The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-12
POOL SHARPS FINED
Eagle Hotel Gamblers Ar
raigned Before Justice
Potts To-day.
SULLIVAN WAS THE LESSEE
Ridiculous Plea for the Defense
The Lambs were Dis.
charged.

John c. Evans, the proprietor of the
Eagle Hotel on Pavonia avenue and
seventeen sporting men, who were ar
rested in the raid on pool room
operated in the hotel. last Saturday
afternoon. were given a final hearing
by Justice Potts this morning.
The court room was crowded with
sporting men, all anxious to hear what
disposition would be made of the charges
against their unfortunate companions.
Chief Murphy conducted the case for the
prosecution, while Counsellors r. B.
Seymour. Edward Donnelly and Godfrey
Mathews took care of the interests of
the prisoners.
Considerable surprise was caused when
Joseph A. Dear, Jr., reporter. was
called as the first witness. He testified
that he learned of the existence of the
poolroom and at the suggestion of Chief
of Police Murphy went there to play
one of the horses in any race that might
be on.
OH FIE MR. 'tAL.''
He laid 81 on Parvenue in the second
race at Brighton. He had scarcely
placed his bet when the bartender of the
place returned him his money and in
formed him that the boss eugene Sui
livan) would bounce him if he knew he
had let stranger into play. Dear was
requested to leave the room and he did
SO. Shortly afterward the raid was
made.
George Minister of Newark an en-
ploye of the New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company, testified to having
put telephone in the building and coli
lecting the first months rent in advance.
Evans, the proprietor, paid him with a
check
SULLIVAN IS LESSEE.
Evans was put on the stand next. He
testified that he rented the front room of
his hotel to Eugene Sullivan for $50 per
month. He did not know what Sullivan
wanted the room for. When asked to ex-
plain why he had the telephone put in
his bedroom adjoining the 'club ROOM
he said it was convenience.
Sergeant Archibald testified that he en-
tered the pool room and received over
the telephone the result of the second
race at Brighton.
The Sergeant also produced as evil
denee paraphernalia such as result cards.
tickets and dispatches. He said that sew
eral men escaped by jumping out of the
front windows.
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Similar testimony was given by other
detectives. Detectives Kilcauley and
Douglass gave expert evidence as to the
betting tickets. Douglass said he had
seen others like them used in pool rooms
in Hoboken and Weehawken. He refused
to say how long ago it was he saw tick
cts in the rooms. Kilcauley was told by
one of the prisoners that if he had ar
r1,f
many more men. Kilcauley asked him
when the pool room opened and he said
on the Wednesday preceding.
Ex-Judge Seymour asked Sergeant
Archibald if he would call every place
where the result of horse races was re-
ceived a pool room.
.sHave YOU ever received the result of
races over the telephone in Police Head
quarterS?" he was asked.
mot yet replied the witness.
do you expect top
wen, think I would not have much
trouble in proving that results are re-
ceived over that telephone" replied Mr..
SEYMOUR'S BRILLIANT DEFENCE.
Counsel stated that he believed racing
cards could be found in every saloon IN
the city. He contended there was moth
ing to prove the character of the place
and asked for the discharge of the pris-
oners.
The charge of buying pools on races
was changed to disorderly conduct and
the prisoners were fined $40 each.
Bert Hugel, Thomas Brown, George
HILL Francis Smyth and Frank Kenny
were discharged In the other cases the
Court subsequently reduced the fine to
Eugene Sullivan, the proprietor of the
place is still in hiding. Chief Murphy
saws he intends keeping a look out for
him. He will arrest him as soon as he
returns to this city