New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
PETER DE LACEY TAKES COMMISSIONS AND
is CHEERFUL.

is CHEERFUL.
Peter yl Lacey and his brother poolroom keepers
yesterial we'd their never-endng battle against
the race tracks. Early in the morning their rooms
were opened and remained open all day. Acung on
the advice OF ex-Surrorate Daniel g. Rollins, Colonel
Fellows and Abraham II. Hummel De Lacey and his
band have resumed their operations on new and
frmer basis.
The difference betwe the old and the new systems
of recording bets has been fully and clearly expl1ned
in article published in The Tribune but 1t may be
briefly referred TO here. Under the old system the
hacker simply took his two five dollar bin r tho
poolroom and handed 1t TO receiving cashier, at
the same time naming the horse he wanted TO DacK'
lie received the odds quoted on the blackboard,
which is feature Of all poolOoms, and numbered
ticket handed to him. Under the new system,
which, according to the three high legal authorities just
named Is sanctioned BY law the bsckcr or entering the
commission receives ticket. This Ticket whlcn
Is headed Commission Office" reads as follows: AS
commission agents ask to send for me 10 race
track at Brooklyn Jockey Club - dollars to be
there placed on (here blank Is left for the naming
of the horse) at track quotations If such can be oo
talned now pay 10 cents, your charge for execut-
ing this commission" He receives for this num-
befed voucher recording the receipt Of the order This
voucher contains the following provision II Is under
stood and agreed that the undersigned act in the
premises as common carriers only for the purpose OF
transferring the money above mentioned to the place
designated" Mr.. De Lacey and about ten other COM
mission agents. opened fire upon the police authorities
yesterday. Most Of the rooms opened were In the
Fourth Precinct and, in addition to De Laccys, COM
posed those of Howell d. Co, No. II Centrest; Ma"
hony. No 10 Centrest; Alfred Baker, No. s3 PARK
Row, and Thomas Mucahy, No. 20 North Wilnamst.
Uptown in the Nineteenth Precinct only three men,
Alen at No 103 West FOurteenth-st; Barney
Mlchaels at No 112 West Thirty hid-st, and Michael
Murray, at No. 112 East Fourteonthst., mad the
temerity to face the wrath OF the police officials
shortly before the time set for the first race Detective
Doran of the Fourth Precinct went into De Lacey's
poolroom, and going up to Thomas F. Wynn, who was
acting receiving cashier said that he wanted 10 back
Maidstone for s. He told to I'LL up one OF the
printed commission tickets and did Then he handed
in 80 10 and received the receipt Having secured the
necessary evidence, he invited Mr. Wynn to take walk
with him TO the Tombs where Justice Smith was hold
ing a reception Messrs. Howe & Humme had ex-
pected the arrest, and Mr.. Howe walked into the
Tombs Court with Doran and Wynn. Mr.. Howe de
MED the right OF the police to arrest his CLIENT and
asked that Wynn might be held in order TO prove the
llegalty OF the police action Justice smith accord
ngly held Wynn for trial In $500 ball, which was
furnished by Henry c. Howard, of No. 22S West
Forty -thirdst. Doran also went to the rooms at
No. 90 Park Row, No. 20 North WlLiam-st
and No Is Centre-st, and arrested William
IL. Sharp Charles Anderson and James Camp
bell. These men also put under bonds
OF $780, two Of the bonds being furnished by the
accommodating Mr.. Howard, who had evidently been
kept In readiness for that express purpose WHO
Doran busily ut work In the Fourth Precinct Cap
tain Reilly who, like Captain O'Connor acted under
instructions from Inspector Bymes, set Detectives
Kemp and Murphy to work uptown. Kemp went To
Barney MichaePs room and, having bought Maidstone,
arrested James f. O'Brien. Murphy went to No. 1oJ
West Foureenthst and arrested Charles Carnn IN the
Fifteenth Precinct Detectives Cooney and Lesson went
to No. 142 Bleeckerst. and made prsone' OF william
H. Fleming All these men were arraigned In Jeiter-
son Market Police Court before Justice McNlahon and
held in $500 bail. WHICH was promptly given
by Erastus CrawfJ,d, of No. 220 West Twenty
eighth.st. who is member of Dr. Paxtons Cnurcn;
Early yesterday morning Philip J. Dwycr, on DeiLhu
of the brooklyn Jockey cub, formal notice TO the
Western Union Telegraph Company that they must re,
O'clock Iaf an hour before the time set for the first
race Accordingly the Western Union men got OUT,
use the wire leased by the Jockey Club for the trans
mission of bare announcements ON the klernan News
neat commission scheme adopted by the pOohoom men,
Mr. Do Lacey and his comrades, however found way
said Mr. Do Lacey yesterday. are transmitted to the
western Union Comapnys office at sheepshead p Bay,
from the Gravesend track There our agents are ID Id
waiting and take our ordeTs TO the c M Wrere M ye 9y
The astute Abraham II. Hummel opened up new
avenue OF battle whcl may result in endless COM
plicafIon shortly after . O'Clock he sent message
bet Of 500 on a horse in the Brooklyn Handicap.
Iiaf an hour later the message returned to Mr.
Hummel with note from the Western Union Com,
pany TO the effect that their Office the track had
been closed Mt O'Clock, and that they were Therefore
sage 10 test The question whether the Western Union
have the right to refuse TO transmit commission
iIumniel. They could easily have sent my telegram
10 their Office COney Island other points near TO
the track carns snS ten ms sent the hcy extra
viii not give you the Of the horse proposed to
back, ana l win not state definitely until tomorrow
what action ! shall take Ii seems to me, however,
that the Western Union Company will find themselves
District Attorney Ncon said: al do not intend to
abate Iot Of my determination to stop the busl,
ness Of pOoselling in this city l will not say at
present however, what intend to do: If the pool
Sellers are convicted this time they will find that we
Robert Pnkerton, with an extra force Of policemen,
guarded the entrances TO the tack TO prevent the In
rooms. Mr. Plnkerton and his detectives know the
face Of nearly every p9oroQm constituent IN M 1ST1 %
have any sort OF connection with city betting from
entering the grounds era The oyed t PePe pal Their oes d
patches by crcuitous route Ihe nearest telegraph
were carried by known agents. The poolrooms sue
ceeded In smuggling few Items OF news out OF the
grounds TO con Island %qcr @ Seye S %ss Sss for I eve
ing papers to-day. but viii not allow them 10 be used
u NV NJ object he said is TO prevent the sending of
commissions TO the track, and believe shall succeed
in doing it,
4 TRAINERS NOTES ABOUT THE HORSES.
Gravcsend May 15.-The track was full Of horses
all the morning. but sensational moves were made.
NJ F. Dwyer's horses wee all out and did good
work and should win their share Of the races His
twoyea,-olds ale not up to much but are improving
everv time they ate worked. Phil Dwyer made one
of his lucky purchases yesterday. Andy Welch, OF
Hartford owned a FLY by Warwicf-Yolande and had
her worked over the half-mile in 40 34 seconds Mr.
Dwyer saw the move and tined hec. He remarked
that she was worth BlOOOo TO some men. but that he
would give $500 for her, Orlando Jones' partner
NJ Wech's said, You have her. Wclch said, All
rIgbt g, and Mr.. Dwyer got her. All hands went to
uears;'s SALE and when they saw the R.ces realized
bep,n looking for some one to kick tEem
Matt Allen will show up several good two
I year-olds Who with race or two In
H. .,,. Wvudlam Wadpn's