New-York tribune., 1909-03-21
REARDON ON GAMBLING
HOUSES IN CITY RUNNING
WIDE OPEN, HE SAYS.
Former Detectire. Is Incensed at
Jerome for His Arrest-TdlkS
of Making Exposures,

Edward ] Reardou, who a county detective
under District Attorney Jerome fought the
gamblers here for years, and who was arrested
in the Criminal Courts Building for contempt
Of court on the complaint of 3ir. Jerome yes
terday. said last night that gambling houses IN
this borough were as wide open ever. despite
all assertions to the contrary. Mr.. Reardon. who
is out under $500 bail for appearance on wednes-
day. was seated in his home. at No 146 Waver-
ley Place. last night with some of the trophies
Of his work around him. He was bitter against
Mr.. Jerome for the arrest and freely threatened
to reveal secrets Of his relationship with the
District Attorney. and especially regarding the
"doings IN Rutgers street"
Reardon's apprehension followed a war Of
words IN the private room of Magistrate Krotel.
where the former detective had been summoned
In John Doe proceedings on a subpoena. He OBJ
iected to what he called star chamber meth
DDS. declared that he should be permitted to
have a lawyer. and when Mr.. Jerome asked
that another Witness Thomas J. Brazier, be
asked not TO leave the room, and Reardon said
that Brazier would not depart. and that there
need be no concern about that, the District Al
torney ordered Inspector Russell TO arrest Rear
don. He was then held in $500 bail for eXalnl-
nation until Wednesday, Reardon protesting
that Magistrate Krotel had no right 10 commit
any one for contempt mis- court was not one
of record. The angry contention Of all com
cerned in the room could be heard III the cofr'-
dors.
Reardon. who said that his business now was
that of criminal investigator, declared last night
that he was determined to unbosom himself re-
earding many things that would enlighten the
community. In speaking of the occurrences be-
fore Magistrate Krotel he said:
'I happened to be near the Criminal Courts
Building and heard that the men arrested the
night before were to be arraigned. When MT.
Jerome heard that I was near he had me SUB
poenaed and l went in, Of course. was ushered
into the private room, and even the official
stanoerapher was ordered out, and special
stanoerapher was sent for and sworn. l pro
+as+ed and demanded that I be furnished with
o,,nsel Magistrate Krotel said that I was not
entitled to counsel but I asked Leonard Snit-
hin who appeared for some of the men arrested
~ renresent me. Then we had words and my
arrest followed. If l could have been assured
that a Supreme Court justice could nave oeen
sa,,,,a 7 would not have pleaded, but have OBJ
4,aJ nv release at once on habeas corpus pro-
| ceedings"
ro.an+haI who was charged with being gam
hIor ond held in $4,000 bail. Reardon said that
ba had known Rosenthal who was one OF those
arrested Friday night. for twenty-five years but
+h.+ he had become closely acquainted with him
- ;rs+r,ctIons from Mr.. jerome. The FORMER
detective denied vigorously that he was IN any
otber vsv intimate with the accused man. lie
,,so denied that he had had conference with
Emil K1;nge. a process server. who was said 10
have charged that an attempt was made I"
hr;he him Klinge had prepared the way Tor the
raid
Tben Reardon said vehemently that samoinS
bo,see we're now as wide open as ever and
asked:
~yvbv has house in 33d street never been
~a,dedq You have never hears of an axe being
,,sed there. and won't. Does Jerome know who
the man behind the gambling houses is? He
certainly ought to know. Wait until next
| "wednesday, and 1 will have something to say
about the doings in Rutgers street 1t will be
toteresttng information, l can tell you"
The whole affair, Reardon said, was fight
| hetu,een gamblers as he had told Mr. Jerome in
court When asked whether Mr.. Jerome had
saen him since his arrest. or had called him up
on the telephone Reardon answered in the neg
tive hut would not deny that he had been
.oIIed ND by some one in the Criminal Courts
Building
Jerome has gone back on me, as he has on
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