The San Francisco call., 1898-06-21
STANDING BY
 THE MONOPOLY Sausalito Trustees and
 the Gam mblers. ISSUE NO MORE LICENSES FINAL DECISION AS TO THE HUMPHREY SYNDICATE.
Dr. Crumpton Leaves the Hall in Rage, and the Defeated Trio Will Test the Or
 dinance.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAUSALITO, June 20-'This is all or the farce want. am going home. " SaVagely snapping out these words of disappointment. Dr. H. J. Crumpton City Father and champion of the pool room tflumvirate-Glynn, Broyer and | Hunphrey-arose from his seat at the meeting of the board of Town Trustees thlS evening and stalked from the room to a mingled accompaniment of cheers and misses. Sausalito is still a wide- open town, but only to Harrison and Harvey. Their rivals received a blow straight from the shoulder tonight. four trustees voting to reject the epeti- ton or the San Mateo men against Dr. Crumpton's single vote in their favor. When the board met the Town Hall was crowded and bets were made that Glynn, Broyer and Humphrev would get their license. Attorney Hep- ourn Wilkins was on hand to look out Tor ms clients interests, and first took a hand by arguing that their petition should take precedence in consideration a point finally yielded by Trustee Sylya' lie then made a forcible plea in their pehalf, asserting that they had waited patiently the action of the board,
 
 Iayed, and that they were all good business men and would be found in line for the financial benefit of the com munity. He failed to see any reason why they should not receive the same consideration as others
 Sylva wished to know if the petition CTS would locate their poolrooms where the board desired, and was answered in the affirmative, with an additional statement that they preferred to re main where they were, as they had gone 10 great expense in putting up their buildings. Sylva then moved that a li- | cense be granted, with the proyiso that the establishment be located in the northern part of the town. After con- suItatlon with Glynn, Attorney Will klns objected, saying that this amount ed to prohibition, as no business could be done there.
 SylVa then withdrew his motion, and amid intense excitement General Dick lnson called for a vote on the original question Ambjornsen, Dickinson, Thomas and Sylva voted In the mega tive, Crumpton alone In the affirmative. The result ev ked storm of hootine and cheering mingled. and Crumpton's g request to be excused from further par ticipation was denied
 Aeke Abrams application then suffer- ed a like fate. At this Crumpton's an ger gained complete control, and he made his melodramatic exit. The crowd soon followed.
 Attorney Wilkins said he understood there was to be a reconsideration of the vote, and Sylva evidently in pure mer- rlment gave notice of a reconsideration at the next meeting. It Is understood the Would-be rival trio will reopen to- morrow and test the law in court. At torney Wilkins was non-committal as to the mode of procedure to be follow ed Another interesting feature of the present agitation Is that Trustee Amb- Jornsen will probably resign from the board. When questioned in regard to his proposed action all he would say was: Well. I have had about all I care to stand"