The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-12
JEROME SEEKS SULLIVAN man.
WANTS GENE CUMTSKEY TO TELL
ALL ABOUT POOLROOMS.
Mayor Pagan OF Jersey City Comes over to
Oner Help I'm Interrupting Interstate
Commerce In Bets-BOb Dayis's Name
Appears-RaId to Show Capt. O'ReiIly.

District Attorney Jerome issued n public
invitation yesterday afternoon to Gene
Cumiskey to call at the District Attorneys
Office and talk ~poolrooms. Mr.. Jerome
wouldn't say that he wanted Cumiskey
for that purpose, but he referred TO him as a
shrinking flower who couldn't be reached
by subpoena. AS a matter of fact Mr..
Jerome wants to ask Cumiskey before the
Grand Jury under the Bowling law what
he knows about a syndicate of twenty
three poolrooms, which are said to be con-
trolled by a downtown politician. From
some source Cumiskey il said to have de-
rived an intimate knowledge OF the manage
ment Of the poolrooms which Mr.. Jerome
would like to nave him impart 10 the Grand
Jury.
Nothing more was heard yesterday Of
the questions that nave been asked wit
nesses before the Grand Jury as TO whether
they knew the Sullivans-Big Tim, Little
Tim or Christie--or Larry Mulligan, Big
Tins half brother. But Mr.. Jerome's
anxiety 20 find Gene Cumiskey was con-
sidered very significant. Cumiskey has
been seen frequently in the company Of
Little Tim sullivan, who seemed to take
great interest in Gene. Every day between
IL anu - O tlOth NuIlllShcN uldAc hiS hSdN
quarters in the rotunda of the Aston House
and he was very busy talking 10 persons
who had business with him and getting in
formation from them. Every now and
then Little Tim came over from. the City
Hall just about lunch time, He always
had a word for Gene.
Cumiskey had Il job in the Comptroller's
cfioe until Mr.. Grout found that he didn't
do much work and dropped him. He has
been connected with the Sullivans in some
Of their enterprises, notably when fights
were being held at the Old Bro Idway A. c.
A subpoena server who went looking for
him found that he practically had an Office
in a Columbus avenue restaurant and that
he could be reached by telephone.
He seems Ia be a shrinking bud" said
Mr.. Jerome, speaking of CImiskey. "A lot
of these fellows seem to he the same way.
They say they don't like the limelight of
publicity and they hate to answer a sub
poena. For instance. we have been able
to reach Mr.. Cumiskey by telephone, but
he keeps out of the way Of process. But
when you make a public announcement that
you want them they seem to come around.
AT the same time | might mention that
Sonny Smith is another man who shrinks
from publicity. ! think if he Is informed
that we would like TO see him he might
come"
Cumiskey has been arrested a few times,
but got away. Inspector McClusky got
busy yesterday and served a subpoena on
Petite Davis, who is said to be a partner
Of Sonny Smith in the poolroom game.
They are said to have two rooms, one at
go Mercer street and the other in West
Fourteenth street. Capt. Miles OKellly
has been trying to serve some suopDhas
at the Mercer street place. Whenever he
went there they showed him a permanent
Injunction restraining the police from IN
terfering.
Detectives Reardon and Brennan from
the District Attorneys office went there
yesterday afternoon and found no trouble
in getting in. There were a number OF
men hanging around who seemed 10 be
Interested in the entries for the races at
New Orleans. ReardOn served James smith
with a subpoena and wrote out another for
join Roe, which was served on a man said
TO be the manager who was very busy
around the place. When Reardon got out
side he telephoned to Mr.. jerome what was
going on in the poolro0m. Mr.. Jerome
sent Detectives Hammond Dillon and
Butler up there on the jump. They stopped
at the Mercer street station and got Capt.
O'Reilly and twenty men. When they got
to the Mercer street houses the doors had
been barricaded. After an attack OF about
thirty minutes, in which axes ana CrOwbars
were used, the invaders got in. There had
been about $50 men in the room. but all had
got out except twelve. Those VINO had
fled Jumped through "A rear window and ran
through the Raleigh Hotel, which IL next to
the Broadway Central and right back ofthe
poolroom. Three men were arrested
Morris Levy. John Mozart and John Broom.
SubpPnas were served on the twelve men
in the room. Sr. Jerome's men also went
through the Mfleigh Hotel, serving sub
pGnas on clerks and others. The woman
h~ousekeeper got a subpoena and wept.
Meanwhile Reardon and Brennan had
walked through West Fourteenth street and
closed up a place which is on the suspect
list.
Ex-Assemblyman Harry Doll, who is
the lessee of the house at 10 Fourth avenue,
was served with a subpoena yesterday
afternoon. That is the place where Capt.
Miles O'Reilly reports he has discovered a
new poolroom. Mr.. jerome has informa-
ton that the room has been running for
years but was never put on the police sus-
pect list. This sign was on the door yester-
day: Closed on account OF death in the
family"
Capt. O'Reilly and about twenty Of his
men were summoned 10 the District At
torney's office yesterday morning and
asked about this poolroom. After he had
made a statement 10 Mr.. Jerome, which
was taken by a stenographer, Roundsman
Sweeney was questioned and the other
cops were sent away. O'Reilly said that
he had no plain clothes men, as they were
busy in court every day, and he had TO
depend on the men in uniform to keep him
informed as to what was going on in his
precinct. That was how he got the infor-
nation about this particular room.
Mayor Mark Pagan Of Jersey City called
on Mr.. jerome yesterday morning and
talked gambling. The Mayor has shaken
up the Jersey police. and in his investigation
learned something about the poolroom
business. There are some bureaus in Jersey
City which furnish racing information to
poOlrooms in this city. IL is also said that
there is a combination between Jersey
City and New York politicians in the gamb-
ling business.
Mr.. jerome said that the Mayor had called
on him and offered 10 help in any way he
could. Mr.. Jerome said he would do every
thing he could to assist the Mayor, and that
il they could get together and break a
gambling chain that crossed the river they
would do il. IL is understood that in the
course of the conversation the name of
Bob Davis, who il known on this side Of
the river "a we'll as in Jersey City, came
up several times.
Jakey Josephs made his promised visit
to the Grand Jury Yesterday morning.
He was accompanied by his LAWYER. Dan
O'Reilly. He was examined by Mr.. Jerome
for about twelve minutes. Mr.. jerome
only wanted to know a few things Yesterday