New-York tribune., 1920-03-19
Plea to Inspect
Minutes Delays
Cu1lson's Trial
Detectives Counsel Will Ar.
que Monday for Per1nis-
sion to Examine Jury's
Evidence; Charges Denied
Four Arrested in Raid
Adjournment Granted i'm the
Case in Court; Move Gre
ates Stir ON West Side


son, Of the Fourth Inspection District,
accused Of bribery and extortion in
grating upon women, will not begin to-
day, as scheduled, despite the announce
ment by Judge Malone, of General Ses-
sions, at the time of Gunson's arraign-
ment, that no postponements would be
granted. William J. Fallon, counsel for
Gunson notified District Attorney
Swami yesterday that he would argue
before Judge Malone on Monday for
permission to inspect the grand jury's
minutes in the case.
He filed an application for such per-
mission yesterday. This served to de-
lay opening of the trial until next
week
The complainant against Gunson is
Rebccca Mulyado, and the principal
witnesses before the grand jury in
support Of Miss Muiyado's testimony
were Rose Gonzales and Estelle Young
The indictment charges that Gunson re-
ceived money from Miss Mulyado in
return for which he permitted her to
! roam the streets unmolested. In the
affidavit submitted by Gunson's coun-
sci the detective says he never had an
opportunity OF hearing the charges
against him in police court, that all
witnesses for the complainant, includ-
ing the complainant herself, have Grim
inal records, and cites a statement
made by Assistant District Attorney
James E. Smith in West Side Police
Court, September S, 1918, that Miss
Mulyado was one Of the worst habitues
| of the underworld. According to Gun
sons affidavit the woman was arrested
at that time by Mr. Smith in a raid in
the vicinity Of Broadway and Sixth
Avenue.
Gunson's counsel said he would make
motion 70 dismiss ihe Indictment as
soon as the grand jury's minutes are
inspected.
Denies Charges; Accuses Women
In his affidavit Gunson makes fat
denial OF the charges against him, ard
says that it he is guilty OF receiving
money from the com plainants they are
accomplices to the crime He says that
the indictment is insufficient because
OF lack OF corroborating witnesses. Ap-
pended to and included in Gunyon's
AFFIDAVIT was the record OF arrests of
all three women Witnesses The rec
ord shows that Rebccca Wulyado has
been arrested seven times since No
vember, 1918: Rose Gonzales six times
since November, 1913, and Estclle
Young four times since March, 1915.
In all of these arrests, said Gunsou
in the affidavit, the women were CON
victed
The West Side court was the scene
OF an unprecedented procedure YES
terday when upon a telephone request
from Chief Inspector Daily an adjourn
ment until Monday was granted in the
case OF the four men taken in a raid
on an alleged gambling house in West
seventy Street early yesterday.
The Law permits postponement of
not more than forty-eight hours in
such cases. The explanation given FOR
the courts action was thnt the polic.,
were unable to get the men to court
IN time for arraignment
The four who were to appear said
they were Henry Harand. q broker,
2ol West Seventy y-fourth Street. ac
cused Of being keeper OF the house;
Charles Jones, a salesman. 22A West
toity-seventh Street; Joseph Camp
Deli, s2ieSMGn, 3Z4 We3t Flfty-iirSt
Street, and Ernest Coleman, n negro
porter, 230 West 145d Street. The last
three are accused of acting in concer+
with Harland
House Lusuriously Furnished
The raid, which occurred in the 4th
inspection District, over the head Of
Inspector Dominick Henry. caused ex-
cltement on the upper West Side. The
mouse Is opposite the Hotel Ansonia. It
ls 1our-story, brownstone structure.
Inc police say they found it to be one
OF the most elaborately furnished and
iuxurlously appointed houses of it's
KIND they had seen in years. Artistic
durnlture, expensive wall draperies and
decorations and we'll stocked restau-
rant were found, the police said.
According to the neighbors. richly
attired men and women have been
seen entering the house every night.
Most of them. the neighbors say. rarely
!,, lsft before approach Of dawn. The
place, the police assert, is an exclu-
slve resort, the play being extraordi
narly steep
Among the paraphernalia taken. ac-
cordlng to those who watched from |
windows in the Ansonia Hotel, were
TWO roulette wheels, playing cards and
large supply OF poker chips. The raid !
~as carried out by Detectives Kelly. !
otephens, Turk, TQpinka and Nau.