The New York herald., 1921-07-12
CROOKS PROTECTED
IN ATLANTIC CITY IS
CHARGED BY JUDGE
Jurist Warns Prosecutor
and Police Chief They
Must Clean Up
EVIDENCE Is PRODUCED
Asserts Fake Wiretappers
We're Tipped Off in Time
to Avoid Arrest.
AFTER HOTEL GUESTS
j. j. White Reiterates Charges
Made by Senator White
About Gamblers.
AFTER HOTEL GUESTS

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
ATLANTIC CITY, July 11.-John j..
White. Judge Of the New Jersey Court
of Errors and Appeals and part owner
Of the Marlborough -Blenheim Hotel,
made the charge tonight that big
crooks have been at work here under
protection"
This assertion, made in a speech be-
fore the Avenue Hotel Association,
and following recent complaints from
State Senator Charles D. White, the
Judges brother, and Charles II. Den
mis-, district manager of detective
agency, produced sizzling effect in
Atlantic City.
Judge White cited facts which, he
said. demonstrated to him that WIRE
tapping swindlers have been immune
from molestation while trying to VIC
timize wealthy hotel guests He called
on William S. Cuthbert. head Of the
police and fire bureaus, and Edmund c.
Gaskill. Public Prosecutor, to get busy
and clean house" He said he could
not furnish the details as to protection
given wiretappers. but insisted that
there was abundant evidence it had been
given.
He told first of a guest at the Chal-
fonte, who on the hotel porch was ap-
preached by a chance acquaintance he
had met on a train from New York. The
stranger pointed out a man seated a
short distance away and said this man
had cleaned up 100000 the week be-
fore betting on races in New York pool
rooms. Several other gentlemen turned
up casually, and the hotel guest was
invited to go around to the gambling
establishment OF the stranger he had
met on tho train. He wouldn't go. The
next morning he was told that his
friends had put down a little money
for him anyway and he had won $50.
The hotel guest replied that he was
not come-on. According to Judge
White, the guest then called up the
Police Department, told the story and
asked that policemen be sent at once.
In two hours two detectives appeared
Within those two hours, said the Judge,
the leader of the gang, who had been
staying at Haddon Hall, paid his bill and
got out. although he hadn't said word
before about leaving.
The Judge said that few days later
one OF the Marlborough Blenheim guests
reported at the hotel office that upon
the Invitation Of men who were trying
ID get him into n wiretapping game he
had gone to their house In North
Vermont avenue, and found an elaborate
arrangement, including stacks of money
a cashiers window and numerous per-
sons about. The man said he played the
races, won some money. which was paid
to him, and that the gamblers then told
him they had a scheme In which he
could win 100000. He agreed to con-
slider IL and made an appointment for
that evening at the Marlborough Blen-
helm.
"My brother, Senator c. ID. White
the Judge continued. reported them 10
the Prosecutors office. He said to who
ever answered the telephone that. as the
Police Department had apparently tipped
off the swindlers in the Chalfonte case.
he suggested that the county detectives
be put on this new Job. Instead, the
case was turned over to the city detec-
tIves' department. They made a date 10
ing. but when they got there they found
the entire outfit and their equipment
had been moved out.
"I do not know where the protection
came from. nor is IL my business TO
know II Is the business, however. OF
Director of Safety Cuthbert and Prose
cutor Gaskill to run this thing to ground.
Neither OF these officials can well af-
ford to take any stand off position"
Cuthbert says: when my investiga-
tion is finished ] shall give the facts
to the public. Personally don't see the
wisdom of much talk now. There was
none Of the Marlborough -Blenheim mans
100000 lost. you know"
Dennis. the detective agency man. told
the Rotary Club last Wednesday that II
was the fault of the police that the con-
fidence men were not arrested. Later
State Sena White wrote Director OF
Safety Cuthbert letter backing up
Dennis