The New York herald., 1921-05-13
st., ..TOCA'S CHIEF
STANDS BY ANDRUS
Sullivan Testifies That Dis
trict Attorney Praised Him
for Making Raid.
ONE MAN LOST $4,000
Said He Was Led Into Place
Oy Rachel Brown, Who
Spun Wheel.
GAMBLING WIDE OPEN
Witnesses Tell Of Visits to Re-
sorts in Which All Games
Were Played.
ONE MAN LOST $4,000
GAMBLING WIDE OPEN

Special Despatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
BALsToN SPA, N. ", May 12.-There
was every sort of gambling in Sara
toga Springs during 1919 and up TO
July, 1920, according to witnesses testi-
fying for the State at to-day's session
of the trial Of District attorney Charles
B. Andrus. who is charged with neg
lect of duty. Thomas Sullivan, acting
Chief of Police of Saratoga during the
summer told of the raid on the place
operated by Jules Formel at 210 South
Broadway Formel is now serving a
term in Dannemora Prison, having
been convicted last month as the result
of this raid.
Under cross examination by William
J. FaIlon, chief counsel for the defence,
Sullivan admitted receiving written
orders from Andrus to close up every
spot where there was even the sus-
picion that gambling was going on.
In July. 1919. the witness testified, he
attended conference at which Mr.. An
drus was present and with three other
officials and the District Attorney ex-
pressed himself as wanting to aid the
police in forcing 'tin horn" gamblers out
of Saratoga by prosecuting them to the
limit.
What did Mr.. Andrus say to you on
the night of July 2s. 1919. after Forme's 8
place had been raidcd and he had been
relea sed on bail?" Mr.. F'allon asked.
"Mr. Andrus came up to me and patted
4
duty" answered Sullivan. who has been
on the police twenty-five years.
Wyman S. Rascoc, Special Attorney
General. who investigated gambling in
Saratoga outside of the race track, on
redirect examination could not shake Sui
livan's testimony. Sullivan had hereto
fore been regarded as one of the chief
witnesses for the prosecution.
Jacob Silverstein testified he lived at
the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, and
one night at Saratoga In August, 1919,
had lost $4,000 in Formel's "House Of
Chance"
II met a man in a hotel who said
his name was Rachel Brown" declared
Silversten. II never saw him before,
but after a short conversation we hired
a cab and went to a place which | after
ward learned was known as Formals.
There | played roulette"
"who spun the wheel?' asked Mr..
Falion.
"Rachel Brown. and / lost $500 =
he witness said.
Daniel Lyons, a sporting writer for
the New York Globe, gave an account
Of wide open gambling resorts which
he visited in Saratoga Springs in Au-
gust. 1919. on orders from his paper to
write an article on gambling conditions
He said he visited several places where
roulette faro bank, stud poker and dice
were being played
In answer to questions Lyons said
he did not report gambling conditions
TO the police, Sheriff or District Attorney
Andrus.
George Young, Jr., private detective
of New York, said he had visited For
meFs house several times but had never
seen any gambling going on there. lie
said he spent most of his time on the
piazza, and while there saw Rachie
Brown. DOC" Kennedy, o. G. Brow and
Cornelius Fellows bring visitors and
then go away.
Did you see any gambling outside
the race track in Saratoga Springs
during 1897 Mr.. Fallon asked.
mo. sir the witness replied.
pooroom betting lps charts and
daily accounts were introduced in evil
dence by the prosecution in the examina-
ton OF len witnesses who swore they
conducted pool rooms in Saratoga
Springs while policemen were stationed