The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-09
ARRIIG>ING room snL1nEs.
the An-Pow-rfui Hand or New Jersey Law
Laid pom Th-m-The Re.uIt.

The fugitive pool room proprietors and
their employees and many Of the good folk Of
Hudson county yesterday li-t,ne To- the exam
nation Of the pool sellers Four Judges occu-
pied the seats behind the bench Judge Hon
man pr, ling. and lay Judges Quaife, " sglns.
and Brinkcrhofr a-sis iing. Upon chairs ranged
just inside the rail dividing the uuiiane" from
he lawyers sat tie sal i."ul.d pool sellers.
krNy. BLISS. VI pru-ull. ani Lowell.
Tho complaint ufnir-t John T. VI u urall
was -. l,gt.i as to-t ease. Like the others.
MrD0urnll was arrested On three charges. ono
f,r Fc.ring "A dis0rdarly house. and two Tor
A,lllhg pools N Two i.,nut'i luvs
JnD H. lfpina.u ami Herbert 81 .u' lnwvor-
~ llu .son county, r'lr"-"nt"t tn pool sellers
Di-,rit Attorney Garr.tison coudu. tod tlr
Prosecution. Under Sheriff Cron.n. tho come
uIuunt was the sole witness. H. testified TINT
a Ha'1--,n strrri. Ho5okcn. in tie rear 81 a
lin.r store. Witness visited II" pln'e and -4w
{ iat the -3iis Of auction. French. and cont ina
inu pools was going On. \ man stood UP n the
r'urof the room nnd cried What am offered
ior Tie FIRST chAn'et' Otltr men sold chances On
lnr-. DO fIrirru hand the combination I.oO.s.
The witness des ribbed the method ~ play ng
French and auction pools with AN inteilie, nee
that would have boon crcditahle to a full heiged
sportsman; but. IN auemrung - elucldate the
principles Of combination pool, he became
no'once rather than ignorance ~ the District
Attorney and Judges, and leniently passed hy.
Counsel for ia" pool sellers know even j. ~ OF
Attlre0n iu-lou u the uder-S sheriff iesti-
rlony. counsel for VI Dousdl NOV, i to DISMISS
H.. romniu.nt aul Ju-i'r, Hoffman snli,d
H. -nld B. Thought wound o." as ", 10 ~ INTO
tie question .uIlv, ~ tn" di-posiuon oi thr
o'hrr CAUSES Gcpcnde4 upon Tue disposal "
Mr.. rrplaeo,t. in his argument, sad that ne
cOHr'nInt WIS hN~cd on siaiite against me-
MuIitt nan 70, 81 lotteries IL IL not "a complaint
/ against batting. holding stakes, or ahDlIng
| horse racing, and. however TINS li@ 'u--i"p
might bran ont, IT all comes to the p."
/ qH. -ilOu. What is the strl"t constru ton of t.r
O. rm lu'tcrYf Lotteries are not iniIr.. e~ co. tie
| Ilulic nINrh-. Al Wri, o, SilS 50, ana 'u'rl r
/ Hr nul lnM permitted hui often 'nrouras'd hy
/ me- lHW INn ..Ii-Nl- mann argument Was
! that WIilr lotteries are purely games 81 chance,
/ l"ol 50, llns am lutrhHs ns inl ~ py0@'s-
! to-ti,n'- p'f uuNu. good judgment IT NOR merits
/ and ,.,prr,u., ia such matters. Stock and
| euI hruh.r-. spr,ulatN p, and tradc-mcn. WHO
/ lly - cnich market movements. require the
/ same iurult- that lool myers 40.
! should not he encouraged in = urnes~. or n
securing their livelihood witho,( work. tn, So
poo. rooms cn,onr'5r h' peri ~ nril,i llal
mon can so ly', ana ilr InW mods ii.,ni punir
nui-tuc's =. A. committing magistrate, ylu
ought To commit 4 o~e PERSONS to await lne
Hrflcn n ~. COUNSEL for the pool sellers
0r.,ueI mt l'neih tht pool Her. was nOi a
statute would NOT he felt hy HIM. as The ON, mo-
must bee "a comp fee ono ma ihe ~ ie. Milcr'ns
ma those 'as's iho pool sellers told oA an event
Judge iio.Inan i,s.r,od his decision.
TAe prY't'iI n.- IN court dld Lot pres MI iht
rsumpul 81 business 10 que loDi i".i's last
luG ~ VI O0usalis lnuolsah Turf Az ncy
A. Hudson street. lhe Mundan" W,'s nay large
Room. an rs llui -Ou street. VS. crowd. d ctiIs
and tlr bidding was ia~i and ligh. In iN> I
a Juu,'s establishment. nuAt door. the attend
I fore 'uill results. INng0 WAS some ln 'r'I.i d
Wlririai'r I'D Cd" lii, i".H7 ",t,. y q" a.. be- ne