New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-04
John DOE CASE BEGUN.
=. r. GRADY'S NAME UP.
POOEOOm Telephone Central Found
Gambling StoreroOm Opened.

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:. Teuiv n ] Rlordan and T. A. Fisher were the
~ names mentioned in the John Doe proceedings
s.yBn Yesterday before Magistrate Barlow by AS
tant District Attorney Vandiver in his search for
sbp men higher up IN the poolroom syndicate He
,,,s before the magistrate information that there
vas reason 10 suspect that these men had violated
csc.ion s5i Of the Penal Code. which makes it a
ealonv 70 operate poolroom OF aid or nbet the oD-
rsslon OF such place The inquiry is simply TO sea
vbefher or not there is evidence enough to JUSTIFY
rhe issuance of warrant for or the indictment Of
any OF the men named
From the books in the possession OF the AS
tistant District Attorney. which he added to BY a
second visit last night TO the building in Cedar
street where a raid made on Tuesdsy, Mr.
vandiver has based an assumption that the first
five men mentioned in the John Doe proceedings
shared in the profits OF the business. z. A. Fisher
e believed TO have been the manager OF the synd-
cate.
One OF the new batch of books taken last night
hears the name OF z. A. Fisher on the hyleaf In
SIDE are numerous accounts. Several Of them ap-
near 10 be the records Of what certain persons won
and lost in their daily betting operations. One
mage was headed &C" Below. in separate columns.
headed IN and "Out." respectively. were figures
.unDosed TO represent winnings and losses. One
month taken at random shows c. won SAL and
last gEe There was another rage headed J. Park
Robson. where the figures seem to indicate that
sron May 80 TO September 80 in a certain year he
had lost SO $50 and won only $l5S5. There is an
other account headed Gates and another entry
would seem 10 show that that well known citizen
familiarity known John Doe had an account with
fhe syndicate.
II would seem that some of the time in recent
,ss-s she syndicate operated in a rather small
vav but two months showed a profit OF SSeoO1-
There was one account with NO. a., which IS sup
posed 10 have been Of the chain OF pool
rooms Of the syndicate.
There was one fat little ledger, interesting IN
t,,sfh aE7rT hear
pool-room laws Of this state. II contained the &C
counts OF the Arkansas Club at Hot Springs
Ark This was where the clientele OF the DAVIS
syndicate were able 10 play the ponies Whhe
recuperating and drinking the mineral waters
II appears that II was run by BOD DAVIS.
The book showed that in the first six months OF
1905 the "cluh" handled sl.lS7,554.
When Assistant District Attorney Vandiver
raided the room on the second floor Of the Cedar
street building on Friday he learned that one OF
che FIVE telephones did not lead TO Central" With
the assistance OF an employe OF the telephone
company the fifth wire traced yesterday 10 the
third floor When the county detectives broke
down the door they found large horseshoe table.
AROUND which were sixteen telephones. In side
rooms was stored a great collection OF furniture
and gambling paraphernala. Mr.. Nandiver was
summoned from his office late IN the afternoon, and
after looking through what had been found ordered
Il taken 70 the Criminal Courts Building.
Some OF the packages were marked with a num-
Der n Park Place which belongs 20 a building
where q pooroom was raided some tire ago The
rooms were apparently used as storerooms for the
furnishings OF pooiroons.
Fifteen Of the sixteen telephones. Il is thought,
connected with various poolrooms OF the syndicate
ana we're used N sending out racing information.
The sixteenth telephone was connected 4 is under
stood, with a turf news bureau. This interested
Ns Vsndiver, but what he was particularly pleased
% ind were numerous account books dealing with
the recent operations OF the syndicate az No. ll2
T7-lf al
giving codes used in the business.
The agst court proceedings yesterday In the pool
room cases were when Mr. Vaadiver put in the
case OF tho people against Thomas r. Keator.
whose pooiroom in lower Broadway gave a clew
to the syndicate. The principal witness was Floyd
n. Grant. a business man, OF No. 1874 Broadway,
who said ne had been IN the habit OF placing bets
with KeatoT's place over the telephone Tor year
and a half He !6ertiaed bundle OF checks drawn
70 his order By Keator. which represented Mr..
F1oyd's winnings for January, February ana March
o. this year.
Fgoyd's checks 10 Keator were also placed IN
evidence, but when balance was struck It showed
that Mr.. Floyd had come out about $4,000 20 the
good Erna sanntrocl1. who took the bets, and
Cara Robinson. the telephone girl. also testified
The cases against the girls were discharged, but
they were placed under subpoena Counsel for
KeatOr declared that. most Of the bets had been
taken over the telephone. ana he held. such evi-
6ence not competent, his client should be dis
give him time 20 submit a brief.
The prisoners taken IN the Cedar street raid on
Tuesday were held until Friday.
Then The John Doe proceedings regarding the
syndicate operations AZ No ll2 Fulton street were
started The first witnesses were four Of the six pris
pners taken when the place was raided OF course
G. Reilly and =. A Fisher were not examined The
aTst witness. Charles F. Reilly, boy. said he had
sast stepped into the place TO look for Job. AS
matter OF fact, none Of these persons admitted
ever having the other before. and IL seemed
% have been a coincidence that three o. them
happened 70 be looking for sob az the same place
st the same time. DID they know anything about
betting on the races? Not BIT OF It!
Robert johnson said he was an insurance adj
iuster. The other two were Alexander LANCE and
trogs Meyers The four who, WITH Reilly and
een" were discharged They were served with
sqbp9nas, however. 70 keep them within the 5uris
against Reilly and Fisher and their cases postponed
.nn Tomorrow, Among other witnesses IN the
.ona Doe proceedings were persons suDpGnaed as a
fzn
1AS John De gToossois,ggS yin Re, Ss EssgmeS 20
q making bets through the syndicate. VIII DO pre-
tented Some ten or twelve men have been sub
Some way or other "Dan" o'ReilIy, the lawyer
~ mo men arrested az no. ll2 Fulton street.
seemed 20 get the idea that Senator Thomas F.
men 1ff. vandiver WIS after, for he took occasion
q say yesterday: GRADY and Sen. c. who is
..gef, is not Senator Grady. The man meant was
:. ~ 03ce yesterday. He IS thick set ana smooth
sl "a and never was IN Albany in his life.
When Mr.. Nandlver heard this ne smiled and
sac; y wonder u the man Mr.. o. Reilly speaks Of
has az account IN the windsor Trust Company"