The evening world., 1904-03-25
POOL BUSY IN
SEVERAL PRECINCTS

rlandInR the East Thlrty-hfth street
station. says the lid Is of in his dis
trict.
"of course. know the I'D Is on In
my precinct" said the Captain to an
Evening World reporter to-day. But
/ can't help that. There are lots OF
pool-rooms running here and they have
been running long time.
Here Are Some Operating.
THE only error see in the news
paper pool-room stories II that they
say they started yesterday. Why. there's
Jimmy Purcell's place, In East Thirty
third street, which TO my certain knowl-
edge has been running continuously
since last September.
II have had four detectives there
every day warning Jimmys patrons not
to enter. but they know We can't arrest
them. and IL we do the police courts
VIII discharge them. so they Just laugh
And there's Keller's place, Twenty.
seventh street and Fourth avenue.
We're watching that place all the time.
When We got too nosey they run a hand
book. but you can't get the right kind
OF evidence
Tnore Is also a place running on
Third avenue near Thirty-fourth street,
nut eNerr time we go around to make
an Inspection they close down work and
let us go through. They may miss n
race or two, but that doesn't break
them up.
Now. over A. Stewards, on East
Thirty-sIxth street, ! don't think there
is anything doing l guess they have
closed UP for good. but why, | don Z,
know"
show Me, Says schmIttberssr.
Inspector schmittberger, OF the First
Inspection District. said to-day that
there was not pool-room open from
the Battery TO Fourteenth street ON tho
east side.
III any ono will bring me any infor-
nation about pool-room | will do the
rest The story that 1 was in Peter De-
lacy's place yesterday while 900 men
were in n pooi-room over my head is a
lie. have not been In Dclacys place
on Park Row for week.
AN attempt was made yesterday to
open two pool-rooms in my district"
said Inspector Titus, who has charge
Of tho lower west side. to-day. There
are two other places that have been
fitted up for pool-rooms. but have
men watching them and they cannot
get a start.
The Epod Club-spell that Epod back
ward and 1t reads Dope-conducted "a
pool-room In East Eighth street unit
In q fa ka u..ls ..n
and the place was closed. A man named
Van Eyden attempted 10 resume busl-
ness yesterday. My men were there and
stopped him. l have n policeman In the
place now. and he cannot start.
An attempt was made TO reopen a
place on Mercer street. One OF my men
stopped that and arrested fellow who
got obstreperous. There have tasn
street. but We have stalled them of
ana We Will keep the place closed
ne Aliens place was running yes
terdnS, 10 were other old-time firmly
time az our ceaseiess efforts to get
evidence are crowned with success they
VIII continue to run. We can stop the
new fellows, but the evidence that the
sMagI,'rntes require Is almost impossi-
BILE of attainment from such places as
The Aliens and others l could men
tion.
They Burn His Chs.
John F. Gilmore. lessee OF the pre-.
misses Mt No. 81 East Eighth street, said
To-Day that he was going to sue the
police for gas bill OF sit. io because
the omcers placed at the Epod Club bv
capt. Tishe had used that much gas. He
iried TO eject them, he says. but they
laughed at him and refused 10 leave
me premises, although he is paying rent
for them.
This man Tighe." said Gilmore to.
uay, puts men In my place. which ia
pool rooms to run all over the precinct,
Uness he takes his men away, from my
place am going to get up a list OF th,.
real pool rooms In this precinct, paint
mem on signs and hire sandwich men
to walk through the streets with them"