New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-30
OFFERS P0OLR00M TOUR.
4NVITES ". U. DIRECTORS.
t9fcAdoo Says He H'W.Sh2sc Them
Their Wires.

roi.ce Commissioner McAdoo yesterday ex-
sencec an Invitation Morris K Jesup. ttusseA
ears and Jacob II. sch1E. directors OF the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. and J. W Des'y.
.fuperintendent Of the racing news department @
ishe western Union Telegraph Company. 10 &C
company him on a tr3p i'm the course OF winch
he said he could show them poolroonl, kept by
IA notorious criminal. which could be shut up IN
I've minutes II the Police Commissioner had
royrer 70 cut the telegraph wire that led into the
back room The invitation was extended In the
Following statement
notice rs the newspapers that Captain C0oosTo
sa a. 70 ne moral sense Of the directors Of The
western Union Telegraph Company 10 O., use Sc, si'I
To-rss K Jesup Russell sage. Jacob II Schin and
me Sava FiVen such strong evidence in the past
their deep interest in the moral wetIaTe PI NJ Ne
On ~ rooirnors but thinks it is something ike
tbooftrp halls or that they are places where
MARY and her little lamb gambol, Will take pleas
T'be wives daughters and sisters Of the workers
clerks and Theoretically complain that the htrd
earned money OF their suppoIIteIs - 5,t s,,j
IN this form OF gambling Then comes oeD' ANU
The games flourish when not surprised by fhe
police m the poor ana So me- bets 10 the small
est and the very once BOYS IN me ollces
,natters postage stsrnnf 70 geJ enough nous mf 81
turn operrtes with the room 10 "llch lnelt Wits
90 see s. ard they viii give me notice IN advance
'Hn endeavor 10 show them a ladies p9olrooI,
the money which husbands and fathers give them
40 pay the necessary bills Of the family in such
Tlaces are also 10 be found women from dis0eputa-
hle houses, and contact or assoclauon WIN Iilsnl
Eam5ling very soon results IN suggestions for get
ling money that bring otherwise respectable women
m the secona-hand distribution Of news from the
square The hidden operator. behind partition.
Rirh hole about large enough to insert your hand.
lrop lA
/ can show Mr.. Jesup place which We are he
sieFing kept by a notorious criminal which woula
snd IN I've minutes il had the power under me law
10 snip the wire that leads INTO me bach Io"HL
NJ. Dealy after reading over Commissioner
ndcA DOCS statement and invitation. remarked,
with a smile. i have absolutely nothing to
nay about pOolrooms."
win you accept the Commissioners invita-
tion?" he asked.
II have nothing TO say" was the reply
When his attention was called particularly TO
the last paragraph of the McAdoo statement,
(which explains how easily the notorious The
ALLEN could be put ont of business by the snip
ping Of the telegraph wires he smiled again
klnd declared that he had nothing TO say
At No. % wiliiam-st. it was said that Jacob
u schin was fn Europe and was not expected
home until late I'm the fall.
District Attorney Jerome seconded Commits
eioner McAaoo's invitation that directors of
commissioner if they desire information about
poolrooms He said:
II the Western Union people desire TO know what
Is actually being done by this company IN supplying
Rlleged poolrooms with Information ana they can
and q out from their own employees. tney mlshL
snd it out upon application TO Police Commissioners
cooperate with that board OF directors If such an
application IVES made. Every precinct commander
carries upon his books list Of supposed places.
While these places might not he pOolrooms. u
would be quite easy for the company 10 ind out
what kind of service Is supplied TO these rooms
This is assuming that they wish to know;
The police force could be Of considerable assist
auce 10 the Western Union directors if their ser
: am looking only at the moral point Of the mat
Ter. don't think the company thinks that its ON
point of view that think about will not discuss
rsc ee2 z g 20 al 70 m aosnaance Of The fact that
ehere are thousand or more felonies being con-
snanDer they have the opportunity 10 do So
He said he would deprecate any contemplated
proceeding in the investigation Of the City Club
Booking toward the prosecution at the present
sime Of any subordinate Of the Western Union
TT is a matter Of sentiment 1 think" he
added The twenty directors Of the company
would sit back in their chairs and say they
rvere IN the hands Of their counsel. and we would
he trying TO make a scapegoat Of the subordi-
mate. such a proceeding would tend to obscure
abe moral issue at stake. This matter is
great deal bigger than whether an enploye Of
he company should be punished for any Of its
nets What is the relation OF twenty big men
40 an enpioye? That is the issue. We want TO
go ahout this matter carefully and with justice
20 all"
In commenting District Attorney Jeromes
attitude regarding the Western Union ana pool
rooms Captain F. Norton Goddard said:
Jerome has handed the occasion splendidly- If
snight have obscured the issue by looking 10 make
<rapfal for his own Office in some way by talking
m the possibility Of a suit but instead OF that
80 al once seized what the real main issue
sand nut il into shining words
OF COURSE 81 those having t4Ie investigation IN
hand had wanted make legal case they would
have Operated q pOolrOom. II only for part OF
-iav and would have carried the Thing through
Ear cnof.Cif 10 have made payment al least
70 the western Union. bGt they were not looking
a. nttack ANYBODY. but to bring IL home II pos
sihle 70 certain high minded citizens. members OF
ahr directorate Of the Western Union, that II was
zime 10 clean house.
Whatever good may flow from this affair viii be
due 10 the course pursued. which in effect to
sir the conscience and appeal 10 The honor Of hon
ora men. and not 10 get a club which could 50
easily have been done. with which TO pound tho
heads of a few individuals. The manlness OF
ahe District Attorney was responsive 70 the fair
s,ess Of the methods employed, and he has helped
on the cause immensely by his lucid and forcble
expression OF the real Issue.
TRUSTWORTHY HELP
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