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re - Declares All Gambli < Houses [Must Close ' Once—Over $15,0 Seized in the Raias. : SECTION:UNDER WHICH GAMBLERS ARE HELD. ‘The prisoners arreste: gambling rail were ar der acction W of the Ir Swhich makes the offer Pufelony. ‘This » ‘A person whe parent or supeorinte rv of 6 device or appa eablines or hires & roam, tabl Who enxaken as a dealers in any Kambl ‘or banking Rame where m property im dependent on the suk, or who sells or what ts commonly tery policies or a yor docume Wager or !n ing or drawn number Me or iva Lotters . whe dorses or uses 4 | Gocument for ie bling achers to x Mottery policies'or oilier Ings, papers or documents. common gaindier, and is able by impris than two ye exceeding $1. afters’ tom enn us tot pur tom such wr us to Mavtutlagh, hagh’s ommitt povthe work of our (trated las: nlicht Beans hae selzed the gambiers and pote pool-room and garaing places | | by city are cloeed tight to-day. The ra Hoe! ithe Fifteen have had goo! effec “temporarily. Ei Men arrested in the raids in the Ten- BE derloin wero before Justice Jerome day. Most of them furnished bail; Ha} did not were sent to the ‘Tombs. ‘They must close, and close at once, | heald. 2 He dented that Sof Just night's raid wax obtained fre phatic.on this point, he en eal Justice Jerome when the Criminal Court bul ne Pesiica In by Commit- “tee of Fifteen—Gam- Commissioner Murphy ng! Seventeen in all were examine: thore who Commbpsioner Murphy to-day declared that the gambling-houses cannot remain ppen while he f* head of the police. the tip to the gamblers AU the’pollee. The Commissioner was em- “{ Ald not! get :o bed until 5 A.M," four hours at 00) Worth of Furniture he ide “mn THE WORLD: winininininiimi When Carrie Nation wants to reform the saloons in Kansus she just takes her Bittle hatchet nnd smashes things. When the Committee of Fifteen wants to reform the Gotham gamblers they take their little hatehets and, in the language of the Bowery .don't do a thing To the man in the street the question presents itself, “What's the differe: between a two-dollar bill? and the answer is, ‘There isn't ommitte ard ortme lor stations twenty wig: nts and thy showed rence In the . Wher mH Raldwin, chairman of the ce of Fifteen, at hin resilence, Willow etreet, Brooklyn, to-day the following statement irtleth (storage ware! polce s Inutes | mail vir arrival, but word) FFem what haa been done the public ihe ir com through the | M4) infer that this ts only a beginning - vard are Med pollee, ua ithe pollen hones are; The Committee has been purauing 1+ | 19 (collection of! gam: waked dugh Pollee Mead-| Ser along certain lines, SBume ma tablesZand ‘chairs quarters, wort could hardly have] ve thought we were not doing 9 Some of the places taat were ratded ean etween the time the poo Mit. did We are quite willing (hey | were denuded of all furniture, while in Nee left the staton-house and arrived | nd tate . We do not court pub- r instances nothing was taken that at the, pla Hieliy. ‘The ters wald about our plans the | was not Mdentified directly with gar. My Wectlon with the raids wae | | ing. The ordinary chairs and side- ofa Magistrate, Lissued the “We Nave been investigating cond!-|bonrds, aa a rule, were not molested. is aril went tr the station-hounes ac | 68 Which extet in New York and have sai wi TY Ry |lwhicn taviteroneratinfcuiures hein HEARI rin nao ‘ | which may be ce. The re- tren ty examine wiineanen arid isauc Hall | cule Ut apeak for teal. ARING OF THE “Lam rot surprised that the gamtiers Apparently had a tip that they were Fame ke ere mo Warraly J not proprietors, the Committee RAID PRISONERS. | be visited. It was quite natural they warmunts and | sould. What do [mean by that? Weil, | Ind. (procuring | !t Would have deen more surprising If] Phe seventeen prisoners i hey had remained ignorant of what|\ertous gambling noures by was about to happen.” mittee of Iiftees were arraigned before ——.