, 1876-11-18
John Morrissey the Custo-
dian OF $1,25O,OOO.
II uo Should Pocket 1t, No Law
Could Reach Him.
Gamblers Have No Standing In Court,
and John Could Laugh at Them.
now The Pools Arc Managed, and Tow 1htg
Nay Bs Manipulated 10 The Profit Of
The Managers.

ie'eF VI e4eltenlent' MeahoSuhs "os"''k ~, n,'
."e pal'e'Hr e4sept t"e 1"@S' .'useusA 'uA'
ue'i 'nu sou 'nc nst.' ln lnv 'utelhoo" ~. ~.
no'"ha'sH' asa t.,e .o'' s,staa"5 s"'e w W.
,"e l'luchy n't'c -ao" o''uly c'a'lteu ~ Nspau.
llcan VleIory' anu issuctl an extra ~ hoo' snaIE
hs Etaso's 10. sne la't" wh'eh posacsseu ~. ln.S
esuseu WIS ots'tI paie's u Fes'so t'e's hsa'ts'
WV !" w, s"olt ,s tne's oae1s ,,,. noa. WIZ
u, a.'e Will "o1us III eooa c"cet ~ nc1'"o,,ns.
Inc c1c'tcneht grew intense, anti lfon tt'at t'ne
to Saturday night the city presented moro ucar-
ly tue seemed enacted III 1891. wl,rn Sumter
wos flrai, an shor ,,n orv r,brr s.osi,n atncc
,nn, ,t,na r.h;',ns IT, ~, ,s,o iaa mon ,scon.o.
,"as .. nspapsA's M,o .'a, 's." Nv" uI.. ,,.
latc took fresh heart, renunR Tie a'f With the'r
cheers nntl songs OF praise, while Democrats, who
were iubllant In Tho morning, drew lonv
fares nra loo,,n1 srsn,c1oua, rhrv sc,ut-
1T .,a a"' ,,,. .oo. 'a'pru" re'..'.,,,nan ..osr
Gu '"e 'oea o. i>cnao''caa f1ctoi5'
but ,reading the figures agaIn, were forced TO
admit that tho result was III doubt, and Tiiden
not 30 suro Of winning as he lad been,
ELECTION rooi.seLLaso'
Not tho least prominent feature contributing
to the excitement anil to keeping Il alive and
active for 70 long q time, was the pool.sclltpe,
II ,o,.1 -o.,r, ,h,t ,anr1, ,-,. ,I.i-.,, ~ Mn.
sss. , .uas ha. "ens ese .',e h T.. Mem
1ofk must nave beel> interested IN inc elcetioh-
pools. or course those ~llo had Invested lit
Tilden tickets wcra anxious 10 get their money,
tt.tit ftt, ntr,to t,af ftrp
" ""u so,,,aut aa 'eu a" T,er wy
ol setttc'heht .'aa peen postpohesi. lhere aIe
SIX wcll'patronlzed pool-rontns IN this city. VI
these tho one managed By John Morrissey Is the
sinn (. IN. rnnks merit IN in,nrtonrc. Jn,,n
~ .""se ~ ~ ...po4, -, M 'rn
.Morrissey Is todag thc Custodian OIL *l,I'oouV'
tnsrustcl to him III his puol-room by those who
lnli ,hmt hair H.. ,nurI. While that i,,vrstc,l IN
+hs ottmr nool.rco witt n,,l,, m ,,,rc1otn NJ
t''s Why. ''ooEso"oAs WILL n'ahe I'LL a'Escsute VI
not less thah
wagcrc,l on the election BY the pool
,-nn,f,or, ~ E,u, y,ui. Ci,r 49,, sr,,,, +, ~,
' sasnnoss ~. ~" lpsN I'ss ~, no"e. lns - Nv
immense butn u hc E'skea VI thls nahhcf on
ncklc American peopc will conduct themselves
o,, n riv.u osrosinn. Rnt how ,,,,rh ,n,rc r,stv
,o.s Il .t,o ,1,n,, ,,,, '.ons,,,". s,t ~. .,act
uoe' - 'eeo"e WIZ" you enns'oGt 'i!aI '.l's Vas,
to pcrsous who are wholly irresponsible. a
bnnk IA onlirctI IN r,ye ar,r,ri,v fnr tbc Aafr.
1.o,,,,1 ~ ,,no,. n ,,.,. :. -, -, ...
nesl'1s ~ ~, n'"s, "e!p's.'e1 ".sA ~ os ~ Par
9ohs+ out the FTons1etosS OF poo'-roofa give
no security whatever for the production nf the
money duf,ostcl with them When called for.
Ant, here is John siorrlsscy-an cx-prtze.fgl,tcr,
- no,,,,.r hr rrofosa,on ,s,,nnr ~ f,r,sh.,,,.s
au1 pool-ro0Ins-walk'ng nround town with n
million md quarter of tho peoples money IN
Ills nncE,t wifhout nnviou Cirrn o,,p fs,p,1
,.,,..Iras T., " ~ .at,, =, ~ s @
MnatcFer "r us fe.urh 10 lis proper o""ers'
lndeco, should slr. Alorrtssey aco TT to nppro-
prtute this vast sum To his own uses, he could to
60 with tic utmost tmpuulty, for not one OF tho
,non ,x .r,,sto1 ,,t,,, ,r1;, h",,o NV,
'iie'a "ho lsas'ea mn. "oo4" "a'e anY 9ch'eoy
against SUCH proceeding
POOL SELLING IS GAMBLING,
anl nil who partlcIpate therein arc gamblers.
C,mhle-. h,pr ~, =, ,,,,,Ir,~ IN ,,,,.t f,.,'.t
anucn INV ~ etn".1lA- ~ eunit "nateFels
Ill., III ,ss.sso ,aty leMG5 taG ;i '.Si ~
II t, sh 'd thnv wu ~ ~ INV" Msssu out
p'1 p! aE''si .Ea null nus Il y gencFaiiY nhtser
St,, S snaI, ~ W EuHsphnk, .In!sscttohet 4At'
inaohstssSy IT, " s4uare hlall, anu consequent
nS t,i puitons ~. ~, tsf every tuMaenee vi Ectt5
'Ia WI nt ~ n.t uue ~ .G Mc .nc seg!ton u mc
:" Tor rsnnr, . " w.. ; .c o.et .et
,nh....,,, H., oI ,epn51 Iii ~ snt s'sest tIat
~ IL rs,u ',a a aesaeu Will ane isusseus
~ m.s pou,s may "s WI alce l'fousce tne
sh,t fnIa,Iam In, ~ n,,,t,on. rtor was Who 10y
% %Mtnn". 'uu.nta''ut. i out, nc'e11otlese u pro-
VUktu AS Hll!CA C01DlHcGlt anu oxe1tGtnCtlL Aa