New-York tribune., 1911-02-16
lIses Pneumatic Ram to Break in
VsIs "Ice Box Doors" and Crashes
Through a Wall.
cArcHES 335 MEN; HOLDS so
r.,derloin, Financial and Whole
..le Districts simultaneously
pesieged $1,000 and
Many Wheels Captured.


~ crovds Yesterday. when, under his
.,,o, four gambling places were
spontaneously in various parts
... city. two in the financial district,
:, the wholesale business section,
.no,her in the Tenderloin. All the
..s we're filed with men playing the
Grams or tossing money on the
.~,,,,s layout. and out of the $50 or
.sn found in the four houses more
- sftv were made prisoners.
:, one place Commissioner Flynn used
h-snd new scheme. a heavy pneu-
.,,, ram. To break down the icebox
s,o- in another place, acting Captain
inward Burke found no room to use an
:. and broke straight through a wall.
~, headfrst through the opening. A
s,sat amount Of gambling paraphernalia
=, ssized. and in addition more than
cnno in silver half-doilars. All the
..ns were carefully planned, and all
..r,rsnced at exactly 4:25 p. m. For
,,ns days detectives had been working
. and out Of the houses and had found
-, inst how many minutes it would
,.r. them u walk TO the entrances and
halter their way through 10 their in |
eli, men, who were apparently |
,,mblsrs ike the others. but who were |
,,sdy to identify John Doorman. No. |
:" "John Telegrapher." John Roulette |
Wheel" and the others. when the war
rants were brought in.
Not the Army Building.
One Of the raids vas in State street.
near the corner Of Whitehall street This |
vas at the Battery Park Club housed
IN an old-fashioned building that used
70 be an immigrants home. and which |
had iron bars on every window. De-
,ectyes had been gathering in various
spots and all fifteen came together at
the same time. Commissioner Flynn
himself was on hand when they broke
the grated glass door on the ground
floor. They passed down a hallway, up
q short fight Of steps. and up 10 heavy
icebox door which met axe blows like
steel spring. and the doorman. who had
But the Commissioner had his new Wat
son Stillman ten-ton pneumatic jack
with him. and Billy Leach, his chauffeur,
and Detective George Gosch placed 1t
against the door 1t worked just like
any other jack, and something had to
cone The door crashed, and the raid
ers entered a big room, where the gam
blers had been keen enough to burn
the racing sheets on the floor. However,
me detectives searched some Of the men
and captured yesterdays sheets.
The Wheel Worried Him.
Just before the door fell i'm man
inside was heard TO yell, "Where'l I put
IT, and then he ran away The wheel
vas found lying on the steps. The plain
knew in this place. one Of them having
wad Of lottery tickets in his pocket.
In all l3o men were found in this place,
and their names taken. but only
|
the crowd were brokers' clerks.
The police said the building was owned
by two big men in the sporting world
Nho we're prominent in politics. and 1t
lad been thought for years past that
'hey were immune The police added
nat owing 10 the number of persons
Who seemed 10 Jose on every occasion
nat they went there il got the name Of
the Lambs club. although it did big
business.
Inc curb market had not long closed ,
Nhen raid Was made on a house I'm
s'oad street. between Exchange Place {
sho Beaver street. and there were plenty J
u Wall Street clerks inside when the
Police cot there. There were some IT
hem hdtlese. some without overcoats
VINO had run iu Just for one race and
uey were thoroughly frightened. Lieu
tenant John j. Collins took ten men with
@lm TO make this raid, and after get
uhs TO the second floor Of the building
osy smashed down m ordinary door
ana then broke open an ice box door
WIN axes and croWbars. ,
$1,000 in Half Dollars.
inside were racing charts. black boards. ]
Nsphcnoa and al the racing fxings.
-"efe worc s~Veutocu arrests out of the
N'eniy-od1 men inside. and Lieutenant
'ins S9t two satchcls full Of half dol
sis' said 10 amount 10 something like
'L|A Nobo4v would claim the money .
. 'ne time of the raid. The establish
D'h' Eas known as the III Captain So
'Nl Club Hroad street was jammed
with Spectators
"nle these raids we're going on Bat
'' Axe Burke, known as an oldtime
,a'ef' e, was going into a place in East
! =" street, said 10 belong 10 Sonny
:. MN whose other place. in East 18Th
''e'' vas raided on October 20. Son
WAS doing good business, and the
! az Which was in an Office building
. "ell filed Here the ice box door
,'' 70 10 such d narrow place that Acting
-'4hl Burke could not use the weapon
!. |hlCn be- was named. SO he cut
!. 1-Vugh Tho wall with it. and sprang I
>, ush into Tho room His ten men !
'"ed and arrested three Of the sew
), men Inside \ faro bank. double
~ roulette wheel. blackboarGs. tcle-
ma - racing sheets. a billiard table r
V'h'f things we're captured a
free Show in TenderIoin. G
Hly Smith evidently had a hard
~ :, day. FOR ihe fourth place raided. in
- 1fth street. was also said 20 belong :
""L This was rathei. sporty" es- y