New-York tribune., 1920-11-22

1919 world series baseball scandal, it
Icing reported he borrowed $4,000 from
81 New York gambler and won nearly
100000.
A companion OF "Nick the Greek" at
the South Clark Street police station
was Clarence Lazarus, who is said to
run the most elaborate gambling house
in the world outside of Monte Carlo.
After the arrests lawyers, Aldermen
ind state Senator'S scurried around
desperately, whispering to police cap
tains, or buttonhol oling Chief of Detec-
tives Hughes. Politicians threatened
to induce friendly judges to hold spe-
cial sessions of court to-day and issue
writs of habeas corpus. No judge has
done such thing on Sunday in many
years.
"Wait until tho Mayor gets back
from West Baden" said the amazed
politicians weakly, "and hear what he
says"
But the Mayor had spoken Already
he had received word of the tremen-
dous clean-up and had telegraphed con
gratulations to Chief Charles c. Fitz-
morris. Almost every gambler of any
reputation was locked up.
Il am not after the gamblers" said
Chief of Detectives Hughes. "That
isn't my job. | am out to suppress
crime. There was $l,0O0O0O being
gambled in the places we raided.
Where did that money come from?
1t comes from stick-ups. 1t comes
from jewel robberies. 1t comes from
Saturday payroll robberes, and by
Saturday night these crooks are in
the gambling houses losing it all 1t
is gambling that lures them. They
rob and kill just to have money to
shoot craps or play faro. And if they
cannot gamble they won't rob-
The raids were ordered by Chief
titzmorris yesterday after con-
ference with Chief Hughes. In the
secret files of the chief are complaints
and reports about almost every gam
bling resort in the city. Chief Fitz-
morris had most of these listed, and he
gave the list to Chief Hughes.
Back to the Detective Bureau went
Hughes, and he issued orders that every
day man and night man be in the
bureau. Then he called in the three
lieutenants, Shoemaker, Norton and
McGean He told them Lieutenant
Grady would remain in the bureau.
Hughes assigned eighty-fve men to
each of ten leaders. Each leader re-
ceived sealed envelope containing a
list of the places he was to raid.
The list had been prepared by Hughess
secretary, the only man at the bureau
in Hughess confidence,
"Drive out SOUTH said Hughes to
one squad leader. "When you have
driven three minutes open this en-
velope and raid hese places'
Chief Hughes went out himself,
heading squad No /. They raided
Prince Arthur Quinn's "smoke shop
in North Clarke Street. There they
found crap games, roulette wheels, faro
games. Sevcnty-three persons were
in the place and the crap tables were
nailed to the floor so that they could
not be moved. There were some axes
in the place.
"Use these axes and your boots, -
Hughes ordered.
The numbered green cloths which
covered the tables were pulled off for
evidence.
The police say 100000 is wagered at
the "smoke shop" on an ordinary night
and 100000 on Saturday night.
Meantime the other squads were
rounding up hundreds on the south,
west and north sides. Captain Michael
Y. Evans, chief of the Bureau of
dentifcation, with all his men
worked at the South Clark Street sta
tion all day and tonight finger
printing and photographing and com
pairing records. The prospect was that
they would have to work until nearly
noon tomorrow.
Forty per cent of the men have beer
arrested BEFORE said Captain Evans.