- Jinige Jerome tn the brary of the Dis- fet-Attornes’s oMee early t cs WAGON LOADS OF J tne inte prisoners arraigned. were ‘i Ahnge arronted by Mat Went Thicty- fe mer Parkhurs: teotive. Wien wank: Heit annie (they were prepared to give ball the Justice 4 The lis ef the of the }mald they were and admitted that thes WEDNESDAY EVEN. RUARY ING, FEB! CAPTAIN Motianus, enah de Commit of shatters or he'll Ju Mac, an’ don't let de ¢ vO THE HoT ted counsel P We three in all of midde age and one young man, T porary commitments were made out then accompanied an officier to city: prison, Two prisoners ah Hichard Roe, and names as Frank No. WV © nas pund Yenecond street und her non, euch would be ask Che warrants sent to Nos. 16 and furnished 71,660 rirty-first mtreet, ? HOW THE TIP WAS SENT ROUND TO GAMBLERS. ‘aund to No. (144 a who gave thetr Park View 27, 1901 RY—See here, Mercury tip off Oxel de Hrate FOOT ME too were Joon Durand, represented: by mnie! was held in $400 bail and hie om niiation was set for March 7. Di and | rand: wan arrested ut No. 168 West Fore the | ty-tnird street { Witham By and Proprietor George) ina gy ais ‘lark, of No. Wt Weet Mb P O ball and the latter tn $2. won| M * former waal Hotel, and John Willams, who ran the fi ‘Phey were committed until they oulette wheel, were committed after) could fur ball isking for examination, It was set for 2 w'eleck thin afternoon, Judge Jerome | amber, tld ball to the am) of 31,50) to =2,000 “Farlane, iam’ A. Sweet: agreclig to. furnish $100 ommitted. “Their examlita- us) West Forty-second street were return Necuted. The pla wa fess jougo gambling implements were ther He Hughes, a fine-looking oid Bentioman, amd Willlam Stil who were arrested at 123 West Thirty-sixth , 1. Langdon Atceels irene comumitted acter asink, “and Frank Johnion an examination, and were told te ap iiethis noord this afternoon nisiied $1 : James D. Howard and Nathan Hud- |} ark very kee sree Xo son, who were arrested at No. 4 West Ber Twen ly Siting streets On awon ball rf Sbort-Card Harry Hemel off senr cops. net a thing Iaat nlsht. but you bet | got the tip all 1 right. te trters—Unl Dew |GAMBLERS MUST CLOSE AT ONCE. | “E want to say the gambling houses cannot remain open while Tam head of the Pollee Depart- ment, ‘They mos at once." Police Commisaioner Murphy made this declaration to The Evening World to-day while discuraing the raids an the Ten- rioin gambling resorts by the Com- Porty-third| jintice Je i for examination ont inittee of Fifteen. Commissioner Murphy wan asked about the statement of Austen G. Fox, that the gamblers had a tip from the police. ‘o intelligent man will belteve that,” said Commisatoner Mucphy. “Look at No one had the warrants but ie. None knew of them but Justice and a few members of the mmittee of Fifteen, “The first knowiedge that came to the police was when the warmnts were [handed in at the West Thirtteth street jflution. They churchill, « man whom I have just brought over from Flushing and placed in charge of the desk there. It was his first night of duty. “When he received the warrants, his first order was to the doorman to close the doors and allow no wne to enter or leave. Absolutely impovsible, I say, In tine face of the known facts to charge up the gamblers’ Up to the police. They will have to look elsewhere for tie leak." “What action will the Police Depart- the tu say right here that gam Dling-houses cannot remain open walle 1 am at the head of the Police Depart: They must and close al “Why don't the potice close katabling pieces and not committees of cHizens?” can speak only for myseif. 