The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-21
POLfCE RAID ~ BROOkLIN
Flynn and Rc,noids Get Eleven Men In a
NOOm Over the Windsor CAfc.

Deputy Police Commissioner Flynn
with Deputy Commissioner Reynolds
ana squad Of men late yesterday after =
noon filed past the swing doors Of the
windsor Cafe at 1858 Bedford avenue
brooklyn, restrained bartender who
was jabbing at the buzzer and mounted
three flights of stairs to the innermost
chamber Of the Windsor Club. where they
arrested eleven men on John Doe war
rants, issued on the previous day by
Chie' Magistrate Kempner.
IL was the third time thet the Windsor
club had been raided The cops. ten in
number. gathered quietly in the neigh
borhood and AZ the appointed time pushed
INTO the saloon behind Flynn and Rey-
nolds, who had driv Ell up in an automobile.
Inc bartender sensed trouble as the in
Nading force swept into the place and
turned toward the buzzer. but detective
vauited over the bar and restrained him
IA his finger pressed the button.
The rest Of the party made directly
for door at the rear of the saloon. This
door opens on flight of stairs and a
doorkeeper is paid to open II. but he lost
his opportunity on this occasion in at
tempting TO demonstrate. The raiders
showed by and found the door on the
second floor open and the doorkeeper
on the retreat
In tho room on the fourth floor. which
occupies IN" entire length and breadth
OF the building, thev found forty-tive men.
three telephones. telegraph instr u
ment. racing sheets and charts ten poker
tables and a quantity Of chips One Of
flvnn's detectives. who had been working
on tn" inside for two weeks. was standing
IN front of the elevator shaft advising
his companions TO keep cool. He had
edged around there some time before
and was in place when the bnzz.r gave
Its on" faint croak
On information gwen bv the inside
man the John Doe warrants were made
IN some degree specific for purposes of
identification. For example, the door
keeper AT III" foot of the first flight of
stairs was designated as John Door
keeper No. /. the telegrapher a. John
Telegraph and so on The prisoners
were taken IN two patrol wagons TO the
state street healuarters an, from there
TO Magistrate kempnors court. where
all of them gave bail
The persons described themselves as
Emanuel Cohen real estate. 81 Balm
W ltt' ~NleeN, flpTOHbe lsupfle,
ren'er. 67i Lincoln place; Henry Little.
insurance, SIS Sterling place; Richard
Turner. retired merchant. 2O4 East Fiji
teenth street Manhattan: John Mcintyre.
salesman. 83 President street; William
T.. Moran. salesman. ?4l Metropolitan
avenue, Abraham jacobson. merchant.
9l Hope street; james Brookfield steward
of the club. 1924 Fulton street; Joseph
sylvester. clerk. i?o North Sixth street
Frank Hall. clerk ~ Prospect street
Hemrstead and Frank Hogan. salesman
n Second street All of them were
charged with aiding and abetting at
poolsellins
In addition the first three named We're
charged with being common gamblers
Cohen as proprietor of the cafe and club
and Lupins and Little as his clerks
When the same place was raided about
two years ago tho raiders depended for
evidence on the prisoners and the gam
bling paraphernalia they could take after
,tormlng the place with axes and scaling
ladders
They got plenty Of both. but their case
fell through because of technCalities
and lack of evidence That raid was
made by a posse from Manhattan while
Arthur j O'keefYe was Deputy Comms-
-ioner IN Brooklyn. In the raid of yes
ta"dav several reinforced doors that
were smashed two years ago were found
not to have been replaced Only about
$500 was found on the prisoners