New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-04
RAIDS ON BILLIARD HALLS.
TWO WELL-KNOwN PLACES SHUT UP.
POLICE DESCEND ON MAURICE DALY's. AT BROAD
WAY AND THIRTY Y-FIRST-sT. AND ON GEORGE
f. sLossoN's AT TWENTY -sECoND-sT-A


WAY AND THrRTy-FIRsrsT. AND on GEORGE
F. sLossoN's AT TWENTY SECOND STA
LARGE NUMBER OF ARRESTS MADE.
Raids we're made last night on two Of the largest
and best-known billiard halls in the city because
they we're violating the law by doing business on
Sunday
The first was made Maurice Days poolroom at
Broadway and Thrty-hrst-st. which is one of the
largest In the city, and the resort OF many
lovers Of billiards. shortly before O'Clock. The
billiard hall Is situated over the site occupied
by the old White Elephant. Since DAILY moved into
the place seven moths ago he has allowed people
to play Sundays. and last night every one or the
thirty-six tables in the room was occupied The
condition of things reported to the police OF
the Thirtieth-st station by two men who called and
refused TO give their names or addresses Ihey
said however that they owned poolroom IN the
precinct. and that their place had been 'raided
about five times for allowing Sunday pool-paymg.
They said that the Sunday law was being violated
at Days poolroom. and they saw no reason why
It shorld be
Sergeant Halpin who is IN command OF the s'd-
ton sent Policemen Cahiil and Gallagher 10 Daiy
with instructions to arrest either Daily or his man
ager II they found that any playing was soihs o".
When the policemen reached the place they fouhd
It lust as had been reported by the strangers ana
about seventy persons In the place playing OF
lounging around. They arrested tne manage,
Charles iIamacher forty-six years Old OF No l4o
East Thirtieth-st, and took him to the s'a''oh-
house. ,, A.. -. ,.,,aar
When the policemen seen taking the Manage sss
AWAY the players made a hurried exit oul Oh s Wy
place. some with their coats on .ls.l ~ nv where
created end Of excitement n Sergeant
Haipn had received word from another quarter tnss
there playing and some disturbance a at 10 he
place When the Squad arrived nearly All .le p,hsr Pr
@ had MADE asr asseS SeBnd put wam kep ca
and five attendants. with eight @ The "a men
were arrested ior violation OF & Ssc'Sn nav1S 70, OF OF ali
games shows or public exercises on the Sabbath
and a violation OF this law Is misdemeanoIr;; r;., =.
When Mr. DAILY was apprsed OF the condlubn % bn,o 90
nairs he Immediately went 10 the stauon-nouss
AMI baiied ont his employees There Ma Ma no ,h tba
being sold on the entrance OF the poh0e' anu ~"
The second raid was made at 1880 by Detectlve W.
Waters OF Captain Picketts command on S,sn .le ~
lnmbls Billiard Parlors. kept by George poea
tho hlliard expert IN the northeast corner OF bod
~ and Tv,enty-second-st Sosson had learned OF
the raid Days rooms ana hai pdGen N nd nd
guard az The entrance 10 ms sittnd De,ecve
Waters was refused admission and waited ABOUT
the entrance until the door was Opener 10 aa ha,
several The detective cro~asu n, III and nooI
lie arrested Slosson and left policeman on guaiu
AZ he door to prevent those withln rom ieaVlns'
while he took his prlsonsr 20 'ne Sn Sjsnstched
the reserves thirty men. to the rooms ,.
Great consternation prevailed among the payers
on their entrance. .... so,,.o
The prisoners were marched to the station house,
followed by q big crowd. In all. twenty-nlne men
were arrested Among them were william map
man the cashier. and Marshall wilkins waiter
4, the station house the gave their occupa.ols
as brokers' mechanical engineers real estate ueaI-
and clerks. and their houses as ,rere
locked up and Immediately messengers were SCOUT
ing the town TO secure bondsnen.