New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
CALLS POLICE CAPTAINS
lfR. JEROMES IRE RISES
Only a5 Suspected PoolrOOms on Last
ReIOrc fktb Street.

rnveettgstion &C the gambling situation In this
city By the grand jury az special session yes
ssrcay revealed the rather remarkable fact that
81 tie "a Inspection District known among
sporting men as gamblers paradise" the po-
Soe carried only twenty-five places their list
of suspected poolrooms> Further investigation
indicated that IN every case the name registered
as that OF the proprietor a fictitious name.
IN the case OF the poolroom kept for years by
The" Allen az No. so Sixth avenue the place
was listed as suspected poolroon." and the
name OF the proprietor was given Joseph
Hansen No such person was ever heard Of at
that place. so far as could be learned yesterday.
SubpGnas issued on Wednesday night by the
District Attorney for the alleged proprietors
OF the places on the police suspect lists were
given by Commissioners Bingham 10 Inspector
McClusly for service. and by him turned over
20 the captains OF precincts. Not one proprietor
had been served BY the time the grand jury
convened yesterday. District Attorney Jerome
had lively session OF & few minutes with In
spector McCIusky. who passed along the wrath
20 the captains. Fresh subposnas were issued
and the captains were ordered 10 serve them per-
sonaIy, II necessary. and TO have the proprie-
tors OF the suspected places on hand for the
grand Jury thts morning.
District Attorney Jerome didn't advance much
p his hunt for "the man higher up yesterday.
Es and Police Commissioner Bingham believe
that the police IN many cases have been stand
Eng n" with poolrooms and gambling houses.
The Police Commissioner and the District At
sorney n this gambling crusade are working
together. and intend II they cannot convict the
men they suspect criminal charges. 70 convict
them Of neglect OF duty ana get them out OF the
Police DEPARTMENT
Inspector MoClusBy, n charge Of the ID In
spection District. and Captain Aiyles O'Reilly.
of the Mercer street station. were the chief wit
nesses before The grand jury. II was reported
that their examination was not part Of the
search for the man higher up" but was 10 ind
out just why, il territory generally supposed
among the sporting Fraternity TO contain some
four hundred gambling houses and poolroorns.
the police only registered twenty-five suspected
places and why the proprietors of these places.
even. could not be found when subpenas were
issued
The other line Of search has not been sban-
dored. however. County detectives now srs
hunting for retired policeman who at the lat
ter part OF his service was attached 70 the Mer-
Ger street station. Il IS supposed that he would
be able TO tell the grand Jury great many
things Of interest n the prosecution Mr.. Jerome
Is conducting.
The % Inspection District extends from the
Battery 70 14th street, west q Broadway. Il
includes Park Row, the Bowery and the lower
end Of Fourth avenue II Il are seven pre-
cdncts-Church street. commanded by Acting
Captain Harry Nugent: Charles street, Captain
Dillon: NacdougaI street Captain Eodgins;
Leonard street Captain Cottrell: Mercer street
Captain O'RelIly: Mulberry street, Captain
Kemp. and Elizabeth street. Captain Dooley.
On the books OF the Mercer street station
eleven PLACES were registered as Suspected pool
rooms. nthat precinct there were eleven places
which obtained injuncrons against the Police
Department preventing Il from interfering with
whatever business was conducted within In
the AIacdougal street precinct only two places