New-York tribune., 1905-08-21
RAID AT LONG BRANCH
EYE OPENER TO FRANCIS.
T'hirty-sir Captured IN Descent on
Gambling House.
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Long Branch. y. j. Aug. 20.-Although Mayor
Francis, of this city. recently denied any knowl-
edge Of gambling resorts here. after several
such places had been described in The Tribune.
officers from the Prosecutors Office last night
swooped down a clubhouse at West End.
ostensibly conducted a billiard parlor. and
arrested thirty-six men. alleged TO have been
gambling.
Failure of Mayor Francis TO enforce the law
on gambling led Prosecutor Nevius to make the
raid. The alleged resort was in the old stock
ton house on 2d-ave. near Brighton. There
were conhscated roulette. faro and crap tables.
and three alleged principals and thirty-three
players and spectators were arrested The raid
was so unexpected that the guard at the door
had time to give warming.
The principals arrested and who gave bail In
the sum of $1,000 each were Joseph Moore, son
of Mrs R B. Moore proprietor Of the Cliff
House. and Charles and Louis Huhn. Eight
others gave bail In $500 each Twenty-Five of
those arrested were taken to Freehold this
morning and locked up. few of them after
ward We're liberated by putting up cash bail
The raid was made under the direction Of
Assistant Prosecutor A. ]. C. Stokes. by order
of Prosecutor Nevius. For some time the Prose-
cutor has been in possession of information that
the Stockton House was gambling place. even
though ITO Let" sign displayed con-
spcuousy on the building.
Detectives Jacob B. Rue and Charles Strong,
accompanied by nine constables. Justices James
H. SickIes and Assistant Prosecutor A. ]. c.
Stokes left Red Bank at midnight for West End.
They were seated In big moving to avoid
suspicion. They reached Long Branch about
O'Clock. and after surrounding the Stockton
House started to gather in their game.
The doors on the second floor were barred but
a sledge hammer in the hands Of Detective
Strong soon cleared the way. When the doors
were broken down those inside made a rush
for the windows. where they were met with
fusillade of pistol shots from the men stationed
outside The officers inside then had little diff
Guilty in subduing the prisoners. although sew
era had TO be knocked down with the officers
clubs and others threatened with revolvers.
Among those arrested were at least a dozen
coachmen. who. to avoid being discharged. gave
fictitious names They had to admit their iden-
tity before the day over. however. Failure
of the coachmen to appear TO feed their stock
led to an investigation on the part of dozen
or more cottagers. several Of whom furnished
cash bail.
Some of the men arrested were Frank Hen
erickson. son of Van Doren Hendrickson Of
West End; Peter Smith a Republican politician;
Edward TindaI and Frank NIcCabe of Hamilton
Square. Mercer County; Abel Justice. Charles
Willis and George Golf.
II required three StdSes ana q WdSoHetLe 10
convey the gamblers and the constables to Free
hold jail this morning The gambling para
phernaIia turned over to the Prosecutor.
The police authorities. il Is said. did not know
that the Stockton House was resort for gam
blers.
One of the prisoners. discussing the action
taken by the authorities. to-day said Why
didn't they raid the big houses too? The off,
cials know we'll as l do that every clubhouse
in Long Branch is running wide Open There
was house within a stones throw Of the one
raided where the wealthy class are gambling for
thousands, while this house catered to the
poorer classes