New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-30
USED AXES IN RAID.
Police Smash Door of Alleged Pool
room-Larcyer Arrested.

DEPUTY Police Commissioner Hanson and squad
Of police raided another alleged poolrOom in the
financial district yesterday afternoon. They forced
their way into the Office Of ". f. Davis & Co, on
the top floor of No. 112 Fulton street. by breaking
down door in the rear of a saloon, through which
they made their way TO the upper floor Six men
were placed under arrest and at the Tombs police
court they were held in $1,000 bail each for exam
nation to-day. The police secured racing charts.
telephones and two safes.
This raid was an aftermath to the made last
Monday on the top floor of No. A. Broadway. when
two women clerks and Thomas r. Keator. the al
legged proprietor, were arrested In that raid the
police conhscated a lot of papers, among which
were several checks signed by W. D. Miller drawn
TO the order OF ". Z. Davis & Co. and Endorsed by
E. A. Fisher. The police have been trying to locate
these persons ever since, and Yesterdays crusade Is
said to have been the result of their efforts.
A large crowd was attracted to the scene by the
arrival CT the patrol wagon and the crash OF the
axes as the police. led by Deputy Commissioner
Hanson shattered tho door. The room was finely
furnished. There costly rugs on the floor
and expensive pictures on the wall. There was
safe in this room and In adjoining Burglar
alarms connected the safes. The place Is said to
have been the clearing house for the downtown
poolrooms
When the prisoners taken to the Tombs
police court the Keator case. which had been adj
Isfrate barlow II vent over untIl Wednesday at
the request of Assistant District Attorney Van
Then detectives from the District Attorneys Of
flee served grand jury subpRnas on keator and
his clerks. and on five OF the SIX men
arrested IN the Fulton street raid. and, when
Dan" O'Reilly counsel for the last batch or prlS-
oners saw this he became exceedingly active. he
"a detective give a subpoena TO one OF the
prisoners who had given his name as F. A Fisher.
Assistant District Attorney NandtVer, however,
took * away. saying Fisher did not need sub
pnua O'Rcilly thcreupou told Mr. Nandiver he
had no right to take the subpoena and. snatchng
it out OF his hand gave it back 10 Fisher. telling
him hold 10 It,
Mr. Vaudver ordered the detectives 10 arrest the
lawyer and arraign him before the magistrate.
wanted TO make a charge OF grand larceny against
him. saying that Fisher had been served erroneous
II and had voluntarily surrendered the subpoena 10
him This was denied by O'Reiliy and Fisher ana
Magistrate Barlow thereupon discharged the FORMER
THE Six prisoners were then arragned They
gave their names Edward A. Fisher, Of the Itotel
81 George BROOKLYN Charles A. Riley, OF No o
West Sth street: Robert J. Johnson. % No l+- Law
renee street: Louis Mayer OF No - Morton street;
n Reilly. uf No 2o6 West 1lSth street.
Fisher was charged with keeping q pooHooiu
and the others with aiding and abctung a poor
ro1r1 Mr. Vandlver wanted 20 prefer an additional
al 40 A. Broadway. IN conjunction Wl'h he.e'oI,
hut Mr. OReiuy said that as he was already unGtr
hCnd ne would be hand when his eXanllIaIloh
me up ana this satisfied Nr. NandiVer. MT
torey that IL would be unnecessary for hia 10 get
!, search warrant and force or experts 10 Omen
the safes ms he pUrpOScd doing. as every t1clity
,s.,,,ld lie arorded MIN o examine the contents
Dtputy Commissioner Hanson did not appear IN
cnnri 40 prosecute the men. An affidavit made ny
Eovd q; Grant Of 80. 1872 Broadway, who Is said
=, he "A warm friend OF MIR. Hanson. was among
tbe uapers fled In the case against heator-