New-York tribune., 1906-12-13
JER0ME'S BIG RAID.
MAKES 145 PRISONERS.
District attorney Leads Police on
Alleged Gambling House.


in a sensational raid an alleged gambling
house in 10th street, Broadway, yester-
day afternoon. at which las men were arrested
and locked up in the Mercer street station. The
District Attorney caused charges Of refusing
TO aid the police to be lodged against all OF the
men except one, who was charged with keeping
and maintaining the place.
Bondsmen hocked TO the station house to bail
out the prisoners. but they received severe
shock when the District Attorney made each of
them swear before bail was accepted that the
mans name and address as given correct
TO his the bondsman's, knowledge. 1t was said
that Mr. Jerome is of the opinion that if he
finds out that the bondsmen have sworn falsely
as to the identity OF the prisoner. he will be able
to have him arrested on charge of perjury.
The result Of this procedure was that at late
hour last night the majority of the l44 men
were still confined in the stanon mousse eisiit
and ten in a cell
Participating in the raid were more than thlrIy
policemen. a score of detectives, two roundsmen
end C,antsin Miles O'ReilIy. Of the Mercer street
station. Early in the afternoon County Detec-
tfves Reardon. Butler and Brennan started out
looking over suspected places, and in loth
street found an old fashioned four story house,
the basement OF which is occupied as a restau-
rant by woman who some time ago secured
an injunction preventing the police from stand
ing in front Of her restaurant and also from
going through the restaurant. Reardon STOOD
in front of the house for some time and warned
more than one hundred men away. He and But
Ter then procured a ladder and, placing 1t
against one of the adjoining houses, climbed up.
He says he saw standing about a roulette
table. When he tried to raise the window the
men inside laughed at him
Leaving his two partners watch, Reardon
telephoned to the District Attorney. Mr.. Jerome
ordered ReardOn to make a raid. When Rear
don returned he found seven detectives of In
spector McClusky's staff about the house and
Roundsmen Flynn and Waters, of the Mercer
street station. Captain OReilly also joined the
party with his reserves and those of the Charles
and the 9th street station houses.
Securing two heavy bars from a passing truck,
Reardon battered down the front door and then
a heavily iron barred oak door. The District
Attorney arrived and lea the police as the panels
Of the last door gave way. On the two floors of
the place 145 men We're found. one room, the
police say. was partitioned off and roulette
wheel was found In large stove, the police
saw that they found cards partially burned, rae
ing sheets, a piece of a telephone wire and
speaking tube. A revolver fully loaded
found on the foor of one room.
man. a lawyer, appeared. and said that he rep
resented Mrs Levy, and protested against the
police going through her restaurant.
When Mr. Jerome arrived at the station house
he had chargs of keeping and maintaining an
alleged poolroom lodged against man who
gave his name as Michael Burns, thirty-eight
wears old. of No. 14S East 3Sth street.
The District Attorney then instructed Captain
O'Reilly to take a charge of violating Section
1o1 of the Penal Code against the other men.
which makes il a misdemeanor for citizen TO
refuse a policeman assistance when felony Is
committed This charge results from the failure
of -he men TO assist ReardOn and the police
men fn entering the place. There was great
surnrise and alarm among the prisoners when
they heard the charge. which was increased
when the District Attorney instructed that
bondsmen must know the prisoners by the name
given and the address given.
District Attorney Jerome refused TO make any
comment on the raid All of the prisoners Will
ha. arraigned this morning in the Jefferson Mar
l1et court