The New York herald., 1922-12-22
Identity of Meyer. Who
Says He Lost $4,000,
Not Cleared.
MERELY FRIENDLY GAMES
Head of Active Republican
Club Says There Is No
Roulette There.

yEeet, presaged invasion of othe'
elubs.
Gossips around Police Headquarters
insisted that the police had started a
far reaching campaign against pro-
fessional gamblers, but evidence TO
support the theory has not developed
thus far. 1t was recalled, moreover.
that Commissioners Enright has fire.
quently reported the city as being
already rid of such rascals. AS re-
Gently as September Z, at dinner
given him by the New York Athletic
Club, he cited the enforced inactivity
tof the gamblers as part proof of his
contention that New York was the
"cleanest city in the world"
The results of the visit to the Active
Republican Club early yesterday morn
ing came TO this when the thirty men
arrested were arraigned in the West
Side Court: Twenty-seven. accused of
GLsorderly conduct. were discharged.
end three accused of operating a gam
bling house, were held in $500 bail apiece
lOr CAdUllndllOfl lO-udy iAC AtS-'
held ere John Brockhagep, steward,
Frederick Oberhaught, assistant stew
ard. and John Kelly, doorkeeper Brock
hagen was also charged with violating
the Mullan-Gage act because the detec-
tiyes found three bottles OF whisky and
one bottle of gin in the kitchen. Magis-
trate Hating dismissed this complaint
The other gambling case before the
same Magistrate brought into court the
two men accused by Charles 5. Meyer,
described as an accountant OF White
Plains, of winning s63.422.50 From him
at poker The defendants are Mark
Reardcn of $50 West Fifty-eiglth
street and Richard Manden OF 215 West
Ninety street.
Reardon has for twenty-five years
been a bookmaker or -bettor at the
metropolitan race tracks Neither he
nor Manden. who is described as u "reai
estate operator" have figured in the
news up to this time. The Identity of
Meyer, who says he lost $4,000. was
not cleared up yesterday 1t was said
that he was employed by business
firm in Manhattan.
Meyer i'm his affidavit, on the strength
Of which Chief Magistrate McAdoo is
sued the warrants for Reardon and
Manden, gives several dates I'm 1921 as
those of his poker playing In Reardon's
house, $50 West Fifty eighth street. He
says Reardon ran the game and took
a hand and a representative collected
81 from every pot. The limit was IS.
He figures his total losses at Reardon's
house at $4,000 and. his losses 90 Man
den at $13,422.50. The games which he
says Manden operated were played at
the Manster Club. between January and
November 1920.
The Manister Club was Honest John
KeIly's immediate successor at 1856 West
Fortyfourth street. In February last
Herman w. Boyer. Republican leader OF
the Fifth Assembly district and Deputy
Appraiser OF the Port OF New York.
opened the place as the organization
club of his district. under the name o.
the Active Republican Club. The gam
bling pictured by Meyer in his affidavit
took place long before the Republicans
took their lease.
In court yesterday Reardon and Man
den each gave $500 bail. Reardon is to be
examined on December % and Manden
to-day Reardon was represented by
Attorney Leon Levy of 154O Broadway.
Manden by Jesse Epstein of Rector
street. Reardon's son. Mark Reardon,
Jr. lawyer of 100 Broadway. was alsu
in court. He said the arrest was both
outrageous and mystlfying.
Renrdon Plays Golf.
Reardon's home in West F'ifty-eighth
street Is a three itory and basement
brownstone front. reporter for THE
NEw YoRK HERALD saw him there last
night in the basement dining room aud
asked him IL he ran a social club there.
TUs.rar 4
anything at this time He admitted
that he had known Meyer. his accuser.
some time ago" but said ne could not
understood the charge Meyer now makes.
Reardon is fine looking. gray haired
man much addicted 10 golf. lie had
just returned from the Marine and Field
Club, Brooklyn, I'm golf clothes when hs
was arrested on Wednesday. He has
several negro servants Manden has an
apartment In the Clayton, Ninety-second
street and Broadway. He was not M
home last evening.
One curious fact about the Active
Republican Club IL that although II is
the Republican headduarters Of the
Fifth Assembly district Il is outside
that district. which goes no further
east than Seventh avenue The cfub /
house Is between sixth and Seventh
avenues. Beyer used 70 have his club
e7r-f store In Eighth avenue where 4
the rental was about $50 a month. Tho
rental OF Honest John Kelly's fine
fouse Just off Times Square is not
revealed.
Only FriepdIy Games. (
Beyer said yesterday that there was
no game in the clubhouse except friendly |
poker and pinochle. The poker limit.
was 10 cents. the steward had charge
of the cards and chips and collected & /
tents a deal as the kitty for the clubs .
expenses. He defled anybody TO prove .
hat the "gapbling" amounted to more
Ihan that or TO more than ordinary
in ordinary clubs He said
policemen had sometimes called and re-
Dor.ed the receipt OF anonymous letters .
alleging that roulette was being played. |
y shcreupon they always were allowed TO
search the house and found nothing
II can't understand this raid at ALL"
Whispering Ghosts In the south Seas That
make tie hair bristle viii be- described next
Sunday in The New York Herald by Charles
b. Nordhoff, author OF 1.-The .F1edgfing"
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