The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-13

Outnt OF Apparatus and Deliver 1t Up
--Dayy johnson and shans Draper
Next?-CommisSoner McAdoO starts
out TO Enforce the Bowling Law
Over 800 Names for jerome To-
day as Result OF TWO Raids in
Mercer ~. Precinct. Win Lively Axe
and Crowbnr stunts Culllng Facts.
Lou Ludlum took a seat vest erday with
Honest John Kelly on District Attorney
Jeromes band wagon for gamblers. Lou
went to the District Attorneys Office under
subpoena and. after cOntessing that he was
a common gambler, admitted that he had
run the Savoy gambling house at l45
West Fortieth street for five years All
the apparatus used there. which had been
moved out over night, was seized and taken
TO the District Attorneys office.
Mr.. jerome has received information
that other gamblers have moved their tools
OF trade out of their houses and put them
in storage. Mr.. Jerome knew that Ludum
had taken that precaution before Lou got
to the District Attorneys Office yesterday
morning and told. What happened to
well known gamblers of what they might
expect, and Wednesday night was Moving
Day number Of them it was said yes
terday, had notified their friends that they
had made up their minds to test the waters
of the Hot Springs aud other winter resorts.
Some Of them have gone TO Jersey
jerome has the goods on US and he has
us running, said one Of the tribe yesterday.
when Ludum gives up. It is good-by TO
the rest Of the boys. Every one il asking
who il next Maybe it's Ddvy johnson or
Phil DAILY. Davy is about due for call
on Jerome and he will have hard session.
He will have to explain hlH friendship with
well known police inspector and what
/ they hold 40 many confidential chats about.
! He's expecting a call like the rest OF ". and
/ If he gives up It IA all over outside Of
! Garfield. johnson has been the mos; power
( fil gambler in the CITY He has never been
( raided and his pull il sure most powerful
Another man who II in for an interesting
session with Jerome is Shang Draper, II
he squeals he will make a lot Of men in and
out of the Police Department sit up and
take notice For years Shang's old place
in Twenty-eighth street was the distribut-
ing place for graft. There IL where all
the gambling money was sent on tie first
Of every month. and Shang knows who got
il and where il was sent 10 from his house
Shang also hus police inspector for a
friend a different one from Duyy John
sons Shang and his friend held almost
nightly conferences on Il dark Broadway
corner in the Fifties. Since Kelly squeaied
Shaug has not been seen around much.
He certainly has steered clear Of Lou Be'tss
place in Forty-fourth street Of which he Is
the hacker
All day Yesterday there were groups Of
men in the Roasmure and Metropole who
talked Of nothing but the latest crusade.
For the most part they were men ems
poyed in the gambling houses and pool
rooms Most Ut the pooiruoms IN the Tender
on and adjacent precincts did no business.
some opened up AZ usual and took bets on
the first two races Then came the word
Of the I.udlum raid. That was too much
for the poolroom men and most Of them
shut up. What little poo!room business
was done was in telephone bets
solemn uniformed policeman Is still
stationed IN front Of hely's long vacated
house. III
Lou Ludlum got 10 the District Attorneys
Office about 10 o'clock in the morning He
had been served with a subpoena given 70
Capt Cottrell by District Attorney Jerome
on Wednesday afternoon. when Mr. jerome
informed the captain that he was still willing
10 cooperate with him Capt Cottre'l
had been unable to land Honest John on
five subppnas but he had no difficulty in
getting Lou on one. This il what Mr..
Jerome said TO Capt Cottrell on Wednesday
afternoon:
Hero is a subpoena for Lou Ludlum.
Now see If You cannot got this man Wa
want TO zee him down here think you
can get him # you try hard
Lou marched 20 the District Attorneys
Office without his counsel. He was sworn
in John Doe proceedings, and Mr. Jerome
examined him for half an hour. Ludlum
said that his gambling stun had been taken
AWAY from I4j West Forieth street, and
he didn't know where it had been taken.
Then Ludlum sent for his counsel Dan
O'Reilly. Mr. Jerome didn't know whether
he had the night 20 seize gambling in-tnl-
ments in house that had never been used
"a gambling house and he didn't want 20
make any mistakes When Dan O'Behly
appeared he said he didn't know where
the apparatus had been taken but no
would try 10 find out. His advice TO Lud-
lum was.
u
conceal thing
After little further talk Ludlum, Dan
OReillv. Mr. Jerome and his assistant
Mr Miner. went before Recorder Col. and
search warrant was issued. Then Mr..
Miner Dan O'Reilly and the other raiders
Reardon. Mullen and Rooney started up
town Ludum went back to continue hi1
conversation with Mr. jerome Altogether
IT lasted about two hour
Mr.. Miner and Mr. O'Roily went straight
"a tenement occupied 10y negroes IN
Fortv-drst street west Of Seventh avenue.
MIR Miner picked out an old negro.
4Nsw. George said OReilly. these
gentlemen are from the District Attorneys
! Office Tel them what they want 10 knov.-
/ Tho negro took The party 10 "A cellar in TIA
J back and passed out AZ Of LOUIS gambling