New-York tribune., 1906-12-14
INDICTED FORGAMBLING
fFRUTT OF POOLROOM RAID.
Wagonloads of Jerome's Prisoners
Testify and Ire Discharged.

AS result OF the raid made by District At
torney Jerome's order on a gambling house In
East 10th street on Wednesday afternoon, two
rnen We're held for the grand jury by Mag
tetrste Barlow. in the Tombs court, yesterday,
and we're indicted for running gambling
game. The men are Michael Byrnes, the real
( proprietor of the place, who admitted to Re-
corder Goff when arraigned on the indictment
that his name was Moses Brown and Louis
Cohen his helper They were unable to fur
i.h So 600 bail each and were remaEded 10 the
Torbs last night
1t took three patrol wagons three hours, max
ing several trips yesterday morning, 10 convey
from the Mercer street station 10 the Criminal
Courts Building the prisoners taken in the East
10Th street raid. The men had been crowded in
cells Of the police station all night. and they
sorry looking lot when they appeared IN
the Tonbs court The prisoners were taken
into Magistrate Barlow's private office In
patches Of ten at time, and before being dis
charged were compelled 10 testify under the
Dowling law about the gambling in the 10Th
street place.
District Attorney Jerome explained 10 Mag
istrate Barlow when the first batch was brought
! in for examination that the men had been ar
rested under Section 121 Of the Penal Code,
which makes il a misdemeanor for a citizen TO
refuse to aid a policeman at his call for help
when a felony Is belnS coilllllleu-
''These prisoners" Mr. Jerome said. were In
q poolroom IN East 10th street which was being
run under the guise of the protection Of an in
junction issued out OF the Supreme Court Evil
dence having been secured, the police went to
The place 10 make an arrest for a felony, calling
on those Within as good citizens TO assist them
The request was ignored, and finally the doors
were broken down j was seen that the doors
were so protected that those on the inside
could have unlocked them. So these men were
arrested"
AS fast as the men gave dispositions they were
discharged but many OF the IA were taken
before The grand jury 10 testify and compelled TO
give their correct names, they having given as
sunled names at the time of their arrest Charles
l. Hoffman. q lawyer who was said TO have OBJ
taned the injuncton'to keep the police out OF the
I0th street place, was called before the grand
jury also TO testify.
Il was said later that the evidence against The
two men indicted for running the 10th street
place was copper riveted." The place Is said
TO have been both a pooroom and gambling
houses betting the races alternating with
.stuss' playing Commenting the situation
Mr.. jerome said last evening:
don't understand how the poolroom business
flourish in this city under present cohHl-
1ions. When the players realize that they VIII
fe locked up if they are arrested i'm a raid ana
r,erhaps lose their working time and salary be-
sides, maybe their positions. 1t seems uilkelg
that they Will continue To visit these places
sntend to have all persons locked up who may
he taken fl these raids, and in cases WIere
bonds are furnished ! intend to see TO ii that
she bonds and the bondsmen are investigated.
IN pOolrooms stusS is played. and those VINO
win on the races lose their money at stuss ana
those who win in stuss lose on the races. The
chance Of a man leaving a poolroom winner is
small
Henry Stedeker. the reputed proprietor Of a
pooroom in West Broadway, was before the
grand jury yesterday. He has asserted that his
place was closed. Other places in which he is
said to have had interest are reported to have
gone out OF business
Mr. Jerome yesterday told a zeal estate man
named HyInes, who leased rooms Ia The
ALIENS club in Sixth avenue. that he must dis
possess the tenant within five daNs or take the
consequences. Petite" Davis, the reputed pro-
1lietor Of a Mercer street poolrOom, failed yes
1erday 10 respond 10 a subpoena He may be
salien before the grand jury on bench warrant
TO-DAY,