The sun., 1919-07-29
NASSAU GAMBLING (.
RAIDS TO CONTINUE
One Place at Hewletts, Near
Which Rockaway Hunt
Club Members Live.
POLITICAL MOVE LIMITED
District Attorney Sees Effort
to Gust Him in Action of
"Outsiders."

attorney who on Denau OIL tho ~'"S'"N
County Association smashed gam
bling house in Lynbrook on sunday
morning and conhscated roulette tables
and chips with denominations as high
as 5000 apiece, gave Long Island sum-
mer coIonists another jolt yesterday by
saying that this was only the beginning
of his raiding. He asserted that there
were eight more places on his list, one
of which was at Hewletts. In region
populated by members Of the Rockaway
Hunt Club. The raids would be made'
no said. as soon as he and MS agents
had checked UP the evidence.
Meanwhile Charles r. Weeks, District
Attorney Of Nassau county, although
vowing he will prosecute to the limit
any one who. has broken the law, Is not
at all satisfied with the manner In
which the open war against the gamblers
was started. Mr.. Weeks said yesterday
he felt that the Nassau County Associa-
ton had not played fairly with him.
He said that he had programme OF
his own we'll under way which involved
getting unmistakable evidence in a quiet
way before beginning the fireworks. AS
an indication of how he was working
he said that he had had two men sta
toned for time at the Lynbrook house
which Mr.. Vandewater raided and two
at house in Hewletts.
Mr.. Weeks suspects Mr.. Vandewater
OF wanting to succeed him ais District
Attorney and believes the motive Of sun
days raid was political To which Mr..
Nandewater retorts: II am not can
didate for District Attorney. The raid
was not made for political purposes
il was made to show the District At
torney that gambling is going on here,
when he has denied It,"
Weeks Seems Bitter.
Here is Mr. Weeks statement: II am
very glad they gathered the evidence
] don't know the nature of the evidence
yet, but apparently the purpose of the
raid has been to ignore me entirely for
motives best known to themselves
However. the object to be attained is
the stopping of gambling. and II they
have accomplished this they deserve the
thanks of the citizens of the county. II
the defendants are held to await the
action of the Grand Jury they will be
vigorously prosecuted by me-"
Mr.. Weeks said he knew the Nassau
County Association was trying to get
evidence of gambling: in fact, 1t had
. consulted him about the best way to do
IL and he was relying on the assistance
of the association in getting results
The State police had helped him in his
request that two men be placed outside
the house in Lynbrook and the other
house in Hewletts.
Moreover" the District Attorney
sT IL
vestigators to obtain evidence and have
every reason to believe my efforts would
have been successful in the near future
] was working for the real persons
responsible for the gambling situation,
and IL possible to trace the gambling to
fits nest regret that some gentlemen
50 keenly interested in the gambling
situation did not see. Mt to unite with
me in putting an end to this evil. The
names OF some of the gentlmen appear
Ing In connection with the raid suggest
possibilities Of an interesting statement
from me later on"
Not at all abashed, Mr. Vandewater
said: There are other places out here
and II the District Attorney does not
proceed l will. There are ready for him
hve roulette wheels, four barrels OF
chips, faro table. lot Of playing cards
and mass of cigarettes with the
initials ~. 8" on the boxes The seized
gambling tools are sealed In a van at
Riley's livery stable in Cedarhurst"
Letter Barred Gambling.
One of the letters which caused the
Nassau County Association to go a raid
ing, Mr.. Vandewater said, was signed
"A. ]. NJ" apparently by a woman. It
said that the writer's brother recently
inherited $1,000 and was spending II
on drink and gambling in Westbury in
n house NOT reported to the authorities
because of the supposition. the writer
said, that 1t was under political protec-
tion. Mr.. Vandewater also said that
when he was in the District Attorneys
ONCE on July 10 he saw in a local
newspaper an assertion that gambling
was going on in the Lynbrook house
Il asked the District Attorney II he
would like to have me raid the place, -
MI Vandewater added, "and he replied,
Sure: go ahead"
Thirty men and fourteen women were
IN the Lynbrook house when Mr.. Van
dewater's storming party arrived in a
thunder storm. They seemed to be doing
nothing more reprehensible than drink
Ing coffee at the moment While the
raiders were romping through the house
two automobiles that had been marked
in the back yard disappeared. At the
same time some OF the women dropped
out OF sight. and all the raiders got was
the numbers on the two automobile IL
cense tags Mr.. Vandewater said that
none Of those in the house would give
his name except a man who said he was
Wilson Mizner. dramatist, who tried to
prevent the State police from entering
The three men arrested as John Superin-
tendent. John Cashier and John Door
keeper are out on $4,000 ball apiece and
are due to appear before Justice of the
Peace Raising at p. NJ. tomorrow.
Mr.. Vandewater said gambling condi-
tions In Nassau county had been notori-
Gus for years. Some of the gamesters
were Long Islanders. but moot of them
motored to their favorite resorts from
Manhattan and Brooklyn. 1t was per
fectly safe, Mr.. Vandewater allowed, Ia
announce In advance that he was gath
ering evidence against eight other
houses, as the gambling syndicate felt
itself so well entrenched that It was not
bothered by threats.
But we have unlimited funds" hs
added, land the richest persons in the
county are backing the crusade.
have informattos that resorts other thar
those frequented by gamblers exist In
Nassau county. We are going to In
vestigate these complaints as we'll"