The Washington times., 1905-10-24
POOLROON PEOPLE
READY TO RESUME
kenilworth Operators Will
Have Eleven Offices.
ONE ON THE POTOMAC
Prlncipal Backer Confident That the
Law Cannot Peach the Enterprise.
Judge Indignant.

Within the next few days the pool
room at Kenilworth will resume oper-
ations. The same conditions under
which 1t was conducted last summer
VIII be observed by the promoters when
the doors are again opened.
The verdict of mot guilty. submitted
by the jury at Upper Marlboro. Md,
last week, against Arthur Wall. one of
the alleged poolroom operators has
given the promoters new life. and they
are going to take advantage of it with
out delay
Plans are already in progress for
opening UP eleven poolrooms to be oper-
ated by the Maryland Telegraph Com
are inclined to call them, will be dis
tributed throughout Maryland, the ma
1ority being adjacent to Washington.
One Floating Office.
One will be operated on the Potomac
river The exact territory in which this
floating Office viii ply is not definitely
determined as yet A cable however,
will be laid from some landing adjacent
to telegraph Office. and instead of
sending the quotations by telegraph, a
cable code Will be used.
In West Virginia, poolrooms are
licensed. and the information to the
Kenilworth poolroom people will be
supplied by a firm at Harpers Ferry
This arrangement worked well last
summer. and the system involved prac-
ucally defies the laws of Maryland
Asked today by a Times reporter of
the possibility of these poolrooms, or
telegraph offices" opening up, Arthur
Wall, president of the Maryland Tele-
graph Company answered in the af-
firmati You must give me credit
for knowing just how far We can go. +"
said Mr.. Wall.
Good Legal Talent.
I'VE have the best legal advice on the
subject, and we know just what we can
do. Not one single bit Of evidence can
be. or has been, gotten to show that the
money we receive for transmission by
telegraph was received with any knowl-
edge that 1t was to be used for betting
purposes. We invited the states attor-
ney and judge of the circuit court to
investigate our books ard the entire
working system OF our operations at
Kenilworth. They did not avail them
selves of that opportunity. They would
not have been any wiser If they did.
You can say for me that we will open
up again. There will be nothing small
about our business operations either. AT
the last trial in Upper Marlboro last
week the State did not produce evidence
and | guess that will end the case SO
far as the present laws are concerned" "
Judge Merrick's View.
Judge Merrick, of the circuit court of
Prince George county, Nd, has differ
ent view OF the subject. He emphatically
declares that the poolrooms were, pure
and simple, well established rendezvous
for race horse gamblers.
The money" said the Judge, was
received for no other purpose than for
betting on horse racing. These people
claimed that they would not be adjudg-
ed guilty by jury is-yy and it seems they
knew what they were talking about.
II they open up again, though. / will
personally see that they be forced 70
suspend operation
1.-The laws OF Prince George county
are peculiar. AT the present time the
vested in a jury commission. My hands
are tied in that respect. II l had had
the selection OF the jury in the Ken
!lworth poolroom case there might
have been = different story to tell.
Il entered a strong protest against
the enactment of this jury commission
law, and told the State Legislature and
the governor at that time that II was
championed simply as a loOp-hole for
gamblers to leap through. 1t was pass
ed. Now see the results.
However, as long as / preside over
this circuit, i will carry the law oug 10
the letter and do all in my power 10
bring the violaters of the gambling re-
strictions 10 justice. / have about four
more years to serve before / retire
and II IL Is possible they will hear from
me in the meantime