New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
JUDGE, cops AND TAX|S
ROUND UP TOWNS VICE
Gov. Suffers Letter on Shock
ing Conditions StIrS InWOOd.
|. l.. Court to Action.
GUNS. DICE, WOMEN IN NET
Justice Himself Personally Con.
ducts Raid, Backed by Host
of Armed Deputies and
Auto Patrol Wagons.

They do these things differently IN In
wood. Down there. on Long Island. when
the justice of Special Sessions receives q
communication from Governor Sulzer to
the effect that vice is rampant aud
that the lives Of innocent bystanders
aren't safe the Justice himself goes out
at the head Of a strong arm squad and
cleans up the town in one night.
Seven alleged gun toters. two self-con-
fessed crap shooters and three women
charged with Icing inmates Of a disor-
DERBY house are in the county Jail AT
Alineola to-day and several others are out
on hail az the result OF raid which jus
tice Lewis " Raisig. of the Court Of
Special Sessions OF Nassau County. en-
gineercd early yesterday morning. Incl
dcntaIly the Justice is grateful that he
isn't languishing in the hospital.
II Happened thusly several DAYS ago
The letter came 10 Justice Raisic from
Tie Governor. saying that complaints had
reached him from citizens Of thc town
Of Inwood. which is Just beyond Law
renee Long Island. whore tie Justice
holds his court when Saturdays duties
were done. that officer of tho law gath
cred together "a squad OF eight stalWart
assistants aud lour taNis and started out
toward the iuiquitou> locality
The assistants were Joseph Foster. iol-
mor Sheriff; Captain Ryan. Lieutenant
Rogers and officers Johnson, Abrams.
Kenyon and Reilly. al of Lawrence, ana
Constable ) l.. Johnson. of H"mf stead.
The hrst place visited VA "a saloon run
los Joseph Sarrow. Oh Walcou avenue.
luWood There the miuious 81 the la"
gathered IN fuul women and tn pro-
prictor and escorted chem ont to the
waiting taNicals THoy then whrlej over
20 tho crow Hill section. which. in com
pliaucc with IL reputation. was VIDE
OPEN in spite Of the fact that the CLOCK
pointed 10 a half hour after midnight on
SUNDAY morning From all the inhabi-
tauts inspected the justice picked I'VE
men. whom b. accused of carrying con
scalcl weapons and added them To ms
collection Zoo the waiting iaNi>.
Then the procession proceeded 90 Wan
sen avenue aud Henry street. where az
other saloon was entered unc"tem"n'"'s-
lv and siN men were found engaged in
wHs, the policemen called crap game
They wcr. also piled into the alreadE
bullying automobiles. and tie order was
..veu ~ approach the Euyard Hotel on
Lawrence avenue.
l seq~c, OF this hosiery. however.
allied 10 add any undesirable citizens To-
tb. Justices catch and tho raiders r'-
urcd 10 tho sidewalk to take breath Jus
tice Raisfe was tho last to 20 out As h"
stood alone on tho porch 90 band Of mon
opp.ar.d suddenly at the corner and ia
leader lcv,lled revolver 80 the justice
according TO bis companions Before hr
could pull the trigger the justice had COW
cred him with h.s own weapon.
shoot. Won dog hc cried.
Al this point captain Ryan came 20 iiic
and LANDED or the newcomer.
: liydy scrlmmagc Resulted in tine ad-
dition of three men to those already ~ th"
tax.y The order to return TO Lawrence
was gwen. auG q, 20 q. IN. justi," Raisls
wa holding court iu the courthouse. The
Gran shooters pleaded guilty and We're
fined 81 each. which was paid hy AL but
Two All the rcst pleaded not guilty. The
women were leld "a - bail and th" men
charged with CARRYING guns in s-"". Only
one was able to raise 1t
They will al lc arraigned tomorrow
night iu the same court Justice ia'sg
said. and viii probably bc held for the
Grand jury