New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-27
Many Men Found in the Place,
but Only One, Said To Be
Manager During Propri-
etor's Absence in Jail,
Is Made Prisoner.
RAID BY NEW INSPECTOR
Dwyer Declares His District Is Now
Practically Cleared of Poolrooms,
Adding He Expects Soon to
Drive Out All the Hand
book Men-In Court
Earlier.

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Earlier.
Inspector John p. Dwyer. accompa.
MED by half a dozen Of his men. de.
scended last night on tho gambling
house Of "Bridgie" Weber. at No. 1Ol
West 42d street. and found ten me.
in the place, but all were permitted tc
60 with th2 exception of one. for WHOM
John DOE" warrant had been oh.
tained from Magistrate House. lie wa.
said 10 be the manager i'm the absenci
'f Weber. who has been a prisoner
In the Roscnthal murder case nearly
month now.
The Eouse was known TO he "doins
business all the time, defying the 20.
lice in spite Of all the publicity il re.
ceived following the killing of Rosen.
thai having been the place whcr.
Rosenthars assassins met before hi.
murder
Although there was a man at thu
door the police had no difficulty ir
gaining admission. Unlike numerou,
gambling places there were no icebo,
doors r any other heavy fixtures t.
prevent the police from getting in. Sc
quietly did the police 20 about the raid
that 1t was not until after the patr1
wagon arrived to remove the gambling
paraphernalia that it was realized in
the neighborhoOd that anv one had
had the audacity to molest "Brideie's'
place.
Then the news spread like wild6re
ana the place was soon jammed with
curious spectators They were quiet
ana INDUCED in no jeering. There was
no little discussion. however. of the ac.
tiVity which the police were showing.
According TO the inspector. the gam.
bling louise has been doing business
Tor several years and has been run Ev
'Bridgie' Weber and Rachel Rrown
The house was finely furnished and
abundantly supplied with refreshments.
'S'H9 iningS seized.
Among the paraphernalia taken by
the police were three poker tables. a
dozen chairs. a leather couch. several
serving tables. six hundred chips. thir.
teen boxes of cards containing twelve
packages each, fifty boxes of Iooss
cards and chip racks.
Hanging directly over roker table
was the club charter showing that the
place was run under the name of the
Waldorf Astoria Club" the charter Of
which had been issued I'm 1889. Be-
sides this there We're many signs hung
about the place apparently TO encour-
age the player after he was broke"
Cheer up. Many a dead millionaire
would be glad to exchange places with
YOU was one OF the signs. Another
one said that money transactions with
members of the club were not allowed
without permission of the secretary.
In the rear room the police found a
buffet containing a lot Of the best
whiskeys. A negro chef and a negro
waiter were getting ready TO serve
some of the members" with their din
ner when the police dropped in. The
police also found two ice boxes i'm
which were many bottles of champagne.
chickens and variety Of similar
things.
Inspector Dwyer told a reporter for
The Tribune that the men of his star
obtained the necessary evidence with
out indulging in the game themselves.
He said that the men went TO the place
several days ago and experienced no
difficulty in obtaining the information
desired to get warrant for the place.
Called Common Gambler.
The paraphernalia and the prisoner
were taken to the West 47th street DO
lice station. There the prisoner gave
his name as kirke Brown. forty years
old, a clerk. living at No 206 West iO6th
street. He was locked up on charge
of being common gambler The
DplNt say AiitN nN NdS tic HfdDdStf OF
the place.
Immediately following his arrest
man who said he was oscar Englander,
a lawyer with offices at No. 302 Broad
way. appeared at the police station. He
got an entry blank and started off to
find a magistrate 10 accept bail for the
prisoner.
Inspector Dwyer said that he would
clean the district in a short time. He
added that practically all the poolrooms
i'm his district were closed. and the
only business of that sort now being
done was by half dozen or so hand
book men. whom he hopes to drive OUT
I'm short order.
1t was in "Bridgey" Webbers gam