New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-04
Detectives Make Spectacular
Raid on Alleged Gambling
Resort.
FIST FIGHT EXCITES CROWD
Police Chauffeur Knocks Down
Man Who Hits Stool Pigeon
Harlem Club Also
Visited.


tc noon-one in Harlem and the other
in East 14th street. Ten men were ar
rested as the result Of the raids
A moving van with twenty detectives
huddled inside drove up Third avenue
and turned into 14th street about /
o'clock The old black nag stopped SO
suddenly in front Of the Bastile' an
alleged poolroom opposite Tammsny
Hall. that he slipped and fell full length
on the asphalt.
The Bastile' was guarded by five
doors. the last being a massive ice
box" The third and fourth doors were
of glass and steel respectively. The
rear windows and skylight were encased
in steel bars
Former Deputy Commissioner Flynn
got inside the place some months ago
by letting himself down through the
rear skylight, but that weak spot was
subsequently made strong. so that yes
terday. when Commissioner Doughcrty
arrived on the heels Of Lieutenant
Charles Grave. the easiest way for him
10 see what was going on inside the two
big rooms al the rear Of No. l4s East
14th street was by way Of the vestibu'e
and through the massive doors.
Steel Door Held Raiders Back.
| II didn't take long 70 get by the first
two doors. but the detectives worked
nearly thirty minutes with their heavy
crowbars and big jimmies on the steel
door, tearing away parts Of the casing
and the wall besides before the obstruc-
ton Welded The noise and the delay
here and again outside the ice box
door gave the occupants Of the place
warning a-plenty Of what was about 10
happen.
The operations caused excitement
galore on the outside and despite the
fact that Commissioner Dougherty had
arranged for reserves from the East otn
street station a crowd Of more than five
thousand persons blocked 14th street
and Third avenue for more than an
hour.
! one Of the first persons the eye OF
Lieutenant Grave rested on when he sur
veved the interior and the two hundred
or more men inside was Tom Sharkey
who keeps a place a few doors east OF
"tbe Bastile." Magistrate Kernochan
had issued warrants. FIVE Of these were
served on men who were picked out by
! Commissioner Dougherty's stool pigeon.
They We're:
oscar Sternberg, Of No. 81 Vest 1Osth
street. James II. Smith, Of No - Sec
ond avenue: Joseph MesWitz. Of No. So
West 18Th street. Frank Collins Of No.
no West 18TH street. and Harry Col
Inns Of No. 205 East 14th street.
The real name for the Bastile' IS the
Mauretania club, according TO incor-
noration papers recently taken out. The
detectives sav that "Beansey" Rosen-
| thai is responsible for the place. and he
was observed among those present when
the icebox door gave way, but ne WASH
! arrested.
Man Attacks Stool Pigeon.
After the warrants had been served
charles Finan. uniformed member OF
the police force. detailed TO act as
chauffeur for Commissioner Dougherty
started to escort the stool pigeon out
of the place and convey him to place
of safety. Finan got as far as
the Sidewalk with his man. when an
other man stepped from the crowd and
nlunged his fist between the stool
r,goon,s ewes Then he started to 20
away but Finan landed a blow behind
the mans ear that feled him.
In the crowd were many sympathizers
with the man. and in a jiffy they were
readv 70 take the stool pigeon from
Finan. The chauffeur. however, made
good use Of his fists, and II wasn't many
seconds before he was rescued by re-
serves. who came up On the run. finan
then arrested the man he had Knocked
down He said ne was John f. Buckley
Of No. 2OG East 9th street.
The detectives said they found piles OF
torn paper on the main floor below the
remains of racing charts. There was a
~o,lette table. too, il was said minus
i,s wheel. Upstairs the room was al
Iced IN have been fitted up as a night
.,arnbIing house. A roulette table with
-, wheel was found there, according
to the detectives.
Tho Mauretsnia Club had devices for
tho protection Of John Dealer John
4 ..rashier" etc Opening from the larger
&c IN the first floor through the par
.i,io, into the smaller room in the rear
- steel tunnels. with the small ends
4 .-..,so ,,,bere the dealer and cashier were
seated.
,,ba Harlem raid. which was made on
o. rlace in Seventh avenue, between lid
and 1o4th streets. was the outsrowth Of
controversy between Mayor Gaynor
o,d Magistrate Kernochan. who refused
/ issue yarrants on the afiidavits If
nonnis F. sweeney inspector Of Po-
"a, Kernochan said the inspector did
I not Get the evidence on the inside.
/ ,,..,,,r,issioncr Waldo sent the affidavits
-, MAYOR Gaynor. who in turn sent them
/ - chief Magistrate McAdoo. with the
-.,.s, for thorough investigation.
rno resort carried the name of the
,,or,o.aII Literary and Social club Since
&c INCORPORATION the magistrates and the
nolice Of Harlem have been getting let
1 ,srs from wives. sisters and swecthearts
obo complained that their men folks
were losing money in the place.
The police locked up Charles Davis.
,e No o1f West 1O9th street Charges
~ unisdemeanor were preferred against
/ . t,,,1 ,I,b ~ No 10 sixth ave