Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19


As a matter of fact. likes readiness to
help out crooks in trouble explains to a
great extent his hold on the underworld
For "A crook of the district Ike is always
ready to help with anything, from bail 10
an aiibi.
But when Little Archie" was-convicted
and remanded a week for sentence, the
Judge who tried the case began receiving
letters from all over the district declar-
ing the relief the writer's felt at the fact
that Little Archie, OF whom the whole
district had for years lived in deadly
fear. was at last going to be sent where
he could do them no harm. At least they
would be able to sleep easily at night.
They begged the judge to make the sem
tence as long as possible.
The letters had the desired effect. Lit
tie Archie" got seven years.
He is now I'm Sing Sing. where Ike
pays him an occasional visit and tells
him how glad he will be when the prison
cell opens to let him out. He doesn't
say anything about the letters the judge
received and which. il is whispered in
the district, were written and sent at
likes direction by the members of she's
gang.
incidentally. while Ike is at Sing Sing.
he pays visit to the Jefferson Bank tel
Ter whom he was instrumental I'm send
ing there. Although his ostensible pur-
pose is to cheer up the convicted man, his
real object is to locate the bank roll
which he still confidently believes the
defaulter succeeded in sailing away.
Ike is wealthy. His various sources OF
graft and his many schemes have made
him rich. Several of the tenement houses
i'm the district which are patroniZed by
the underworld are owned by him. His
wife dresses I'm the most costly furs and
wears enough jewelry to stock a 9th ave-
nue. store. They no longer live i'm the
''crime precinct although their expen-
sively furnished fiat on I'd avenue is not
very far away.
Ike has not only made himself wealthy
by his nefarious undertakings. but has
been instrumental in building up the for
tunes of police officials with whom he
has had dealings. Several captains who
have had charge of the Union market
precinct i'm the last fifteen years have
earned more than their salaries.
Ike has never been convicted OF
crime, although he has run illegal resorts
for years. His two poolrooms, one on
3D. street and one on st. Marks place.
have been raided. but Ike was never
even arrested. His two illegal resorts In
the "crime precinct proper have been
shut up by honest captains at infrequent
intervals, but the transfer has come and
ln6y nave TeOptHcu Will ttt ulHlOSt ft6u-
larity.
His hang-out on East Houston street.
which has been described, has been made
the subject of half-hearted raids which
have failed because Of lack of evidence.
There is no doubt at all that these places
could be closed up and closed for good IL
the police went about il in the right
way.
When I was collecting graft for Beck
err L used to get $}w month from Ike
fol Marks n1aca nnnlrOnm RnS-
enthal suggested to Becker that l was
poor collector because | didn't get $500,
$500 for each of his poolrooms. j told
Becker that lie was lucky to get a cent
from Ike and explained to him the man S
power, and "A break between Becker and
myself was aVerted.
Without Ike the ''crime precinct would
proba bly, still be frequented 10y the
underworld. but if this man were shorn
of the power and the hang-outs in which
he Il interested, or which he protects.
were cleaned out, there would be less in
centive TO crime.