New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
THE STORY OF THE ARREST.
MCuL1.A0H SAYS he COULD NOT FIND
SAMUEL b. LAWRENCE.
oo,r,s ,NS yrpcrs ARRAIGSED ~ ESSEX
MARKET COURT AND RELEASED on BAIL

INTII, MONDAY At l.. M
II the notice could have transported the horses
that ran at Morris Park racetrack YESTERDAY 10
Essex Market Court nothing would Have been
needed for a second edition OF the races There
were Judges bookmakers. spectators ana the cie'h
OF the course there, but all wore an ar vi ueep
gloom for they had been arrested by hcl"e '
spector McCu.lagh and Central once De'e'
Krauch. Nugeat, Clark. Evanhoe, Formosa anu
Heard on a charge OF violating the gambling laws
BENJAMIN Steinhart, of Howe q RUNNERS o"ee'
and Iilius Lehman went to Essex Market Court
yesterday morning accompanied py "eo'eo
Henly. Of No 11sS Fu.ton-st. Brooklyn, ana on oe-
half OF the peop.e OF the State OF Ne"-ioin '"o
out warrants for the arrest of Samuel q. lawrence
John Doe Richard Roe and others on iour uhe'o"'
charges OF violating the gambling laws
Mr. Lawrence will be remembered az the racing
man who was arrested october D. but was ois-
charged after Judge Ingraham had espresso" a
opinion that there was not sulhcleh. e''ue
hold him. The affidavit made by Hehy DE- asa'
Samuel b. Lawrence, in charge OF the Westcnes'ei
Pacing Association and others. alleges that they
took mart I'm a scheme by which the owners OF
horses three years old. foa.s OF lSsz' get eia''
I'm the distribution of stake which Is maue ny u
800 subscribed by each owner II his horse was e."
tered on or before August 49, 1885, ana suDscip"o"'
Of s5O from each owner who did not enter MS morse
until October l. 1895. The contributions were u DC
formed into one pool and the Westchester Racihg
Association TO add a sufficient 10 MAKE '"e
gross sum OF the pool or stake amour. " s''o''
that the pool or stake would be Distributed VI pau
70 the owner of the horse which shouid WI" ',e
race. after deductng $780, which should go 10 'ne
owner of the second horse, ana wv "nich sN
20 TO the owner of the third horse.
II was further agreed 1t was averred, that the
different persons should have no knowledge OIL 'he
entries until the day they closed ana t"i' Tue
weights to be carried by The horses. wnich was
scheme TO equalize their chances OF winning We're
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three days prior to the morning OF sad races Anu
that every owner would abide by and be governed
by certain rules, known as the rules OF racing
The COMPLAINT further alleges that Samuel r. Law
renee acting as the Westchester Rachg Associ"-
tion received sOo from J. w. Rogers as the
entry fee for horse called Lucania, running III the
said Withers Stakes, and that he violated sections
3A and 1852 of the Penal Code, relating TO gamDIhs.
The complaint against the other men-Richard
Roe John Doe etc-was that they aided and
abetted Lawrence in the violation of the law.
SERVING THE WARRANTS.
The warrants that were then issued by Magistrate
Crane were given to Acting Inspector McCuiagh 10
execute and with that intent he went TO the TRACK
ACCOMPANIED by the detectives named
That he did not arrest Mr. Lawrence Is due to the
fact that he failed find him there About
o'clock Magistrate Crane who had disposed vi Tue
regular routine business of the court and was pre-
pairing to go away, informed that arrests had
been made, and that the prisoners were In custody
on their way downtown. Half an hour later sew
eral of them arrived, but they were only book
makers The two judges and the clerk or the
course who made prisoners by the Acting IN
spector and Detective Clark. arrived somewhat
later In coaches All the defendants were taken De-
fore Court Clerks Antilles and Gavigan, VINO TOOK
their formal examinations. to their names. ages,
residences occupations and answers to the charge.
The following is list of those arrested
Judges-Robert W. Simmons. sixty-fye years old.
Judge Of racing by occupation and living IN New
Orleans and Clarence Mcdowell, forty-hve years
DID, no occupation OF the ST. James Hotel, this city
Clerk of the course (alleged by the complainant,
George T. Heney, who said ne pointed out to
him as such) Christopher j. Fitzgerald thirty-two
years DID, a journalist, of No. 467 Meteorological,
Brooklyn
Alleged bookmak ers--PercIvaI Nagle twenty-five
wears old. OF No. 22iS Third-ave. Sigmund Ash
mann twenty-sfx years old, OF No l6s West One
hunired-and-twen -thrds;. William Snow, forty
five years Old of No. 239 West One-hundreiand-
thirty -fourth-s.: Henry Stokes forty-hve years old,
thrty-niHe years Old. no Invest seventeth-st;
Aexsder Mcipiyre hrtyihcef years old OF WIZ M
lam II Davis. thirty-fiye years old. of Bath Beach
Long Island: Henry Harris ihirty1qnr years od
East Twenty. hfh-st Ralph Hart. thirty years old,
Of no Sl6 West Thirty-four John Magic, TWEEN
y-seven years old. Of No l@ East -hundredana-
Old OF No 40 West Twenty second-st.. and Joseph
Sturgls thirty-eigh years Old who refused TO give
any other address than New-Iork
number of books alleged to have been used by
most part blank. The prisoners were all wedressed
and of good appearance.
WHY LAWRENCE WAS NOT ARRESTED
After the clerical work completed, Acting
Inspector McCullagh asked by the lawyers.
Stelnhart and Lehman. why he had not arrested
Lawrence They were informed that the Inspector
did not execute his warrant Immediately upon ar
ha a W. IN
any confusion. nor did he want any of the prs-
to learn OF Ar. Lawrence's presence: The counsel
for the people said that he was the chief defendant
Die at the head racing for ali the attacks Law
renee lives in this city,, they added ana there Is
The Acting Inspector still retains the warrants,
but it is probable that Mr.. Lawrence will sur
Perciva Nagle was the first defendant to be ar,
ragne1 before Magistrate Crane. ana was Identified
duced a bankbooI which was found with Alexander
were several stubs. however, where the perforated
sheets had been torn out
He had no lawyer present to defend him. and
Monday next at p m. Bail was fixed at $1,000.
which was the amount required In each OF me
other cases. all of which were put over until the
The judges ano clerks were bailed out BY James
Ga%ag ef we @ released on furnished by
Max Corbett OF No. 800 West Twenty -ninth-st. and
iyn Messrs. seinhart and Lehman say that the
violation OF the law consists OF the running OF
that to ay m IN he nature
of a wager: whereas II the racing association had
offered prize by themselves, 1t would be consti-
tuonal.
TROTrNG STOCK AT AUCTION.
The annual horse sale OF the Parkvile Farm
breeding establishment will next Tuesday and
Wednesday on the farms mile track at Parkville,