The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-26
DETECTIN' UP AT YAKELY'S.
ELEPHANT-FOOTED SLEUTHS SUR.
MISE THERE WAS BETTING.

Seemed TO he Some ssrt Of Financial
Operations with Rum on tho Side
over the Bar. but They Couldn't Get
Any Money Up on the Ponies.
-Four Central once men furnished no
small pleasure on Monday afternoon in
James Wakely's resort at Forty-seoond
street and Sixth avenue for the ameliorat-
ing OF human sorrows and bank rolls That
was the day whom racing began at Bennings
On the first day OF racing at the Northern
tracks II In customary for those who want
TO make bets on horseracing to look into
the possibilities of finding a convenient
poolroom. Mr.. wakelys has in the past
bssn a gathering place for many who were
on such q quest.
In days past there was . poolroom on
one Of the upper floors. The police in
terfered with It. Then there was q hand
book. according to report. made by a man
who walked about the saloon floor and
quoted odds, took money and occasionally
paid money out. That man was arrested
by John d. Maher and other OF the District
Attorneys detectives. Mr.. Wakely, who
has q great deal Of curiosity, was rather
anxious to know what disposition the pres
ent police management had toward him.
He found out. Early on Monday after.
noon four large. solemn-looking deteo-
tves walked into the place. sat down and
ordered drinks. They did not say that
they were detectives. They did not need
10 say 20. Their very feet spoke for them.
Their expressions Of naughty and general
disdain for all human affairs and tho
solidity with which they held down their
chairs were also eloquent Of their long
expehence at 800 Mulberry street. But
they seemed to watch the progress OF
things In the saloon with great interest
Men walked up TO the bartender and
aAked questions In whispers. Tho bar
tenders consulted memoranda under tho
bar and made answer. Then the customer
ordered drinks and paid over sums vary
ing from e TO 500. Sometimes they got
change, but more often not. That wasn't
any Of the detectives business. anyway. II
ths customers were satisfied. Yet tho de-
tsctivss became nervous. At last ono Of
them walked over and whispered TO Q bar
lander.
whats Ahumada,' he asked.
'Whioh2' asked the bartender, while an
the other bartenders stopped work and
eyed him In the manner OF the audience
Watching the performance Of . dght-rope
dancer.
whats Ahumsda'' repeated the de-
tective.
Hey. BILL called the bartender to one
Of his colleagues. whats this Teller talk
Ing about He wants to know what an
Il think "a id the bartender appealed
TO, that's the name Of q sleeping car. /
seen II on q sleeping car onct.'
Its a Pullman car explained the first
bartender. gravely, TO the detective.
The detective said vain thing and went
back and sat down some more. After
awhile another one advanced and held
out ten-dollar bill.
Put that on Himself at closing odds.
said this one.
Wake upl' remarked the bartender to
whom he profered the money. This u
New York. You're three blocks from the
station. Bloomingdale il twenty miles I'D
the road. For Bellevue take q car in front
OF the door. transfer at Third avenue, get OIL
and a half east. Put q ten-dollar bill on
himself hey? What you need Ii TO get
onto your self, friend. Leave the ten
dollar bills alone and
Of the room INDUCING in q broadly bored
ttitude.. His companions seemed TO be
suppressing smilee.
So it went on all the afternoon. Az It
grew late men began to walk In and buy
drinks, and instead Of paying for them
.Hey!' shouted one Of the detectives
In a solemn upheavL Of right eous wrath.
what dyer mean by paying bets right
under our noses' What dyer think we
Paying bets'' inquired the head bar
tender, politely. Howl"
Il saw you pass a roll to this stout gen
tieman standing over here just now. and
you know Il.
sOhi' explained the head bartender.
smiling graciously. Il see That gentle
mar bought Q drink here while ago and
forgot TO take his change out Of twenty
dollar bill. That was all. Did look funny,
= conceded. and smiled again.
sHow about the wad you passed to the
enc before him. asked the detective
sThe one before him. unused the bar
osnder. scratching bis ciose-cropped head
'Lsmme SEE. oh. ] know. That was a
Euy VIA, was E9i ,Si. dom ;, toward thu Msl
Q dangerous neighborhood. IL Mulberry
street., a. you may not know u you're a
stranger in town. And he left his wad here
for safe keeping. You hang around long
enough and you'll learn . LOT about New
All four Of the squar.-toed men came Ia
the front as though the action were IN
sainctiv.. They drank 81 Mr.. wakely's
hOsTit ALT y sOmew hai sLlklly and depart 81
on Tuesday they went hack but the
bartenders were ma longer taking ia lsig'
hills There ~s- no financial activity Ia
sight Nobody Mas doing any Whispering
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