New-York tribune., 1905-07-24
DENIAL FROM MRS. RING.
Woman Says She Did Not Back
PoolrOom, or Bet High.

Developments which may involve other
IN Mount Vernon and New Rochelle were limited
In the Harlem police court yesterday by the
detectives of Acting Captain Eggers's stan. when
they arraigned the prisoners caught in raid on
alleged poolroom in the OF stephen Msssos's
flower shop, st No. 25ss Sth-aNe.. saturday after
noon. They found among the patrons Mrs. Naomi
Duncombe Ring. said to be The wealthiest woman
IN Mount Vernon.
Mrs Ring vas not in court yesterday morning
but the detectives say she will appear Tuesday
afternoon. 20 which time Magistrate Crane ad-
5ourned the Subpoenas were obtained from
the magistrate for three persons said by the de-
tecrires he wealthy women Of Mount Vernon
and Nev-Rochelle but whose names they would
give yesterday.
Mrs Harriet Lewis the woman detective
ployeo by Acting Captain Eggers in getting evil
dence against the place who ineratiated herself
with Mrs Ring a supposed seeker after hsr-
gains the said that there would be sensa-
tions and interesting developments when the case
recalled.
The three prisoners-stephen Massos proprietor
OF she flower shop; John French, OF the Grand
Union Hotel and James Martin. or No. li3 East
1Ssth-st-were held $500 bail until Tuesday after
noon. MaSsos charged with maintaining the
place, and the others with aiding and aoetting
him
Mrs Lewis SAID yesterday that It was true. as
Mrs Ring declared. that the police learned of the
existence OF the alleged poolroom in the flower shop
through letter sent headquarters by Patrick
J. Ring her husband
Mrs Ring is greatly exercised because she has
been charged with being the woman with the
roll" hack OF the gambling room. and she declared
with emphasis last night that she had nothing 10
do with the place.
Please state In big letters that I not the
hacker of the pooiroom was simply there
making q bet. ! put s. Chslfonte. and won
s.. Everybody in Mount Vernon knows that
never did anything that was a discredt 10 me. eN-
cept that I went to the racetrack. II is nobody :
business II ] did bet. would make bet to-
morrow II 7 gOt a good Tip and I wouldn't care 4
rap for all the police and detectives Of New-fork
I generally went the track. hut Brighton Is too
far away for me. I went TO a Poolroom
wouldn't have been caught in the raid IL the fe-
male detective hadn't fooled
] am that my husband. p. ]. Ring, got that
detective 10 watch me- and had the place pulled
70 huuliliate me II he doesn't stop saying things
about me I viii use the Kentucky style on him.
am strong enough 20 thrash him now. That woman
rain or shine as she had good thing, and that
was why got caught in the place.
am suing Mr.. Ring now 10 get possession or
the Mount Vernon Opera House. valued at $4,000.
lie got deed from me through fraudulent state
ments and I going 20 get IL back.
Ne. Mr. Ring does not live with me. never
make big bets and any who says do lies.
In addition the suit 10 recover the property,
Mrs. Ring is being sued for s2soco for slander by
Miss Grace Raymond, a former Sunday school
NcecHel CT Mouht Nerhoh- MIS- ring Oeciaies 'H's
suit was instigated by Ring Mr.. Ring declared
yesterday that rscetrack toJts ard gamblers were
getting a fortune from his wife He said:
Mrs Ring has lost between $1,000 and slooooo
playing the ponies. She bets $50 and 500 on
4 race She gets reckless. one day last week
she lost $3.50 I am told. ] say that I am
not responsible for the raid have been told that
she has been caught in other raids Mrs. Jones.
who caught with her. has her hypnotiZed.
have interceded with her and begged her 10 get
Mrs. Ring 10 stop betting but she won't. She has
been IN the courts many years. and lawyers and
gamblers have got her money.
She begged TO marry her. She had ante
nuptiai agreement drawn up and she gave one
half interest IN the opera house After had
been married she promised give One-half OF
all her property. but she didn't. Now she has AL
the property tied up by this suit but will win out
tn the end as have s25 900 invested in that opera
house