The San Francisco call., 1899-03-15
Gamblers Freed
by an OfficiOus
Clerk.
The Municipal Authorities
Are Indignant Over
the UnSeemly
Affair.

Yesterday was a day of varied Incl
dent for the authorities of San Fran
cisco and for the blackleg horde that
has invaded the city and is living in
evil success upon the people. Early in
the morning Chief of Police Lees or
dered that a corps of police, numbering
fifty men, be placed in readiness, under
Captains Whitman and Gillen, to pro-
ceed to the Ingleside racecourse. The
police officials assembled at their sta
tions shortly after 2 o'clock and waited
for the order 10 move TO the racecourse.
The order was not long delayed and in
few minutes the men, under the per-
sonaI direction of Chief of Police Lees,
were on the way.
In the meantime the gamblers of In
gleside had not been idle. Consultations
had been held down town and a plan
of campaign had been outlined. The
Oakland contingent loaned Henry Ach
TO the Ingleside people as a legal ad-
wiser and Ach pressed James Long into
the service of his clients Ed Corrigan,
Ach. Secretary Green and the private
detectives employed by the racing
gamblers held a conference and it was
determined TO fight. The bookmakers
were not consulted at that time, as the
managers of the track wished to avoid,
technically at least, the offense OF Of
ficialIy permitting the gamblers to
operate at the track.
After the conference several tele-
phone messages were sent and the re-
suit of one of them was that John P.
Rice, clerk in Police Judge Conlan's
Court, appeared at the racecourse be-
of
Rice in his official capacity at the track
is denounced by members of the Board
of Supervisors, by Police Judge Conlan
- and by the police as an unwarranted
outrage Rice was TO act as the tool
of Corrigan and the gamblers. The
Police Court clerk came well supplied
with blank orders of release for the ex-
pected emergency of the afternoon. He
took upon himself to abuse the author
ftiy with which the Supervisors have
clothed him as a clerk Of the Police
. Court.
Shortly before the time came for the
opening of books on the first race the
bookuakers went to the office of the
% secretary and asked what they should
do. They were told to open their books
and accept bets as the Pacific Coast
Jockey Club would protect them and
would supply bonds for their release if
they were arrested. The managers of
the association thus placed themselves
Under the operation of the law and
made themselves liable to arrest, which,
by the Ieniency of the police, they es-
caped. The bookmakers, touts, gam
bIers and jockeys were not so fortu-
nate.
ooo+,,+ orovrd was furnished
with several interesting events not on
. the card. Twenty arrests were made
for violation of the new anti-pool law
passed by the Board of Supervisors
Monday. Fifty policemen marched into
the betting ring and under direction of
Chief Lees the first step to remove the
curse of the city was taken. The men
arrested were:
SAM SHAEN, blockman for
George Roses field book.
H. L. JONES, booking under the
name of Stuyvesant Club (Johnny
Coleman's book).
LOUIS SANDERSoN, time-keeper.
H. NATHAN, clerk.
JAMES WILSON, waiter.
AL CoNEY, horseman.
ABE ENKLE, bookmaker.
JAMES NEAL, horseman.
CHARLES SCOTT, bookmaker' s
clerk ("Scotty' Rottenstein).
M. JACOBS, official pool-buyer
Pacific Coast Jockey Club C"Jew"
Jacobs).
JOE REID, clerk for Bookmaker
Humphries.
JOE LEVY, cashier for Barney
Schneider.
ADoLPH DENNERY, horseman.
CHARLES LEW, bookmaker-
jockey.
JAMES REILLY, bookmaker.
HARRY HINTON, pool-buyer.
ABE LEVY, bookmaker (auction-
eer-"fall-guys'O.
FRANK WALL, messenger.
THOMAS GREEN, valet ('Ging-
er, Green, valet for Joe Narvaez).
10 oPPENHEIMER, bookmaker
, (ex-pool-buyer).
In anticipation of a sensation more
than the usual number of persons went
10 the track. The announcement that
the new law would be rigidly enforced