Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-13
WEIGHING BY WIRE.
yTLesRkPETc EXPERTS coHsPfRE TO
BEAT THE rooL-SELLEEs.
Js-ont-PArk Racing Keperts-How a Syn
dieato Of swiRalefs Would Have
Kuinee the Book Makers.


fru0m. betting cities by this means
faush0g the pool sellers ont Of thou
sand. and thousands Of dollars, failed
Yesterday through just ono weak link IN
IT, cham man lacking the yillainy
,nd Gee hardened nerve 90 carry out the
iurariaAt part that had been especially
a...cd 10 him.
be- pool sellers iaay thank their stars
fora most lucky escape.
Ibr plo. wos prepared with great per
feu.n of detail, aud by men who were
,u ~ them thoroughly supplied with
a.. necessary technical knowledge and
sAIsucpoc. Who they are Is a question
ilai .ac police would no doutt be glad
S. 0rsser this morning. but they can
rut. although tho evidence Of their ncia-
riar worh vas lcit behind them and may
f.I DO seen on the abandoned field If
rDqllons.
Ihc ramiica,ious o. the scheme are 81
tLIDaaiyo that pools would hav0 been
bought by some Of tae couspiratoTs not
mIs Il Sew FORK and Philadelphia, but
a BOSTON. Chicago, IT. Louis. end, It 10
nossiUle. 30 Washington, Baltimore, and
.uuWIilo Tine method was. as N for
i0er enterprises Of TIE samo kind, 10 bo
nbic 70 control ali track news proceeding
from Jerome Park. 10 hold IT back, and
10 substitute other and false news for it.
as suited the object Of the operators, and
s. secure cash nj the pool rooms on tick
cts placed on horses previously agreed
upon ns The supp0sitihOuS winners
All Tins required not only elaborate or
rmlgauon, hnt also elaborate prepara-
ton.
THR FIsGGIS AT 1HE KEYS.
Tho mmr composing the ring ore all
.omg. Tho idea WIS conceived by
rIiiul Telegraph operator, whose stand
iGInthatcspacity IS very high. lie had
l0si % crcat dcai through betting. and he
ilougt of this plan as AN infalhble
lltius OF making an enormous fortune.
9lo proceeds Of one play Of the game
we're c8tims tcd in advance at 100000,
roi alter pocketnR them aud fleeing the
lo,nc it was quite possible at a later
rluol ~ work the same thing again and
with equal -ucccss at some other impOr-
fqnf racc- cOurse. The absolutely secret
uaturc Of Tire plan, provided that every
mau Vas faithful to the robbers code Of
honor wis q greatest recommendation.
The chief conspratOr took INTO hls
confidence other operators possessing the
-.,i0ul dcgrce If moral Obliquity and
.l1 were expert at their profession. He
lad nlrcadr been over tho ground.
Jhcro Us a small three story house stand
.'f "''''n '',i'o Iu"'',i9 VI " NM vi
''H ''i III, va - ,'J IN IA
b" i''.'i - ", ..' 10
''' ''' '"a,' ''.''il''' WI" 10 ~" Nv"
'' i'''" - "''"'' ..,e ~
gus s''''"',,'A - '''''' 90 .i'''o'
IT'D InFl'' 7'i7i lloioH' ~ H"Ppeuo" a.. 30 oo
.'+e'I AHl 'he rem. WINS on'y 9'o a
month. lh' hend OF inc tlnB hlreu II
.nd r"id iNe rent I'D "''an'''
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS.
In t.e mean time the electricalappara
,.ond material were purchased Of Mr.
ID pu,,,u IN Ciurcb street Tins
..., and vero ouietly transported
ntiDr They consisted of twenty-five
battery celle. u four-vjre switchboard.
-U fc,t of covered wire. 100 feet Of
,..,,.Gne vi,e five boxeg r,lays 900 feet
20 .D;.., ,,i,. mud fv, tol,yraDn ipstru-
,,,o,ts
Al Icr,r,s l'erl. there are three wires
connecting with New York. All of them
..err under tie control Of tho Western
Union Conpn1v. The majority Of the
.ity pool rooms get their news OF the
races by telephone from the operators
rao,o of the main Western Union Office.
The messages. of course. came originally
over the three Eires mentioned.
THO iTst thihH inc com orators uiI
was 10 '' t"ys' VIZ anu ',Jy '' TnnJ
,,l,,. ,',.rfoc,lv vol what tLev
-, m, MANAGED to ,nl,st bv
lii, ,,r,,o,s,s "a 6nemon IN the
t 800 D. u,o (Iestnrn Tinion
m. lo5 a. d. a
'.' '''' -, no homo and tbe
...-..t t.l.~ronb nole I'm inns thev
r'', A., IN fi.t of c,,er.1 ,,ir.
.+..i. t,". I..d t,r;.ted ;nto a cahle.
I',l -. 49,, ,ncbcs b.loy tho
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liz" '''' 81 -
.'.'..,,,.,,.l, ,,a .,,J,
i IN '''' IA, ,.. ,l'r., 'i.,ras 81 tha \Test.
"-''' '''' ' ',V The race.
4-..I l.. ..,,r,.,..I tho lorLtnu oi the
t. ,sh,.b nm. necessarily he above
tLe surf,ce a groove was cut in the tele-
..,,,,.. Ja from, she ground 10 the lnsu-
Iat0ls. and % was placcd within IT. Then
ln" c'"'' was $3.50 - Wv. '',i 80,
ana "iii'' 'Nu, my ny u.A,
animation Nou'' " i5 49,, ''' ,a ,
Pc "n" "'i'' "'' '''D ' VIVA
"i'''
"run ussT-btrn PLANS OF MIN.
Tbere ia always a flaw, however. in the
,l,,.rea consp.rariea. It is tho con
seiorce and Inherent cowardico of the
eyi-doer.
Tho man who strung the wire became
fuchtaned and rcmorseful while be was
prosecuting ms work IN fine middle Of
tine night. Every approaching sound
ma6s his guilty heart leap 20 histhroat
and ho frequently guve up the task IN
awect apprehension, only to return 10 IT
nQan WITH suamoincct reluctance. HIS
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