The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-02
POOLS IN FULL BLAST
Harrison, N. j, Is Now
! the Mecca Of the
Sports.
|PLAGES WITH PULLS.
lis Music to the Gamb-
leTs Ear to Hear the
Suckers Kick. Z
THE POLICE WINK AND SMILE.

Harrison, the pretty little suburb of
+ Newark, is at the present time infested
by gang of New York gamblers who
style themselves bookmakers. The eff
frontery Of the gamblers in openly defy
ing the law is something superb. There
4 is no attempt at concealment in the three
II dens which are running in full blast, and
the police are auspicious1y inactive. The
q Pooh BAH OF the town, Patrick Lynch,
WHO is Recorder. Chief and the whole
TOWN, does not know that gambling is
u going on in his domain. So he says.
For the Information of Mr.. Lynch and
the readers of The SUNDAY MORNING
II MEMS visited Harrison yesterday after
4 noon to find out to just what extent the
law was being violated and to collect
& any other facts wliicn might be of inter-
est to the law abiding community.
Among my fellow passengers in the
smoker on the train were several very
scanning tips for the Gutten berg
races and were making comments on
the respective merits of the different
horses entered. One of the party re-
marked thai it was a shame that the
closing OF the pool rooms in New York
made it necessary to come TO New Jersey
to put their money on.
What else they might have said will
not be known as the brakeman called out
Harrison and we all got out together.
There was not the slightest trouble in
locating the rendezvous of the gamblers
AL that is necessary is to follow the
crowd. The crowd divided up somewhat
but the majority Journeyed along the rail-
s read track for Two blocks and then
turned two blocks to the north.
0s.r n
q two story brick building which was for
merry used as foundry. This building
Is now the headquarters OF the boss gam
bier. Daniel Mclaughlin, formerly OF
Barclay street, New York. and another
gambler, whose name could not be
learned, but who formerly did business
/. on Sixteenth street, New York. On the
ground floor is saloon, where any drink
IN season can be obtained. The proprie-
tor Of this place does a tremendous BUSH
TX ness
TO use his own expression, sGamblers
hre great drinkers. When they make a
! winner they spend their money lavishly,
Z aud when they are in hard luck they get
drunk for spite. To form an idea of
the snnunt OF business done here it is
ZFsaid that s., 600 was offered for the bar
privilege, assuming all risks Of raids by
the police.
% THE POOL ROOM.
Outside of the saloon and attached to
the side of the building is a wooden stair
way which leads to the pool room. The
pool room consists OF two rooms. In the
first room, which is about 25 by 80 feet,
Dave Mclaughlin is the proprietor. Six
z black boards, on which were printed very
artistically in chalk the names of the
horses entered for each of the six races at
&Guttenberg, decorated the walls.
81 On high platform WAS young man,
~ opse sole duty at first appeared to be to
Ord and stare at the crowd, but | was
SIC undeceived. A loud voice proceed
at from cage in the corner, In which
SEX seated an operator, shouted Track
asingn Instantly there was q craning
;necks and murmur.amongst the bet
III. The young man, whom thought
IVA snap was soon unusually active
Singing the odds according to the fiuctu-
ION at ne track.
\ thought l would try my luck, and
Ar looking at the board decided to pin
Y Wfaith on Herman in the fourth race.
Il question of how to bet was next to be
Mded. but young negro tout escorted
gN to an iron railing enclosure where,
)f3bugh an aperture, showed dollar
to stolid faced bediamoned young
ID, for which received ticket, ON the
ht Of which, ~ to l, Herman was
FIFTEEN in lead pencil. On the back of
e card was tho following:--"S Please
Execute for me on the race track at -, at
3fhe races to be held this day on the
Il <{2rOuH4S Oh -, III -, III the COaA1y VI
kyState of -, and at no other place or time
Nuhe sum OF - dollars, on -; but do not,
under any circumstances, accept odds III
this race at the said race track at less
q price than -
There was a lot more of red tape on the
ticket, on which the buyer agreed to pay
the commission agent sum of twenty
4, hyecents for executing his commission"
These tickets, | am told, were formerly
used in New York to circumvent the law,
aud are now being used in New Jersey
just TO get rid of the old stock After /
had bought my ticket l was informed by
3my friend. the negro tout, that Herman
y c0nld not lose, bar an accident, at which
| Information l was highly elated, but
Awas considerably put out and could not
understand the sudden change OF opin-
1ion of my ebony colored friend when
overheard him tell another well dressed
Hooking gentlemen to play ST. Mic, that
1St. Mic would win in walk. AS have
tsaid could not understand the
kBndden change of opinion by my erst-
apparent after the race was run.
After the bookmalers had apparently
drawn all of the money out Of
81 what they term 1.-THE suckers. = pockets
~ little bell in the corner of the room
N now rang. Simultaneous with the ring
ing Of the bell the deep voice of the oper-
i at0r Informed the betters that the horses
were The post Instantly there was a
rust put their money on. Conspicuous
In that rush was q portfy man, evidently
salon keeper. When he started in the
rush he was the proprietor Of an elegant
$50 gold waEch. When he had been
through the crush and had bought a tic
4. ket his watch chain was dangling minus
d watch.
The attention OF bystander was at
tracted to the empty chain and he in
& formed the portly looking gentleman.
The portly gentleman stamped and
roa-ed An emissary Of the bookmaksrs
rushed to the scene. There was great
N excitement. The portly gentleman was
8 escorted behind the railing where his in
& 1ured feelings We're soothed. a young
fellow with a tough expression on his
& face mounted barrel and said. Gentle
pan, beware A gentleman has just
zen faxed out of his watch. If we
AR!iar the duck we win fix him. So, as
~ before. gentlemen. beware The
&q looking character then made a
2te atteinpt at bow and ducked be-
s Considerable murmuriDe.