New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-14
BYRNES'S ORDERS OBEYED.
RAIDS on MANY POOLROOMS.


THE GAMBLING-A talk WITH Mr.. NIcOLL.
Superintendent Byrnes set the police after tho
booksellers in earnest yesterday, and the result
was shown in well. planned raids on dozen pool
rooms in the city. Many prisoners were taken.
and the police seized all Of the poolselling para
phernalia found in each place. In most places
also the money which found in the possession
of the booksellers seized. The Superin-
tendent announced that he had determined to close
up the poolrooms as fast as they opened here
after, even if he was obliged to proceed against
them as disorderly places.
Early in the afternoon the Superintendent called
into his office a number Of the detectives at the
Central Office and had them compare their watches
carefully. Then he gave them instructions.
Three of the detectives were told to go to tho
racetrack at Guttenburg and carefully note the
time at which the second race was started. They
Were 10 telegraph that time to the Central once
Immediately. Other detectives were sent to the
poolrooms at Nos l-2 Barclayst., 10 Cham.
bers-st and 2,37s Third-ave., with orders to buy
pool tickets on the second race at the latest
minute before the closing Of tho books. They
were directed also to telegraph the exact time
at which the tickets were purchased. When the
kilograms from the detectives were received by
the Superintendent later he found by comparing
them, that the second race had been started at
the track few seconds before the tickets had
been bought by the detectives in the poorooms
at Nos. 1-2 Barclay-st. and Chambers-st, while
there had been a few minutes difference at the
poolroom in Harlem. The proof that the pool.
sellers could not have teegraphcd the hets to the
track, as they pretend to do. was plain.
Superintendent Byrnes at once sent word to
the detectives at the poorocms to make raids on
the places, to arrest everybody who had part
in the management Of tine rooms and TO seize all
money and paraphernalia. He also called In
spectors Conlin, Williams and McAvoy and told
them to go into their districts and follow tho
example set by the detectives.
At No. 1-2 Barclay-st, Detectve-Sergeants
Dolan. Heidelberg, Montgomery and Webb az.
rested four booksellers They also seized S272
in cash, pool tickets, tally sheets and books as
evidence The prisoners said they were Henry
Smith, Of No. 1s0 Union-st., Brooklyn; John
Wilson, of No. 40 West Fifty-sixth-st! John
Dixon, of No. 10 Borden Place, Brooklyn, and
Jacob Nelson, of No. 204 West Ninety-fourth-st.
Detective-Sergeants Jacobs, McNaught, Mo
Manus and OCOnnor were at No. 10 Chambers
ST. and arrested eight men, who said they were
John Peters, who refused TO give his address;
Charles Williams, No. 30 East Twenty-eighth-
st.; William Holmes, No. 81 West Thirty-slxth-
ST Edward Ferguson, No. 327 West Seventeenth
st. Melville Cullen, No. Sc West Twenty-eighth-
ST.; John Davis, who would not say where he
lived John J. Donnell, No. 23S East Fourteenth.
ST, and John Baker, No 3s4 Eighth-ave. In ad-
dtion to the pool tickets at that place the de-
tectives seized $50 in cash.
At No. 2,37s Third-ave., Detective-Sergeants
o1 0xx,it6
the pool-selng outfit, and arrested Jacob Kraus
and James O'Donnell both Of whom said they
lived in Elevcnth-st Brooklyn.
All of the prisoners and property seized by the
Central Office men were taken to the Detective
Bureau late in the afternoon. The Superinten.
dent received reports later from the three in
spectors which showed that they had not been
idle Inspector Williams reported that he had
made descent on the poolrooms at Nos. 50 and
II New-st, arresting seven prisoners at one place
and six at the other. He had also seized all the
paraphernaia in each place The prisoners were
at the Old Slip police station Inspector McAvoy
sent word that he had entered the poolrooms az
Nos "a University Place, 55 Great JOnes-st. and
$50 Broome-st.. and had taken eleven prisoners,
all paraphernala and 1896 Inspector Conlin re-
ported that he had made raids on the poolrooms
at Nos. 2.276, 2,2s6, and 1876 Third-ave.. and
$50 East Northumberland thirteth-st., and had
taken the prisoners to the Harlem police station
Superintendent Byrnes directed the inspectors to
be at the police courts this morning, and see that
the evidence against the booksellers was pre-
sented properly with view TO having the
prisoners held for trial. Inspector Williams Will
be at the Tombs Police Court, Inspector McAvoy
will he at jefferson Market, and Inspector Conlin
will lie at the Harlem Court.
To the reporters at Police Headquarters laso
evening Superintendent Byrnes said Il have had
a series of interviews with the Distrlct-attorhey
lately, regarding the violations OF the law ny
IN. poolsellers. and the evidence that was needed
70 convict them l have also sent detectives to
investigate the system of transacting business in
the poolrooms, and we have been able to eet
proof that the booksellers do not telegraph bets
70 the racetracks, as they pretend. and that the
charging of commissions has been farce. l
or1ered the raids to-day after receiving reports
from detectives at tie raceracks and from de.
tectiyes i'm the poolIooms, which showed that
tickets were sold in two places after race had
been started. 1t may be a big contract that 1
have tnGertallen but l intend TO close up the
ooolrooms in the city hereafter as fast as they
can be opened. If there is a poolrOOm open in
the city tomorrow and find il out, will rip
the stufling out Of it. will do the same thing
next day and every day, unless / am restrained
by an order OF Il court. / am IN nopes that tiic
police magistrates will aid in the work by hold
ing the prisoners for trial, but If the prisoners
are discharged. I will have them rearrested il
they continue the poolselling business, and
will continue TO close up the poolrooms even IL
have to proceed against them as dsorderly
ulaces think they may be regarde as disorderly
places, because they the resorts OF idle and
vicious persons who seem to have no honest means
of making a living There have been some insn-
nations lately that the booksellers have been pro-
tected by persons high in power or authority
in this city II there has been any truth in
those insinuatons do not know it, but now will
be a good time for the alleged protectors OF tho
booksellers to show what they can do. They