The sun., 1901-04-24
BOOKSELLERS PLAN RAID.
TALK or ARREST or BOOxMAKERs AT
NORRIS PARK.

Aldermen Are with the PoolseIlers-Lawyer
steinhsrt Calls on Commissioner Murphy to
Drive Ont the Bookmakers-says They
Pay for Their Stands. Contrary TO Law.
The much discussed plans of the poolroom
keepers combine 10 test the State Racing law.
which makes betting in a certain form on race
tracks possible without any penalty. will. II 10
reported. beput into operation on Saturday.
MAY Z. the opening day OF the Metropolitan
racing season at Morris Park. The scheme
as outlined calls for arrests Of bookmakers
on the race track, and 1t was said yesterday
that If the police decide to keep out OF the
fight arrangements for getting warrants have
been made to the entire satisfaction OF Peter
DeIacey. Frank Farrell. The Allen and sew
eral statesmen, one of whom IL from down
town district and owns racehorses and backs
several books on the track. One of the men
who has an interest In the outcome says that
the movement would have been begun on the
opening day at AQueduct. II the pooroom
men had not been little afraid that the
Queens county Magistrates might fail them.
One Of the members of the combine. who
l. also In the bookmakers' association and
has several books now at Aqueduct will
put on number at Morris Park His clerks
are 70 be important witnesses for the COM
bine. Peter DeIacey. who Is said TO have
planned the present scheme. is an old-time
fighter against the racetrack boOkmakers.
part Of the scheme Is said 10 be II the demon
stration at the tracks falls. to try on the
strength Of that failure to get an injunc-
ton against somebody to prevent inter
ference with betting In the city. Injunc-
tons against the police haven't been very
successful modes Of procedure in the past
The Aldermen came to the front for the pool
sellers yesterday aS against the bookmakers
Alderman Wentz rep. Brooklyn introduced
q resolution recting that gambling was
carried on at the racetracks in the city Of
New York with the full knowledge OF the
Police Department, and without any at
tempt on It's part to stop the practice. In
view of these facts the resolution called for
the appointment Of n special committee Of
four Aldermen and four Councimen to in
vestigate the whole subject of gambling at
raoetracks and the reasons why the Police
Department makes no effort to stop it The
resolution was passed without opposition
In the Council things were different When
the resolution wns received there from the
board. Mr.. Oakley. the Tammany leader.
made a speech against 1t
with all due respect 10 the gentleman
who introduced this measure" he said. Il
want 10 saw that am amazed that any mem
Der OF the Municipal Assembly would de-
grade himself To the level Of the volunteer
committee which Ia searching for vice in
this city and trlducing and maligning the
city's fair name They claim that the far
East and West Sides are filed with vice This
statement think * utterly untrue / have
~ ntp
ton, as I believe this city is the most moral
In the world and we have the best govern
ment II there is any ono who could tell
Of vice here. the police should be the ones
and we have the finest police force in the
world. To show utter contempt for this COM
municauon I move that it be referred to the
Committee on Sewers
-As the chairman Of that committee |
object" said Councilman Wise tTamG
Councilman LEIGH tRcp BROOKLYN said,
i understand WHY you object to a vice hunt
Ing committee. You are member of Tam
Then Councilman Engel moved that the
resolution be pnt on file. This was carried
Lawyer BENJAMIN Stelnhart OF Howe 4
Hummels firm submitted 20 Police Com
missionerMurphy yesterday letter setting
forth the grounds on which he asks Them
10 stop boOkmaking at Morris PARK. Col.
Murphytook the brief home with him TO read
Mr. Steinhart says in his letter Of the Morris
Park, Brighton Beach. Sheepshead Bay and
trNNrNtnu TRUCKS
There is an inclosure in each one of these
tracks, publicly known as the betting ring. aad
in this inclosure the different rncing a-soCia-
ton rent places 20 a large number of profess
sionl gambleT, who call themselves book
makers. and these gamblers, In consideration
of The payment 10 the racrtracks Of sums
VARYING from $50 10 500 per d1y~aCh, are per-
mittcd 10 publicly gamble with ANYBODY who
applies to them and who place bets on the
racing OF horses.
daily occurrence at the raCetrdCkS, more
especially the on" a. Aqucduct, where each
day there cotngrGGnte' a. number nnaTi OF pro-
nantly gamble with the visitors Ia he track;
and in this enclosure members OF the police
In accordance with the law. instead OF pre-
venting and suppressing this public gam
bling and cjecting the p'raons engaged there
In mid and assist those plblic gamblers IN
kaen,ng the p ,biic IN limo and in other ways
facilitating the commission of these acts
I orll yOur attention 10 this state Of affairs
AID send Nol herewith q memorandum Of
laws LAYING down for you course to suppress
and prevent the commission OF these crimes.
by oieciing III" persons who engage therein
from he grounds ot the racatraCk
fIe asks that IN hookmnkers he elected
from th" tracks and prevented from doing
Ou-in's3
The Percy-Grav law says. Any person.
who upon any raCecOurse authorized
shall make or record directly or indirectly |
any bet or wager on the result shall |
forfeit the value of any money or property
an waEered. received or held by him TO be
recovered in civil action hv the person |
with whom such wager is made or by whom |
such money Is deposited This penalty Is
,rciusire ~ al other pGuGitics prescribed In |
idT for the acts specified except in the case
OF the exchange. delivery or transfer of a |
record registry. memorandum, token, paper
or document ~ any kind whatever as eyi-
dence OF any such bet or wager. or the sub
sCrihing BY aue, initials or otherwise Of
any record registry or memorandum in
the possession Of another person OF bet or
wager intended to be retained bv such other
person or any other person as evidence Of
such bet or wager
Me Penal Code SAYS that oCCupying anv
plate for the purpose OF registering bets or
wagers or selling pools or allowing AS owner,
essee or occupant ANY place - 10 ne occupied
I. felony except when another penalty
IL provided by law "
The percy-Gray law says that no racing
association shalt directly or indirectly cNacf
anv compensation for the privilege OF making
and recording bats AZ the track Violation
Is a misdemeanor The courts have declared
tho law TO be- constitutional