New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-31
: 4 Bia RAID ON a PooLRooM :,
OVER HUNDRED MEN ARRESTED IN LoNG
ISLAND oITY--THE POLICE STATION
80 4. irpnrunrn WITH PRISONERA

4 rs,d yasa made on the poolroons of Paddy
nurDhs and sRichp Levin, IN Long Island City, %
o'clock yesterday afternoon by Captain Woods ana
Ma officers. upon q warrant issued by MAYOR Z. j..
Gleason on Friday night Police Commissioner r.
J. DAILY although reticent, has been convinced snoe
Monday last that the pooltoom was running IN Inc
National Hotel, ne@ Calvary Cemetery. He en-
pioyed confidential Agent and secured evidence sum-
cfent 10 warrant him in making raid ON the
plsee me result was thai 149 prisoners
were srsestsd among them being Police Captain owen
Kayanagh OF the Rockaway Beach Police, and ex-
Aascmhiyman George e BulneE al the prisoners
hsd more or less money and jeweiy upon their per
Sons, .5 = "a e
The tact tia. pools were sold upon the races at
Kearney'. barroona was not in the slightest degree
disguised Betting men crossed the ferries 10 Lcng
island City and boldly asked their way to tho pool
toouis The managers boosted that they had hxedP
everybody. Thsy alleged that the combination they
had made with the local authorities was 50 strong that
none Of the participants dard break II They further
said tfat even II . raid was forced BY public opinion
they would receive tiInely warning, and
fhcy relied upon the form IN which
their tickets we're issued. These werc not In
the usual form, Tor the gamblers posed a. agents,
although every ono knew that not penny was sent to
any OF the tracks. eY
shortly before $50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
four coeohes left Long Island City livery stable,
Tho coaches drew I'D in front of Kearneys
hotel before which was q largo crowd Of
sporting men discussing the chances OF tho fayortes
on the. Gutenberg track. No suspected that the
carriages contained buecoats. Suddenly the officers
sprang from their concea.ment, rushed through the
barroom and hallway and in q minute had captured
the place. Every exit was guarded and there was
no means OF escape
When tho police broke In upstairs, they found the
room crowded with men Of all ages. Charles Miller,
the telegraph OPERATOR was at his instrument, and
when Sergeant Cosgrove ordered him TO leave It he
deed the police stop the use Of the Western Union
wires Sergeant cosgrove Brought him TO his senses.
After the raid hsd been made Captain Woods tele-
phoned all the livery stables In the city, and ordered
ne Sssonsrs q down to the city hsy were packed
four in q coach VITA an officer, and
iV al s Ss se han eowd the p
oners were put behind the grating In the corridor
S S' sa aS OSm q s oe g eoaS
coach arrived with its burden. Ali tho men, with
DRESSED ana nearly every one dspostsd wsteS an
been searched the police had hiiiy $4,000 IN theft
Mayor Gleason opened court in tho station hous,
shorty after , osioeH S91rporsaon Counsel Tass
E snos sSs e RP .s S s "
tee Il &c employ q Ne Ioas Island Si Dse.a S
Agency. Bat few Of thoH arrested were held
Palmer, recorder; Thomas Wilson, a blackboard
ohalker: Frank Biackmore, onehundred and fifteenth
st and Thirdsye; William Jones, No. 2oo West Forty
| Gixth-st Charles Adams, Frank Brown ana william
] Horstfilan were held IN 300 each for examination
tomorrow There were plenty Of bondsmon present
George Laurie OF e-hund and nen,
PleasApt.aye,, who. IL was sworn was the cashier
q the place and had ~ ,R22 IN his pocket when ar
rested, was also hold, and tho Mayor retained IN
| money. Charles Adams had to furnish 900 ball
The .tsiegraph operator. Charles Miller, was dis
Kayanagh was discharged through lack OF evidence
| RxAssembiymen Buiner loudly detained Ms inno
cAfaces but the Mayor held him for examination. "a