New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-13
Inspector Myers and Fourteen
PIainCIothes Men Begin
'Clean-Up" Planned
by MeWburger.
FIFTEEN ARE ARRESTED
Reserves Have Stiff Fight to
Subdue Throng That Gathers
in Front of Clinton Street
Station, Where Prison
ers Are Taken.

As a result OF the inspection of the
lower East side made last week bv
Mayor Gaynor and Harry W. Newber-
ger Third Deputy Police Commissioned.
a systematic cleaning up Of that sec
ton OF the city began last night. when
NewbcrSer. accompanied 10y Inspector
Meyers. Captain O'Brien of the 5th
street station. several leutenants and
a dozen plainclothes men. raided six
cider STUDIES in 4th. 9Th and 9th
streets.
Seven women and one man We're ar
rested in these places on warrants is
sued on Friday night by Magistrate
McQuade. sitting in the jefferson Mar
ket Court. The women are charged
with keeping and maintaining disorder
ly houses and the man is charged with
soliciting for some of the raided houses.
Following the raids on the cider
stubes." Deputy New berger and his
men raided two alleged gambling
houses on East 9th street. Seven
men were arrested as a result OF the
visit of the police. two of whom are
charged with keeping and maintain
ing gambling houses. and the other
FIVE on charges of being common gam
bers
Residents Jeer Raiders.
When all the prisoners We're taken
10 the Clinton street police station in
the police auto van. there was a ire
mendous outpouring of people into
the space i'm front of the station house
The crowd grew so rapidly that the
line extended on the north from Sth
street to Houston street on the south.
The reserves had a stiff battle to keep
the excited onlookers in order. That
the activity Of the police was not well
coined by the persons living in tho
district was shown by the manner in
which they jeered every appearance
Of the raiders.
According to Commissioner Newber-
ger. the Mayor is determined TO make
thorough job of the cleaning UP OF
the lower East Side The Commits
sioner said he and his men would con-
tinue their activities until the neigh
boIhood is a veritable "Spotless Town
Two Of the places scheduled TO be
raided had been tipped off beforehand,
and when the police arrived the houses
we're vacant. otherwise the police ar
engagements went off like clockwork
Promptly at 3 o'clock Commissioner
Newberger summoned his invading
forces to Inspector Myers office. in the
Clinton street station. The plans OF
the intended raids were made clear TO
the men. who were all disguised as Ia
borers. Having received their instruc-
tions. the men left the station house
by twos and three, each taking diff
ferent direction.
Every man was at his post at 8:45
o'clock. two being stationed outside
each OF the suspected places. They al
lowed nobody TO enter or depart from
the houses. and awaited the appearance
Of Commissioner Newberger ana IN
spcctor Myers. who were TO give the
signal for the start Of the nights work.
Had littI. Trouble Entering.
The Commissioner and his staff ar
rived in the auto van opposite mousse
in East 18th street al . o'clock TO the
dot. Instantly the word was sent up
and down the line Of raiders that the
moment had arrived. In re" cases u'u
the police have any trouble In gaming
admittance. once in whhe IT was
necessary 10 put shoulder 10 the
doors. but there was no use of cold steel
and battering rams.
AS soon as it was seen what WAS
Transporting the Saturday night crowns