The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-19

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| back to the place first raided, TO sort out the
prisoners who had been held there during
the second raid. The Mercer street place.
according to the police, is Sonny Smiths
! principal house.
| at 235 Fast Eleventh street, was the only
prisoner finally held. He was charged
With aiding and abetting in running pool
room, and also with interfering with an
officer. Andrew v Mcdonald, a patrol
man. says that Kelly pushed him and inter
| fered with him entering the place The
| names of the other prisoners we're taken
! before they were set free.
While the second raid was in progress
| OF Il, but didn't know tho location, visited
eight places in the precinct that are known
| TO have been poolrooms Every one was
! found closed and deserted.
Acting Captain Bourke appeared in
Jefferson Market Police Courtin the morning
TO round up the results Of his first days
work He had ten saloonkeepers there on
cummonses, and Magistrate Ommen warneG
them all to take down the booths in their
barrooms. Then the two prisoners cap
tured in the raid on an alleged poolroom
at l27 Macdougal street were arraigned.
There were fifty men in the room, al
though it had been raided only the day
before, said the acting captain.
These prisoners are already out on pan
from the first raId.' said Lawyer Macauay.
They will appear for examination next
Tuesday. Why hold them on this charger
II Is only a matter Of telephone and
piece Of paper.
Magistrate Ommen held the prisoners for
examination on the new charge ALSO on
Tuesday.
LIVELY HARLEM RAID.
Capt. Brennan, who is in command OF the
East l04th street station, also got busy on
poolrooms and made lively raid at 81 and
SO East 10th street, three story private
houses. Ninety men we're caught along with
john Bass. an auctioneer Of 700 East l0Sth
street, who was booked as the alleged
proprietor OF the place. Brennan's men
have never been able to get into the place.
because there was always somebody on
guard who knew the face of every detective
In the station, but by watching the captain
got enough evidence to satisfy him.
The captain took squad OF sleuths and
cops with him and guarded the houses on
all sides. BE and some OF his men tried to
get in by the front door, but it was locked,
and voice inside said he did not intend to
open it.
Then Brennan gave tho word and the
detectives soon battered down the door.
Capt. Brennan ordered all the men in the
place to the basement. Then he made his
detectives take tho name and address OF
every one. There we're stacks OF racing
charts, telephones. and the usual poolroom
paraphernalia found. which the captain
ordered removed to the station in patrol
wagon.
After much questioning the alleged
proprietor was picked out OF the batch
Of men, and the rest were told that the
could 90 home. Bass was locked up.
FLOOD GOT THERE TOO LATE.
Capt. Flood. the newly selected COM
mander Of the West Forty seventh street
station, summoned five of his trlsty sleJths
at o'clock In the afternoon and after e
whispered conversation slipped quietly
out Of the station house with them. The
party went stealthily eastward At Sixth
avenue they turned north and In front OF
lo45 Sixth avenue the sly bunch halted.
Detectives Kerns and Troy then gave
an acrobetio exhibition which aroused
great interest among the loungers in the
cafe of the New York Athletic Club, across
the way. The two cops scaled the front
Of the building like cats and on the second
floor kicked in a window. Capt. Flood
and the other sleuths were supplied with
ladder and they scrambled up to the
smashed window. All hands piled In and
found themselves in a long vacant room
with three open windows in the rear.
Save tho cops, there were no signs OF
life in the room There were however.
about 800 poker chips strewn on the floor
along with lot OF euchre decks and racing
charts. Several broken wires protruded
from the walls Of the room, but there were
no telephones
Capt Flood had been told that poolroom
was In operation at the place and he was
greatly disappointed. Although the pool
room was plainly extinct there was evil
dence. he said, that it had been Ia action
earlier In the day. The racing charts and
other poolroom accessories were arranged
for the days turf information. Everything
about the room showed that there had
been a hurried exodus not long before
the arrival OF the raiders.
A number of cards and signs betrayed
the fact that the room had once been the
headquarters OF the League Club
HARDTAoK CLUB RAIDHD
Acting Polioe Captain John Hughes of the
Macdougal street station. with squad of
a1emen and sledge wielders. ralded the
sHardtack Club" at sl3 Canal street in the
afternoon. Hughes heard II vas an alleged
poolroom and went after II.
he and his men had to break down three
stout doors before they got to a room on
the second floor, where seventy four men were
standing around looking innocent Behind
partition we're four who seemed TO be
busy counting money. Hughes arrested
these on the charge OF aiding and abetting
In running a pooroom. They were Felix
Delando Of $40 Broome street, William
Aiken OF 42f Hudson street. Joseph Kinzler
OF 40 Grand street and Joseph Stump Of
81 Thompson street.
A bucket Of mixed oil and tar was taken
along as evidence. The mesa was fun of
torn racing sheets and pieces OF psp@r
on which the police thought bets had been
registered.
Hughes took the names and addresses
Of the seventy-four men found In the room
and let them go. The names and au-
dresses be will send 70 District Attorney
Jerome
MADOo's BYE ON BROOKLYN
Police Commissioner MoAdoo summoned
20 Police headquarters yesterday Second /
Deputy Comnt ssioner Farrell and Borough
Inspector Patrick II. Mclaughlin, who are
on duty in Brooklyn There was n glitter
In the Commissioner eye as he said:
l am going 70 have n fatherly look at
Brooklyn. Maybe IL needs glance from !
me. These msn can tell me"
After the interview this statement came |
from Headquarters:
They saw the Commissioner and assured |
him that Brooklyn was on it's good behavior |
The Commissioner may 20 over himself |
some time next week.
When they returned 20 the State street
headquarters in Brooklyn Farrell and |
Mel auohiin prRrp mat nv ALI the nanactOra /