New-York tribune., 1901-11-09
,.,IRLERS READY TO MOVE
,,-q, THE PROBLEM is WHERE TO GO
.xn HOLD NEw-YORK PATRONAGE.

-ha decisive defeat of Tammany at the polls
rr,esdav. which means Its retirement from
-. control Of municipal affairs. also sweeps out
= -orer the clique in Tammany which ruled
= police Department through Devary. and is
"a rerraits TO certain gambling houses. This
mime" levied huge blackmail upon houses
5 N rlIn After January / il will have no
.,os in Mulberry-st, and its protection will
1T 70 nothing Despite the defeat they
=. suffered the members Of the combine"
Us m work this old mine for all there is in it
n IL the last moment. All gambling houses
ser its protection are running full blast, and
M 6o so until the city administration changes
-, the gamblers will have to shut UP or seek
-...- oparters 1t is evident that every effort
: ,sing made to wiring the last dollar possible
:. of this industry prior to the time when the
..-,rol of the police passes into other hands
The members of the gamblers syndicate are
-.+,inr ready to leave the city to look for new
es,ds ard have sent out word that they will
-. ha tound doing business at their usual places
..er January /. Before they go they intend to
I'll the size Of their rolls of greenbacks as
~-ncn as possible. and from now until New
Toa-,e nav no one who has a slight acquaint-
.,.s with poolroom keepers should have any
--o,,tlA in placing bets. There are about
lar
.-sso ~ these rooms are about $1,000 a day
I,,s+ What their aggregate daily profits are no
80 s.eros 10 be able TO say, as the poolroom
,,-s ,,sualy talk about their bad days" and
,.rs little TO say about their good days
r aha davs when the mem bers of the poolroom
- ereered little disturbance from persons
-. >, ohtain evidence against gambling
80 +5a eynenses Of operating room each day
sra not more than 500. Then only one room
nar+oin rlace was leased. Now three or
- rooms are taken. and the keeper moves
x"r, one n1are to another about every two days
II he thinks any one Wnorn ne canhol trust mas
.;rsd an entrance 10 one OF his places. he is
f;i-aIT m close up for good the place thought TO
be under surveillance. - ,. ,-
i.s tuture plans. Most Of its members nave not
re. recovered from the shock which they re-
c.eiyed on reading the election returns OF Tues
6oy II is known, however, that they have helo
-oGnv conferences and that they have sent out
scouts TO find good fields for operations IN lhe
no.r future II is said that one Of the members
~ This trust suggested that the Borough or
oueens might prove to be safe ground, but ne
Quickly changed his mind when he realized that
the Police Commissioner 10 be appointed oy
Nsvor Low would easily discover them there
rbay must get beyond the limits of the city, anu
VET be as near as possible 70 the City Hail. Man
haitian They have asked one another WheTe
such g place is TO be found, and. from What
can he learned. no gladSome answer has come 10
their wailings. No person, city or place ap-
rears TO want them at any price Ihey nave
large number Of clients who would follow them
across the North or East River, or above The
Irorx hut these clients must be able TO get back
TO the city every evening at an early hour, and
without much trouble. The gamblers syndicate
;s facing situation which is new TO 1t. and
which causes il much sorrow. For years II mas
when it knows it must leave the city or be
kicked out