The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-16
POOL ROOM RAIDED.


Captain Earrfer Had No DifficuJ1y In
Locatiug Onean His Precinct.
Lucky Billy" CASTOR, the blacksmith.
Who made a small fortune on horse
races, but subsequently dropped all he
had won and a little more, was a pris-
sner III Justice Potts court this morn
Ing. accused of maintaining a place
where bets on horse races could be made
at No. q Montgomery street. With him
were James Kelly and james Waddick.
The prisoners waived examination and
furnished $500 bail, to appear before the
Grand Jury.
A few days ago Chief of Police Murphy
;eeeived information that poolrooms were
being opened in various parts of the
,ity. Instructions were issued to the
'everal captains, directing them to To-
cate the rooms and report at once to
Headquarters. Captain Farrier a lit
tie difficulty in ascertaining that y room
was in full blast in the building at No.
y Montgomery street, the ground floor
Of which is occupied by Duffy, the liv-
eryman.
Chief Murphy, after comforting with
Captain Farrier. decided to raid the
place. The police of the Gregory street
station are so well known to the sports.
who made a headquarters at Duffy's
that the Chief called Policemen Murphy,
Sniffen and Bracken of the Seventh
street station to Headquarters. The three
coppers were sent out in plain clothes
and given 81 apiece to make bets on
races in certain poolrooms.
Policeman Sniffen was the only one
VINO met with luck. AT No. M Mont
gornery street he found a room IN full
blast; On the side walls were black
boards bearing the names of horses run
ming at New Orleans and SingerIy. The
names OF the jockeys and the odds that
were being laid against them by the
"bookies' at the tracks. Percaed on q
out the entries at the tracks and offer-
ing odds on the several horses. Near
him and seated behind a table was ancth-
er elnploye, who accepted the money Of
the sports ard entered the bets they
made. There was money in the air
when Sniffen entered. He was not rec
cgpized, but he was surprised to see
a half dozen or more politicians and as
many more officeholders standing near
the ~blackboards, apparently looking for
winners.
With the air of an old timer he laid
y on q horse named Hazard, which
was entered in the second race at New
Orleans. The odds against Hazard We're
70 to /. Hazard made a good start but
q horrible finish He wasn't 1928 and is
probably running yet. Snif1en left the
bedroom and reported VIA he had seen
LII uOAS W 1IlSl murphy sergeant
Archibald and Detectives Doyle and Dali
ton. were detaiiedsto raid the place. They
;ained admission without difficulty. They
we're recognized by the sports. Were
oinched,' yelled one. There was a mad
rush for the doors, but escape was cut
0f by the raieing party.
We only want the operators. not the
players, said Sergeant Archibald. There
was no more disorder, and Billy Cas-
ton, James Waddick James Kelly
were nabbed. The players were ordered
to leave the place, and they did so in
a hurry.
Sergeant Archibald collected so much of
the paraphernalia as he thought would be
useful for evidence, and then marched the
prisoners to Headquarters,
They were released after an hours de-
tent.on under $500 bail for a hearing this
morning.
It is said at Police Headquarters thar
other rooms which have just been opened
in the city are to be raided. There is
said to be a room in the Second pre-
cinct and another in the Third. The
operators of the rooms who escaped be-
ing ra:ded yesterday, were c~ongratulat-
ing themselves last night.