Evening journal., 1921-07-12
PROTECTION FOR
SHORE CROOKS
Jersey Jurist Warns Allan
tic City Police They
Must Clean Up
HOTEL GUESTS
ARE THEIR MARKS

ATLANTIC CITY. July 12.-John
J. White. judge OF the New Jersey
Court Of Errors and Appeals and
mart owner Of the Marlborough
Bienheim Hotel. made the charge
last night that ''big crooks have been
at work here under protection"
This assertion, made in speech be-
fore the Avenue Hotel Association,
and following recent complaints
from State Senator Charles d.
White./ the Judges brother. and
Charles II. Dennis. district manager
of a detective agency, produced a
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 Prosecu-
tor, to get "busy and clean house"
He said he could not furpish the de-
tails as to protection given wire
tappers, but insisted that there was
abundant evidence it had been given.
He told first of a guest at the
Chalfonte, who, on the hotel porch
was approached by a chance ac-
ouaintance he had met on a train
from New York. The stranger
pointed out a man seated short
distance away and said this man had
cleaned up $4,000 the week before
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 h G
stranger he had met on the train
He wouldn't go. The next morning
he was told that his friends had put
down a little money for him any
way and he had won $50.
The hotel guest replied that ne
was not a come-on. According 70
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
dt Haddon Hall, paid his bill and
word before about leaving
The Judge said that a few days
later one of the Marlborough Blen-
helm guests reported at the hotel Of
snce that upon the invitation of men
who were trying to get him into a
swfretapplng game. he had gone e
their house at 226 North Vernon
Rvenue, and found an elaborate ar
rangement- including stacks o
money, a cashiers window and mum
serous persons about. The man salt
he played the races. won som
tncney. which WIS paid to him. an
that the gamblers then told him the
had a scheme IN which he could wi
100000. He agreed to consider
and made an appointment for tina
evening at the Marlborough-Blen
helm
MY brother. Senator @ 7
White" the Judge continued. -re
ported them to the Prosecutors OF
fec. He said to whoever answers
the telephone that. as the Police De
partment had apparently tipped OF
the swindlers in the Chalfonte case
he suggested that the county detec
tives be put on this new job. In
stead. the case was turned over I
the city detectives department
They made a date TO go with him t
the house the next morning. bu
when they got there they found tn
entire outfit and their equipment ha
been moved out.
Il do not know where the protec
ton came from. nor is II my bus
ness to know. II is tho business
however. OF Director Of Safety Cuth
bert and Prosecutor Gaskill TO ru
this thing to ground. Neither {
these officials can well afford TO tas
any stand on position
Tap Cuthbert says: when m
investigation is finished I shall giY
the facts to the public. PERSONAL
] don't see the wisdom OF much tai
now. There was none OF the Mar
borough -Blenheim mans 500. OF
lost, you know"
Dennis, the detective agency ma
told the Rotary Club last Wedne
day that it was the fault OF the polil
that the confidence men were n
arrested. Later State Senator Viii
wrote Director of Safety Cuthbert
letter backing Up Dennis.
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