The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-30

70 being thus removed, n ne uioh Z.
He averred that his removal had been
carried the case to the Court OF Appeals
and was beaten. TIL expense OF the iti-
cation WI large, and Mitchell felt his de-
feat keenly. After his removal a sure
enough reformer was chosen President,
two years. That was all that Saratoga
wanted Of that kind OF reform. The sea-
son were bad. the summer crowds went
elsewhere. and the natives we're obliged
to live oil the interest of their debts during
the long winters.
Following the period of reform, n con-
se~rvatively liberal administration came in,
and the fiat went forth that there should
be no gambling on Broadway, and that
only a certain number Of gambling places
should be allowed TO run anywhere In
town. One Of these was the Saratoga
Club, conducted by Richard A. Garfield
Of New York, and another was n poolroom
opposite the racetrack. built by Mitchell
on property he owned, which was conducted
by him and Dan Stuart OF Texas.
Mitchell %grumbled a good bit about not
being allowed to open his old place, but
was not particularly assertive until last
spring. Complaints had been made as
TO the manner In which the poolroom was
run. that minors and disorderly characters
f~requented the place, and the new man
agement of the racetrack let il be known
10 lilt Niildkt uNflpl ititC tAtaA NhNf "ONAt
be more than pleased II the poolroom was
not allowed to be opened last summer
S~aratogians wanted to do everything
within reason for Mr.. Whitney and his
associates in the new management Of the
track, and accordingly Mitchell was in
formed that he would not be allowed to
open. He t~hereupon declared that II he
couldn't run his poolroom there would be
no gambling in Saratoga during the entire
summer. He said that he would make it
30 uncomfortable for Garfield In part icu-
lar, that he would close the Saratoga Club
before the season was half over. Mitchell
was as good as his word, and when he found
out that the local authorities really meant
to keep his poolroom closed. he caused
raids 20 be made upon Canfeld's place on
an average of two or three times n week
during the month OF August.
The raids were opera bouffe affairs. ac-
complished nothing, and Garfield did not
close for a mute An annoying feature
Of the raids, however, was that Mitchell
finding the sentiment Of Saratoga all
against him. went TO Justices of the Peace
in small towns near Saratoga and got them
to issue warrants under which Garfield
might be arrested and his house searched.
Mitchell made no bones OF stating that
Garfield and the other open gambling places
in Saratoga were protected through the
William W. Worden, the Republican State
Committeeman from the Saratoga district
His exhibition of hatred for these two
men was superb. Because he believed
that they were principally Interested Ia
protecting Garfield he directed all his
attacks against the Saratoga Club. In
speaking OF his crusade one day last August
he said;
Dick Garfield has put me out of business
and tried TO take the bread and butter out
Of the mouths OF myself and my children.
I'll never let up on him until ] see him In
worse shape than | an now And as for
Edgar T Brackett and William W. Worden,
they'll And out that IL is n long road that
has no turn. The people OF this town will
rise up Some day and put a stop to their
AS a matter Of fact, Senator Bracket
had always been a friend of Mitchell's
and had been Mitchells attorney. The
Senator had even gone so far as to help
Mitchell financially, but Mitchell forgot
all thatin his hatred Of everybody he thought
was az all responsible for depriving him.
as he put IL, OF his bread and butter. His
bitterness was increased a few weeks ago
when he learned that Senator Bracket
had introduced a bill In the Legis-
lature providing that no warrants issued to
served in Saratoga Springs could be of any
effect without the Endorsement Of h local
Police Justice. Should this measure be-
come a law Mitchell knew. of course. that
II would be practically impossible for him
to continue his crusade against Garfield
next summer. because he could never get
the required Enforcement on any warrants
he might obtain elsewhere.
Whether Mitchell wa insane OF not when
he committed suicide, IL can be seen from
the above statement OF facts that II was
not unnatural for the people Of Saratoga,
when they heard that be had killed himself
IN front of the door OF enato Brackets
ONCE. TO conclude that he might have gone
there 20 commit murder as well as suicide.
Mitchell had q habit Of saying, he
wanted 20 send his remembrance 10 a friend.
Leave my RESPECTS with him A. he
started on his long journey, he left his
respects with senator Brackett In the blood
from his wound. which flowed under the
door and over the t~hreshholdof ~theSenator's
Once.
When the news Of Mitchell's suicide wac
carried 20 senator Brackett In Albany this
afternoon, lac said
This IL as surprising as IL is shocking
I last saw Mitchell on Thanksgiving Day,
when he came 90 see Inc about the chances
81 his being able 20 run HE pOolroOm next
summer He seemed much troubled over
the matter and urged me 20 be his friend
! told hin that | had always been a friend
20 him, but that II would no he a friendly
act 90 let him believe hat Their. Nae any
likelihood Of his being aisle TO open he place.
beoause I realized that there ~as none
4 told him further that there wac moth
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