1 have at the head of this department now but two full working days. It would he unreasonable to expect that 1 could urasp the entire situation within that ime, J have not as vet had forwarded to me information regarding gambling paves and disorderty houses. But | whl aay to you night now that If you ip tnese have it oto each. ‘Meir examination set Meagman war bell in $130) tall ‘ ty ey ey ination an Mareh | fle xag Serna gioure reser ite pame Keeper’ of No, Us West Maney, the vaiue of S232 andiche yestxth street, He sald he was not for #4! Hower! and Hudson were (RULtS and was committed for examin do tol jen MeFar- | tion, He gave bin bumness as a fae ete hat ar tet a [Me could not furnish bail Ls +5 James Murphy, of No. On complaint of Witlam Keenan, Ed- afi street. arrested. at Ne. 108 Weat ward Wilson aad Edward Poe were ar-!Phirty-fret screet. was held tn $150) bull sted Nol 18 Weat thing, for excunination Marca 6 com: eet Ooh ty iinitted in default of x bondsman. et, aad oon arraigamen held Henry Morrison, charged with being in $1000 ball, ‘Their examination was | superint of 4 gamo.ing place at atiforl March [Neo 107 W Thirty-second street, on tet for March : [eomolatat of Mr. Roltiza. of No, 2 East John Watsen. arrested at No. 15s W hh street, was eld fn $500 ball Thirty-ffth st on compla! ox enaLon Hh Frida i le war », | tte n defau * a bondsman. Tze, Mammond, i wan ree Morrison sald he was a) barkeaper, Mr Lowenstein. They demanded 49] jiige Jarome told him 101 i minded amination amt it war ser for March |3ite wn business he might have Kept He was held i) $1.00) ba. ont of trouble, furnish me the address of a guinbiing- house and are sures of tts character I will close {t up in an hour.” WOMAN WOULD REST WKINLE tion on Account of Plo Against Him. E matcentered. and s want Kinley: 1 augurated next AW Hat?" alme Afott. M p inauguration, Bpantatr ple the noe ML dnaaye y ord as hax 16 matte ans hundred for! help + the gre. fi st Of wor 4S fused: this » been a school t es q EVANS WILL ADMITTED. Deutint ated, The will of Dr. Thomas W. Wonutre American de piive D paler left large nume | itutions here and in Fran Speciniint While Insane. WH, Ga., Fev. 7.—Dr ken, an eye and ear specia' fj waok ‘and Killed his. wi ommitted sluckie. Dr. Alkes if New Bedford, Mans. Wanhah fourteen years trea | Ww y i C3 : Seeks to Stop Inaugura- t VAs Magistrate Mot: wan stithig on thie} S Rench at the Yorkville t ‘ | day A well-dressed, mid “ Nat } charttas | po Mi and was Hey AKO CUBA DECLARES HER SETTLEMENT TERMS. en et pegeencenro BILL MAKES WPKINLEY CZAR, ——-—— ‘Paris Treaty Accepted and Foraker Amend- ment Approved in Code of Relations. Senators Attack Spooner Measure for the HAVANA, Feb "Phe 1 for war againel che United sea ; f i ons iy forelan na Philippines. mained son until t avelogk this "i renment cot aneein ; - the treats of Wieris. in which i pmatetng the work oC IM* gis aniemed the rights of Catia, lib w clauses of nstitution Tel . whieh Xo WASHINGTON. Feb 2f—When cons relations between Cut Hileithy tbe at AS idernite: 5 Appropriat 5 1 Hetween Cute etliy tntgated | Wee ity. SHleragion of the Army Appropriation ' i ates. A public acanion, pases for the pore Of Jife and UN) was resumed in the Benate today tn hel fernoon to ath the ¢ seerty. aubstituting iiself for ihe Senator ‘Teller Inued ie apeech in ” Weateh ofueve heen Uulted States In the pledge whieh ch position to the delegation by Cons b wh ‘assumed ta that ae cording to artis | MMO f ohne rine Feld Mu toe att arate tis ree of Slesinlative pamers’’ te the . i nie Auly Waid all | Povatdent, Mle eriticieed the Spooner ‘ Apa e usta of the miliary eoverntient during | Larcctimeat an a deparrare from the % ORE AET Se the period of occhpation, ala the rights | Uioutnen peas ee releh power which may ¢ tristng out of them, fn conformity with | Muertean” syotem the departure in wags ¢ he Joint remulution and the Foraker | in ile history: of the cau 7 i revdment and the existing laws of the cuigashoreantenite Preal- y ‘ ithartae any powe COUTTS ! any aa nt rat in ie. Preat cans of colonization, er for The Governmenta of the United | the United Stutes ail F aval ty any | SUtter and Cabs ought to reguinte chete velong to and are exercleed Tor authority i sm OF AL the Czar of Russta hi ; ati ANUHA CER ¢Tellar discussed the two con The Gover Will not permit ita manuf mutuatiy | troverted questions Paiippine and ile SRA ERWSA UATE one: acing dvantages tint cuna ndmemts. ile reganied