New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-15

clare poolselng and bookmakng to be criminal
acts THE effect OF the Ives law continues the
Judge. "i~ 10 legalize poolselling
Then Ca the opinion Of Corporation Counsel Nc
Donald Of ifooklyn holding that ii is not the duty
OF the city authorities TO interfere with the pool
selling on the tracks, where il Is allowed by the Ives
law and that the opinion of Judge Pryor does not
condemn the part of the law that eXempts pool
selling on racctracks from penal provisions
De LACY TAKES Up THE FIGHT,
The man who is moving against the club in this
matter is Peter De Lacy. who has taken up the
fight against the racetracks and wants 10 see why! il
poolsslling outside track is illegal it Is not Illegal
on the track also. He went yesterday with BenJa-
min Stenhardt, Of Howe HummeIs ONCE ana
George F. Elliott, who was the principa! counsel
for the Republicans in the contested election cases
early in the year to the Kings County Dstrct-At-
torneys office, and remained in conversation Win
that oficial for a long time.
Have YOU a warrant for Mr.. Dryers arrestY
he was asked when he came out
'You know that it would be a m.siemeanor for
me to say anything in regard u such matter
said he. IF 1t were really the case that warrant
had been issued
What have you 10 say as 10 the opinion o' t"e
Corporation Counsel?
Il do not want 10 cr!ticise Mr.. MCDONALD views
in relation to this case he replied but must
say 1t doesn't impress me as OF any more Importance
than the opinion OF any other lawyer haven;
ing for five years If bookmakng and poolse!ng
can be conducted at the raceirack under protec-
ton OF the law regardless of the decision OF court
of record that the Ives Pool BIZ is Unconstitutional
they can beat me- and il II can't they can't; and
think it will be shown that they can't
NOT a personal AFFAIR"
at is not entirely a personal affair with me
against the Dryers. for l would prefer that the
test case had been made against some other men.
W, he Or
owners can employ private detectives and arrest
private citizens or gamblers VINO are only dong
the same thing as the Dryers are doing | want to
find out wha; the law is on the subject
Mr. De Lacy and his friends had with them a
number of blank warrants AMI afIdavts, In which
it was alleged that the brooklyn Jockey Club and
its officials about to engage In a lottery ana
that the money which Is represented In the STAKE
fore against the law OF the State The afidavits
pool-selling on the track that would be swearing
out warrant Tor something yet TO occur; but the
S whisS is now on at Stake for the Handcap
De Lacy and Stenhardt returned about O'Clock
said gone to Gr3Tesend in int the tim n, to 6 s
!. refused 10 say whether this was SO or not
II WHAT MR. RIDGwAY SAYS
Mr. Ridgway admitted practically when asked
, concerning the case. that warrants had actually
been issued and signed. and that Philip j. Dwy.r
would be served to-day with one on the track. lie
would not admit in many words that this was
so. II would set very bad example by bre ak
ing the law. you know" he said TO the reporter
with knowing wink.
''Why should they 50 10 Gravesend for judge
to sign the warrants" he was asked.
1T is reasonable enough to ask that question"
said ne. because there is now no such place
Gravesend IL il all Brooklyn; but / presume II
warrants are out they would get Justice there u
sign them, because warrants usually say that the
person In custody must be taken before the nearest
Justice and Justice Voorhees, would probably be
the Judge nearest to the racetrack. / know of no
reason why they shouldn't apply 70 any other jus
tice within the municipal district
"Still. assuming that there is a warrant for Mr..
Dwyer" said the reporter, when Is II likely TO be
served"
Assuming that" said Mr. Rdsway. "it viii not
be served until tomorrow. | told them that II any
violation OF the Law Is shown by their testimony.
there IL no question Of my duty in the matter.
Until that Is shown concluslvely, however. dozen
visits TO this Office will not Identify with their
plans their contentious. suppose the reason
take an action in crimina, proceeding he does not
want to have Il appear as il were a private suit,
and so comes Any man may come here
and tell he believes the law Is gOing to be VlO-
lated, and II he has counsel with him advise him
10 40 aheal anu preseat has case, We have 10
more 10 do with the issuing OF warrants than A
private LAW Office. and have 10 get them as d.
the individuals through the customary channels"
FINAL WORK OF HANDICAP CANDIDATES.
P.J DwyER SAYS He Is MORE WORRIED ABOUT