The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-09
WARNING "BOOKIES."
The Book. Makers Association
Wants to Dissolve.
Book-Maker Black Is at Odds With His Breth.
ren-He Wants to Know What Has
Become of the Admission Fees.

An insernecine war, that promises the
very richest of developments, has been COM
menced by the members of the Pacific Coast
Book-makers' Association, composed of
those we'll known philanthropists Henry
Schwartz, Samuel b. Whitehead, Charles
ii. Kingsley, Jasper n. Killip and F. d.
| Black.
Instead of laying low, saying nothing and
saving wood, and so attracting as little atteii-
ton as possible to the strong publ ic feeling
against their pool-rooms in Oakland (Which
they started after they were driven out
of San Francisco, the bookies determined to
air their family troubles publicly by COM
mencing suit yesterday in the Superior Court
Schwartz, Whitehead, Kingsley and Kiliip
being the compliments and Black the de-
PENDANT.
The complaint sets forth that the COM
plainants organized the Pacific Coast Book
makers Association in 1889, and that an en-
trance fee of $1,000 was put up by each of
the four parties. In January, 1890 Black
was taken into the fold and paid in his $1,000,
making the total amount in the treasury.
Black tried his hand at downing the favor
ties for about year. but losing consider
able of his capital concluded to retire for
while, and since the fall of 1890 has been
simply locker on in Vienna, devoting his
energies to keeping hotel at Piedmont
Springs.
THE FREEZE-oUT PROCESS.
Early in this month the complainants. as
they alege, Informed Black that as there
was no more money in the treasury they
had concluded that the association had full
filled its beneficial errand and that it might
as well pass out Of existence. Black made
some inquiries as to what had become Of the
5000 and was told 1t had been spent. He
made some direct demands as to how it had
hnan M nH NO hah 10 hal
ance sheet. Then Black expressed himself
rather freely and the complainants in their
papers in the case deny his allegations that
1t had not all been spent and that there was
any balance 70 "divvy" up.
The real object as stated by Schwartz &
Co., in taking action, is that the Superior
Court will kindly allow the association to
dissolve, and they ask that no accounting
shall be ordered, the entire sum having been
| discussed. Garrett McIuerney is the pool
room keepers attorney.
Those who read between the lines, how
| ever, think that there is another motive for
| the application. Since the Oakland Coun-
| ell decided not to pass an ordinances per-
mlttlng the pool-rooms there to be licensed,
1T is open to any one to start room there,
no prohibitory action having yet been taken,
THE MILK IN THE CoCoANUT.
When the poOl-rOom keepers went to Oak
| land they made an iron-ciad contract With
the Western Union Company, whereby only
members OF the Bo0k-nlakerS Association
| should be supplied with the daily racing
information to carry on their business. AS
close watch is kept on the one room where
| the book-makers list the odds, any outside
| book-maker, who might conclude to also
| open, would be unable to get any informa-
| ton, and as he could not get it from the
| telegraph company consequently would
| have no show at all.
| But Black, being a member of the associa-
| ton, had a right to the telegraph service,
and recently had decided to open an inde-
| pendent room and give the public another
! chance to enrich themselves. If the ass0-
citation be dissolved, then Black will be un-
able to start his place, sand the original
| quartet Of book-makeIs could arrange mat
ters SO that they only get the news, and
Black, consequently, would be entirely out
| In the cold.
II the case comes up for hearing and
| Black ventilates his side freely much light
| will he shed on past matters connected with
legislative affairs both in this city and Sac
| ramento.