The sun., 1910-02-15
'RAIDED OYER POLICE HEADS
BUGHERS MEN GET GAMBLERS
WHOM REGULARS IGNORED.
Three sIuss Players Hauled From Food
less Restaurant which Inspector
Hogan and Capt. Morris Knew Of
carson Accused sr WInS1ing At Craps.

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Detectives from Chief Inspector
Schmittbergers stah raided gambling
house last night over the heads OF In
spector William G. Hogan OF the First
Inspection District and Capt Frank
Morris OF the Fifth street station Two
weeks ago Hogan and Morris were in
formed Of complaints against the place
which had been received at Police Head
quarters. They made no arrests, hence
last nights visitation.
Farlier in the day charges were brought
Ak, inst Capt, Frederick G. Carson Of the
West 125th street station that he had
permitted gambling house to run despite
Information from Police Headquarters.
1t is expected that similar charges will be
brought sgcinst Inspector Hogan and
Capt Morris
Information came to Headquarters
the last OF January that gambling was
going on in the basement OF the house
at 20 st. Marks place The place was
ostensibly the Columbia Lunch Room.
The complaint was sent to Inspector
Hogan. whose duty was 10 send il on to
Capt. Morris OF the Fifth street station.
in whose precinct ~ st. Marks place
/, lies.
Apparently nothing was done by the
local police Inspector Schmittberger
got no report and the appearances OF
gambling went on as before, The in
speotor decided to undertake the task
himself. He detailed Detectives Dunn
and CantorAf his own staff to investigate
the place.
They went TO 30 St Marks place last
Saturday night and found twenty persons
playing stuss Yesterday ON their aiii-
davits Magistrate Harris issued three
John Doe warrants in the Yorkville
police court. Last night Lieut.. Burns.
Detectives Dunn. Cantor, Cody and others
from the chief inspectors star went
to the Columbia Lunch Room. a stuss
game was on. Dunn and Cantor pointed
out the three men for whom the warrants
were issued and they were arrested
They said they were Abe Fisher. tailor.
! OF 40 East Eleventh street: Henry Klein,
salesman. OF 1O5 Second avenue. and
Benjamin Goldberg. a clerk. Of q De-
lancey street They were taken to
Headquarters with two tables and a
dozen packs OF cards and locked up as
common gamblers.
The police say that they found nothing
to show that the place was a restaurant
except the name on the door Detective
Cody asked somebody what would happen
IL customer came in to buy q beefsteak.
oh. we'd fix 'em up all right said
the man.
Where's the ranger" Cody asksd-
Walk in,- said the lunchman, point
ing to a back room. The men in the
place laughed. Cody went back and
found a stove connected with no fue
and apparently iireless for years. There
were few dishes, but there was nothing
to eat
Capt. Carson's case dates from early
in the year. Acting Commissioner Bugher
said yesterday that Carson had been in
formed four times that a crap game was
going on at 7se and 2ss West lIoth street.
Inspector Hussey notified him twice
and Inspector Titus twice. Yet he did
not name the place as inspect ted in his
monthly report to Commissioner Baker.
On January 20 Chief Inspector Schmitt-
berger sent Lieut. Burns of his star and
two policemen to the ileth street house
to investi gate. On the evidence they
found Magistrate Butts in the Harlem
court issued q warrant and the place
was raided by the chief inspectors men
on February 7. Joseph McDonough.
arrested as the proprietor. was held in
the Harlem court for trial
Capt. Carson was not suspended and
his case will be tried on Thursday morn
ing. inspectors Hussey and Titus win
be called As witnesses to show that he
was notified OF the existence OF the place
Capt. Carson is married and lives at
go st. Nicholas avenue. He was formerly
a brakeman and was appointed on No
vember ~, 1883. On December ~, 1895,
he was made a roundsman and on No
vember 1. 1897. a sergeant. He has been
a captain since October 81. 1905. He is
a years old.
Mr.. Bugher said charges also had been
drawn up against Policeman William
Hauser OF the East tO4th street station.
He was picked out Of several policemen
by Joseph MonshAn, a prisoner in the
Tombs, and identified an the policeman
who assaulted him at 1o1st street and
Second avenue In the early morning OF
January ~. The other three accused
policemen. Matthew Hogan. James O'Sul-
Ivan and George Rowiey, said they were
not present and knew nothing about
the assault.
Commissioner Bughsr said that the |
trial calsndars were full now. but that
Commissioner Reynolds had agreed to
take up the Brooklyn oases himself to-
morrow and that would probably leave
Trial Commissioned Walsh free on that
day to hear the oase against the police
rnen who are charged with assaultinR
Ann Anderson in g barber shop on East
Thirty fourth street.
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