The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-29
GAMBLERS GO TO THE MAYOR
COMPLAIN or BEING RAIDED
ALTERNATING FOR PROTECTFON.

I
wewm L ooh Into 1.-TWO OF DriscsIi's
Raiders Named Commisssoner Him.
self Win \ Gun Figures in Narrative
Five men who admitted thai they were
interested in a gambling house raided
by Deputy Police Commissioner Driscoll
and his policemen few days ago called
On AiAyor Gaypor yesterday and COM
planned Of police eNtortion They told
II. Mayor tina, they were not 60 much
pu' out about the raiding Of -he place
a. they were OF having the raid made
after they had paid mp. They are under
stood 20 have told the Mayor 20 whom
the levi-s which had teen made upon
them had been paid. but the names they
gave We're not made public. except those
Of two policemen These Two whose
names We're gwen 20 the Mayor were
Lieut. Cody Of Commissioner Oriscolrs
vice squad and detective named Murphy.
also attached 20 Driscolis private force
Tie spok e,in-n for the delegation we're
samuel N"wnarA and Martin Bernstein
who Informed the Mayor that they had
teen assaulted ~ Cody And Murphy
as they We're ,ea ving building in West
!!eth stree. o. Fr:iav night LAST After
telling IL. MAYOR tina they had oeen
beaten with black '.ck Is ~ the two police
men Will" a. n. same time Commits
s!oner Driscoli WAS walking up and down
the corridor u n. building with a re-
volver IN his hand. Newmark and Bern
stein asserted that cody had been graft
ing from gambling houses
They told The Mayor that a short while
ago Cody had gone into a gambling place
in Third avenue near Thirteenth street
and had asked for loan Of 500 The
man didn't have the money. according
70 the story void 10 the Mayor. bu, he
got 500 from his partner and as a security
for - Cody left what was supposed 20
DE diamond ring The men who called
on the Navor Yesterday said that this
ring was afrerward shown 10 ne value
lass. the supposed diamond being slasa
The callers on the Mayor said thar rhsy
could produc- several men who we're
supposed 10 be running gambling houses
who had paid money for protection.
The Mayor listened 90 the statements
made TO him by his callers with he closest
interes, and assured them thai hey would
have every opportunity 20 prove their
charges He asked hem 70 send n him
as soon a. possible all the facts they had
20 substant rate their assertions that
money had been paid for the -protec-
ton % gambling houses and he per-
sonally promised that no harm would
come TO any one giving such evidence
az would tend 70 show that The charges
were well founded
Commissioner Driscoll was told Of the
that the gamblers had made
10 thelMayor and called in Detective Cody
and Detective Murphy Both strenuously
1enied that they had taken a cent Of graft
money. They further said that they
lad not assaulted any ore If a gambling
lousa in West lieth street
Commissioner Driscoll said tina, IL
made him smile 20 heaT gamblers COM
olain Of having 70 paw for protection.
There was no complaint from thar source,
aid ne when things were rosy and money
vas coming IN. u was only when business
vas had that the kicks came He was
Isksd II he had been 20 the listh stree,
iou.e ard -aid that he had been there TO
investigate conditions He did not run
bout fourishinE revolver. however,
Tor did his police ASA nit any one. although
here was lo's 81 provocation.
Then he told a little story which ne
ard he had mad. up but which he also
sserted was pertinent This is the
tory
One man tells another 20 open I'D
lace and gives HIM the wherewithsl
o do II. The man opens -he place. but
nes hack on the cash producer and
nt.r- into an agreement with a third
nan. Then comes the man who had
NJ up the money and runs an opposition
n me in rh. same mouse and complaints
ONE into the District Attorneys ohfce
ecause 81 the rivalry When the two
re- both operating on the "a me- foor the
district Attorneys Office Is told tina,
here vii! rs. deeds ~ violence done and
b" police 20 ~ and investigate
Their" u no moral 20 tina, story saws the
The Commissioner further said tina.
lera had h-en no complaints az Head
Iarrers or the District Attorneys Office
ON shaken down gamblers. Some
amblers had gone with complaints to
,e District Attorney about the strinSency
it'll which they mad been treated bv
ie police and were told 20 bring wit
Asse- befor" IN. Grand Jury This
ley refused 20 do aid Mr. DriscoIl.
i should not he surprised II som.
these so-calied social clubs had cauAs
complain 81 the police in the future. he
included