New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-30
AXES IN GAMBLING RAID
Police Chop Through Door Where
Sixty-tWo Men Are Found.
BIG LAYOUT HAULED AWAY
Thousands Jam Streets During
Spectacular Swoop Upon
42d Street Place.

The spectacular raids upon alleged
gambling houses in the Times Square
district which took place N Wednes-
day were repeated yesterday. when In
spector Walsh and Captain Fennelly Of
the West 47th street police station
chopped their way through three inches
Of solid oak into the Hudson-F Fulton
Club. on the second floor of the building
at the northwest corner Of 42d street and
Sixth avenue.
Five arrests were made in the raid.
and the police hauled carloads of con-
traband material from the place. The
excitement occurred shortly after =
o'clock and thousands of persons were
jammed I'm the streets while the police
were at work. Reserves were summoned
from several stations to keep the crowd
in order ard traffic men along Broadway
were forced to leave their posts to clear
42d street and Sixth avenue. where the
only open line of travel was the elevated
railroad. When the crowd had praCti-
cally taxed the limits of the streets the
at the close Of the afternoon show. All
were late getting home. for their dinners
The evidence which brought about the
raid was obtained by Detective Stapf. of
the West 4Tth street station. Magistrate
Appleton gave him a John Doe warrant
in the Tombs court yesterday. after he
had said that he was satisfied that gam
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Hudson Fulton Club. After working on
the case for some time. he said. he had
obtained entrance last Monday. subse-
quently losing $40 at roulette
Yesterday afternoon he accompanied
the raiding party in a department auto
mobile. Inspector Walsh. attired in reg
ulation cap. goggles and long duster. sat
in the front seat beside the chauffeur.
In the back seat were captain Fennelly,
looking the typical man about town, and
Iieutenants ScoveI and Bolton. Of the in
spector's staff. Scovel wore silk hat
and frock coat Headed by Stapf they
ran ND the stairs and asked admittance,
while fifteen patrolmen in plain clothes
stationed themselves about the building
one Of the men. who was arrested
later. opened the door a few inches, and
after looking them over refused to admit
the members Of the raiding party. Back
to the automobile they went. When they
returned they carried axes. and sOon
were making progress toward effecting
an entrance. When those inside saw the
blade of the first axe prOtrude through
the door il was decided TO surrender. and
the door was then Opeped. There were
sixty-two men i'm the place. The names
Of ali were taken. but only FIVE were
placed under arrest.
The prisoners said they were George
Il. Reed. of No 521 sixth avenue; Henry
Bennett. Of No. 10 West 1O5th street;
Thomas Hickey. of No. iIS West 133d
street. Edward Hughes. who refused to
give his address. and Michael Saunders.
Of No. 53 West 18th street. Hughes and
Saunders were held for aiding and abet-
ting gambling. The others were charged
with being common gamblers. Hughes
had $1,000 and Hickey $iW when
searched.
Two roulette wheels. faro layouts. rae
ing charts and about bushel Of chips
were taken to the station. as well as
chairs. tables and a telephone.