Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-07-05
SMITH STREET
RESORT RA|DED;
z ARRESTED
County Prosecutors Men and
Local Police Clean Up
JackSon'S Place
GOT MANY COMPLAINTS
Other Raids Will Follow, Is the
Threat of Police to Clean
up the City

One of the most complete gam
bling raids in the history of the local
police department was made through
the combined efforts of detectives
and uniformed men of the local
police department and County De-
tective William Fitzpatrick, of the
prosecutors office, at the establish
ment of AL Jackson, colored, at 164
Smith street, late Thursday night.
Twenty-Five whites and negroes were
arrested.
Numerous complaints had been
received by Chief Tonnesen regard
ing the place and a conference be-
tween the chief, Captain Long and a
representative of the prosecutors
office was. held at which time plans
for the raid were outlined. Detec-
tives Murray, Gutowski and Muska
OF the detective branch, and Ser
geant Frank Kasprzak and officers
Frank Seiboth, J. +. Sullivan, Steve
Grega, Michael Fitzpatrick, Marinus
Ludwigson and Clerk William Cloo-
ney took part In the raid.
In possession of information that
signals are given from the first floor
when unwelcome visitors arrive, the
police entered the building at 11:15
o'clock determined to beat the signal
giver and they first arrested Jackson
for running a disorderly house, and
Ed Coutras, of 164 Smith street, one
of the proprietors of the poolroom
on the first floor. The latter was also
charged with running a disorderly
house, and both men were held in
$1,000 bail to await the action of the
grand jury yesterday morning.
Take Twenty-Five
After the big guns" were appre-
hended the police proceeded up the
stairs to the top floor and Detective
Murray smashed the special door
with an axe. The raiders entered
tlss gambling floor and arrested
twenty more IS disorderly persons,
confiscated many sets of dice, some
of the fake variety, also cards. a
spinning top racing outfit and other
complete paraphernalia necessary
for a gambling joint of this char
acter.. Close to $50 was in the
kitty" box. The signal system was
taken as evidence.
One of the gamblers tried to jump
from a front third floor window and
several were hanging out of rear
windows on the third floor, when
they were caught by the raiders.
Each of the gamblers was fined $40
yesterday and a number were sent
to the county Jail in default of same.
Following are the gamblers an
rested, Steve Gall, white, twenty, 54
kirkland place; James Spencel, COL
ored, twenty-four, State street;
James Bond. colored, twenty-eight,
675 Catherine street; Charles Will
liams. colored, thirty-five, of 235
Huntington street; Fremont Hansen,
colored, twenty-nine, of 2S7 New
Brunswick avenue; En- Davis, color
ed, thirty-five, of sos Catherine
street; James Chappell, colored, for
ty-four. of 231 Huntington street;
Henry Lovy, colored, thirty-two. of
235 Huntington street; Walt Monroe,
colored, twenty-seven, of Plainfiela;
Sam Lilies, colored, twenty-eight. of
235 Huntington street; A. Holden,
colored, thirty-three, of 231 Hunt
ington street; James Curles, colored,
forty-one. of 527 State street; Robert
Dixon. colored, thirty-six, of Avenel;
William Wells, colored, of 335 Pros
pect street; George DeAserai, white,
eSirty-two. of King street: Paul Ka-
minsky, white, twenty-one, of Hope
lawn; Mike Fenyo, white, nineteen,
of Market street; Z. j. Fatterosi,
white. twenty-three. of Market
street; I. christensen, white, seven
teen, of 271 Smith street. and John
Seider white. twenty-six, of $40
jacques street.
The police have made known that
other raids are to follow in this city.
This was the second raid at Jack
sons place and steps will be taken
to break his lease. The establish
ment Is in the heart of the city.