The Washington times., 1904-05-24
GAMBLING LIVELY
ACROSS RIVER
Various Joints Start Again
in Jackson City.
ALL is QUIET AT R0SSLYN
Another PooIroom Likely to Enter Into
Competition With the Cele-
brated St. Asaph.
ALL is QUIET AT RoSSLYN

Notwithstanding the efforts Of Sheriff
Palmer. of Alexandria county, TO quell
the festive joints OF Jackson City,
which ne raided on a Sunday not long
ago. catching only three or four of the
thirty or more men employed in the
different gambling houses at the south /
end of Long Bridge. the games have
started up again. and for the past two
or three days have been running full
blast.
Rosslyn is quiet and the nat Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company has
temporarily closed the doors of the st.
Asaph poolroom. but the Long Bridge
Monte Carlo refuses TO be downed. AS
this is the only resort now running II
Alexandria county it is doing a big bust
ness. How long it will be before the
sheriff makes another raid cannot be
foretold. but. judging from the manner
in which the sweatboards. policy. and
crap games are being conducted by some
OF the men who were raided so short
time ago. II would seem that they fear
nothing from the law.
Proprietors in New York.
In the meantime the proprietors of the
st. Asaph poolroom are in New York
attending a conference Of the poolroom
operators from all parts OF the country.
who in convention assembled. are try
ing to devise ways and means Of start
ing up again. Nothing can be learned
OF the plans Of these gentry. II they
themselves have decided upon any. but
those who profess 70 know something OF
their movements are confident that the
dav Is not far distant when the "Old
Dominion Telegraph Company" will be
doing business at the same stand. and
before the same old blackboard for
warding commissions to the West Vir-
ginia Athletic Association"
Now that the Jones-HiH control of
the telegraph wires has been brought 70
a close other sporting men are figuring
on starting a poolroom at Rosslyn.
Heretofore the St Asaph proprietors
have paid for all the poolroom wires
into Washington. giving the Western
Union, II is said. $500 a month for the
privilege. which shut out all competi-
tIon. But since the Western Union is
out Of it others Will have a chance.
whatever the new arrangements for
getting the racing results may be, and
an arch enemy of the St Asaph crowd
will set up a rival establishment in his
club house near Rosslyn.
Nearer Washington
This place will be nearer TO Washing
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and may be reached at more frequent
intervals by taking the Georgetown
cars, which Will be met by omnibuses
which advantages lead the promoter OF
the scheme to think he can do up
his rivals. provided Crandal Mackey
does not close him up.
Not only in Alexandria county /;
trouble going on, however, for the hanS
book men of Washington are a bi
wrought up also. 1t was learned todal
that the runners Of hand books her
have got together and decided to maxi
a test case Of their matter. A promi
nent hand book proprietor. one of tn
best-known sporting men in Washing
ton, has agreed TO be arrested and stan,
trial. The whole crowd will stand b,
him and share the costs OF the suit II
order that they may know exact,
where they are at with the law o
the District