Peter H. Matthews
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Peter H. Matthews was an operator of policy games in New York City
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's Society for the Prevention of Crime and 45 police officers raided his gambling
operations and rounded up a number of persons connected with this crime
. Many were known associates of the previous policy king Al Adams. Among them, Matthews and two other ring leaders John J. Saul and Solomon Goldschmidt were arrested, held in bail of $10,000 (in 2005 dollars, more than $184,000) each, and tried. They confessed, were convicted, and were leniently sentenced. In 1916, Matthews died at a city hospital on Blackwells Island
, probably while serving his sentence at the penitentiary there.
New York City
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Biography
In 1915, agents of Charles Henry ParkhurstCharles Henry Parkhurst
Charles Henry Parkhurst was an American clergyman and social reformer, born in Framingham, Massachusetts. Although scholarly and reserved, he preached two sermons in 1892 in which he attacked the political corruption of New York City government...
's Society for the Prevention of Crime and 45 police officers raided his gambling
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
operations and rounded up a number of persons connected with this crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
. Many were known associates of the previous policy king Al Adams. Among them, Matthews and two other ring leaders John J. Saul and Solomon Goldschmidt were arrested, held in bail of $10,000 (in 2005 dollars, more than $184,000) each, and tried. They confessed, were convicted, and were leniently sentenced. In 1916, Matthews died at a city hospital on Blackwells Island
Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island, known as Welfare Island from 1921 to 1973, and before that Blackwell's Island, is a narrow island in the East River of New York City. It lies between the island of Manhattan to its west and the borough of Queens to its east...
, probably while serving his sentence at the penitentiary there.