New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-21
MADoO ON TELEPHONES.
Commissioner McAdoo's statement issued be-
fore the raid was as follows:

fore the raid follows:
! am willing TO take the statement of the Western
Union company at its face value and to believe
under the pressure OF public opinion have ordered
the poolrooms with which their gambling
IS based. and that direct Information from the rae
has been abolished.
VIII continue 10 believe this until facts to the
contrary are brought 10 knowledge, This is
severe blow TO poolselling. but all the ingenuity
OF those who reap large sums Of money from this
way TO overcome the difficulties Of the situation
/ would not be surprised 10 see syndicate COM
posed Of those financially interested in these illegal
TI ana ~ Is Sulte pTonaoe thar some Oh Ine
the bedrooms DEVELOPED n corps OF exceedingIv
clever manipulators OF this traffic in news of racing
Without any Information from any press
first general statement issued. the New-Tork
m through d one o- OF It's Rnc GINA
pany's aid and cooperation within certain lines
ments for Illegal purposes. The company claims
and have no evidence TO the contrary-that II
any other company with respect 10 racing news;
special extraordinary service for special price
has been by means OF telephones covered by regular
contracts containing its usual terms and its usual
rates available TO al! subscribers.
The telephone company caims-and 7 have no
receives has ever received from the instruments
used IN tho poolrooms are the ordinary rentals: So
whatever to do with a password system. nor does
Il employ the operators in the poorooms in
the so-Caled exchanges
The telephone company has promised that wher-
ever the initiative is taken by the police and the
place where the instruments used Is closed Il
VIII remove its wires and not replace them In
that house, ana have no further contract with
those concerned IN carving the poOlrOon
change business Wherever the department takes
the initiative and closes the place because the
telephones there being used for Illegal pur-
poses, the telephone company viii cooperate with
the department 10 the extent Of not agsu installing
telephones IN the place 50 closed ! ought 10 say,
telephone COMPANY that take the initiative
and so far as the law Will permit II, viii cooper
After the raid in Forty-secoud-st the telephone
company not only removed It's wires from tho
telephones at other places various parts OF the
city all 81 which connected with The raded
place IN FOrtv-seCOud-st am part cularlv pleased
with this evidence Of the good Faith 81 the com
IN the new warfare therefore the department
hopes for and believes that ~ will receive me
and fair and uupreiudlced action on the part OF
the city magistrates
None Of the officials Of the New-York Tee-
sioner McAdoo's statement.
Mr. Bethel said n representative Of Union
y. Bethel, who IS vice-president OF the company
and virtually the executive head Of all the tee-
phone companies operating IN or around this
city. has read the statement He feels that he
has nothing to add TO H."
Justice Dugro's decision in the Jesse Lewisohn
case. granting a writ Of certiorari suspends any
Of the new Garfield law" IN compelling
operators Of raided poolrooms to testify and
produce their books for at least three months.