New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
POLICE RAIDERS USE AxES'
nriscoII Leads Attack in Which
seventy-nine Are Caught.
sO-CALLED CLUBR0OMS
netective Already Inside Badly
Beaten Trying to Save Al
legged Racing Sheets.

| Clement J. Iriscoll, First Deputy Police
| ro,on,s.toner aided by Lieutenant Oscar
tJ;urneI. head Of the vice squad. Detec-
t,ves Cody and Murphy, and a score of
tFes 1ouarter's men in plain clothes. made
g snectacular raid on the Alecto Club in
East 42d street. near Third avenue. about
4.a0 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Seventy
nine arrests were made, after the police
had chopped their way through a heavy
door.
DrscolI was armed with warrants for
eight men, six of whom were identifies
among the men found in the clnbrooms
They described themselves as John DAILY,
.wenty-three years old; James Morrison
forty years: James Smith, thirty-two years;
Joseph McManus, forty years; George Cor
ney. forty years. and Charles White,
twenty-seven. AT the East 51st street sta
ton DAILY and Morrison were charged with
aiding and abetting gambling, and the
other four with being common gamblers.
When Driscol1 and his men arrived they
found doortender on the ground floor.
They asked him to come along and lead
the way. telling him that they were police
and on his alleged refusal placed him un
der arrest. They proceeded as quietly as
where the clubrooms are, but they found
their way barred by a heavy ice-box door.
It took ten minutes hard work with axes
and crow,bars to break this door down.
When the attack began, officer, said
TO be Detective Curran. who was already
on the inside, tried to protect some racing
sheets which are said to have been hung
on the wall He showed his shield, the
police say. and drawing his revolver de-
Tnanded that the men in the room help
him to keep the sheets from being de-
stroyed. Instead. it is alleged, he was
rushed by the crowd and knocked down,
and was being beaten when DTiscoll and
the detectives came 10 his rescue. The
failure to help the detective caused the
arrest Of severty-three of the men on a
charge OF refusing to aid an officer
Much Of the alleged evidence of
gambling is declared by the police to have
been burned in stove in the rear of the
room. However, klondike, "stuss'' and
craps outfits, racing sheets, a blackboard
and telephones were seized by the police.
Patrol wagons were summoned from va
rious police stations and tie prisoners
were distributed.
Among the things seized in the alleged
pour were d Uu1iUeE Cl GlefHDeTSllE' y
cards which were in the form of af1davits.
At the same time, according to the po-
lice, they also found a seal inscribed
Thomas F. Sweeney, Notary Public, New
York County" II is understood that the
connection of Sweeney with the alleged
poolroom will be Investigated.
At the East 18th street station many Of
those arrested gave their occupations as
lawyers AMI doctors. The police believe
that IN most cases the names were fic-
titious. Within hour or two twenty Of
the seveDtythree prisoners had been
bailed out by friends, bonds for $500 be-
ing required in each case. Many well
known politicians said to have visited
the station house IN quest of friends. One
man who was arrested and later taken to
the East Both street station, is said to be
a brother OF a former Chief of Police of
New York City.