New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
LIQUOR GRAFT NOW
ufTOR SAID TO MEM
TO STOP 1T.
Gambling Raids Prelude to
Npr attack on Police
Methods.

1tavor Gaynor is said TO have turned
sc s--enrion toward the problem Of &bol-
.s,ire the system OF paying money 70 the
-o,;,s for protection. II IS understood
- - has told the liquor dealers that
80 must pay no more money for the
--i,-=7sge oF violating the excise Law. Il
,,+sz-aa he law they would not be
-.-.s-a5. i they violated the statute
..e- oo,,ld expect u be arrested. no mat
.o,- much money they might pay,
- -.e 1favor. according 70 the story.
: re future. the Mayor is reported to
hsve said. The excise law would he en-
<o-~sd bv uniformed members Of the
<7-ce and the saloonkeepers need have
10 fear Of aHv one n plain clothes rep
-esentine himself as q v-ardnan author
fzed 70 collect protection money
vhan tr= attention Of the Mayor was
called yesterday To a report that he had
called certain dealers 70 his Office and
-oId them that the payments for protec-
Ton must stop. and shat thereafter money
already collected MAS sent back. he de-
cIsrsd 1hsr the story was wrong in many
PARTICULARS Certain liquor dealers did
call on him n said but the time vas
not ripe 70 reveal what they told him or
what he had to say II reply.
A. ha left his Office last night The
MAYOR SAID he had devoted little time
during che day 70 the police situation
acting Commissioner Bugher had not
beer 81 his Office. he said, nor had he
communicated with him. He gave the
head q the force 3 chance TO show what
r. could do Apparently the activity
reported from Headquarters vas not dis
pleasing 70 him
GAMBLING COMES Up. TOO
Ire Mayor vas told that the fact that
CAPTAIN Carson. Of the West 125th street
station. vas 70 be tried for failure 10
close al alleged gambling place had
started ne rumor that gambling cru
sade vas u be begun. I don't know
ANYTHING about that" he replied.
Following charges by Acting Corlu1is-
sione- Bugher against Captain Carson,
O ne West 18th street station. for i
eyed failure 70 close z gambling house
II Harlem. Chief Inspector SChmitt-
over The heads OF Captain -Iorris. % the
East 9Th street station. and Inspector
Hogan. Of the 1st inspection District.
Three men were under arrest al Police
Headquarters 0n Z charge OF being COM
mon gamblers last night Inspector
Hogan ard Captain Morris viii be asked
. explain why they did not take action
-c STOP : stEss game al No so ST
Marks Place.
7 vas reported 70 Headquarters two
weeks ago that q stUss game was going
OF II s. Marks Place Inspector Hogan
and Captain Morris were told. but ap-
peared 70 have overlooked the matter en-
rely. as they neither -aided the place
-or reported 70 Headquarters what they
hs5 found out
OF Saturday night Lieutenant Burns.
Or Chief Inspector Schrnittberger's staff,
with detectives Cody. Dunn and Cantor.
visited the place, and. as = result Of
wrar they saw there. obtained IN the
Torkviue police court yesterday three
John Doe warrants charging common
gambling last night the same officers
visited rhe place and found. they said.
-z-entg- men busily engaged in gane-
Three we're taken 10 Headquarters. where
-ne- described themselves as Abe Fisher.
Henri Klein and Benny Goldberg. The
o--e- men n ne place were allowed TO
2 after giving their names and ad-
dresses 70 the police.
The place raided presented the appear
arce II z restaurant There we're sev-
e-al tables. = cash register and short
counter I few plates we're also IN
sz1-. but there was not 2 particle Of
food. and the ice box contained not even
Z t-- II ice gas range II the back
room vas not even connected with the
gaz main
COMPLAINTS TO BAKER
Tre alleged gambling house in Harlem
vas n Nos 80 and 23S West 116th
street. and the reputed proprietor. Joseph !
McDonough. who was found in the place
or Fefr1lar-- =. the DAY of the first raid
vas held in S1-Jo9 bail for trial by Magis-
-rst@ Butts in the Harlem court CoInrais-
siara- Baker had been receiving reports
FOR months q the existence Of gam (
hing house AZ this address. He turned
the case over 70 Nj Bugher, who or
dered carson TO close i, without result,
81 Is energed
II addition to the charges preferred
sgsinsr the captain Commissioner
Bggh-r also charged Patrolman William
Hsuses. Il th5 East 104ta street station
slth having assaulted one Joseph Mon
ahan with his nightsttck al 1O1st street
arC Seeond avenue. Patrolu1en {. SulH-
van Hogan and RowIeE. Of the same
pree-r-t we're taking three prisoners 10
the station house OF a charge Of robbing
{ store on January - HheE the alleged
assault took place. D'SUIlIvan, Hogan
ana GoH.ey. the Commissioner said.
would se charged with making false
Statements u their superior officers.