The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-18
1T WAS A POOL ROOM.
A New York Concern Lo-
Gated in Stelling's
Big Building.
DETECTIVES COULDN'T FIND IT.
Because They Didn't Go to Look
For 1t Soon Enough-An-
other Empty Shell.

A report reached Police Headquarters
| yesterday afternoon that ''pool room"
| was In operation in this city in H. and J.
Stelling's building at Montgomery and
Greene streets The report caused con-
siderable excitement among the police
| officials and Chief Murphy lost 20 time in
| detailing Detectives Mcbride and Clos to
watch the pl ce. Mcbride met several
| fnquiring gentlemen who were kicking
| because the room was closed and on ques-
| tioning them, learned that they were New
York sports.
The proprietor of the place evidently
got wind of the fact that local gamblers
intended reporting the place, and conse-
quently skipped. The alleged pool room
Is located on the first floor over the saloon,
| and 1t is backed by New York bookmak-
ers.
Sporting men came to the place from
New York and made bets, paying the
bookmaker ers a certain percentage for TAX
ing their money to the track.
Real Estate AGENT E. A. DAILY, who has
| charge of renting rooms in the building.
ed room to n man we'll
known about town. When the room
was rented the tenant said he merely
wanted 1t as place TO receive orders.
The room was costly fitted up aud tele-
graph wire was subsequently run into
the room ard presumably connected with
ticker, from which Quotations" were
received.
DISCOUNTED NEW YORK SPORTS
New York sporting men who had 'ssure
things" Yesterday raised a big fuss and
were anxious to find the proprietor of the
room. Detective Mcbride has been
| watching the place all day, but he has as
| vet failed to find his mao. II the pro-
pretor puts In an appearance he will i'm
mediately be placed under arrest.
While Mcbride and Clos were investi-
eating the complaint concerning the pool
room they tumbled upon another noiori-
Gus crook, who has once before tasted
Jersey justice. An intelli0ence Office sign
| bearing the name of "a. Collins" attracted
McBride's attention. Collins was arrested
| not many months ago tor operating a
swiudling office in Washington street.
Mcbride kept close watch upon both Of
| fees until late last night, and was on
hand again early this morning. A num-
ber of strange people were lettering about
the corner. and suspecting that they We're
victims Of Collins, NJ Bride ques ioned
| them and ascertained that his suspicious
| we're correct.
| About thirty people were looking for
| Collins, but that wary gentleman had
Etnade good mis- escape. With hnt- few-ex-
ceptions the victims had lost IS each.
| LEFT ON RENT.
Collins had two rooms adjoining the
| supposed pool room, both finely fitted up.
| He rented them December z. paid half a
months rent in advance and promised TO
pay the remainder Wednesday. DAILY did
not hear from him and early yesterday
morning visited the office. One
room. used as public Office.
was carpeted and nicely fitted up. The
only occuuant of the room was pretty
typewriter. When asked when Collins
would return, she was unable TO say.
Yesterday afternoon Daily visited the
Office again. bu1found the doors securely
locked. Even the pretty typewriter was
gone.
This morning about twenty people who
had been swindlcd by Collins, called on
DAILY at his office, No. 80 Green street,
and made anxious inquiry as to his
whereabouts. Collins is supposed to have
skipped to New York. Collins is Grip
pie and walks with crutches. He is about
thirty-five years old, AMI a shrewd scamp.
The fact that two such swindling con-
Germs should be operating in so public a
place has put the police Officials on their
mettle, aud no efforts will be spared TO
bring both parties to Justice.