The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-07

the asranu Jury, nut VT. hbsueT W
Not Vet Nailed Landlords Questioned
-POoIrOOm Men Flee From the winter.
District Attorney Jerome hit at Inspector
McClusky and some of the captains in the
Second inspection district at the Grand
Jurv'~ investigation yesterday afternoon
OF the poolroon business. Inspector Nc
Clu-kv and Capt. Miles O'Reilly Of the
Mercer street statiSh were examined before
the Grand Jury, and other captains were
called but not examined after Inspector
NcChusky had explained why twenty five
men who have been carried on Inspector
Mctluskv'S records as running poolroons
and for whom sIbprnas had been issued
were not produced. 1t appeared that while
the police had been able To subpoena the
property owner, or the agents of the build
iDgs.thev were not able To land a single man
named on their lists as a poolroom pro-
prirtor.
The failure to produce one pooiroom
proprietor lcd Mr.. Jerome to send for In
Epector MCtIuskv and the captains. 4
casual inspection at Inspector McClusky's
reports convinced Mr.. Jerome that thev
were very queer. For instance, the pool
room a. ~ Sixth avenue. which has been
known to The public Cor years "a h Aliens,
was listed "a being ran lN Joseph Hansen. "
Mr.. Jerome wa also surprised to- find thai
there we're only twenty-five listed pool
rooms in the entire Second inspection
district, which Includes that district south
Of Fourt cent st reet west of Fourth avenue,
the Bowerv, Park Row and Broad Tav
Mr.. Jeromr's information credits a lot
more poolrooms to that district, and after
looking over the police report on The.
Aliens poolroom M a few other places
Mr.. Jerome became convinced that the
police have been carrying n dummy list Of
poolroom proprietors.
One development was that Inspector
McChlsky may make charges for disobey-
ing orders against some of his captains.
He told the Grand Jury that ne had in
structed certain of his captains to serve
the subppnas and to report to him and
70 Mr.. Jerome before > o'clock yesterday
afternoon as TO what they had accom-
plished. They failed to do either, Nc
Clusky told the Grand Jury. and when he
rame out after having been questioned
nv Mr.. Jerome he spoke rather harshly
II some Of the captains, notably Miles
n'Reilly.
4 number of agents and owners of
PROPERTY WItIF me IDltf say IOOlTNOllH
have existed were questioned, and il is
understood hat they were asked if they
knew three specified politicians or had
had any dealings with them. Two of the
politicians have been associated in the
downtown section of the city for years
and the other is of more recent origin.
II is said that the owners or agents pro-
fessed not 70 know these men.
One thing came ont At the Grand Jury
investigation that surprised the jurors
and Interested Mr.. Jerome. The land
lords we're asked what steps they had taken
To get rid of the poolroom men. They
all said that they had taken every avail
able means. As a rule their eX PLANTATION
" as AZ follows.
Whenever they were notiiei by the
police in writing, which they CONSIDERED
an official notification. that there was a pool
room on their premises they Immediately
began disposSess prOcee dings. They never
Sought any evidence themselves but relied
on the police when the casee came up in
Court to supply the evidence. In every
instance the police failed to produce the
evidence and the proceedings were dis
missed. Therefore. the landlords explained.
there was nothing to do but to let the tenant
stay.
One witness who caused the Grand Jury
and Mr.. Jerome a little worry was Sim
Diemel. who was part owner with Phil
Dwyer of Africander when he won the
Suburban Handicap. A subpoena had been
issued for Mr.. Diemel, who is described as a
real estate agent at 10 Liberty street. but
lawyer Dan O'Reilly showed up with il.
He said that Mr.. Diemel was unable to
get around mornings. Ii was pointed out
10 Mr.. O'Reilly that the subpoena was in
dorsed forthwith, and would Mr.. O'Reilly
please produce Mr.. Diemel? Mr.. O'Reilly
didn't know and was subpPnaed before
the Grand Jury himself. In a few minutes
he started out with Detective Greer. re-
turning in o very short time, but after the
Grand jury had adjourned, with Mr.. Diemel.
Mr.. Jerome had a ak with Mr.. Diemel
in his Office and then il was announced that
Mr.. Diemel would undoubtedly appear
before the Grand Jury in a day or two.
II was said that Mr.. Jerome wanted the
Grand Jury to near Of Mr.. Diemels affairs
other han his real estate business.
When the Grand Jury ~recOnvened at >
O'Clock, to hear poolroom men, a number
of prosperous looking citizens began to
file along the corridors to the Grand Jury
room. They were seated in the anteroon
and Mr.. jerome and his assistant, Mr..
Murphy, went into the Grand Jury room.
MIR. jerome waited for some time while
Detectives Reardon, Brennan and Greer
went among the waiting crowd and asked
questions. They were looking for pool
room owners, Dut a OlilRent search tailed
TO find any. Mr.. Jerome became impatient
and had the Grand Jury warden come
out and cell the names of the witnesses
for whom subpTnas had been issued. Not
n poolroom owner on the police list
answered. A number o. landlords answered.
Mr.. Jerome didn't want them Just then.
Telephone to Inspector McClusky,- he
said and tell him he is wanted before the
Grand jury at once.
Policeman Thomas Lynch, who has been
Inspector McClusky's wardman, was stand
ing near the Grand Jury room door. He
started toward Mr.. Jerome.
Get the inspector down here al once"
Mr.. Jerome said to him. "Don't tell me
you can't get him. Go and get him. You
know how to do it,
AN right sir. said Lynch. getting into
his overcoat. But before Lynch got out
of the building McClusky had been reached
by telephone. Capt. O'Reilly Of Mercer
street. Capt. Dooley of Elizabeth street
and Acting Captain Nugent of Church
street were also
Meantime the Grand Jury had been listen
ing 70 the stories of the landlords and
agents as given above. These witnesses.
il was said, were asked also to whom money
bad been paid for protection.
u took more than hour for Mr.. Jerome
10 examine them all. and while that vas
being done McClusky-"Chesty George"
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