New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-18
NADOO TO COL. CLOWRY.
Offers to Test Company's Willing
ness to Cut Wires.

On being told last night of the raid an al
legged poolroon exchange in East Forty-second-
ST., Police Commissioner NIcAdoo said he thought
the letter he had written to Colonel Clowry
might stand. The letter, which is answer T.
a letter received from the Western Unions ex~
ecutive committee, inclosing q copy of its reso-
lutions ndorsing Colonel Clowrys offer TO cut
out the wires TO any poolrooms whose address
Mr.. NcAdoo would furnish is dated May II. ana
follows in part;
The only substantial difference between the
statement made by you and these resolutions is
the use OF the phrase unlawful poolrooms. rms
used by Your professional advisers for purposes
not apparent TO the general reader Poolrooms are
that sense. are unlawful To be perfectly frank
Th yGo r be teder connc Of crn
directors, AMI shield to the so-called ''nforna-
centres with which your company has contracts
In one Of these exchanges your Morse Instrument
phones. and each telephone connects directly with
system in New-York. and the main root is and
always win be. under existing conditions at No.
On the high ground Of Pn6GG morals and to @
you cut these roots if send you list Of some
Of the principal offenders? You cannot doubt your
hitherto when you have had disputes with these
parties 10 the revenues from your service you
You have in the past cut them of because Of pc
gain? You have evidence difficult. If not impos-
sibIe for me TO obtain regarding the poolrooms in
poolrooms; the police are the outside
AS said in my statement-and l repeat it now w
when / have the legal evidence required by law 10
designate place as an unlawful poolroom, shall
need your assistance. We have many places
under constant police surveillance. OF these some
have made themselves almost physically impreg-
nable but their character IS notorious and they are
enveloped in atmosphere Of suspicion. Your en-
ploye the inside is a Witness for you al nrst
hand As a test Of your faith, l will name one
such place to which your company has wire and
Morse instrument. ana VIII await your gli i
your connection with this establishment II you
give me prompt results ana cordial co-opeTatl on IN
that instance, Will SIaaly aF5I hySet OF your
aid with others. I would much prefer that You
should send an authorized agent up to THIS Once
who Will go with one or my ofncers TO ms place
and sever at once the tie that binds il 10 the
great and influential company OF which you are
president. If you insist upon 1t otherwise VIII
send you the name.
1 ought to say that the proportion Of Morse in
one to thrty.-and the policy Of your company is
to distribute the information through the sO-caled
exchanges and the gambling news vendors VINO
If you viii not accede TO any Of these requests
may I ask you. In the interest of the public good
and as an aid in the enforcement of the law. il
you will not at cut off those poolrooms, as
distinguished from exchanges that receiving
graphic news for gambling purposes. the evidence
Of their guilt being known 20 your employees, and
lndiv send me list Of the places so cut off that
the department may be relieved Of further burden
some surveillance over those Of them now under
guard. and that in the case Of those not on the
verify your actions by the results?
I note IN your statement "a the public that you
your responsibilities and duties common car
Tiers" Are you 4 common carrier at the
about the races from any one other than your
authorized agents even il they willing to pay
receive messages at the racetrack for the public
how are you common carrier at that place?