New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
GAMBLING EVIDENCE IN.
Men Subp~nocd in Raids Talk
Frecly to District lftf0rneY.

Following the many poolroom raids. John Doc
proceedings were begun yesterday before MaEs-
tTate Barlow. District Attorney jerome and his
deputy, Mr. NandiveT who conducted the proceed
ings. heard the testimony OF eight witnesses. who
were called after the raids made Tuesday at
Nos 299 ana 80 Broadway
Before examining the men Mr.. Jerome lectured
them and told them they had better tell all they
knew If they didn't want 10 go to jail. They told
freely and frankly what sought after that.
Please examine me right on" said one of the
men. Il have chance TO go to Canada. where
I get a job on the track. The gano is zap
here"
He examined first told all he knew and was
allowed to go. All the others subpornaed will have
to return tomorrow for further examinations
Five men who testified that they clerks
employed IN the office the New York and New
Jersey Distributing and Circulating Company
we're Examined next and gave important testimony
ther lawyer william Weiss who wns not a ny
Henry 'Dutch' schultz. whose place in West
but was not called upon 10 testify. His place Is
said to be branch of the Interstate News Bureau,
which had its headquarters at No. GG2 Sixth ave
nue.. This concern and the Distributing Company
are said TO be the two chief dispensers of racing
Ali gambling witnesses subpunaed to appear be-
day and 1t IS expected that the grand jury Will be
called upon to act in several cases which Mr.. Van
diver has been preparing for the last few weeks
Some preliminary indictments filed by the
the Bob" Davis syndicate headquarters in Full
ton street. in which Sen O." figured and the I'm -
Vestgauon which Is expected to begin to-day WILL
II Is said, complete the crusade which the District
Attorney has been conducting and deal the final
blow to the whole system.
Mr.. Nandiver said Yesterday that he was now In
position 10 break the backbone of the poolroom
business, that after the grand jury had hea Ri
the evidence at hand II would be a difficult matter
lot any one IN the pOOlrOCm crowd to get straight
racing news from any source.
The places raided on Monday which said to
rave been managed by former employc Of the
Western Union. were the headquarters for the men
In the regular poolroom syndicate With these two
places out of business, the principal for
facing TeWS to ali the pOOlTOOmS In the is
OFF. according to Mr.. NandIver, and news Will
now be obtanable except from the tracks, and from
there only such peWs as Culd be teiephonCd from
the tracks 20 each separate room. AS a result of
the raids Mr.. NaTdiver figures that nearly five hun
urcd poOroOms have been put out of business and
a loss OF nearly 100000 month incurred by the
New York Telephone Company. Vice President
Nandiver. has said that the company will do ali it
can TO prevent the pooroom men from getting tele-
phones again.
The hearing lasted all afternoon 1t was held
behind closed doors and the nature of il could not
be obtained The testimony taken from the wit
nesses," said Mr. Vandver yesterday, viii be kept
on ME. We viii know how if they are ar
rested again Further examination will be held
to-day.
John f. OConnor. proprietor of the cafe at
tached TO the Hotel Raleigh, No Cos Broadway
ana Henry Seymour. twenty-three years old, who
says he Is clerk and lives at No 105 West 106h
street, were arraigned before Magistrate Rreen in
the Jefferson Market corrt, yesterday afternoon
charged with making handbook, and discharged
Russeils stan, entered the cafe NJ noon and ar
rested the two men. They exhibited I'm court slips
which they alleged bets, and DISPLAYED SIG
they said they took from Seymour MAGISTRATES
had been run off. and therefore the charges of the
officers are not sustained"