The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-19
pELAcEr II JERSEY cry.
He Has Number Of Isools makers Taken
before Justice Weed


Before Justice Weed
THE JERsEY CRY News Of yesterday
stated that twenty one warrants were Is
sued for the arrest OF Elizabeth race track
bookmakers. The warrants were issued
on the complaint Of Jeremiah Murphy,
who is an employe Of Peter DeI4aeey who
has been making as much trouble for the
Dryers as he possibly can ever since the
closing up Of his place in New York City.
De Lacy has caused the arrest Of the
bookmakes on the Elizabeth track so
often that the Dwyer Brothers have in
stalled Justice OF the Peace on the
track before whom the arrested
men are taken and admitted TO bail,
after which they resume work. Yester-
day De Lacey decided to have the men
arrested IN Railway. where their case
would be more difficult mat
Ter. After Justice Weed had
endorsed the warrants YESTERDAY
Albert Erazee. son OF the Railway JUS
lice, together with Constable Dourherfy
and posse sworn Id By Justice Weed.
proceeded TO the Central depot TO await
the arrival 0f the race track trains. Dr.
Larey met them later.
THEY ALL ESCAPE BUT TWO.
In some mannerthe issuing Of the war
4rst4t7 <AAA LIE 4AAEAtiNA OF lie I2IteF 20
nave The men arrested in this city,
reached the bookmakefa VINO
we're at Elizabeth The De Lacey
people claim that the pink-
ertons police, who are on duty at
the track. gave the bnokn1akers the tip.
Being apprised OF the danger they were
u me bookmakers made their prepara-
tracks trains arrived in the de-
pol ABOUT six p. m. yesterday, instead
Of walking straight out OF the depot To
the ferrypoats, the bookmakers got on
the trains and walking out Of the west
end Of the depot followed the tracks TO
" asnlngton street and took the rowboat
across the gap and went TO New York By
the Pennsylvania ferry.
Two OF the bcokies, however. decided
e go across IN the ordinary way
The cons6ables arrested them.
They were Joseph Cotton and
George Price. two we'll known New
York bookmakers. A number Of race
the constabies and their J pris-
oners. Curses and epithets we're
showered upon De Lacey, and the prison
ers were advised to cut aud rum to
knock down the y and
advice Of like nature was given.
JOHN MULLINS TO THE RESCUE
IL was an exciting scene. The crowd
sur0ed dangerously near the constables
and their two prisoners, and it was only
the unusually large number Of constables
present that prevented q rescue John
Mullins, the furniture dealer, was in the
crowd
II II be responsible for the appearance
OF these men, he said, addressing the
eonstables.
Mind your own business and get out
OF the way cried De Lacey.
II won't, answered Mullins
De Lacey then gave Mullins vigorous
shove
II want this man arrested. . cried Mr..
Mullins T want an officer
AL the officers present were partisans
OF De Lacey, and NOT one would
serve Mr.. Mullins The con-
stables finally laaded their men
in Justice Wards office, followed
By jeering throng of well dressed men,
whose shouts did anything but reassure
the conssables. When the men arrived
in Justice Weeds Office he admitted
them to bail ia the sum Of
SEQ each to appear before Justice
Ffazee at Railway On Monday next. II
Is believed That The other nineteen book
makers viii appear Monday with their
bail AT any rate De Lacey is much
disappointed man.