f TGate
ohn' Kelly. Captain Cottrell reserved nVe SUP SUP
oenas for Kelly. four Of which, given 6y the cap cap
ain various members OF his command: Were
landed back to him The np r. gyssn s rst1re5 ~ be
ubpona to the captain ; MT; Lord thought Captain
The Assistant District Attorney announced that
'aptain Flood was cooperating with the District
ioes a5sGThS' ia the b me new 4endsTioIn.
All OF the captains OF the 80 Inspection District
nd most Of the detective sergeants and desk ser
eants met yesterday in the East sixty y-seVenth-st
) heart talk with them; Il cannot discuss the the
urposss ot me = =neSIhg T. % d me tbis hon
is an liberty 10 do so. but cannot don want want
be placed IN position where l may DO violating
Commissioner McAdoo said the conference was