The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08
JEROME RASPS TENDERLOIN.
OFFERED TO HELP COTTRELL
CLEAN IT UP, HE SAYS.


District Attorney Jerome had some
things 70 say yesterday about police con-
ditons In the Tenderloin precinct that
were not complimentary TO Capt Cottrell.
Mr. Jerome offered his cooperation In aid
ing Capt, Cottrell In cleaning up the Ten
derloin, but Mr.. Jerome 10 not satisfied
with the cooperation he is getting from
the captain. Mr.. Jerome said;
Il told tho captain that would help
him IN every way to clean up the precinct.
The captain apparently was very sincere
in accepting the offer. told him we
would begin by subppnaing well known
gambler gave the captain subpoena for
the gambler.
Now that gambler has been on Broad
way every night I never walk up Broad
way without meeting him, and he tries to
talk with me- There shouldn't have been
But what Is done? The captain subpenas
the gamblers partner and allows the
gambler 20 get away Now, was the captain
acting fair with mei'
Mr. Jerome would not give the name Of
the gambler. He is said TO be Honest
John Kelly. 1t has been noticed on coca
sions In the past that Honest John has
shown a disposition to hold converse with
Mr.. Jerome The District Attorney. how
ever. has not shown the same disposition,
except perhaps in formal way, as for in
stance when he gave Capt. Cottrell mes
sage TO Honest John in the shape of a
subpoena. Honest John" has many
friends and not least OF them, according
to gossips in the White Light district Is a
police official higher than IA captain
Ever since Lefty" Boyle, a crook, told
Mr.. Jerome that he was In partnership or
Ind business agreement" with the police
OF three precincts Mr.. jerome has been
making q vigorous investigation Of con-
ditions In the Tenderloin. In the course
Of this investigation Capt. Cottrel has
made several visits to the District Attor-
ney's Office. One day last week Capt
Cottrell gave Mr.. Jerome the police list Of
disorderly houses In the Tenderlon As
sistant District Attorneys Lord and Miner
are helping Mr.. Jerome In the investga-
ton. and Mr.. Jerome turned the list over
70 Mr.. Lord MIR. Lord hadn't looked long
over the list before he spotted a number In
a street within the borders OF the Tender
loin Mr.. Lord looked again more care
fully.
Strange, no said i thought there was
nice, respectable family hotel at that num-
Der"
Mr.. Lord remembered that friend Of his
had something 10 do with the sale OF the
property last summer and that a ten story
hotel had been erected Then. to make
sure he found that there WAS family hotel
which the police had listed as suspected
disorderly house In addition according
20 Cavt Cottrells report, policemen who
tried TO get into tne house were refused
al ,ttanoe Mr.. Jerome sent for Capt.
CJurell.
captain he said. there must be some
thing wrong with your hst. find that IN the
months OF August. September and October
YOU have this place listed as a suspected
disorderlv house. II there ever was dis
orderly house there II was torn down and a
hotel put up. And that was long before
last August. How do you explain that you
curry II on your list as a diaorderly house3
Must be a mistake said the captain.
'l'm sure IL must be q mistake
"Who were the policemen who reported
thew couldn't get infr asked Mr. Jerome.
i don't know replied Cottrell
But you can And outf'
yes
sWell. find out and have them down al this
office Just az soon az possible.
Since that conversation three or four
sleuths of the Tenderloin station have
been questioned by Mr.. Lord Capt. Cot
trell also has had several conversations
with Mr.. Lord. In commenting on this
incident yesterday Mr.. Jerome said;
Il suppose If We examined the lists OF
suspected places in other precincts we
would find the same thing. The police
simply carry these lists along from month
TO month Whenever n raid Is made. either
10y the Parkhurst society or by some other
agency. the police add the place 10 their
list If the Police Commissioner has 10
depend. and does depend on such lists,
then he il ignorant Of what Is going on Ia
his department
Mr.. Jerome told a new phase Of the in
vestigation made OF the story told by LEFTY
Boyle. According 10 the Information that
came 20 MIR. jerome. Boyle said that he
had been dragged out OF bed to rob man
in Todd's saloon at Iwenty-ninth street
and Seventh avenue. The victim was
John Pritchett, an Alabama farmer who
came here to bay stocks. several women
refused to leave Pritchett. and Boyle being
unable TO rob him. Pritchett was arrested
for into1ication. Policeman Lang who
arrested pritchett. has been indicted for
grand larceny. In tho Tenderloin station
the next day PritChett said that he had
been robbed Of $500. His outcry was 80
persistent and insistent that iew days
later he got 81 200 back.
nat money SAID Mr.. Jerome yester-
dav. was brought to Pritchett by Detective
Sergeant sullivan of the Ienderloin station.
Sullivan said no got 1t m Todd saloon.
There ,yns s. 800 the same being two 81 90
bills and a $50 bill. Pntchett says that he
only got s.. 200. but he signed a receipt for
81 500. Who got tho other 1902 l have
been unable 70 find that any complaint has
been made against Sullivan az Headquarters.
Here's another little incident. When /
went 10 the TendeTloin station to investigate
Boves story. ] found that the receipt
Pr1tchett had given was not In the June
book. when the thing occurred ] found
that the receipt had been removed II
turned I'D in the receipt book for the month
that vas at the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Detective sullivan explained that when
he saw mo come into the station he knew
what was there for and got the receipt
so that It would Ia handy, 1t was very
obiging. I'll admit Yet | have been
unable 10 find out, although there may be
one that a complaint was made against
sullivan by Capt. Cottrell. Unless ! am
greatly mistaken changing records OF the
Police Department ia a serious offence.
1T NAV be interesting 10 know that
up 10 the time that Lefty Boyle's story
came out. a police sergeant went every night
to Todd's saloon, q hang-out for crooks
and disorderly women He no longer
goes there. understand
A desk sergeant or detective sergeant
Mr. Jerome was asked.
u think that's enough about that he
replied. -. 49,. ,..,.,u.
ton Mr. Jerome went on Whenever
I get the evidence. ! viii get indictments
Whenever learn anything OF public interest,
/ am going 10 let the public know through