The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01
RAIDS OVER CAPTAINS HEAD
TWO FOLICE INSPECTORS GO
AFTER DORNTOWN ROOT ROOMS.

Wouidnt Even Ledge the Prisoners n
Capt. GallaEherp stAtiaR HSusS
Twenty Prisoners 100 spOTtiVS
Oiiifens Turned Out Into The streets
Capt. Edward Gallagher Of the Fulton
atroot police station wns not invited u
attend two pOolroom raids made in his
precinct yesterday afternoon. IN which
/ twenty warrants were served and 900
persons assembled in the two places
Of attack we're turned into the street.
One raidinG party was led by Inspector
Russell in charge Of the Detective Bureau.
and Is said 20 be the first instance Of the
active participation by the Detective
Bureau In such . Job since the days OF
hyrnos. Inspector Russell men invaded
the top floor oG a two story building at
- CortlAndt street
Inspector Daily. who commands the
Second inspection district. which includes
tho Fulton street station. raided the
upper fOOrs Of a building al l22 West
street. at the southeast corner u Dey
street. at about the same time In both
cases great pains were taken not TO dis
turb Capt Gallagher or the local station
house Inspector Russell had about
finished his job when Capt. Gallagher
arrived and viewed tho proceedings
from the street. The eight men taken
ON warrants here were hustled to Police
Headquarters and locked up a. once.
Inspector Russell had his own patrol
wagon with him Inspector DAILY got the
patrol wagon from tho Leonard street
stAion. and took his prisoners there. Even
when a raid 10 made over a police cap
tain's head Is customary TO call for his
petrol wagon and take the prisoners to his
station house.
The building a. NJ CortlAndt street
adjoins the Glen Island Hotel az West
street. and the ground floor IL occupied
by a restaurant Word got 10 Police
Headquarters that every afternoon a
good many men from the Jersey ferries
and from the Hudson Terminal building
went up the stairs 10 the second floor.
Inspector Russell sent two young detec-
lives. Donnelly and Dungate. down TO
see what was attracting the Jerseymen.
Donnelly got into tho second floor last
Monday and persuaded them TO lot Dun
gate in on Friday Yesterday morning
they lold Magistrate Breen In the TOmbs
court what they had seen and got eight
warrants. They turned the warrants
over to Inspector Russell and went down
TO be in the room when the raiding party
Srrivsd
Inspector Russell showed up shortly
after O'Clock with Iieuts MAher and
Costigan aud a large stan II sergeants
and ordinary detectives. Russell and
Sergt FitzGibbons knocked az the main
entrance u the room. and when some one
inside asked what vas wanted Rnssell
said.
1 have warrants charging that thIs
place u a poolrnom Open up IN the
na me u the Law
This demand didn have any noticeable
effect and FitzglDbons went - work
on the door With a -Iedgehhmmer while
Detective Murphy ran UP ladder 70 the
second foor window la the front The
inspector had a number Il men 10 watch
the rrar
The three inch wooden door finally
gave way aud twO inner doors we're
opsnrd from the inside Detectives
Dunnslly and D'ngtte hsd announced
their identity when the noise was heard
and they warned thus- m the building 70
keep duist and o. make 70" effort % destroy
anything They k'.t pu- man from
destroying racing She hey aid
Inspector Russell with SOC assistance IT
Donnslly and DuHgat- picked eight men
out " the IN men ~ u" room Two ~
them Who said they we're George Wilsnn
and ANTHONY tunsu. Werr charged with
heing common gamblers They are
ruegpd 60 have run q stu-- game 10 the
pacg The other aiX were charged with
pOol-elllng.
Iha poiice ssIzsd a stuss t..hlr mem
bcrship cards II the Tiger lAly tlub.
the clubs membership book racing
-hsstz uiavIng cards aud two telephones
Cunen had Si72 va cash IN his pockets
he pLtc,. rsided Dy Inspector DAILY
OCCUPIED the upper hoor- 4 a loft building
DeteS tlv's DrniSs aud Gillen Il the
lnzpectors -lah got the evidence pu
Whioh Magistrate Brsen gave them twelve
warrants The inspector had - force
three doors before he got into the various
rooms connected with the plaCr bat
only one door gave much trouble
The man aCrused u running the place
aid he WIS Michael Murray II Sheershead
nav The others were charged with aiding
and ahetting IN keeping pOolrOOm
They were bailsd uy Patrick Mccarthy
81 stO West Eut avenue
Detect ives Hayes and Meade ~ the new
Wast TWentie street police station az
tempted a. make a raid ~ - Fast Nin"-
teenth street without assistance yesier.
day afternoon and by the time they had
pounded their way m only one man re-
NAMED inside Whiting for them. There
was evidence thai uther persons had
gone down the hack stairs.
The detectives had one warrant. issued
bv Magistrate O'COnnOT 10 the JenersOn
Market court There was perphoie
In the door leading 90 the second hOor.
but when ne two lone detectives de-
handed admission the hole was closed
They tried 20 batter down n" door with
an axe. but when they failed they chopped
open the psephole and then unlaiched
the door from the inside. They served
the warrant on the man inside, who said
he was James Coulter. q real estate broker
and locked him up or a charge OF pool
selling They picked up three telephones,
racinR erfr mes. sheets and chart books
and the charter = 'he sparta Athletic
club