The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-22

mr.. WINFIELD ANGRY
Says the Western Union Te1e-
graph Company Should
Be Indicted.
POOL ROOM MEN ON TRIAL
Thumm Is Acquitted But His
Companions Are Found
Guilty as Charged.
POOL ROOM MEN ON TRIAL

Prosecutor Winfield gave the police Of
fcials of the Township of Harrison a
sharp dig in the ribs yesterday while
summing up in the poolfoom case against
John Thumm, the owner of the saloon
on First street. corner of Railroad ave-
nue.. Arthur Fitzpatrick, James J. Martin
Patrick Tighe and John Lawrence.
1.-The various gambling dens in Harrison
is a disgrace to this Court and the Town
ship people,O Overland over again we have
tried to get at these rogues but failed.
You see how difficult it has been even to
secure evidence when people like that
pointing to where Justice Martin Lawless
Chief of Police John Callahan and Po-
liceman Michael Carroll sat come into
Court and say that they never saw any
thing. Pshaw do you believe that?"
The Prosecutor then attacked the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Company in scath-
ing terms. He regetted, he said, that
Martin was the only one indicted.
Il would have liked to lave here the
head officials of hat company. Without
that company pooIrooms could not -four
ish in Hudson county or elsewhere. I am
exceedingly sorry that he is not indicted.
II is time that that mpan was in
dicted. It is high time that the people of
this county, through its juries, put their
foot on that company for its malprac-
tees"
Before the foregoing remarks were
uttered there was a batch of witnesses
introduced for the State, the majority of
whom were very unwilling to say a
thing, and their squirting and lodging
amused the spectators. Thu most re-
markable of these was Henry ~F1ashmann,
a saloonkeeper at Irvington, who gave a
remarkable exhibition of not seeing any,
thing when you don't want to. He adj
United that he had visited Thumm's
saloon to play the races. He couldn't,
however. say whether he ever bet any
thing. He certainly never paid any money
to Tighe or anybody else.
How did you bet then?" asked Mr..
Winfield.
"Oh, they knew I was all right, and
they trusted me- replied the Irvington
man. :
Holding up some of the bigs pieces of
raid, Mr.. Winfield asked the witness
what they meant. They had on them
Morris Park. Selling race open to two
Stdi-o4uSs AM d lISt Ol HORSES starting
with their prices. Mr.. F7ashmann. who
said that he had been to a race track
scores OF times, was as innocent of its
meaning as a baby. at least, so he said.
,.MhatD roared Mr.. Winfield. don't you
know what these are?"
Don't you know" quietly interposed
Mr.. McDermott, turning to the Prose-
cutor.
"Of course 1 do, replied Mr.. Winfield.
"and SO do you," Great laughter.)
The next witnesses were Of the same
stripe They were John Farrell, of Or
anse and John Collette, of Newark. Both
were in the room over the saloon, both
saw crowds of men there talking, drink
Ing and smoking, but neither saw any
betting or gambling.
William Kulp. w. Mcconnell and w.
Rogers, newspaper men. were the next
witnesses. Mcconnell and Rogers couldn't
tel anything about Thumm's place. but
money on horses. He saw righe take
money and heard the announcement from
the telegraph operator.
Under Sheriff John ]. Erwin the des-
80 10 81 people in the three rooms. Two
telegraph instruments were found to-
gether with a miscellaneous collection of
Sips, racing cards, newspaper lists of en-
tries and everything pertaining to a pool
room: Lots Of things were showed under
Inc peds IN a hurry. and the witness
and discovered the telegraph machines.
Mr.. McDermott asked no questions.
Constables Henry, Joseph O'Donnell,
Philip Kaiser, Joe Locke and I'd Nc
Cormack swore that they assisted in Inc
raid. One Of them said that while he was
outside Of the building watching during
the RAID he saw someone throw slips
out Of the window and a man tried to es-
cape BY the window. Another witness
said that when he arrested Thumm, who
was behind the bar Mrs. Thumm took
a hand, and the officer was Obliged to
The State rests" said Mr.. Winfield,
whereupon Mr.. McDermott arose to make
a motion dismissing the charge. He crit
tcized the language of the indictment.
and said that it was not shown that
Thumm had anything at all to do with
the poolroom. His wife rented the prop
erty and the license was in her name.
That was all.
Judge Hudspeth denied the motion and
Mr.. MeDermott then addressing the jury,
SAID he would call no witnesses for the
defense, neither would he put the Defend
ants on the stand. The Indictment. he
continued, charged that the defendants
did bet on horses, mares and geldings.
Deen a running of horses, and this, he
insisted, was necessary.
Mr.. Winfield, when his turn came to sum
up They were surely not betting on
goats or kangaroos."
Then taking the entries found in the
poolrooms he handed them TO the fury
ana read off from a morning newspaper
the entries for that day. The names of
the noFses on each c~orresponded. In read
ing Off these names there was some fun.
Pom Scamp" exclaimed Mr.. Winfield.
nc: its Thomas Camp Here's sBelmari
docking at Mr.. McDermott, whose sum
mer nome was at that resort) and
Bouquet. That must be those five defend
ants" Qaughter)
Judge Hudspeth charged the jury.
which, after being out for one hour
found Martin, Fitzpatrick. Tighe and
lawrence guilty as charged. but acquitted
Thumm.