The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-18
POOLROOM'S TELEPHONE LIST.
NAMES or COUNTY OFFICIAL AND
DEAD DISTRICT LEADER on 1T.
West HObOken Policeman Among I8 Per-
sons Taken In q jerome Raid-Mc-
Clusky Didn't Know Of the Place
Jerome ak on POOIrOom InJunctions.

District Attorney Jerome's men raided
a poolroom yesterday afternoon at 393
West street and caught thirteen men, one
OF whom was a West Hoboken cop. In a
desk in the place the raiders found a list of
twenty-five men. with telephone numbers.
Mr.. Jerome aid that the men we're pretty
prominent; that one of them was a former
Alderman and now holds a county job,
and another was a district leader, but is
now dead.
Pat Keahon was formerly Tammany
leader Of the district. but he is dead. He
was succeeded by Charles W. Culkin, who
was an Alderman, and who is now Clerk of
the Court of Special Sessions.
The raid was made after Inspector
McClusky had reported to Mr.. Jerome
that there wasn't a poolroom running in
the Second inspectio or district, which takes
in where the raid was made. 1t Is evident
that Mr.. Jerome got some private informa-
ton about the poolroom, because he had a
spy in the place when the raid was made.
The place was over a saloon run by James
A. Mulqueen. He wa in his shirt sleeves in
the room. There was also a cert ificate of
incorporation showing that the John Null
queen Association had its headquarters
there. The saloon was connected with the
room by telephone. There was another
telephone in the place. a number OF racing
cards. some playing cards and dice. John
Healy was arrested as the cashier, Frank
Hauck "a the doorkeeper and Mulqueen as
the proprietor. These and nine other men
in the room we're taken TO the Elizabeth
street station.
Emil j. j. Jacobs, the West Hoboken
policeman, said he would lose his Job il
he was locked up, and Mr.. Jerome, after
a chat with him, told the sergeant that
Jacobs was there on police duty and let
him 90 home. Jacobs was, however,
served with a subpoena to appear before
the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Jerome told the sergeant that if
anybody appeared with a Magistrate TO
t~wenty-four hours in which TO inspect
the bail. The other prisoners were held
on misdemeanor charges and Mr.. Jerome
told the sergeant he could take bail, but
in each case subpoena the bondsman to
appear before the Grand Jury.
Inspector Nally, who is in charge OF the
First inspection district, which Is south
of Fourteenth street on the East Side,
told Mr.. Jerome that there was only one
poolroom in the district, OF rather that his
captains hau so reported TO him. Mr..
Jerome had had an IDEA that there were
a great many more poolrooms in that dis
trict. which takes in the BoweTy. Mr..
jerome looked over Inspector Nally. who
came to the district from Brooklyn a short
time ago, and told him that he had better
get his captains together this morning
and tell them that they must not let a lot
OF poolrooms reappear in their districts,
now that they have got them all closed.
Mr.. Jerome may prove TO some Of the
captains that they were a little hasty in
reporting that there was only one pool
room in the whole district. That particular
poolroom is in Fulton street, according
to the police, and MIR. Jerome told Inspector
Nally that he would help him close il.
Mr.. Jerome sent out letters yesterday
to lawyers who have obtained injunctions
in poolroom cases. The letters were adj
dressed TO Jimmy Ridgway, Emil E. Fuchs.
H. Engle, Fred c. McNish and Charles L.
Hoffman. Thy are asked TO stipulate
that they will withdraw the Injunction pro-
ceedings. Two Of them, Messrs. O'Reilly
and Hoffman, appeared at the District
Attorneys Office mt signed stipulations
on four rooms. O'Reilly had three and
Hoffman one. They were all in the Second
Inspection district.
In connection with fixing a date for
the trial Of loses Brown and Louis Cohen,
who were caught in the Tenth street raid
made by Mr.. Jerome last week, Mr.. Jerome
had something about injunctions to say
before Recorder Golf yesterday. He said
that the chief witness in this particular
case vas IN CUSTODY and that II was neCes-
sary that there should be quick action.
There were wv twenty-five %poolrooms in
the Second Inspection district covered by
injunctions," MIR. Jerome said. "The in
functions we're obtained in the Supreme
Court on perjured testimony. Those who
had the ~injunctions refused to let the police
inspect the premises. I told the police
to go ahead and disregard the injunctions
and we found in this particular place l42
men who swore that the place had been run
as a poolroom for years. They were poor
men and there was a stuss game going in
addition TO betting on horses. Behind this
room was a man whose name has not
yet appeared. Your Honor knows that
there are men in this business Who would
o hesitate at physical violence TO prevent
a man from complaining to the authorities.
The Police Commissioner has a hard task
and he will get all the support Of the Dis
trict Attorneys office, and l know he will
get the support Of the Court"
Brown N Cohen will be tried on Thurs
day before Judge OSullivan in General
Sessions, although their counsel, Terence J..
McManus, made a fight for delay.
Mr. Jerome heard yesterday that Petite
Davis, who was indicted last week and who
has kept out Of sight, might appear at the
District Attorneys office to-day.