New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-20
UPPER BROADWAY
VIDE OPEN AGAIN
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this resort and of many run on less
magnificent scale are well known -
the police, she said.
Women Lure to Game.
The evidence which led TO the raid
upon Mrs. Gubners apartment last
Friday night was obtained by two de-
tectives attached TO Inspector Dwyer 8
staff. These men said that while din
ing in a fashionable restaurant they
made the acquaintance Of two richly
dressed women. who finally agreed to
lead them to an apartment where they
could find high class game" going on.
The detectives went to the place sew
eral times after that. and on the night
OF the raid had no trouble in gaining
an entrance. Several women who are
socially prominent were at the gaming
tables. they said, and one Of them in
formed a detective that she had lost
$4,000 in the place. Another had lost
all the jewels her husband had given
to her.
ANY one who knows" Broadway is
fully aware that the gamblers have
taken full advantage of the outward
decencv" advice Of Mayor Gaynor. All
through the section frequented by the
mon who live on the losses Of others
the "old crowd is on hand, looking as
PROSPEROUS as ever and seemingly con-
tented with themselves, their business
and outward decency." A reporter for
Tho Tribune. in the course Of a stroll
along Broadway from 42d 10 o4th
street on Saturday night, saw Honest
John" Kelly, with the smile that has
made him noted among men OF his
class Kelly's smile broadened when
the reporter asked him how he kept the
wolf from the door since the much ad-
yeftised absolute taboo on vice
Il am making a living easy" said
he. Games are running right along, Of
course not SO openly, but still running"
What about Dwyer?' the reporter
aueried Of another gambler.
"Oh, we should worry" was the an
swer. Eve rely on the old man down
In the City Hall. You know what he
i, wrote about outward decency. Well,
that's u.s.
On the corner OF 43d street and
Broadway stood "Beansy" Rosenfeldt'
It was the sane story. "Beansy" IS do
ing well, as usual, he said. Further
along was a group of several oldtime
gamblers.
DIVER" one Of them said, in answer
10 a question. why, we're not worry
ing about him. He hasn't got a chance
to clean up the district; everything ana
every one is against him. He's straight.
all right, but not heavy enough for tho
job"
Bridge" Weber's place is closed-to
strangers-as are many others. but IL is
easy for well dressed man 10 get by
the outer portals. There are always
outside men" and women around the
hotels and cafes, whose business 1t is
to bring in the live ones.
Every one "in the know admits that
/
| despite Inspector Dryer and his force
| of fifty detectives tho upper west Siue
| is speedily recovering the reputation IL
bore in the good old days. or rather
the bad old days. Not that the fault is
entirely laid to the blunt, plain spoken
| INSPECTOR. When Dryer was sent 10
| this district ne had one of the hardest
| PROPOSITIONS 10 tackle that ever laced
| a police inspector.
Every one believes that Dryer IS
straight" but. according 10 several de-
toctives on his staff, he is handl-
capped" The sleuths themselves say
they are afraid to make move pc
cause of n "framc-up.' However, they
saw they are trying their best 10 opey
! the inspectors orders regarding ule
cleaning up Of the district, although
they are afraid their pay envelopes VIII
lie stopped if they anger the men nigh
or up' by too much activity against
vice.
Even the saloonkeepers have sensed
what appears to them TO be the real
meaning of the outward decency pro-
nouncement from the City Hall, AM
like the gamblers and other purveyors
of vice, ignore all other laws and reg
ulations.