The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
POOLROOMS At
SAUSAL|TO ARE
FINALLY RA|DED
Sheriff Taylor Takes
a Hand.

The expected raid on the Sausalito pool
rooms was reserved for Brooklyn handi-
cap day. The big turf event in the East
attracted an unusually large number of
players to the hillside town over the bay
yesterday, and both the rooms OF Hum
phrey & Co. and Harvey G. Co. were
thronged with people. Three or four of
the races at Brooklyn track had been
decided, with the usual telegraphic de-
scription given by the caller at Harvey
& Co.'S room in the Buffalo Exchange,
when Sheriff Taylor of Marin County,
and a force of deputies, headed by Amos
Lunt, appeared on the scene. Four play
ers, giving their names as I. Brun, 4.
Follansbee, John Daniels and E. A. Clark
were placed under arrest, together with
the entire crew of Harvey & Co. The
names furnished of the employees. were:
Morris Rosendorn. Max Cohn, j. X. Will
lis. w. Martin, Harry Hart, B. I. Reilly,
H German John H. Knill James Smith,
l.. A Meyers, E. Bert, j. Connolly and r.
Curt. Joe Harvey. one of the proprietors
of the place. was also arrested.
Very little excitement was caused by
the raid, the players apparently being not
in the least disconnected, proceeding TO
speculate on the different runs as II noth-
ing had occurred. The Brooklyn 81;
Louis and Lakeside tracks were listed, and
though the Sheriff and his men put in
their appearance at l o'clock wagers were
accepted and winning tickets cashed until
shortly after $3.50 o'clock, when the guar
dams of the law, acting under lnstruc-
tions from Prosecuting Attorney Mclsaac,
ordered the room closed. Three races
were still to be decided at St. Louis and
two at Lakeside track. The closing was was
abrupt. and notice was given that all
bets stood" The Sheriff then gathered
UP evidence in the way of sheets, tickets,
etc and the men under arrest were eS-
~ 1n
time to catch the O'Clock train for San
Rafael.
The room conducted by John Hum
phrey and Henry Schwartz was unmo-
Tested for the time being, Joe Harvey nav
ing undoubtedly agreed to. make a test
case of it, In the complaint Harvey is
charged with willfully and unlawfully
SBepng canfyng 9d for amd money! With
device commonly known as bookmaking-
The rooms at Sausalito are operating un-
der license granted by the Town rus rus,
tees. The .proprietors of the rooms deny
the accusation that they are conducting
a banking game, and contend that II they
are convicted. bookmaking within the
confines of any track in California is IL
legal. and they will protest against 1t:
When the men arrived at San Rafael
they were taken at once before Justice
of the Peace George Rodden. The names
of the men had in the meantime been in
serted in the John Doe warrants. Court
was held in public hall, the Justice
office being too small 10 dccOH1iuoudle llle
throng. A. Sylvia appeared on behalf OF
the men. All admitted the act charged
against them, but denied that 1T was al
offense under the law
District Attorney Hugh McIsaac of Ma.
rim County appeared as prosecutor anc
was assisted by Attorney Daniel Ryan o1
this city. Argument on the demurrers en-.
tered in behalf of the men will be heart
in San Rafael next Saturday. The ac
cused were all released on $l00 This wa:
furnished by Mr.. Harvey, who sat at the
table with Justice Rodden and saw the
latter's pile of gold increase gradually
until all had been provided for.
Trustee Sylvia said that if the Trustees
of Sausalito were granting licenses con
trary to law they were liable to arrest
He stated it as his intention to have him
self arrested and charged with felony
He would then sue out writ of habeas
corpus and take the matter direct to the
Supreme Court. This would determine the
status of the case against the bookmak'
ers at once.
Jim Neal gave the name of james
Smith Attorney Ryan, knowing his iden-
tity said 'You don't look like a Smith. .
Neal stuck to the name tenaciously.
The bookmakers returned to the city
on the s o'clock boat.