New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-30

money that s withdrawn Morrssey receives his 81 on
every 300 beyond recall and without any risk ON his
part johnson quick to catch Morrisseys idea, and
Kelly Bliss advertise that they likewise willing TO
take their commissions now, and offer to devote Their
evenings the business. The oppressive and slowly
runOus percentage of the booksellers to nothing Of
their irrespOnsbity before the law, has been impressed
betting more strongly than ever before by the
The Police Commissioners said Tuesday TO TRIBUNE
that had brought to their notice that
caused them TO regard pO0iselng III this city as great
and rapidly increasing evil This has been specially
true during political excitement Of the past three or
four months. The possibility of winning considerable
sums Of money by small Investments entrees young
clerks and boys who cannot afford TO lose 70 buy tickets
I'm fhe French mutual poOls These are sold at IS, 49,
81, and In some places even at 81 each In the Two
months previous the election the evil increased TO
alarming extent and all the pOol-roOms thrOnged
with peOpe day and night Officers Of two Of tho
Commissioners, and stated that they suspected
that many Of their clerks visited the poolrOoms They
might impair the integrity these young and in
duCe them 70 appropriate money belonging to the banks
officers confirmed, The heads OF many large bus
ness houses bave been troubled by tue discovery OF the
frequent visits OF considerable numbers OF lnef en-
pOyes TO the poo rooms TO risk money upon the electOh
few dollars week have used all the money that they
could get hold Of in buying pool tickets Inc Dui et5
among elias of society have been numerous, and
their number has been constantly increasing. -..
The Commissioners said that at hrs when me extent
OF the evil brought TO their notice, II was thought
that selling pools could be suppressed under the LoVeIy
law but tine legal advice which was taken was 10 Tue
traffic not sufficiently clear under any law at pres
ent the book The commissioners of Charities
AID Correction have power TO Tor the money invested
in wagers gambling OF any kind. The Ponce C0ininls
siones added that they hoped that such law would be
enacted By the next Legislature would enable them 10
prevent so open aud general corruption Of the public
had been caused in the past three months by
poO-selnng. They would enforce the law so effectively
that pOOiseng would be driven from the pubic gaze II
not wiped ont entirely.
Drake DeKay Adiutant General Of the Boys in Blue in
circular addressed TO the veteran soldiers and sailors
gives explanation made under oath by j. MaitZelder,
atcy clerk OF the Democratic state Committee Oi TINS
State relative 10 the in which the pools were
managed in MFR. Tdcns interest. Mr.. NaitzicdeT has
affidavit to the facts which he states TO be as
follows:
At the time Hayes was selling ahead in the pools IN
this city the Secretary Of the Democratic state Com
mlttee W. W. Gordon, together with MT. COggoslal Mr.
Robinson, and WitziedcT all committee clerks, visited
betting. One of the clerks would hen buy Hayes tickets
and Mr. Gordon would buy Tld.n tickets for eX-
ample follows Clerk No. would bid 500 Tor Hayes,
Clerk No bid 500 for Tiden. Mr.. Gordon would then
bid S56 and the clerk No. would bid again. taking the
odd number and Mr. Gordon the even, un Mr.. Gordon
had bid $50, The maximum agreed upon; then clerk
No. ceased budding and The ticket would DC Knocked
down u Mr. Gordon, making an apparent bet OF 500 on
1lden against $50 Hayes, or 100 10 100 IN favor OF
Tlden's election These nanUfactur quotations were
sent hy MOTTlssey every night TO Mr.. KING, Clerk OF
the National Democratic Committee, and by hun were
telcgrapbed through the United states 70 the Democratic
newspapers. Naitzelder that lie has Oern MN
self frequently ny the National Democratic Commit
get these false quotations from MoTissey. He
gave them to Mr.. King ana they were promptly tele-
graphed all over the country.