New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-21
W'AD00 SHOWED WAY,
Neso-Yorb Telephone Company
U7iU Do the Rest.

TIE crusade against the poolrooms begun by
s-antaIn Goddard, and continued by the drastic
>af of the Western Union Telegraph Company.
5,.cc,ing the complete shutting down Of prefer
s,tiaI" racing news, reached a climax last
r,gl.: when the police. acting under instructions
from Police Commissioner McAdoo, swooped
down N full force on seventeen alleged pool
rooms and exchanges, including The" Aliens
md Honest" John Kelly's. While an interest
.ng feature Of several Of the raids was the
,nsorn,ation given that the Western Unon. as
promised. had already cut their wires that very
morning. ard also that few telegraph instru-
.ne7ts were found. no less significant in view
pftte New-York Telephone Company's repeated
assurances of cooperation. was the discovery
q $50 Of This company's instruments in the
raided places.
In a statement issued in the afternoon. Po-
lice Commissioner AIcAdoo reiterated his con-
victicn that the telephone company was honest
sn .its assurances. but declared that 1t was un-
derstood the Police Department must take the
initiative. The telephone company has prom
.sed that wherever the initiative was taken by
the police and the place where telephones were
Used was closed the company would remove its
wires ard neither replace them nor have any
contract with those concerned in conducting
the raided business. Last nights raids showed
that the police had availed themselves to some
purpose of the oompany's promise.
Commissioner McAdoo's comment late last
might on the raids that the blow dealt to the
poolroom system was a very serious one,
apparently borne out BY several booksellers, who
declared dolefuiiy thar one pig exchange ana
at least sixty poolrooms had thereby received
their quierus. The raids are believed in police
quarters 10 foreshadow stubborn series of as
sauts on poolrooms and exchanges Of all de-
seript!ons that will he without precedent in the
history Of the city.
IT, as recent events tend 10 demonstrate, the
Teste-r Union. the various telephone compa-
nies, The Police Department, the District Attor-
'eys Office and the City Club have at last agreed
II wage war together on the poolroorn evil il
Is considered that for the pooseIer at least to-
CAY marks the beginning Of the end Of his ca
Ter in this city.
! Kill not discuss or dvulge the details Of
'ny operations my intentions in the fut-
ure against the poorooms." said Mr. McAdoo
through his secretary last night except to say
iEat am doing everything in my power 10
frcal, up the system in New-York No matter
Whist the Dool:oom men say. the public can rest
assured that the blow delivered az the system
to-day IS 2 very serious one"
m eniguattcal statement made YESTERDAY. l,z
Robert c Clowry, president Of the Western
GniCn Telegraph Company. aroused comment
regarding the order Of the Western Union.
IS Ire abolition OF your racing department 10
he permanent Colonel Clowry was aslad
20 Iar as know OF can say was Colonel
c'oTTy's reply. tho racing service has been de-
'fareo to be illegal. and unless It is proved.
Fs-i' am no- going TO talk about the future
Let that take care Of itself"
Colonel clowry said that the Western Union
"euld not lease its wires TO poolrooms, and that
u vas now engaged IN shipping such wires
Continued seventh paKe.