The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-19
WOMEN ESCAPE
IN Hampstead
GAMBLING RAID
Leave slipper and Trinkets
Behind as They Flee
From Officers.
APPARATUS VALUED AT
$4,000 IS CAPTURED

Hampstead. l.. l.. July lS.-After
numerous complaints had been lodged
with District Attorney Lewis J. Smith
Of Nassau county, Long Island, that a
gambling house was running In full
swing at Hewletts md that women were
among It's habitues a raid was made
last night that resulted In the arrest OF
W men who are alleged to he the pro-
prietors and "A waiter who Is held as Il
material witfiess. The men arrested are
Charles Williams. who gave his address
as the Hotel N~ormandie, Manhattan
Charles Burke. who said that he resided
at the Hotel Longacrc, Manhattan. ana
Joseph T.. White. the waiter.
The house raided is adjacent to the
Hollcy Arms. 1t is known as the KIM
cottage. Tn cottage has been FREE
auented at night by visitors from Cedar
hurst, Lawrence. Iiewletts and Wood
mere. II is supposed to have been run
ming since the opening Of the summer
season at Hampstead. During the past
two months letters have been coming
TO District Attorney Smith from resi-
dents of the resort complaining of the
gambling and saying that every night
there are scores OF women seen coming
or going from the house. The in
formants OF the District Attorney say
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ten automobiles lined up In front Of the
King cottage while the owners are in
side playing roulette. faro or hazard.
So carefully has the place been
guarded during the past two months
that II was impossible for the District
Attorney to get sufficient evidence 10
make a raid until last night. Men from
Mr.. Smiths office have had the place
under surveillance constantly and when
A. ..AY thns n gFrAnr. tN.~rn wa y
at the door admitting the visitors they
notified the District Attorney. Mr..
Smith got together a raidlng squad COM
prising County Detective Phineas Sea-
mar II Deputy Sheriffs Michael VIII
Jams. Leonard Thorne. Frank Davis,
Emil Morse and George +. Smith. who
came from Miueola in automobiles.
The squad went to the doc OF the King
cottage about 10 o'clock and knocked.
When the negro opened the door they
asked to see the manager. The door
tender alid hat the MANAGER was at
the Holley Arms for dinner. but he
would go and get him. one of the
deputies went witt the negro to the
hotel and there he placed Robert King
who gave his residence as the Holley,
under arrest as the manager of the
gambling house.
In the meantime the squad pushed
their way inside the door and were half
way upstairs before they were seen. The
lights were turned out and the creates,
confusion followed The detectives
rushed upstairs TO find tables knocked
over and the place In general disorder
as though an attempt had been made TO
get rid of the paraphernalia during the
short period OF time that the lights were
out. The three men arrested were the
only persons in the room when the LIGHTS
were turned on.
The ',"ied that any one else was In
nj the tine of the raid. although the dis
order indicated that several people had
been in the room and had escaped de-
lection by hurried flights through exits
In the rear. Some articles of women's
wearing apparel, such as trinkets and
even one slipper. also indicated that
among the players were women.
The house was handsomely furnished
and the apparatus that was confscated
was said by the raiders TO have been
the finest that they had ever seen. II
Is estimated that roulette wheels and
gambling tables valued at $4,000 were
taken in the raid The equipment con-
sisted Of four roulette wheels, a dozen
faro and hazard tables and more than
q thousand ivory poker chips.
The prisoners We're taken before JUS
tics Of the Peace Walter r. Jones at his
home in Terrace avenue, where the
charges We're made against them. King
was discharged. as there was no evil
dence to show that he had any connec-
ton with the house and he was not
arrested there. Williams and Burke were
each held in 81 900 bail to await the
action of the Nassau county Grand Jury.
and White was held as "A material wit
hess In $500 bail. The bail bonds were
furnished by Paul s, W. Linder, a
farmer Of Elmont.
This is the second time that a raid
has occurred in that section OF Hemp
stead. Two years ago there were four
men arrested in a raid and charged with
maintaining n gambling house and all
four We're convicted.