the er bed ae a ba. vere T thet temp CP ippine araendment an mu ved by the amendement offe r Hoar, but, to tbs min Hectlonadle. rban a much stronger and much bet~ ter than he thought. i nad some reservations ss anproval af tt Ie gave aotice of an amendmen: the Mhilippine « ax follows That the itn the Unit States Is Nerray extended aver andy to be ta foree ta cae PhUGy ras the same or any f may be appile pore in offering the amendment Talk of Sues Denied oa of Es- Thirst for Blood De- corting President at Havanilliwaaito aveertatniehethers there clared False. Inaugural. tend over the Philippiney are. willing that ko should extend over the tstande, —— He had no idea chat the Unitud States ever woulk surrender the Philippine WASHING —An authori-| WASHINGTON, Feb, 27.—Voteran or. | Islands ———— bat der at White ganizations of tho Civil and Spanish interview with! printed in the Mas. ardian and ‘elrou- offichally declined to partict- nthe inaugural parade on March ‘ie decision affects organizations {1 the Grand Army of the Ropublic, the (ion Veterans’ Union and the Spanish ctlon of the veterans aasigned them in. the thle for to-day'® action, ” ir Wish to act as the personal tL to the resident. shal direen, on the P chem tn a position tn ¢ DO YOU WISI TO EXCHANGE A of the civic organizations a. 2 Al iowing the National Guard. farm for something elve? Adver-| ‘Gens. Daniel” Sickles. 4-day notified tise It under the “Real Estate to Gen. ArT ourcmpenntl veterans: ened oe Exchango” column in the Sunday | fine! to Nation inesraerene he tendered his resignation as marshal World. Of the veteran division. STOKES ON THE STAND. Patley Knew All When He Bought Hoffman House Interest, Kdward 8. Stokes was placed on the stand this morning in the trial of Gra- hams Polley, charged with perjury tn an affidavit against Mr. Stokes concern ing Hoffman House finances. Polley claims that Stokes deceived him about the Hoffman House lapiiittes. “Polley,” sald Mr. Stokes to-day, “had full knowledge of the Hoffn.an House affaira when he purchased my interest for $55,000 cash and $8,000 in notes, reaident MeKintey ‘ ountry attributed to the Prest- wx rlatendom for blood | wit) considered sutfetently | pit t least one hundred tered.” | es for every C —— nirary fol BORE OUT AGED Deserted, Helpless Th asl Mrs, th Mary MeGovern butiding were ail AND MAIMED), Daring Rescue of Two sick woman ata fire in Ratiroad «venue ‘The fre started in the apartinente of families in nearly xl! of his vast property had been left to Patrick, Then . dames 8. hiker, of Texas, appeared upon ia will Noundsman Casey and Patrolman, Consmiracy and forgery and other Lhicheptnat arenes Chines cisace crimes worse were charged by Capt. Naalinna teerel haairecstenedte Raker, Jones and Patrick were arrest- day while recuing an old cripple and af Ct. and ha Nain} shen Tombshey st, nes made x confession which heed asa ve | AFFIDAVIT MADE The firemen put up ladders and terrified occupants esvapedt thetr niwhteloches 3 BY VALET JONES, In the eacitement two or swore forgotten, Mra. Annie Beekham, siviv ‘ive years old, and Christian Wile cripple, twenty-five years old, both 4 avenue. No, 230 Réfiro With diMeuity the smoke-Mled th ome. Scveral times the smoke and fam drove the rescuers back, but the moant of the old woman and the cripple nerved them for the battle with fire, Casey and Lurve nat brow Mra, Beckbam ent Wilde to the lad: ‘The crowd cheered frantically aa brave policemen br ae ground The fire desire: Noe y the te Ea nement-hou respectively. NINE SAVED AT EARLY FIRE. from na Harning 0 fu Williamebarg. keo Nine persons were rescued from fla carly factory of Marquis & Co., . Willlamsburg, and about $2,000 damage. The building In siructure and the the second Moor. Roundaman McGarry and 4 three-i clear factory Fitagerald discovered the fire about o'clock. The flames spread with great rapt . A, next door, ep In ere and extendea to number of persons were ai burning bulldings. ‘They ey and Lurvey: ran up the ladders y found the two tt