The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-27

lOlh htlt Nih0OA2 VI IOlltC
quarters the sleuths could easily see
men who might enter the places to
lay down their bets.
The men arrested, charged with car
ryng on gambling establishments, are
Charles Ernest. restauranteur, % Green
street; Charles Eberhardt, saloon
keeper, q Green street, and Anthony
NIosca, barber 235 Mulberry street.
What is said to be discriminating evil
dence was secured today by Deputy
Sheyf Mason. who laid down S2 bets
in zach place.
ENlqrked money was used.
R7l1th a grim humor Sommer's man
yiaaAe wagers on Lemon Girl" en-
tered in the sixth race at New Or
leass.
Immediately after laying down his
bets Mason telephoned the sheriff 5
office and a half dozen constabes
swooped down on the three poolrooms
ard made the arrests.
Ernest Eberhardt and Mosca were
all found with the marked 50 bills in
their pockets.
They We're arraigned before Justice
of the Peace Bossett and held in $500
bail each. They were jailed until they
could secure the required bonds.
In the incriminating evidence seized
We're three cards. One bore the name
Wiseman, Phil Loeser and Cay
Boyle. Loeser is known as Lacy, and
is said to own a resort at 100 Vesey
street, Manhattan.
Police Commissioner Kane this aft
ernoon said that while he did not CON
denim Under sheriff Mason for trapping
the bookmalSers. yet he believed that
Mason might have had the police Off
cials make the arrests, as he was
Wi-hin few feet of police head
quarters The commissioner said:
Il shall certainly cal somebody to
account for the matter this afternoon,
when the Police Board meets. as do
not intend to let this matter go un-
noticed.
Gambling within few feet of police
headquarters. it appears to me, should
have been known to some of the police
as we'll as the sheriff's men.
II will not be satisfied with eXplana-
tiohs. We must know the reason wl1S
hand books were allowed to be made in
these places.
Neither the sheriff nor under-sherif
would discuss their latest arrest IN any
respect. Il is known, how that for
The past several months men ia tie en-
plcy of the sheriff have been posting
lets on races conducted on various
tracks in this country, as we'll rs in
Canada. Occasionally they were win
ners, but On soma occasions the b0akies
refused IL pay out the amount Of the
winnings in full. moi knowing, h3weYer.-
that tiiey we're decliug with sleuths.
TIE lrts were generally made at
liuob-,itlo, arf. il the Green street
place When 1hc sheriif's lnan walked
in, tho eablcs S@ars surroundca with
hungry .ncs in tho numoer being
many .i the City Hall attaches. There
was quite 8 stir. but no one from police
headquarters vas III sight, and the
polics ala rot lif.aN the raid waA being
i'uHe1 off
The cqrstailaa aeiz4d number cf
books will a list Of bets placed and
ran.es and records of Winnors AS
usual, bets were made over the tele-
phnr., AMI s4ipo cf tDo he,s mada by
the sheriff. ner were Inndo ia this
insrner. AMI almost dolly the sleuths,
Nhc saldou visit tna Court lfouse. re-
Z ives tualr instrpctiGns from Mr..
Mnsor aud tias n4 wrll over tile wire.
IN commenting on the case the sheriff
;egaiisdt "t'iit.Iter, yoi picked 6
most ai'i'.ufaigts lrtsA ,@la. "lr@
Lemon Girl. The undcr-sherin smiled,
bpi ss6. ncihiny
The news of the arrest Of the trio
spresr1 ih:4"gil1p, irs sFatiu9 a-..ti3n
or ti'e c'i.s IL 90 sv'ao n'9c.s ther
'ras .'n'1t = 1est ur 5. sr~at t.ar7-
ber Fere 0tk rss,u .hat the 5tolfiss
9seta II 49, a. tlis city.
Chief Of Police Corbitt. when asked
'rhst he had to say about the raids
replied:
I've have net tic same assistance
tie sheriff has. because he receives in-
formation from people who, 1t appears,
will not give 1t &c us.
Sheriff Sommer has 100 OF nlo:c
insn whom ne can send out and gai
such evidence.