New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-15
HELD IN BAIL.
PooLRooM PRoPRIEToRs ARRAIGSED.

THE GAMBLING PLACES CLOSED IN ALL PARTS
OF THE CITY.
Superintendent Byrnes says that he intends b
keep up the war against the poolrooms. The
raids on Monday marked the bcsnnin. Of what
may prove a long and bitter fight. Yesterday
morning all the police captains and the four IN.
spectors met in the Superintendents to listen
to words Of warning Mr.. Byrnes told the officers
| that they must close up the roolrooms or they
would be summoned before the Commissioners TO
explain their failure TO do so
whenever you find pool or commission room
with it's betting paraphernalia, close it right up
and arrest the men who are running it, said MP.
Byrnes. just az quickly as room is opened
in any part of your precinct, make a raid on It,
In speaking Of lis plans yesterday, Inc added:
Il am determined to do what to close
every betting-room in the city and shall con-
time to close these day by day. The work will
now be done by captains Of the precincts. Tho
duty lies with them 10 do it and will take care
that there shall be no failure"
The effect of the Supcrintendent's vigorous
action was quickly observed yesterday. Abraham
II. HumrDel had told Peter De Lacey, the leader
Of the "poolrOOm' men, that they might satciy
open their houses and defy the police to toucn
them But the men preferred to run no risk.
| All of the well-knOwn places were closed. ana
| in all probability will remain closed until tho
| points of law involved have been settled BY the
courts.
| The police justices in the various courts were
| kept busy during part of the day at least In
hearing charges against the various booksellers
arrested on Monday
Fifteen men prisoners in the Jefferson
Market Police Court. Four arrests were made
/ Al oN;o a. %ha Dr. AZ sfafi
were Samuel Lewis, of No. 81 Ninth-st.;
John Coleman, of No. 81 Norfolk-st.: James
| Lewis, of No. Al Market-st. and William Haynes,
Of No. 62 East Observation-Disclosures. In
| spector Thomas McAvoy conducted the raids and
| appeared as complainant in all four cases.
The officers of the Nineteenth Precinct arrested
| four prisoners also. They were John Platt, OF
No. 81 West Thirty-seventhst.; Charles Gates. OF
| No 257 West Observation-Disclosures;
Gus Baer of No. 63l Sixth-ave., and Timothy
Condor, of No. l25 Third-ave The descent upon
these places was made by Sergeant Mangn, Of
Police Headquarters. and Detective Sullivan.
The Sergeant appeared as complainant.
From the Mercer-st. station seven men were
taken to the court They were Thomas Dom
nelly, of No I4l Madison-st; William Edwards,
| Of No. co Great Jones-st.: James Smith. Of No.
As Great Jones-st; William Arnold of No. 50
Carmine-st: Joseph Thompson. Of No. l54 West
Sixteenth.st; Timothy Robbins, Of No. 80 West
Ihirteenth-st and Robert Evens. Of No. 81
Seventh-ave. The raids made BY Detectives
IIanlon and Sloane The complaints charged the
prisoners with the violation OF Section No.
35l of the Penal Code. Each Of the prisoners
pleaded not guilty and held in $500 bonds
for examination on March %. Bail for the
prisoners was furnished By al" Adams. and
| they were released.
| In the Harlem Police Court the prisoners were
arragned before Justice Simms AS a result tho
following men We're held in $500 bail: George
C. Mofrett, clerk for James Mahoney. of No. 1885
| Third-ave.: Percival Nage, of No. 1876 Third
ave Robert Tucker clerk at No. 1873 East One
hundred-and -thirtieth-st.: John Bryce, clerk No.
| 231S Third-ave: Louis Kline cashier at Nagle's
place, living at No. ia East Eighty-tirst-st, and
| Max" Hart Of No. 50 East One-hundred-and-
sixtecnth-st, marker at Nage's place. Five
other men were discharged from hck of evidence.
In the Tombs Police Court Justice Ryan heard
the charges against the prisoners. a. H. Hummel
appeared for the defendants The justice discharged
all of them with the exception of the men who said
| they were proprietors Of the various rooms The
men held were Henry Roumaine, No SO New
ST.: William Walters, No. II New-st.; Jacob
Nelson, No. l-2 Darclay-st: James Baker, No.
10 Chambers-st. and j. X. Krauss. No. ABS
| Third-aYc. They were placed uief SI,OOO Donue
for examination Friday afternoon.
The bride is on stay the remark
| made by the proprietor Of an uptown pooroOm
| Yesterday morning. Broadway from Twenty
! third.st 10 Forty -secOnd-st was crowded with
turfmen and poolr Dom employees from 10 o'clock
| until =. There were groups at every corner
| eagerly discussing the situation. The largest
| crowd gathered near tie White Elephant. Butch"
| Thompson the pror rretor. said that he hoped the
| authorities would keep the poolrooms closed. he
| was glad 70 get out in the air once again.
The cars which run to the Forty -secondIsr.
| ferry pac ked with pc pie on the way 70 me
| tracks across the river Every one seemed over
| ioyed at the turn affairs had taken. In twenty
nnth-st, where there were three poolrooms in one
| block a number of spectators assembled in tho
afternoon. One of the leading bookiuakers az
| Guttcnburg was present He said that the gam
| bling could have been stopped at any time IL thc
| authorities had taken the necessary measnres
Peter De Lacey. however Intends to fight for whac
| ho calls his rights As the poolrooms arc
closed ho saws he will bc able TO give his atten-
| tion 10 fighting the racetracks. Mr.. DE Lacey
| saws that the Ives law does not give the Jockey
bets on the racetrack The question will be set
tl.I by the courts in all probability. as a test
case is to be tried soon as the summer racing
season begins II is likely that an effort will
be made to prevent betting in the free fields at
the tracks where there are Enclosures free to the
public.
II il the general opinion among the better classes
who attend the races that no matter what tho
ornmies Of the tracks do 10 hamper the officials
the Jockey clubs will be victorious in the end.
TO ABOLISH BUFFALO TURF EXCHANGES.
In tho