New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
GAMBLERS SCARED OUT.
Jerome after Sir Ringleaders =
Wants Evidence.

days ago by District Attorney Jerome has ap-
parently scared the gamblers. and. particularly.
the poolroom keepers and employees in this city.
more than any investigation in years This IS
shown primarily by the fact that In every in
stance where subpenas were issued and given
to the police to serve on suspected men, the
men have disappeared. having gone to the four
corners Of the country. anywhere to get out of
the Jurisdiction OF the County of New York.
The police, the District Attorney believes. owing
to some rather black evidence found In various
precincts. have been absolutely sincere in their
efforts TO locate the men wanted, but they have
signally failed. Mr.. Jerome will give the police
a reasonable time to find these men, and then
other means will be followed.
The future plans OF the District Attorney. IT
IS known. will be tho adoption of even more
drastic methods than heretofore. It is known
that in the so-caled "poolroorl belt" in the
Second Inspection District, and principally in
the Mercer street precinct. there are eleven pool
rooms protected by injunctons which make the
police powerless. Mr.. Jerome has learned that
these places are backed by politicians, and they
viii he the ones he will gun for He has decided
to send to the various courts and to the Cor
poraton Counsel and find who is behind the in
functions Whoever these men are they viii
be examined by the District Attorney before
the grand Jury. If they are found to be dunn
mics" then Mr.. Jerome will subpoena the law
yers who handled the proceedings. and will find
who paid them their retainers.
For the immediate future Mr. Jerome will
devote his work to the Second Inspection Dis
trict. and after that is cleaned up other dis
tricts will be investigated. He has the co-opera-
ton of Police Commissioner Bingham in every
way. as well of the inspectors of police and
every effort will be made to clean the infested
district thoroughly. 1t is the hope of the Com
missioner and the District Attorney that this
district can be cleaned so absolutely that the
policemen. when they hand in their reports, can
show perfectly clean slate If any new pool
rooms should spring up, means will be devised
to close them Immediately This will be SO
shaped that the police captains will no longer
have the old excuse Of not being able to get ev,
dence. If 1t is necessary, Mr.. Jerome has ar
ranged that special grand jury will sit in the
afternoons to hear cases before it.
one method thought Of to keep places closed is
for officers of the Health and Fire departments
to make frequent drastic inspections Of the
buildings containing poolrooms. These men.
while properly accredited inspectors. will also
be county detectives. If they should appear
about o'clock. just the first race is run, they
would have every opportunity in the world to
serve subp9nas on the propretors, and effectu-
ally to block any poolroom gambling
i should very much like to get the testimony
Of several men," Mr. Jerome said yesterday.
These men, am informed, are all members of
n syndicate, and are backing and also dissent
mating racing news to about twenty-five po2l
rooms, some on the West Side and a few on the
lower East Side. Their centre of operation is
in the neighborhood Of Dey and CortIandt
streets and they are still backing rooms in
Warren, West. Leonard, Nassau, Dey and Cort-
andt streets. These men whom am so very
anxious TO see and secure testimony from are
Charles Malloy, "Jakey'' Josephs. Mr.. McCauley,
of No. G3 Dey street; c. NJ Harvey. James Beat
lie, of Sheepshead Bay. and William Law"
Mr.. Jerome requested the publication of the
names and expressed himself as very anxious
to see the men He said II the men happened
TO read about his desire to see them they could
know that they could talk with the District At !
-orney and be perfectly protected under the
Bowling law. They would be very welcome |
aIr. Jerome said. The District Attorney hopes |
that as ell OF the fond of New York life |
hey viii not remain away and will adopt the |
simpler and safer method and call on him. |
either at his home office. He would be sim |
eerely rry, he said. to be forced to adop. more |
'tringeHt methods of insurng their presence |
md Therefore hoped they would avail themselves |
IF his Invitation.
Police Commissioner Bingham has taken lust |
as deciicd a stand against the nOolrooD, men |
as has the District Attorney Yesterday he sent |
the blotters from the Church street. Elizabsth |
street Leonard street and Mercer street police |
stations, covering year Or more, to the Dis |
.rlct Attorney. They will be carefully sea rched |
Tor possible information which may help in the |
Investigation.
Only witness appeared before the grand !
Jury yesterday, Sim" Dieme a former partner |
Of Phil Dwyer, Mr.. Jerome conducted the ex- |
animation III person. The testimony, could not |
araA fI1.a,.
subpoena Tor next week. Among the many men
for whom Mr.. jerome has issued subpoanas are /
several associates Of Diemel but they have all !
disappeared.
The investigation will be dormant over gSun-
day, as Mr. Jerome went to LakeviIle yester-
day afternoon. All that will be done before /
his return on Monday will be the continued |
5!ioTt OF lne police 10 find the men who have |
disappeared.
The Appellate Division First Department. Of |
The Supreme Court yesterday declared adversely, |
10 John Devln president of the University So |
2Ial Club, ana in favor Of the police The case |
was UP on appeal On the part of William Nc
AdOo, former Police Commissioner: William 7 |
Hogan, acting Inspector and William Hodgins
captain of the Mercer street station against an |
Injunction restraining them from interfering |
With the premises Of the University Social C-Iub |
On December II. 1868. the University Social |
hub occupied premises at No. 23 East Sth |
street The police broke into the place and |
arrested some of the members. In addition the |
police guarded the place and warned people not |
o enter. The club obtained from a Justice of
he Supreme Court in Brooklyn q temporary
Injunction restraining the police from tresnass
he police appealed from the order of iniunc-
ion, and that appeal is still pending in the
Appellate Division. Second Department Later
he venue changed TO New York County
Justice Laughin in rendering the decision saws
he club members applied for the Injunction |
n bad faith, and obtained it to enable them to
-iolate the law"
THE FITZPATRICK AT NEWPORT NEWS.