New-York tribune., 1890-05-27
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
HIS FAITH IN THE POLICE SHAKEN
POoLRooMS IN FULL BLAST on EVERY SIDE
WILL HE SUE FOR HIS Lossl

DiSN'N
WILL HE SUE FOR HIS Lossl
TO the Editor Of Tho Tribune.
Sir: About six weeks ago it was announced in the
columns Of the Ncw-York newspapers that the police
and several societies had caused the arrest Of
large number Of poolroomkecpcrs and their employees
for selling pools horse-races, and we were given TO
understand that the police intended TO keep these
gambling hells closed. l. among others. believed
That IT was true and that the days Of the New YORK
poolroom keepers were at an end
Last week discovered that my postage stamp ac-
count had increased enormously and was soon satls
fed as TO the cause My oniccboy a lad OF sixteen
years, confessed to stealing the money with when e
should have purchased postase-stanps, for the pur
pose of buying pools horse races, and accom-
panied him TO various poorooms for the purpose Oh
asccrtainng whether he was telling the TRUTH anu
also 10 ascertain the location Of the premises, name o
the poolrOom keeper. and owner of the property d
an Informed by my counsel that can sue the o"Ioi
of the property in which the poorooms are situate"
for the recovery Of the money lost by my empoSe !"
gambling games or racchorsc bets.
| first visited No. 33 Park Row, and thcre Io'"
tho poorcoms Of Peter Delaccy in full blast CLERKS
compositOrs. printers and onccboys were swarm
ing In to make their bets horses by "rlunS oh I"
pad the Of the horse and the amount they wseu
to bet. and then handing the to the CASHIER WHO
would tell them to call the next day II the hoi9o
Is directly in front Of the Third Precinct Police
station in the heart Of the business centre OF the
city.
The next place visited was the notorions The
Aliens the southwest OF Ilccckcrst ana
south Fiithave. Here | found in the saloon on the
ground floor white and black women sending money
down to the poolroom below. then passed several
guards the stairs (and at the door leading 10 the
stairs hut had trouble I'm descending 10 the pool
room. which found crowded to its utmost with all
classes Of men and boys, nearly all Of whom bore the
stamp OF the criminal class In th, place q man was
marking on a blackboard the name, of the horses,
while from behind partition. in which concealed
ticker or telegraph instrument. voices announced
the result Of the races and other concealed persons
received the bets and in return half of tho
pOOI Ticket which was 10 be presented IN the bet
Won In The Aliens tho bcte We're cashed a, soon
a. the result Of ia" race Was received in the enclosed
Office by wire or ticker.
At least 100 people visited this poor0om I'm one hour
next went To Murray's. 80. 49, fa-t Fourteenth
ST. ana there found what j. known po~t-hcttnc being
zone Oh large scale Men passed boo aud recorded on
handed The money In with the ticket and went away,
being told 10 call again II the horse Won.
! next went % the vicinity Of >cycrtlavc. and
foIiy y-second st, where we met Van named George
Middleton selling pools openly the street. ~" car
RED little pink pad In his hand on which he wrote
the OF the horse and the amount the bet and
gave IN return Zip Of pink paper with some figures
on il.
also found betting done IN a saloon or the corner
Of Forty second It. and ~cvouthavc.. that hi, every
appearance u being regular pooroom.
ON downtown escorted ~ ~. , Bar
clay st.. aud there found men In the rear room solicit
Ing bet, which they claimed they would send E" the
What is the Society for The Suppression Of Vcc doing
and what IN" authori'le, doing when such plague
spots are allowed to exist - ,, ,u,,,. ,.,,r,,,s
Ncw-Yorls May - i7oo