The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-08
PRETTY POOR SPORT
Pool Room Gamblers Raided
in the Eagle Hotel,
Pavonia Avenue.
WAS IT A DEAD BEAT GAME?
Long Distance Telephone Evidence
Seventeen Caught But the
Proprietor Missing.
WAS IT A DEAD BEAT GAME?

The First Police Court, over which JUS
tice Potts presides, was filed with. sport
ing men this morning. Seventeen were
captured in we'll arranged raid upon the
Eagle Hotel, Pavonia avenue, late Sat
urday afternoon.
From information obtained by Chief of
Police Murphy it appears that Eugene
Sullivan has been operating a well equip
ped pool room on the second floor of the
hotel since last Wednesday. The pool
room was provided with tickers, post
boards, indicators and a. long distance
telephone Chief Murphy learned that
the room was in operation Saturday
morning and at noon he called in the
entire detective force and placed them
under command of Sergeant Archibald
The detectives boarded an Erie street car
at twenty minutes before three o'clock
and ten minutes later stepped off in front
of the hotel. Detective Dalton had been
sent on ahead of the others to capture
the bartender and prevent him from
giving the occupants of the pool room
any warning.
The result of this move was the taking
of the sports by surprise, but although
seventeen were captured Chief Murphy
says as many more escaped and some of
the lucky ones We're we'll known men
about town.
EVIDENCE by TELEPHONE.
AS the detectives were about to leave
with their prisoners the telephone rang.
Sergeant Archibald answered it and re-
ceived the result of the first race. A
moment later he received a telephone
order to place five dollars on horse
entered in the second race. John G.
a nfNns of fl,n tpnf al &c
held as witness. Eugene Sullivan has
not yet been arrested. Evans informed
Chief Murphy that Eugene Sullivan paid
sixty dollars per month rent for the
second floor of the hotel, having repre-
sented that he wanted the room for
club purposes.
Taylor of Elizabeths Charles Pepper of
No. 1907 Summit avenue, John Herzog
of No s04 Second avenue, New York,
nue.. Henry Wilson Of 40 Myrtle avenue,
street, Thomas Brown Of No. 46s Grove
street, Harry Wilson of Norwalk, Conn,
S. J. Manning of No. COL Grove street,
rence Hertte Of No. 1Ss zabriskie street,
John Moore of No. 537 Grove street,
George Hi5 Of No lsI e., Magp9lia 8 %a a ayenue
nue.. Nearly all found bail.
They were a sad looking. set of men
when arraigned in court dd this m morning ns
and al his request the case was set for
a hearing on Friday next.
A SKIN GAME.
This is one Of those eases IS where ie men men
Murphy this morning, Il do not be
lieve anyone was being. paid a cent
Sullivan has been at this business before
and he is the one who is responsible for
letters having been sent to Justice Lip
pincott He knows the captain and po-
iieenen Of that precinct and he went vent
that he would sooner or later get all his
friends in tronble e;cs The WapSnag9on pGoF99om hed 81
course Captain Kelly and Detective
clark viii have to report to me for inc, not
If their explana ton IS, not satisfactory
they will have to go before the PoEce
Board. The fact that the room was
located in a hotel made It difficult for
a policeman to discover It. However,
that does not relieve the captain IN any
way" .,.o,,o,,
and also the telephone and other para
phernalia in the room.