Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

expression from the latter concerning the
! action to be taken while the case is pend
ing. 1t was agreed that decision cannot
be had within less than six weeks, and Dis
trict Attorney Beach declared that the
place will have to be kept closed during
this time.
Mr.. Fields was unable to induce the dis
trict attorney to permit the pool room to
keep open. He then presented a proposition
to have the pool room employees assist in
the work of prosecuting alleged violators
of the law in the city. He pointed out the
work done in the alleged bucket shops and
disreputable resorts, and said he would
have the seventeen employees of the
pool room do detective work If the prose
cutting officer would promise to institute
prosecutions as fast as the evidence Is pre-
sented.
Mr.. Beach said he would do the best he
could, but would not recede from the posi-
ton he had taken in the pool room matter.
Arrests Quietly Made
1t was after the close of the days work
that the arrests were made. There was
nothing in the nature of a raid about 1t,
the officers making no grandstand play.
When the last race at ST. Louis had been
finished and the last winner had cashed his
bet the men wanted by the oficers-the
sheet writer's cashiers and paying telIers-
were informed that they were under arrest.
There was no objection made to the action
Of the detectives. Nobody attempted to
escape by stepping across the border into
the Jurisdiction of Maryland. The six de-
PENDANTS accompanied the officers to the
city on an electric car and went to police
headquarters, where Clerk Potts of the
Police Court accepted the American Bond
ing Company Of Baltimore surety Cor
the men in the sum of $500 each.
There was the usual crowd Of sports at
the pool room yesterday, but the betting
was not unusually lively. The first returns
Of races came in from Sheepshead and then
came information from the kenilworth
track at Buffalo. Chicago and ST. Louis
results followed. In anticipation of q visit
from the officers the managers had the rep
| resentative of the bonding company on
hand ready to qualify and secure the re-
lease Of any employees who might get
''pinched." as they put it. 1t was conf
IDENTIFY expected that the Maryland officers
would approach the room from the road
leading from Maryland at the time the Dis
trict officers came from another direction,
and the managers were apparently disap-
pointed that the latter did not put in an
appearance. There was a deputy sheriff
on the ground during the afternoon, but
he made no effort to stop the game or TO
make an arrest.
Managers Were Ready.
It was a trif1e late when the detectives
reached the room, but the managers and
employees were in waiting. Shortly after
the arrival of the officers two mounted men
appeared ana ueQ their horses TO trees
before descending the hill. Some of the
layers became suspicious and began NOV
ing in the direction of the car line They
remembered the experience of the players
at Wildwood who had been taken across
the country on an all-nght jaunt only to
be released.
We not looking for damages" re-
marked one of the men who started from
the place when the uniformed policemen
appeared. What we want is to keep from
being arrested"
There were others in the party who felt
that they would be given fair treatment at
the hands of the Washington officers, and
they remained until the St. Louis operator
said Good night to the operator at the
Maryland end of the wire Even then they
were not aware that any arrests had been
made, so quietly was the affair managed.
The blanks of the insurance company were
hlied out and signed by the six defendants
and 1t required but few minutes to COM
plete the bond after the parties reached
J police headquarters.