The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
MAYOR CLAMPS LID
BACK ON CANFIELD'S
Old Gambling Place Blockaded
by Police on Order
From Mitchell.
HOPED FOR OPEN TOWN
yotaries of Chance Expected
Utmost Lcnicncy From
administration.

c..nHcld old gambling house AZ 5 f:as.
ro-ty-iourth street. adjoining Demon
,co'.. Is stirring In Us sleep and Commits
so,cs Mckay. acting under orders from
Mayo- Michel. mas stationed Uniformed
policemen at tho door Last night and
on saturday nigh, the laws iookouts gave
a.. customary warning about the risk OF
t,.ng treated AS common gamblers To-
parties 90 you'ig men IN evening dress
VINO we're attracted by the belief that they
could back their judgment at roulette or
draw cards at poker AS In the old days
-Four rioa cot out Of a taxicab In front
@. Cantc.ds at o'clock yesterday morn
irg They fitted across the sidewalk,
tay.ug 10 attention to two policemen. and
ta5.,apycd At the celebrated 100000 art
bronze door. The policemen stood between
them aud the entrance.
whats The trouble asked the leader
az the party. Everything II all right,
isnt IL" THE 10 q private party and We
were told that We could set In here.
WHO told you there was something
doing htre?' asked the policeman.
"Oa, e---cr. a fr!end-i can't remem-
~ Just who 1t Mas
Then the men went away
Richard Garfield has been out OF the
gambling business for several years prac-
through the bowling law. which COM
p.lled such Adventures as Garfield to go
downtown and admit they were common
gamblers. Sam Emory. an active and
as.u;e deale. In chance. has been credited
with lcasehold on the Garfield house
Co. the last three years.
Signs Of returning confidence at Cam
fields about a year age led Inspector
Cahalane to raid the place. Cahalane
A cat oh lftNfN hs.a l... a
away a dozen roulette wheels. many faro
iayouis, klondike tables and five bushels
OF poker chips ; IN all ABOUT 81. QUO worth
Of gamblers paraphernalia which showed
sig'is ot recent use.
Aver Mayor Mitchc. took ofiicc and
tha word went uptown that The rev
Slayor was It reasonable person with
liberal p.oclivties. the gambling indusJry
began TO look up again. but the Mayor
va. determined that there should be NJ
public gambling. and ne has instructed
Cou,uiss .oner Mckay. Mayor Nltchol
tod the Police Commissioner las; vech
,ka; there was one gambling house open
up;Oan and that the situation would not
X satisfactory 20 him until that plec.'
was closed The Commissioner promise
10 attend 70 the bo,t..ng. and the result
was policemen at caniicld's doorway.
!; las been 40 secret at the big uptown
hotels that men with money. persons
properly vouched for. could get action at
Caaie,d's. The tip was supposed TO be
5000 and until the policemen went on
du:y last Saturday the famous gallery
o. ar; and chance had more visitors than
at any time in the past three years.
other Places watched.
pOl.'emsn We're on duty yesterday In
'front.' OF Frank Farroll's Old place In
We, Thlrty-,hlrd street. at Honest John
kslly's idle real estate in West Forty
frs; and West Forty-iourth streets.
Bustead's in west Forty-oghth street
ana Dan tn. Dudes IN West Fol,y-;hlrd
street
Wei SHOWN gamblers Insist that the
game has been dead ever since the murder
% Herman i.osenthal stirred w u series
- !.y-st!gat!ons, but the best Information
= tina. there are still opportunities 70:
private parties considered safe" 10 ge
I.sy
The police would not admit that the
pa,yo. at Caunelds indicated the gamblers
we're trying 70 lift the Id. 1t was said
lat tie uniformed men were put at Can
t"ds !H line with the routine policy oil
watching all suspected places.