New-York tribune., 1908-12-10
PURITY IN TENDERLOIN
NO GAMBLING THERE. "
Jerome Tells Bingham District Ia
Free from Chance ParIOrs.

District Attorney Jerome received yesterday from
the Police Department. the monthly report for No
vernber for the Sd Inspection District. which
tends from I4th street 42d street IN regard ~
suspected gambling houses The report Is sisned
by Inspector McC1usky. r says that there ara
such unlawful resorts IN the district. which n
cludes the old Tenderlsin the territory covered
by two 18th stations the East 22d strees
station and the West 3oth and West s7th stress
stations.
Some time ago Mr. Jerome had number q
wealthy gamblers. who were suspected of runni1s
resorts. call on him They agreed % permit tns
police visit their premises AZ any hour q tha
day night. and or them even gave ne U.s.
trtct Attorney duplicate keys 10 their places
Mr.. Jerome announced that he would nov uaka
up the 4th Inspection District the upper "es1
Side. in charge Of Inspector Walsh. and Foul1
pursue the same plan IN cleaning IL up The re-
ports for November for the fth district are eN-
perred by the District Attorney today ana NJ
Jerome said that II there were any suspeS1eA
places on the list he would have them lnFeSe--
gated -.
not said Mr. Jerome yesterday. but DO Sno~
that IN the Sd Inspection District houses that ns
been carried on the monthly reports OF 1H7 y =.
Department for years suspected places aIS
closed 50 far as doing business Is concerned ny
as well as the police IN that district cerIlly
this Is the fact. and I have every reason % -
Heve that it Is I hope 70 oe able 10 "a
through New York County and get the sane -
suit"
Mr. Jerome said that as Re got tnrouS1
with the 4th Inspection District Re would take tas
other districts. which ara in the County OF Ss~
York where he has Jurisdiction. IN their order, ana
would adopt the same plan as n the 1en%
derlofn He said that as soon a. he and his as
sistanr Mr. Murphy. received the reports rom ia
4th district to-day, he would send his men out %
investigate every place carried OF the new list az
4 suspected gambling house or P0olroo-r
District Attorney Jerome sent letter 70 CoT1is-
siouer Bingham. cornpLiulent1g hIrn and Inspector
McCIusky on the work OF clearing Up the Tender
Ioin and saying that he believed the reports were
true and that present the district Fas free fror
gambling He says
To the ens that I may promptly receive the n
act Cthe DOwlng aCt) n assisting your depar IEens
in kee0iuz these u-sCr-~rs from z7-rlN.fr.-
houses 7 ask that, unless Ehs-e some reasons
which IN your opinion render IL llexDe1lelr- y1L
will instruct the inspector OF the 81 lCSpecLloI
District and the commanders OF precincts II rcdG
district that whenever they have any I1-orr17rto1
OF such a character as Wou-1 -ead them g oeLeL1
and report under rule No. = that any house o.
part thereof IS q gambling house or Do--r0oL-r y
an alleged suspected gambling house or pool
room thew shall at once report 70 ne in writing
Department. their entire information upon he SUB
tecr. specifying IN de-aL the location or re
premises and the sources OF rheir intorIla--on 1
the grounds OF their belleI
As result of the action taken By District At
torney Jerome and Police Commissioners Binshara
the Id was on tight IN the Tenderloin last night
The gamblers who frequent the Cd Inspection Dis
trtct were nowhere 70 be found and the inspection
throuzhour the district q the sr-tcrest SORT
Even the most oIasz habitues ot the Tenderiota
were forced 10 admit that the '1id was really on