The sun., 1889-03-31
A RAID ON POOL SELLERS.
MORE THAN roo SPORTING MsN ar
RESTED IN LONG ISLAND CI1T.
Mayor Gleason Holds Court and Lets the'.
All 60 but About n Dozeu-seenes In fho
l,nnI Roon md In the Police StatlOn.

Mayor Gleason Holds Court and Lets thes'
All GO but About n Dozsn-Seenes In tho
Pool Room and In the Police station.
A raid was made on the pool rooms at
Blissyille, Long Island City, yesterday after
noon by Capt Wood and n squad ofpoice, The
rooms were up stairs over Kcnrney's saloon
in Green point ayonne. Tho place had been
running only q few days Tho pool sellers had
received tho tip that tho place was
to be raidel. 1t was understood, however,
that only ono or two oil the prin-
cipal pool sellers would be arrested
About a. o'clock four closed coaches left WOOD
eide loaded with policemen. They naturally
would have como from the opposite direction,
and tho pool sellers werc surprised. At asiR-
nal ten stalwnrt bluecoats headed by Capt
Wood. jumped out and made rush into hear-
neys saloon. No resistance was ohored on
past tho guards. bouncers. and spotters Sta
toned at the door rushed the Captain ana MS
mon, then UP stairs aud into the pool room.
Tho room was crowded. A race was Just
taking place on the Clifton track. All was
suppressed excitement Tho tick-tick OF the
telegraph instrument was plainly heard,
Now they're Off" called out the man sta.
tioped near The telegraph instrument.
1t was Just at this point that the Captain and
his mon rushed in, The only entrance m I, or S EXT
To tho place was tho one held by me police;
There we're six windows in the room: n thsoe e q
from the other three view ,ot the paek yhra
could be had. where several gamecockS wero
boards adorned the wnll It was the biggest
crowd and tho biggest day's business that the
pool sellers had seen since tho day they openSa
small panic. II soon sIbsided. but the crowd
ali began edeing toward the door. The police
fpsi
Gsa'ds Gs4 srrss aaa s'edh thon the 5 ss
belonging to the trade. When he went to seize
on the telSgraph instrument the opsrsiioT hpnGtioG
police Wood mounted ,s, chair 4a,m nnd naaI snis
general howl went up, The rnce was .},, oyer, .
and the man at the blackhoa oeaan Sa Hasnn wnR
hands of big policeman. Acknowledgement,
sition again. Three prisoners we're, placed In
each coach along with an oflicor and driven 70
tho police station about mile ana naI1 a's o.
the police station, and the coaches returned
for mother batch.
At tho station the prisoners were marSneYd
They gave names and addresses. true or rlal,se.
and were hustled into 6nok 1tSdnob T9om; lh,s ms
coaches we're kept going back and forth as fast
as possible. Thirty mon. also tive aoreaiS't, ili's
under a guard Of officers. trnmped the lnlle
and half from Blissyille to the station.
These. with those brought In the coaches.
made up g total Of 1o2 prisoners. -,
Mayor Gleason took possession OF me SER
geant's desk and opened court. The prisoners
passed before him in sing 10 ile They RANGED
from the office hoy, up to the pr3IesSlonlai l
sporting man. The Mayor was feeling In the
hest OF spirits over the success Of the raid and
"Where do you live I" he asked, as slim
man with blond moustache passed before
In Williams burSh.,' was the answer. g,
WHAT'S your name I" he said as the next
man look ed up over the desk at him.
Your t'I name Patrick' Your discharged.
The m aiorlty Of the prisoners lust happened
to be In Bissville and stopped in at kearney's
for drink" ,,.,,,- ~,
AsHSS Capt. 'D' owen Kavanagh 0, the Rookaway
Beach police. was arrested IN the street
on the testimony Of detectiye who said be
saw him in the pool rooms The & G@aptnini @ /. was vas
discharged. He VOWS that he Will make 1t not
for somebody
room: Richard Turner. o cashier and black
board chalker: Henry Palmer and Thomas
Murphy. two Of. the alleged principals; Henry
Hartmann and Louis Laurie; cashiers. we're al
held in 800 bal each. Chas Miller the telegraph
operator, was lot go on his own recogplzanee.
and William Jones was held in $3.50 ball. The
rest OF the men, were discharged With warning.
Kearneys is the place where Mayor CLEMSON
made his raid about two years ago. when hs
broke up pool selling in Long Island City.