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Show JEROME RESUMES RAIDS ON GAMBLING HOUSES New York. March 20. Resuming for the time being his custom of eeveral years ago, District Attorney William Travers Jerome conducted two raids on alleged gambling houses on tho East Side at midnight last nleht. It was by these raids that Mr. Jeroroo gained fame In former years. The houses entered last night are at 123 Second avenun and 3S Ea.t Seventh street. Seven men were arre?td In the first house but In the second es-' es-' tabllshment no prisoners were takeo. It Is said that Mr. Jerome decided to make the raid because attempts had been made to bribe an attache of his office to "tip off" the house after tho proprietor had promlped some little lit-tle tlmo ago to obey tho law. At th Second avenue hom pick axes and crow -bars were used to gain entrance. The second honso, it Is alleged. Is tho one that was protected by an electrified electri-fied door when It was raided sctna time ago. |