The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-06
WA[DO'S ORDER
IS TO CLEAN Up
THE GANGSTERS
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ord stood at Police Headquarters. was
let 20 with suspended sentence.
SULLIVAN LAW TO be USED
AGAINST GANG.

SULLIVAN LAW ~ De OSGO
AGAINST GANG.
District-Attorney whitman has taken
n hand in the suppression OF the wars
between the gang fighters by beginning
proceedings to strike directly at the low
saloons and unsavory roosts along the
Bowery and on the east side. whore the
gangsters congregate.
The fact that the war between big
Jack" Zelig's henchmen ana the gun
men Of the Jack sirocco contingent be-
gan with the armed assault upon Jack
Poggis saloon at No. II Chatham
Square early Monday morning gave
Whitman n lever. and to-day Murray
Fox. bartender for PoEgi, was arraigned
before Magistrate Kernochan IN the
Centre Street Court on a charge OF
violating the excise law. and was held
for examination Monday In $500 bail.
Not only has whitman begun to work
on the gangsters' retreats on the ground
OF excise violation. but Information has
come from Headquarters to the District
Attorneys once that practically all the
saloon-keepers patronized by the gang
sters have aided them In evasion OF the
weapons by keeping a handy brace Of
revolvers behind the bar to be passed
over to any applicant who Is right" in
cases OF emergency. This circumstance
Will give another handle to the prose-
cution by tho Distriet-Attorney.
Whitman advised assistant District.
Attorney Wilmot yesterday to apply to
Magistrate Kernochan for warrant
| for Fox after no himself had Questioned
| Sergt. curren OF the Elizabeth street
| station. Curren. who was ono OF the
policemen TO break up the pistol duel IN
Doyers street Monday morning. told the
District-Attorney that when he went
into the back room of Poggis saloon
long after closing hours that morning
he found a temporary bar installed
there and sixteen men and four women
drinking at tables.
POLICE MAY SUSPEND GENERAL
ORDER NO. 7.
Deputy Commissioner, Dougherty hat
Chick THICKER. the member OF the Sir
Deco gang who was arrested last night
Tor carrying concealed weapons. and sew
eral other members OF tho warning fac
Tons in his office early to-day. What h,
said TO them was not divulged, but IN,
word passed around headquarters tina
the Commissioner declared In stronl
language that unless the gang fight,
chopped the police would 20 after tn,
bad men without the hindrance OF Gen
eral Order No, Z. prohibiting tho use Of
night sticks.
Thicker, on the charge OF carryin,
concealed weapon, was held In s., 00
bal by Magistrate Appleton In the Esse,
market Court to-day. BAH wa,
promptly furnished by Peter Hughes o
30. % James slip.
The Police Department has covere,
tho disturbed east side district wit
nifty picked men. who. II they take par
In any gun play. will shoot to kill.
STRONG ARMs WILL CLUB AMI
SHOOT.
General Order No. T. duo TO Mayo
Ganor's desire to curb police brutality
may be somewhat relaxed TO meet tn
present extraordinary emergency. Tn
strong arm squad will not hesitate I
use a blackjack or a club should the
get into m!x-up. and they will b
equally quick with tho gun II frn
begins.
Those mon are not FOOLS" sal
Dougherty significantly when question:
regarding Instructions given TO the de
tective army OF occupation. IT ] say
gang men shooting. I'd shoot. too"
Other officials In the department ar
unanimous In declaring the only wa
| gang fighting can be stopped Is to aus
pend General Order No. Z. and the con
, sensus is something like this:
Send these mugs 10 the hospitai-no
. to . cell II Waldo will formally sus
, pend General Order No. I for . day o