The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-15
RLEUTION BETS.
E,eI.e,nent al lho Pool Rooms

Excitement uE ANS SSA
n. Y, gunoi wednesday. -
About four hundred excited men gath
cred 10 Johusona pool room last even
inc 10 take action with reference 10 the
disposition OF the money that had been
vAaered on the Presidential election.
ooIy about ouc.fourth Of the assemblage
held pool tickets. Mr.. William john
son, IN calling the meeting to. order said ;
Il have requested you gentlemen VINO
arc holders u tickets in tue pool. sold
in his room, The money for which - now
in our hands, to meet hero tonight Tor the
purpose Of stating to you, likes square
man, the awkward position In which we
are placed with reference to tho dispocsi.
lion OF your stakes. Not only one, but
many persons, have threatened us with
lawsuits II We attempt 10 pay over any
bets on the general result Of this election;
Had no action been taken by other pool
rooms We would have been disposed 70
hold on 10 tho end, but their conEse IN
declaring bets OF leaves 10 US no alterna-
tive but 10 counsel with you rs 70 me
disposition OF your money. [Applause.
. We do not feel willing or able to stand
lawsuits for S5O,00O--suits likely to run
along through the courts for four or i've
yeurs before final deciSion Is reached.
We desire you 10 understand our s&AG'
posllion-fealize II you can It's awkward
nssS-square men threatened on all sluea
with suits il they decide any. o. these DeIs
and pay over the money. Place your,
selves, Il you can, in our positions, ana
Tell us what you would do? This Is the
purpose for which this meeting has beer
called. l want you now to appoint your
own chairman, and by your action let u
know what !, W would do II placed ii
Loud applause followed the conclu'
sion Of Mr.. JohuSon's speech, and shout
arose from all parts Of the house, "heel
the chair yourself; you are square
enough for U.S." Some opposition beini
made, MIR. Johnson declined to serve
Many names were proposed, and 4
length MID. L. Hungertord, who 1t wa
stated had no money at stake, was calle'
to the chair, and Mr.. Charles Rand va
made Secretary.
The first motion was TO appoint q CON
mittee Of ten to be composed Of five ~
den and Ave Hayes betters. Before Ii
question could be put several ament
msnts were offered. Then followed
scene OF intense excitement, and one ma
insisted that the names Of those who ha
threatened to 20 to law should be write
on the blackb board. Another moved TIL
the bets be declared of, and another th'
the meeting adjourn until the 9th
March. Finally motion to adjouf
subject 10 the call Of Mr.. johnson pr
vailed. :,
After the adjournment the place b
came q place Of turmoil. Chairs wei
overturned, and while every body ";
shouting at the top Of his voice, the ligh
in the back part OF the room were turne
out Mr.. VIM. johnson elbowed his wa
through the crowd, calling out:
"Y0u wcro asked here as gentleme
and hopO you will act as such: II
meeting has adjourned, and ask 20
now TO vacalO The room, and have n
political wrengling here. The action v
intend 10 take in this matter will be 81
nouncod TO you in tho morning newsp'
pers"
short conference, and decided to declai
all bets of. With regard to commission
Mr.. Thomas Johnson says he is not y
prepared to say what they will do.
IN Kelly & Bliss pool rooms abol
City spectators assembled In rcspon'
10 the call. The senior partner calle
the meeting to order and said that the a
ton Of Jro MoEEissey in constituting hin
self referee as we'll as stakeholder LETT u
other pool holders only one course
prnue, namely, 10 declare all bets of {
10 the general result. This action wi
very much against his notion OF tu
principles, but Morrissey had taken h
action without consulting the other pc,
holders whose hands no had practical
tied. Numbers OF old pool betters hi
declared that unless Kelly & Bliss 70
lowed MOrrissey's example they won
sue for their money. The firm was Oh
that could DO made responsible at la
and he felt very little like making resi-
tuition at the end Of q judgment to y
losers after paying the pools to the vii
ners. At all events ticket holders mig
rect assured that the firm would under l
circumstances accept any commission
the pools were declared of. II was I,
the ticket holders to decide whether tn,
would agtee TO call all bets of, and
hoped those p, ssent would express the
views freely now that they had an oppo
tunity, and after the discussion he wou
put il 10 vote aud accept the deci8ic
whatever it might be.
J. E. Brewster, who proclaimed hin
self winner on the general result in Il
event Of the inauguration Of either ca
didate, said that he felt like releasil
Kelly & Bliss. They had been put in
hole by Morrissey's action, and no 9th
course was left open to them. Morn
sey's course, had, he said, no precedent
betting history. In every sporting eve
upon which money is wagoTed, il the be
are declared of, no com mission is deduc
cd by the stakeholder.
On the vote. large majority Of d
pool.hOlders declared in favor Of dra,
Ing the money, and tickets arc TO he pa
tomorrow. Ia the combination poe
ticket No. 3 waa declared winner, payil
Sl20 for s..