New-York tribune., 1918-02-05
Warrants Issued For Two
Others, One a Woman.
on Larceny Charges
Bath Beach Man
Cheated" of $5,3ls
Lured Into Game, He Say.
and Victimized by
"Trick" Deck

District Attorney Swann's a,;v.
against the gamblers started with
flourish yesterday. The first d,v',
raids resulted in two arrests on chars,
OF grand larceny and warrants for ~.
more arrests on the same charce Th.
warrants we're issued by Judge wss.
hams, sitting in General Sessions as
committing magistrate. in John Do.
Investigation of gambling conditions
Barnett Lam, thirty years old
of 285 Brook Avenue, The Bronx. ana
Louis Stein, thirty two, of 144 We.
10th Street, were arrested last even
ing by Detectives Christie and Hickso.
on complaint of Simon Kaiser, a build
er, of S798 Twenty-first Avenue, Ra,b
Beach. Kaiser told Judge Wadhams
that he had quit the building business
because he was losing money on ar.
count of war prices on materials, Hs
then related how he was lured to The
apartments Of Nine" Richard, 5ss,
West l12th Street, early last Noyem.
Der, and after three nights session
playing at banker and broker, with
Lam as banker and "Mme" Richard
as proprietor. he lost $5,3l5. Kaiser
said Samuel Seaman, IAN old friend
of his, invited him to go to "Mme,'
Richards place.
Woman Is Sought
Detectives were out last night look.
ing for the madame" and for Seaman
All the defendants also face charge
OF conspiracy to obtain money from
Kaiser "by trick and device" Accord.
ing to Kaiser, and his testimony was
corroborated by Selma Coleman, Of 2il
West sixty ninth Street, who wit.
messed one OF the games at which Ksl.
ser losy $4,000, tire trick and DEVICE
consisted of deck of trick cards, by
means of which Lam. as banker. was
able to cut low card for the dealg
and the players, while the dealer-op,
OF the conspirators, OF course-wa
able TO cut high card for the banker
ln's interesting Pack of cards Ea
produced b. Kaiser. and at the request
of Assistant District Attorney James
- Si'iei', III cidrSS OF vac lDVesuga-
tlon, Kaiser showed Judge Wadhams
how they worked When ne desired to
cut a high card he placed his thumb
and middle finger in the middle of tie
pack. Conversely. when he wished 10
cut low one he took hold Of the
cards about quarter OF an inch from
either end.
Kaiser said he was taken TO ".lme.-
Elchard'S apartments while his wife
was visiting in Atlantic City. He said
Seaman told him he could be sure of
perfectly square game at banker ant
broker The first night. Kaiser said
he and Seaman made SO. but befon
TIE evening was very old they los
Sl65 each. He said Lann 90: The
money. The following night, e said
ne sat IN again with Seaman and lost
5000. He said Seaman last 5000.
II was very blue" Kaiser told Judss
v adhams, but Seaman told me a
cheer up. lie said he had friend W|
the name OF Louis Cooper who had 4
fake deck of cards which he used ii
trim fellows on the Fall River Lins|
boats. He said he would have Cooper
sit in the game the next night with The
fake deck and they would get all the
money back and trim Lam besides. Il
lost $1,000 that night"
Realized he Was Dupcd
Tho naXt day, Kaiser said. he res.
! lied that ne had been duped b. Seams,
aud Cooper, who. he complained tbouc
they had apparently lost, had stood Il
with Lam and collected Their commi;.
sion from Lann's bank. He said b.
consulted his lawyer, who took him 10
sec Assistant District Attorney Marke-
/ W1ch 'ibc =
TO Assistant District Attorney Smith
The corroborating witness. Miss
Coleman. said she was a friend o.
kasser's and also knew Seaman ard
Lam. She accompanied Seaman snA
Kaiser TO the last game, but took no
part. She testified that she saw "Ns.
dame Richard take money from til.
table every time the cards we're cut.
w here did she put it ." asked Mr.
Smith.
why. in her pockctbook," replied
the witness, with some sign of embsE
rassed hesitation.
Detective Christie. OF Inspector Cos
tigan's special squad, testified that Of
December ; be went to the apartmeu'
and found that "Mslsmc" Richard had
moved away.
Your honor" said MY. Smith, ad-
eTessing the court. this is all the evi'
cencc have in this case These vt.
nes5es have shown conclusivcly ta'
LAM Cooper. Seaman and Richsn
consplrcd by trick and device to osan
'he compiainants $4,000. The ern'
consttules grand larceny, which IS
ieiony. and ask for warrants for The
iour''
THE warrants are issued.' replied
Judge Wadhams.
he John Doe proceedings were ac,
Journed until this afternoon at
O'Clock, when i is expected other con-
pialnants will be heard