The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-02
TWO GAMBLING RAIDS.
Police Garry establishments by Assault
sixteen Arrests.

Lieut.. William Jones Of Deputy Police
Commissioner Dougherty's staff with
fifteen men from Police Headquarters,
raided an alleged poolrcom and gambling
house at li8 University place yesterday
afternoon and arrested eight men. who
were locked up in the Mercer street sta
tion. The raid was made on warrants
issued by Chief Magistrate McAdoo after
evidence had been gathered by some Ct
Commissioner Dougherty's men.
The suspected place was one flight up.
Exactly at i30 o'clock Lieut. Jones and
two detectives strolled into the place
and walked upstairs They reached the
top Of the flight exactly as the door there
was opened to let some one pass out
Lieut. Jones sprang through the door
way. followed by his two men. The
doorman grabbed him and three men
ran TO help him. Jones flashed his shield
and threatened to arrest every man who
raised a finger. and the defenders of tn.
place subsidized. Then the detectives who
were posted outside swarmed up and
took possession II the place
This consisted Of one long room that
ran the length Of the building, with a
little room built at one side in the rear.
This little room was barricaded like a
Mexican block house. with q stout door,
tiny, barred windows and slots in the
walls that the police say were used to
pass money through. The windows of
the main room were also barred with
hinged gratings. There we're l2j men
in the. room, many of them gathered
around a green table that the police
say was used for gambling purposes
Th. ala h.. .x.,E- l.
sonny Smith and Thomas callahan,
The former was within the little bar
ricaded room. Lieut.. Jones picked up
an axe and started to smash the door
down when the door suddenly swung back
and Smith appeared He grabbed Jones
by the throat. Others came to his help
and they tried to throw Jones ont
Take your hands on Of me or III hand
you one that will make you" said Jones.
Smith took a look at him and let go
Excuse me, Mr., Jones'" he said, Il did
rot recognize you"
Meantime many Of the men in the
place were trying franticaly to get out
hinged gratings. but when the keys were
applied to the padlocks they would not
open them. Some joker had mixed
them up
Lieut. Jones ordered Smith and seven
others arrested, They were led down
-'diis pdst tiS NIo"u OI OIIOOkeTS ana
bundled into waiting patrol wagon.
They were locked up in the Mercer street
station. There the man that the police
say ia Smith gave the name of Joseph
Sweeney and the others gave equally
fictitious names.
Inspector Lahey. with Lieut. Boyle and
three dete ctives. raided en- alleged gam
bling house at so West Thirty fifth strees
early this morning, seized roulette
wheel and other gambling parGphernelia, =,
and arrested eight prisoners. George
Gordon of $40 West Nineteenth street
was charged with maintaining tho place
The others were accused OF being com
mon gamblers, They were locked up
in the Tcnderloin station.
The raded house, the police sey. was
once run IA a gambling house by Dick
Glll' Recently, it was opened by Gordon
IN" police a,lege 1t was splenddly
lishment. The police followed two men
thet wer" entering and 60, the jump on
the doormen, There were only five
persons besides Gordon and the doormen
in the place