The Washington times., 1903-09-03
GAMBLERS MAY ATTEMPT
TO WEAR OUT POLICE
Assert Purpose When Ar
rested to Continue.
THEY RELY ON DISTRICT LAW
May Keep Open District Line Estab-
hshment in Spite of Activity
of Authorities.

! Late yesterday afternoon the local
| police, having been informed from the
/ office of the United States District At
| torney that no warrants were necessary
in order to proceed against the opera
/ tors of the new poolroom on the Cabin
John Bridge line, made a quiet raid on
| the place, taking into custody six men
/ who were making books on the District
/ side of the line
! Contrary to published statements, no
arrests were made on the Maryland side
Of the line, Deputy Sheriff Emory being
/ the only representative of Maryland law
/ present.
| These six men were arraigned in Police
Court this morning. pleaded not guilty
! TO the charge of setting up a gaming
table, waived a preliminary hearing, and
| were bound over for the action of the
grand jury in the sum of $500 each, bond
being furnished by the American Bond
ing Company of Baltimore. The United
States was represented by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Mullowny, and the game
sters by Attorney Thomas Fields
The men arrested all gave Baltimore
as their residence. and their names rs
|
years old, and John Farrell, thirty
three, sheet writers; Guy Hammond,
thirty. and Horace P. Kelly, cashiers;
Henry Morris. thirty three. and Bernard
DAILY, twentyfour, paying tellers. The
arrests were made by Detective Robert
Watson, Precinct Detective Frank Bur
rows, Sergeant Easley. and Mounted Po-
liceman Maher. Of the Seventh precinct.
A Running Fight.
The warrants which were this morn
| ing issued against the men under arrest
| were made to allege that they set up
| table, or device, for the purpose of
gambling on a game of chance.
I'm talking to the court on the matter
of a bond, Attorney Fields asked that
they be reduced to $500 each. on the
score that he had two decisions of the
Supreme Court of the District to sus-
tain his position that no law was vio-
lated, and 1t was in the nature of a test
| case.
In reply, Attorney Mullowny stated
that so far as his office was concerned
there was nothing OF the test case"
about it; that he was convinced the law
was being violated, and 1t was the in
tention TO arrest as frequently as the
poolroom was opened up. And next
time" he continued. "the police will
not wait until the conclusion of the
races. If you open up at 2:30 this af-
ternoon your men will be Immediately
arrested"
Attorney Fields took exception to this
ruling, and sought United States Dis
trict Attorney Beach, who this morn
ing returned to the city. appealing to
him to allow them to proceed until the
case now on should be finally deter
mined. Mr.. Beach. however, sustained
Mr.. Mullowny. saying that arrests
would be made as frequently as busi-
4 ness was attempted.
Would 0Verwhelm Police.
This was a poser for the promoters.
} They held a hurried consultation. 1t
was proposed 10 supply so large a num-
|, Der of bookmakers that the police would
have difficulty in arresting them fast
enough to stop the game. 4 scout was
sent out to see II so large a number
: could be obtained. At late hour this
afternoon Attorney Fields and Promoter
Tom Holt were still unable 20 announce
whether or not the place would be open
today.
Every courtesy possible was shown the
gamesters, for which appreciation was
expressed later. The races were not in
terrupted. but the officers waited until
the results OF the last race were an
; nounced at 6:15 o'clock. They then
quietly approached the men on the Dis
trict side of the line and announced
TO them that they were under arrest
So quietly was the whole thing done
that no one present except those con-
cerned was any the wiser The entire
party then boarded a car and rode d.
rest to Police Headquarters, where II
, was matter of but a short time tc
, arrange the bonds, which were fixed in
, the sum Of $500 each At the same time
the arrests were made the detectives
confscated the sheets for several of the
races, 10 be used as evidence in the
hearing OF the cases.
) The grand jury being in session, II
will be easy TO dispose OF these cases al
once, and settle once for all the status
OF the poolroom. This grand jury will
, be dismissed on October l. Iowever
: and IL is openly hinted on the streets
that the present grand jury will not
] act on the cases. leaving them as a her
, itage 10 the next grand jury. which will
= be in session through the Benning meet
in November. and could Therefore post
pone action until after that vent The
: reason given for this is the difficulty OF
suppressing the new DoolroOm without
necessarily putting stop 10 Letting al
; the Benning track.