wet thelr burden to Railroad avenue, ownel by John McGurk and Jonn smith | to-day in a fire which started tn ory brick Patrolman dered Millionaire Rice by Means of Poison. The amdavit made by Valet Jones in which Patrick is charged with murder being duly aworn, deposes and nayn; That on Sent. 190), he resided at No. 50) Madison ave- nue. war then and there employed by one William M. Rice, who also resided at sald address, an « privute secretary pompanion, Tnat om the 23d duy of September, went der, the ses t Jones answered the call. He sald y 190, Mr. Rice was sick in bed, but that the| ber: cheek was all right. fice was dead at] oug! the time ‘The miHionaire's will ahowed that in the borough of Manhattan, and /204 iPOISON CHARGE MADE AGAINST PATRICK NOW. (Con ntinued from Firat Page.) in the Borough aferesaid, one Al- ‘T. Patrick, late of the #aid Bor- in and upon the auld Willam M. ice in the peace of the people of the State of New York, then and there be- Jug, wilfutiy, feloniously and of h knowledge aforethought did make an agauit and a large quantity of a cer- taly deadly poison called mercury and divers other deadiy poleons (a more par- Ucular description of which t= to the deponent unknown), and did then and there wilfully and {eloniousty give and use to be given and adminintered and did vause to be agministered to the aatd Witham M. Rice and caused to be taken and +walioweat by him down into his path, ‘We. the aald Alber: T. Patrick, then and there, well knowing the sald mer- cury to be a deadly polaon, and well knowing the raid other substances above mentioned to he deadly potson, by means alCharges That Patrick Mur-|0f which the ald giving, administering ana causing to be given and adminis- tered and vaveing to be taken and awal- lowed down, the said deadiy poison into Mn body, an eforesatd, he, the sald Willlam M. Rice, then and there became and war mortally sick and dis:empered In his boils. and of which sald mortal sickness and distemper he, the said Will. jam M. Rice, did then and there die. "Wherefore. the said Charles F. Jones 23. | charges that he, the rald Albert T. Pat- Hels in the manner and form aforemaid by the means aforesaid, wilfully. fe- lontously and of hic knowledge afore- thought did volson ty kil! and murder the said Willlam M. Rice, and asks that he be enprehented and dealt with according to HARLES F. JONES. Feb. %, 1991, Then they made a wild rush to the windows and valled for help. The po- Mcemen ané firemen got into the house All were in injured. and down the staipwaye. thelr nightclothes. None persona rescued ure: William F.. Ayres, forty yeare old; An- tle Ayres, fty-five; Charles Ayres, twenty-three; Mrs, Charles A. Spreal, Mty-five; Florence Petersen, twenty- four; Florence Fennell, twelve; Fennell, seven; Frank Mrs. F. Markel, forty. men at did ont 1lb timent le spreading in former tnsurgenc Hts | strongholds, Six hundred and sixty-five A] persons voluntarily took the oath of the | allegiance at Camiling, Province of Al- Ualf] bay, at one time reported an the worst stifled by the smoke before they wore! insurgent centre next to Luzon, and 684 eroused, took the oath at Calamba: am! took them out over tho fire-eacnpes | Reddy ti Annte | complainant jarkel, Afty, and | owner of the fv: MANILA, Feb. 27.—Pro-American ren- | FINED CONTRACTOR $25. ja Responsible for Bi that Nearly Wrecked Honse Patrick Reddy, of No, 7% Weat One Hundred and Twentieth street. wan ned 32% by Magistrate Crane in the Harlem Pollce Court to-day for reckiess bleating Jast Monday in Ono Hundred and Seventeenth street. The was Manuel Hocheimer, tory apartment bulld- ‘nw at No. 3 Eant One Hundred and Seventeenth atreat, It was shown that a fuse had been misplaced and two blaata of giant pow- der in the rocks next to the building went off. One ble boulder wax hurled through the window of the apartments of Mrs. Anton Heitelman on the first floor. She was sitting at x table and the boulder nearly struck her. She fainted and was found unconacioun by the pelghhore.. A