New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-10
THE HUNTERS POINT PooL-RooMS CLOSED.

The pool-rooms in Long Island City were closed
Yesterday 10y Anthony COmstOck assisted oy twenty
men, Mr. COnstock had sent some OF his men 70
the pOo-rOOms n few days ago TO 6uy tickets In
order to evidence to have warrants issued tor
the arrest of the prOpretors. Judge Gilbert, or the
Supreme Court. sitting IN Long 1sIand Clty Issued
warrants against twenty-five persons on Sat
urdav About 2 p III. four coaches drove from
the Court House to the pOOl-rooms When Mr. Com
stock attempted TO enter Kelly u Blss's rooms he
found the entrance locked. Coroner Robinson, the
owner of the liquor shop through which the persons
pass to enter the pOol-rooms stood at tue door ana
refused 10 allow the officers 10 pass through MI
COmstOck showed him his warrant, but tie Coroner
still declined to open the door, and Mr. CoInstock
then forced II open. lie was followed BY several
deputy sheriffs, who had been sworn in. lie found
the room in which the pools were sold situated at
the bottom of an aleyway IN the rear OF the store
Coroner Robinson again attempted TO prevent him
from obtaining an entrance sand seized HIM by
the throat. lie instantly seized by one OF the
special officers and thrust aside. Comst0cks men
then broke open the door, and took possession OF all
The special officers next proceeded to the rooms
occupied by John White x Co., IN front-st:
They were compelled to force an entrance
there and found all the implements just as
the gamblers left them, 6Tt did not md
red and black and faro game have
been III progress Tor some months, and while the
officers were in the room below they heard men
moving hurredl} overhead. The door was
brosen open and the proprietor, and another
man escaped through window IN the rear OF the
building. The two men ran over the roofs OF seye-
officers. They were caught however, just as they
were getting into Millers Hotel, but subsequently
escaped.
The rooms occupied by Duzzey & Johnson and
Lowell &, Co. on the opposite corners OF Front and
Third SIS were then visited The officers suo-
ceeded in arrestlng three at these places. Ed
ward Ross was arrested at LOvelPE and Charles
Cbilds and Eugene Fisher at JOhnson's. close
guard was kept all three of these men 10 prevent
their escape. The work of removing the gambling
property was carried on until late in the evening
and was not finished when the men were finally
Withdrawn Tor the day, and tho deserted rooms lett
in charge of the sheriff lhe night The fixtures
were all taken down at Kelly x Bliss and also at
JohnsOn's, bat it found impossible to remove
those in Whites and LOvelPs rooms. A large poI-
ton of the goods were taken TO the County JAN
The remainder will be carried away to-day. Mr.
Comstock estimates the value OF the gam
bling implements seized by him at nearly
$1,000 He found 800 900 pool tick
e:s az Kelly q Bliss rooms, besides very valuable
register used IN the sale OF French polls.
The three prisoners Chllds, Fisher and Ross, were
taken before Justice Gilbert who was waiting NJ
the Court House, and held in 81 900 bail to await
the action of the Grand jury.
hen llr. COm-tOck was IN the Court House late
in The afternoon he arrested by police ottcer
on "A warrant Issued by Justice OF the Peace Dele
nautv Tor breaking into Coroner RObInsOn5 store
The affidavit Oh winch the warrant was Issued
charged that Mr. COmstOck was not peace officer
and had no right TO break INTO the place. lie was
paroled until this morning.