New-York tribune., 1906-06-30
FOUR POOLROOM RAIDS.
NEW DEPARTMENT WORK.
Roulette. Faro and Many Games
Found IN. Operation.

,.-,,h sxes an6 crowbsrs detectives OF the Street
Cleaning Department of Police Headquarters raid
Cd four alleged gambling houses in the Tenoefloin
fate yesterday afternoon over the heads OF captain
,s,s.ins ara Iuspecfor Schmittberser- This new
Assortment rs the successor OF the old vice squad
--bat the plans were quietly laid evident by
she number OF arrests MADE. Twenty-four prison
ers were taken and several patrol wagon loads OF
gambling psrsphernalia wer9 Sar'eo 10 eie ienoei-
ioin police station.
The first raid made in West 18th street. near
Fifth avenue. only week ago schmittDergers S
men swooped down on this place The case is sun
pending Twenty detectives under Sergeant Nc
Naught moved upon the house in closed moving
van Without waiting for the van TO halt. the
men Jumped out. smashed the doors and poured
into the house Just they alege, the thlrd race
at sheepshead Bay was being called OF In pool
,oom on the first floor. The second noor, 1t is al
leeed was fted with roulette wheels. faro layouts
and other games OF chance About one hunoreo
men were IN the place at the time Seven men,
alleged 10 be the proprietoTs ano employees OF ue
place were arrested
The prisoners were first taken 10 the Tenderloin
station. and later 10 the Jefferson Market Court.
where Magistrate Barlow held each in A.oo bail
for a hearing On July 20
This performance was repeated in west Soth
street opposite the Marlborough Hotel; In west
ssth street near Sixth avenue. and at what Is sac eaid
10 be the old establishment Of Honest John hely e
ir West 4lst s5ee, ne aS go by CAPTAIN Hod-
gins and Inspector SchInittbergeT ,..
prevailed The raids are considered uae most -
mark bic since District Attorney Jerome sNoopeo
down upon Canfeld's place. Everything wHS ooue
go quietly and rapidly that there was not unle 70
mass the word from place TO anotner ~ ieast
. hundred men were found in each place. Nhen tne
noise made hy the raiders in battering down ths
doors reached the alleged bettOrs there was wa
rush 10 escape The detectives as soon as they th-
yered the rooms announced that only persons con-
nected with the place would be arrested anu llls
tended TO preserve order
Only the prisoners taken at The nist Two piaces
were arTaigned before Magistrate Barlow as II was
TOO late 10 take the others before him. iley we're
r. led out almost they arrived al the po-
lice station The raids made on warrants
issued by Magistrate Barlow evidence collecteo
lyv detectives of the Street Cleaning Department
some of the houses fitted up luXuriously the
police say. Every gambling article, racing sheet
and telerhdre carried out and carted 10 tho
Tenderloin station So much paraphernalia was
George H Eugel, Of No. 346 Broadway, announced
that he had been retained TO defend all the prls-
oners. . =,
Deputy Police Commissioner Waldo visited the
Tenderoin station late last night and looked over
the entries the blotter and at the huge pie OF
gambling paragheTnalia- There was a strong rnmor
n the TenderlOn that the Deputy Commissioner
has thought for time that Inspector Schrltt-
berger was doing all of his duty
When Nj Waldo arrived at the station ne wore
a broad ssuilr hat did not come of until after ne
lad left Asked II lie bore any ennlity toward
Schuittberger the Commissioner replied. i am not
on particular bad terms with the inspector, win
the emphasis on ''par-icuar" Asked II he thought
THAI the raid was made over Schmittberger,s head,
the reply was. What do YOU think To All other
questions Mr.. Waldo made the same reply.