The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
GAMBLING SYNDICATE SPLIT.
BIG JIM KENNEDY INVITED TO
SELL OUT OF 1T.



Farrell says IT'S None Of His Funeral.
The syndicate has become divided against
itself. And that's just what oughtn't 10
happen to syndicate. especially II it's In
the gambling business. Gamblers Of the
same household ought to dwell in peace
and harmony together. But when Big
jim" Kennedy couldn't deliver the goods.
Burbridge and Walbaum and Farrell.
according to report. told Kennedy thG
II Was his move, and, that while he - :
moving. he might as well move out. lcaNing
the gorgeous new house in West Thirty
third street TO be managed by the sur
vivors Of the syndicate.
The trouble arose over a transaction
in real estate at Saratoga, which Kennedy
and Edward Croker (not the Fire Chief.
Dut one of the proprietors Of a Saratoga
gambling house) own.
The syndicate bought the Thirt y-third
street property, in which Farrell says he
hasn't the remotest interest and spent
pot OF money fitting 1t up. in the hope of
drawing the fashionable and aristocratic
gamblers from their own particular house
In East Forty-fourth street. listed in some
of the directories as the private residence
of a gentleman of the name of Richard A.
Garfield.
For some reason or other the Garfield
patrons didn't flock in droves to the new
house after il was opened. After while
the syndicate concluded that II they couldn't
take fall out Of Garfield in New York.
they'd try II on in Sarato "a. where the
Saratoga Club has the cream Of the summer
business, That worked easy. Kennedy
nupad n fins. Rrpa1xra at tht. SnripGs
only a block away from Canfeld's place.
in the same street. The property is just
over the way from Congress Hall and the
Grand Union, and being on the main
thoroughfare is much more accessible
than the club
Burbridge, the managing partner Of the
syndicate, suggested TO his associates that
It would be a great stroke OF business to
buy that Saratoga corner. build a much
handsomer place than Canfield's and make
bid for the Saratoga summer business.
The rest of the syndicate, including Ken
nedy, assented, and arrangements were
made Tor the syndicate TO take over the
property al price agreed upon. Every
title was searched Then it was found. 50
Burbridge has told his friends. that the
owners could not give good title and the
whole thing fell through.
Not long after that proposition was
" DN ll' OlNtI
of the syndicate 10 disl ose of his interest.
Copious James declined the proposition
with thanks. He rather fancied his in
vcstnent in the Thirty-third street prop
erty. But the other members Of the syn
dictate were insistent and II was learned
yesterday that Burbridge. acting for him.
self and the others, has told Kennedy that
he must either buy out the rest Of the SYN
dictate or sell his interest 10 the others.
That's the way the land lie now. Mr.
Burbridge was quoted as sayin,. y, sterday,
and within a few days expect that the
whole thing will he settled. I'm no prophet
but l guess kennedy'll sell.
1t may be just RS we'll for the syndicate
that the Saratoga deal fell through, be-
cause it has been irrevocably written up
there that never again will a gambling
house on the main thoroughfare Of the vii
lage be tolerated for moment. So il
happens that the syndicate must settle
US internal troubles on Manhattan Island.
IL may be Of some interest 10 recite that
Frank Farrell. al the Aqueduct race track
Yesterday, showed some concern that his
name should be connected, directly or in
directly, with any gambling house any
where. In the presence Of Congres sman-
elect Timothy d. Sullivan. MIR. Farrell said:
Anybody who says I'm interested in
gambling house in Saratoga or anywhere
else is a liar don't know anything ab, NJ
the game and don't want to. The Saratoga
story If the worst pipe ever. haven't
any gambling house there, and don't in
tend TO have any. and that's all there is
10 il