New-York tribune., 1901-04-17
PRICE THREE CENTS
ALLEN DEFIES TIE POLICE.
EMPLOYE OF THE NOTORIOUS POOL.
ROOM ARRESTED.
COMMISSIONER MURPHY's ORDERS TO GE1
EVIDENCE CARRIED OUT By
MERCER ST POLICE

Police Commissioner Murphy has not been
asleep while poolrooms have been reopenins IN
various parts Of the city IN the last few DAYS
since horseracing began for the Eastern sea-
SON. He issued strict orders to all police cap
tans TO make arrests wherever they could get
evidence and warned them that they would
disobey at their peril This order bore its first
fruit yesterday afternoon. when four detectives
attached to the Mercer-st. police station de-
scended upon the notorious poolroorn of The
Allen at No so Sixth-ave
They had been watching the place since mid
day. Allen them in the little crowd Of
sports who had gathered around the door wait
ing for the races to begin at Aqueduct- He hesi-
tated for time. debating what to do. Finally.
as the hour was at hand for the horses TO start
in the first race, he resolved to defy the entire
police force. Throwing the doors wide open. he
invited the whole crowd, including the detec-
tves. to march in openly and make their bets.
They were not slow to accept the offer.
The slip ticket given TO each bettor bore
printed agreement drawn up by the pool sellers
counsel. Mr.. Steinart. of Howe & Humnlel. BY
its the pool seller agrees to take the money
the bettor's agent, and wager IL actually upon
the racetrack. where such betting is legal under
the Percy Gray law Detective Monaghan placed
50 upon Sadie s. horse which yesterday at
the Aqueduct track Charles Bennett made out
the ticket and received the detectives money!
He was Immediately arrested and taken before
Magistrate Crane. in the Jefferson Market Court.
where he charged with violating section
3Jl of the Penal Code. The case was set down
for April Is. at o'clock. and the prisoner was
paroled in the custody of his counsel
As soon the detectives left Aliens place
with their prisoner pooIselling resumed, and
Allen announced TO his patrons that the place
would be open for business every day
Commissioner Murphy was asked last night
if he intended to stop short with the arrest of
this employee and allow Aliens poolroom to go on
doing business until the decided by the
courts. He said he did not On the contrary.
he would cause arrests to be made daily long
the poorOom remained open. and he would
pursue the same course with all other poolroonS
against which his detectives could procure evil
Gence. The Commissioner repudiated the Sus-
gestion that the arrest had been made for the
purpose of creating a test with any de-
sign except in pursuit of his policy to close all
poOroonls and keep them closed Mr.. Howe. OF
Howe & Hummel said the for the pool
seller would be fought the familiar
Code the only penalty that be imposed for
pool selling is the recovery in civil suit against
the pool seller of three times the amount OF the
money wagered- Justice jerome has already
decided in recent pool selling cases that this IS
not good law but Mr. Howe says the Court OF
Appeals decide on il before the pool sellers
will be satisfied If they win their case pool
rooms open anywhere and need pay nothing,
| TO any for protection"