huge rock entered the apartments of ‘Marctis Sherman on the ,ascond floor, The -pullding was damaged, peal were handed to Serst. | THE TIPSTER. “Wili you take any action against the police captains who have allowed gambling to flourish within thelr pre- elnet “L cannot give an offhand answer to that que: in. The conduct of the cap- tains will be at all times subject to tn- vestigation, If 1 can establish against Aman that he has been negligent in his duty it will hard with him, lave you been advined by the Com- Wittwe of Fifteen of ite intent to raft gambling places that were not closed by the department?" “I have had not a word from them.” “It is common report, Commissioner, ‘Dick Canfeld's gambling resort ‘gull’ with te Police Depart- No ‘pull’ with me, young man,” the Commissioner sternly. "L will close up Canfleki's an well as any other place. All | want Js knowledge that the law ts being violated. 1 play no favorites, ‘Canteld’ doesn't spell spectal privilege In. my offtce. “As a member of the Committee of BALL Five were you acquainted with the character of the places raided last nigat? “To was not. 1 had no enowledge of the detailed evidence gathered by that commitier. 1 only knew {ts general lat tx the attitude of the Police martment coward gambling?” “The situation at present Is this: © have rent out notice to the captaina to furnisi me liste of the gambling resorts Misorderty houses and suspicious pli in thelr districts. “These ists will reach me by Frid 1 will study them, and something Interesting, | can assure you, will happen within a week." ALL POOLROOMS TIGHTLY CLOSED. fo oEven ihe “wie” on down t ont leans a he California tracks. } In years the ‘amblers end pool-room not felt 4 blue over the there will be no rac! ts against the horses and Joc riding sent out to-day to guld the makers of handbooks hang around nd accept smail ete from casual race players were not nd thelr act med haunts, was atd among gamblers that ever ein town would deny admittance to former patrons but whether Cantleli's, Oaiy's and “Honest John" Kelly's will be dneluded tn the Mat none would hazards guess, na ‘nothing. bite an” enrtha ne iwell deter thes | paces frown 4 ina more o: jines inter GIRLS PLANNED DEATH TOGETHER Ran Away, They Said, to Escape Home Drudgery. Two runaway gitle, who were found Inet night by the potter, were inken Into the Uakland Avenue Pellce Court. Jersey City, to-day. They were Teresa Iartman, teen vers ald, and Kete Enga naven- of 188 ‘Terhune avenue. fifteen yoars old, of DR Garfleld ay The Hartman gir] told the upiicejthat she ran away from home on Saturday last becaure she could not get along with her stepniother, Kate Eagan said that she had left her father’s houre because she wus tired of household drudgery. ‘The girls had teen friends and they made up thelr minds to run away together. ‘Phey salt that Yenterday they had slept on the sieps of the Greenville Bank until about 3 o'clock A.M. ‘They were then alarmed by rome one approaching and they went into the vestibule of the house of Mra, Grillard, at Boulevard and Wakefleld avenue, and remained there until they were found by Mra. Grillard, who gave them a good breakfant. They aaid that they had watked al day yesterday and that finally becoming disheartened agreed to commit suicide together, They saked a number of mea for 10 cents, with which they proposed to buy carbolic acid. They planned to die together on the steps of Bt. Patrick's nue. Church, Ocean avenue, ‘They were taken back by thelg parents, => WELLMAN CONTINUES TALK, Alinecks Credibility of Witness Minnock in Mellevue Case, Lawyer Wellman continued this mota- ink his summing up for the defense in tho trial of Jesse R. Dayle, accused of the murder of Louls H. IllMard, in the Bellevue Insane Pavilion on Deo, 12 Mr. Wellman dwelt 2: length on tho unreliability of Thomas J. M'nnock’s testimony, and he denounced the prom cution for Introducing the insane wit- neetes and not permitting the defensa to enter Bellevue until {t was @ep bate | | |