The sun., 1910-06-05
RAID WITH SLBDGB And AXB
POLICR on THB ROOF roo TO
STOP GIWBLERS ESCAPE.

classy Piaee In west AIst street where
the Lowest net Was a9s "RsGTigera.
tor DosTs nad 10 Be Smashed BssuFe
the Inner shrine COuld Ne Reached.
The polite raidsd a gambling house a.
2Ss West Forty-hrst street yesterday
afternoon. using all the methods current
in the old days. There were axes and
broken doors. attempts to break away
across the roofs and gimshOeing by
detectives
There were about 800 men in the room.
which was On the second HoOr Of the build
ing at zas West Forty first. street over =
garage run. the police think, by Paul
Kelly, who is known ~ a gang lsader. .
The players of Illicit games were banded
together under the name Of the Merrick
wheelmen's Club but the police say they
didn't find any bicycles.
Two policemen have been going 10 the
place every day for the past week or 90.
and they say they had no trouble At all
laying bets On horses. Inspector Nc
Ciusky's men got warrants yesterday
morning from Magistrate Herman Tor
the arrest Of i've men, and the plans were
laid for the capture yesterday afternoon.
Inspector MCClusky aud Capt. IAbsy
Of the West Thirty seventh street station
went TO the plaCs In a taxiOab. Fifteen
plain Clothes men were in the Olfing 20
az TO 10 useful whsn the time came. Some
Of them went up on the roofs on the For
tieth street sids Of the block in order 10
be ready In case there was a breakaway
| across the hOusetops
The two policemen who have been going
10 the place looking for evidence were
inside. as usual when ,hs detectives ap-
peared They were PatrOlmen Walsh
and Pagan of the West Thirty seventh
street station. They were TO wait until
they heard sounds OF a fuss down stairs
and then tO arrest thOss inside
They didn't have long 10 wait. Capt.
lahsy aud the inspector appeared at $50
o o'clock. according 20 schedule. They
found a man known ~ Md Beetle. a
PhiIadelphia prinshghtsr He later gave
his name a. Charles Beeoher, saying that
he was a salesman living az 10 West
/ Eleventh street
/ B.echsr said there was nothing doing,
bui the 'Wo policsmsn said there was. They
we're r~enEorced by s6ms Of the waiting
detectives One Of them. Samuel Dun
st0n. started after q plate glass door With
a sledge hammer Ne missed his atm once
or twice and succseded In carving = Ions
slit in hts hand whioh . doctor had 20
hHup.
+ The inspector and his men got in with
ont more ado. but ~ tho head of the stairs
they found the sort Of door which the
police call au -iceboK door IL vas
heavy enough n keep them standing
for a time Nhils they bsat At II with a
uledgs hammer Behind IL they found
another door and this too had 20 be broken
! down
/ Meantime Walsh and Pagan had told
the men in the place to hold up their
hands. Most 0f them didn't obey and
started for the scuttle Pagan and his
partner drew their guns, hut that didn't
serve a. much Of deterrent either Il
remained for Ds,ectiVesiTrojan and BE-
dell Who had climbed TO the roof Of tbs
hous. on Fortisth street 10 shoe them
hack into tho room They had sons
trouble doing Il. but after a while the
men filed back
The police made only the arrests called
for M the warrants The men taken ID
the West Thirty seventh street station
were BeeChsr. who Was charged with
being the dOorkeepeT u pOOlroOm
Charles Berlman. known - Whitley, OF ~
West Thirty ninth street. who wa
charged with being the proprietor Of th'
place. and Michael Burns Of So West
Forty sixth street. and Morris AueTbach
both n whom were charged with being
faro hank dealers Tho others merely
gave their names
Tie police carted away q couple N
patrol wagon loads Of fato layOuts. ohips
racing sheets and other paraphernalia
The racing sheets showed beta ranging
from S25 N 500 which the police pOiEtst
20 a. showing that u WASH = a cheap