Semi-weekly herald., 1913-03-24

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of disreputable resorts for return
of the "old days"
Everything looks gloomy to them,
with prospects of even more gloom
before District Attorney Whitman
gets through with his investigation Of
conditions in Harlem as they existed
prior to the confession of George Sipp,
the one time proprietor of the no.
torious Avenue hotel.
It's long jump from Chinatown
to Harlem, but Father John" DAILY
is at home in either place. Having
had years of experience in the most
important precincts of the city,
Father John" does not approach his
new task with the fear that usually
comes with inexperience. His motto
has been II work while you Sleep"
and while he is working there is little
opportunity for the disreputable re-
sort owner or the proprietor Of the
gambling house to conduct his busi-
ness, as the long, lank figure Of the
inspector seems to be in every part Of
his district at once.
1t is true that Inspector DAILY found
Harlem in a much better condition
when he assumed command of the dis
trict ten days ago than his predeces-
sor, Inspector Dwyer, had found it.
Yet many things which the latter fig
ured on doing had been left undone,
and 1t was on those things that "Fath-
er john first centered his attention.
Dryers method Of suppressing
gambling establishments and disrep-
utable resorts is much after the FASH
ion Of the methods pursued by In
spector DAILY when he assumed COM
mand of the second inspection DIS
trict.
When DAILY first took charge of that
district he found Chinatown running
full swing, with gambling and MUIR
der running close race for public
recognition. Whenever a member Of
the On Leong tong lost pie gov he
vented his spleen on member Of the
Hop Sing fraternity, and with each
bealch of smoke from his trusty revol-
yer member of the rival organizs-
tion "bit the dust"
Inspector DAILY soon determined that
one of the most effective ways to put
a stop to the daily gun play down in
Chinatown was to close up the gam
bling houses in the district. He set
about his work without serving for
NAL notice to that effect on the Chi
nese gamblers, and great was their
surprise when one night, with squad
of 100 policemen, the inspector de-
scended on Chinatown, broke into the
gambling dens, and, smashing up all
the gambling paraphernalia, drove the
gamblers out of the district. Today
"To let" signs adorn the doors Of
buildings which formerly housed pros
porous gambling dens.
Knowing well the methods pursued
by Father John" in Chinatown, the
gambling house proprietors and dis
reputable resort owners in Harlem are
moving away from there. DAILY was
captain of the West Forty-seventh
street precinct when it was honey
combed with dens of vice and crime,
and well meaning vice crusaders de-
clared 1t could never be entirely rid
of them. But Daily had performed
duty in the Tenderloin. He formu-
lated at the time ideas on how to sup
press gambling and disreputable re-
sorts and he Immediately brought
these into use.
The day he took charge Of the West
Forty-seventh street precinct he made
a tour of the upper Tenderloin, drop
ping in here and there to tell gamblers
and disreputable resort proprietors
they had seen their day in that part
of the city and advising them to move
Immediately.
They laughed at his audacity when
he left, and declared he had much to
1 learn about that district. In three
weeks they confessed they had seen
their day and moved to other quar-
ters.
| Nothing sensational attended the
manner Of his driving them out. DAILY
simply broke into their establishments
at all hours Of the day and night, and
as many times as his fancy dictated.
Each time he drove every person he
found in these places into the strest.
Many Of the gamblers who have
prospered in Harlem within the lAst
few years are old scquaintancss q
Inspector DAILY. They remembered
him, perhaps better than ~ rsnssn-
bered them, for they were among ~
gamblers whom he drove out of ~
upper Tenderloin whom ~ VA eapi
tain down .hsre. While they ~ ~
feel altogether secure IN Harism, thass
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