New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-28

SAYS HE Has PROOF.
Captain Goddard Declares ". u.
Sells Ne7Cs Service to POOlrOOmS.

Declaring that he held afidavits which proved
ConClusvely that the Western Union Telegraph
Company selling service to poolrooms.
Captain F. Norton Goddard, at the annual meet
ing of the City Club last night advocated the
sending Of a letter each director of that COM
panv setting forth the discoveries of the club,
that the directors might end the traffic The d-
rectors high minded men. Of eminent respect
ability. said Captain Goddard. who were doubtless
ignorant whence part of their income came When
they learned, he expected that they would imme-
dately vote TO stop this traffic. else. by resig-
nation. declare their dlsapproval of il.
AT the last meeting Of the club the question OF
telegraph service to poolrooms taken up and
a committee appointed. Of which Captain Goddard
the head. to investigate. lie told the club in
formally night the results OF his investigation
all OF his declarations being set forth in adavits
he said. On April two men chosen by him went
tho offices Of the Western Union company TO
make inquiries about pOolrOo1 service. They went
10 the sixth floor. where they a Mr.. Mitchell
told him. Mr.. Burke being the spokesman, that
they wanted 10 open a polroom No 305 Madison
ave. They were dissatisfied with the service they
had had, Burke said, and wanted to take the West
ern Unions service Mr.. Mitchell said special
wire could be rigged up for them easily then took
them a Mr.. Dealy. who. he said, would arrange
all the details.
This Mr. Dealy told them. a special wire would
cost $50 "A day for the Aqueduct track news, and
SO a day additional for each other track This
10 be paid TO the operator AT the end Of each
day. with $40 for the operators services. The
company would attend all the details OF the wir
ing and the installation OF the instruments. well
the furnishing Of tho operator who. the agent
guaranteed. would be fly man. 70 hia business.
and knowing enough to jump out Of the window il
any trouble came"
After this Captain Goddard had another man
visit the compInys Offices representing himself
the hacker of the poolroon. which TO he a
quiet place. doing only commission business"
This 'baCker.' being new to the game. wanted 20
learn the details. and. incidentally. keep track Of
his agents. He. too, met Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.
Dealy. who told him the price of the service. the
arrangements for the wiring and the qualifications
OF the operator
There are about three hundred poolrooms in
town. Captain Goddard figures. which bring the
Western Union company about $1,000 day He
IS certain that the directors would not approve OF
money mads by fleeing the popuiaCe at large. so
suggested that the City club call this affair TO
their attention.
Incidental discussion. and Wheeler H. Peckham.
tho bill. uncomfortable for a few minutes when
Legislative committee against the bill. and showed
that members felt that the clubs position in re-
gard to il misunderstood
II moved that the committee oppose the bill
before Governor Odell. and Mr.. BLUR announced
that the committee had decided TO do so. although
this the first that many or the members knew
of ha N