The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-17
IMMUNITY SNESHBDET1HaYR
BRONN GAMBLERS RAIDED OVER
POLICE CAPTAINS HEAD.

lnapertsFS siea rake Twelve Prbonces
but Can't Pind the Cnahfcr p klondike
ana PsolFSem Outnts seized Pc.
lice Think . Pulitl~iAn the HACKER.
Inspector Flood and some Of Inspector
Russslfs men raided a poolrooni a. 25po
Third avenue. The Bronx. with axes
yesterday afternoon and took twelve
prisoners Tho man who h supposed 10
have conducted the place has had political
Affiliations which are believed TO have
given him immunity up 90 nov. II 10
the first raid OF the sort that The Bronx
has known In a good while Il was made
over tho head Of Capt Naughton Of the
Alexander avenue police station. In whose
precinct the house did business
For two weeks Detectives Dungats
and Donnnlly OF Inspector Russell's STAFF
had been going 10 the house looking fOr
evidence. They played the games with
tho rest, but they weren't able Go hnd out
who the man was " no received tho money
placed on the horses. lie kept himself
hidden in a cashiers cage. the window
Ofwhich was screened Wit a green shade
Yesterday morning Magistrate Stolnert
issued warrants in the Tombs police court
foF the arrest Of the inmates Of the house.
DunRAts and Donnally went up az usual
and played until the rest Of thu police
arrived. I'D by Inspector Flood and
Lieut.. Daniel Costigan. Ten other police
nesn were IL the party.
ri II. -. A.
find a watcher on tho stairs. The door
was looked, and when the inspector called
for admittance there was q fuss inside.
Dmgate and DonnAlly told the players
that the game was up Lieut.. Costigan
chopped his way through the door and
let IN the police.
Threo mon were in one corner Of the
room opposite 20 where tho cashiers
box stood They were busy at a Klon-
dixie cloth In the middle 81 which was a
flush tank containing $1,000, They were
arrested and later were charged with
being common gamblers. The Otherp.
nine % them. who had bsen showing
interest In racing shevts were charged
with be,ting.
The qucer part Of Il was that the police
didn't ind anybody behind the green
shade Of the cashiers booth. The twelve
men were luoueu INTO a patrol wagon
along with the Klondike layout, three
telephones, tho green shade and q lot
Of racing sheets They were taken not ~
Capt. Naughton's station, but TO the Nor
risania station.
The nins bettors gave their names
a. Joseph Williams. athlete, n 20 Maps
avenue. The Bronx: Thomas Clllon.
salesman, 81 iaa Main street iOnkcrs;
John brown, driver Of So Wills avenue.
The bronx William ]. Walker. electrician.
no Main street. Yonker1; James Coyne.
foreman. Of i7s Gutenberg avenue.
0uttenberE V. j.. Michael lamb. driver.
Of 7Ta9 Eighth avenue: Maurice Wand.
collector $50 Lane avenue. stamford,
Conn. Joseph l.. smith. electrician. Si7
West i2sth street, Peter ]. nice, cutter.
ia Walton avenue, The BronH They
were all hailed az $500 apiece The b0nds-
men were Edward ". Mclaughlin % go |
tas, 18th street and Prank MahE a 70t
Fast isld street
The three who were held A. gamblers |
said they were George Watson, driver |
% 9S1 East iaoth street; Thomas Nook |
agent. 1Os3 Second avenue. and Harry |
Buckman. clerk. n ~ 81 AIMS avenue /
The BrnnV Magistrate Butts was found /
at hia home and admitted them % hail |
The b0ndsman was Harry Hansen, a |
ConfcCtioner u 5as Alexander avenue. !
The Bronx. The prisoners will b. ar |
raignsd In the Tomhs court this morning |