The evening world., 1904-03-25

The unusual prominence given TO the
pool-roo question by the opening OF
the BenninEs meeting yesterday has re-
vealed the fact that there arc pool
rooms scattered all over the city, and
that In this respect the lid Is loose
around the edge.
Every police official In command In
districts where pool-rooms are main
tained admits that pool-rooms are open
and doing business except Inspector
sehmittberger. lie makes the amasing
statement that there is not an open
pool-room on the East Side from the
Battery to Fourteenth street.
city Magistrates to Help.
Although complaint Is made by the
police that they are not backed up by
the city Magistrates in their campaign
against the pool-rooms, Magistrate
Mayo said to-day that the Board of
City Magistrates Is doing. and Is willing
to do. everything possible to assist
Commissioner McAdoo. He said he be-
lievsd that McAdoo Is right and con-
scicntious.
As evidence of his desire 20 help the
police Magistrate Mayo to-day dismiss
ed summonses he hnd issued yester-
day for Inspector Titus, Capt. Tighe,
Of the Mercer street station, and De-
tectives McKeon and Byrne These
summonees were obtained yesterday by
tn, lawyer for the lessee OF a building
in which an attempt was made to open
pool-room. BY orders Of Inspector
Titus and Capt. Tighs the detectives
took charge or the place and then the
lawyer got the summonses charging
trcspass. but he did not tell the Magls-
;rate that they were for policemen.
This ruling OF Magistrate Mayo allows
policemen to take possession OF prem
ises they believe TO be intended for
poolroom purposes, and hold the same
SIX New Rooms Opened.
From the best authority available 1t
is learned that six pool-rooms were
opened in the boroughs OF Manhattan
and the Bronx yesterday These are
new rooms, independent OF those that
have been running right along Ar
rangements have pcen made for the
opening OF other rooms. some In the
Tcnderloin. but the preparations have
been made very quietly and the police
captains In whose precincts the gam
hlers figure on doing business profess
ignorance concerning them
RunninE In the Tenderloin.
Inspector Walsh. Capt Cottrell and
Capt Hussey, whose jurisdiction ex-
tends over the old and new Tenderloin,
frankly admit that there are pool
rooms in their hailiwick.
The police say that 1t is up 20 tho
CITY magistrates. They Will not hold
men accused OF running pool-rooms un-
less the evidence Is as big rs a house.
Magistrate Ommen was asked to-day
why tho Magistrates held so few men
ny, csted IN pool-room cases. He said
TINT the Magistrates hold every pris-
Dncr brought in against whom there Is
legal evidence.
Handbook Men In Armies.
The business section of the city
swarmed with handbook men yesterday.
but they did business under discouraging
circumstances These men make their
headquarters in saloons and cigar stores
and have been accustomed to pay OF
IN the ticker results. Heretofore the
ticker has recorded the results and bet
ting as soon aS the races have been run.
Vow the telegraph company controlling
tho racing returns does not allow the
results to go out on the ticker until
the close Of the days sport. This de-
bars tho handbook men from paying OF
after each race and naturally spoils
their play unless they can get their in
formation from some nearby pool-room,
aud this information Is closely guarded.
especially from handhooks, which cut
into the regular pool-r lom business
Capt. shire, a reform captain. conf