The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-13
GRAND JURY POOLROOM HUNT
HUDSON COUNTY FOREMAN GETS
HIS OWN EVIDENCE.
Then suggests = Raid 10 jersey City
Chief OF Police ana Eight Prisoners
Arc BagBed-JerOmo Had Driven
New York BsttOrS Across the River.

New York BsttOrS Across the River.
DR.. Arthur ]. walsoheid Of Union Hill,
foreman OF the Hudson county Grand Jury,
and Newton Lawrence, another member
Of the panel, went to lower Jersey City
late yesterday afternoon 70 look for pool
rooms and found Jerry Murphy's place
at 81 Newark avenue, Just around the
corner from Police Headquarters, open for
business.
The jurors were held up at the front door
by a lookout, who inquired II they knew
anybody In town. DR.. Walscheid men
toned the names OF several well known
men In Jersey City and elsewhere, and the
guard said: I guess you're all right
Go on up And they went.
The foreman found a full hedged pool
room in operation. There were two or
three hundred men in the place, and the
employees we're I'D to their necks in work
Walscheid hshed out a roll OF bills and
an enthusiastic sport behind him whispered
in his ear: play Prince Richard. He's a
cinch. Play him across the board.
The foreman took the advice and parted
with SIS. When news was received that
Prince Richard didn't finish In the money
in the third race at New Orleans, the fore
man walked around to Police Headquarters
and called on Chief Murphy
There's poolroom running In fun blast
in Newark avenue he said, 'and 1t should
be raided.'
Are you ready 20 make a complsint1
asked the chief. If you are and have the
evidence the police will raid it
Then the chief sent for Capt. Cody and
ordered him TO take the reserves around in
a hurry. Two minutes lateral 5I5 o'clock,
TO he exact--oops were in front Of the pool
room and the guard slammed the door
in their faces. The police smashed their
way in and the sports were panic stricken.
All hands made a move toward the rear
exits. hut stopped when Capt. Cody said;
Don't get excited. We don't want any
body but the men engaged in running
this place,
The OOPS gathered in eight men and lot
Of poolroom paraphenala. The prisoners
gave fictitious names. Six said they we're
clerks and two humorists called themselves
boileTmakers.
Jerry Murphy, the reputed proprietor
Of the poolroom, was caught in the dragnet.
He WIS booked as Joseph Mullins.
The prisoners were released in $1,000
bail each to appear for examination in the
First Criminal Court this morning. John
Mullins was accepted as bondsman for the
double qUaItette.
Foreman walsscheid said that he got
evidence against the place in pursuance
Of Supreme Court Justice Dixon's charge
TO the Grand Jury that II was their duty to
investigate reports that poolrooms we're in
operation.
Since District Attorney Jerome has been
making New York danger place for gam
blers, hundreds Of men have been crossing
the river every day to Jersey City and
Hoboken. The Jersey rooms have been
doing lively business.
Three weeks ago the Rev John l.. Scud-
der, pastor of the First Congregational
Church, told the police in q sermon where
they could find three poolrooms, and the
next day Chief Murphy closed them up.
The proprietors laid low for a while and
made handbooks. On Saturday they re-
opened.
On Monday night eI-Finance Commits
sioner Reuben Simpson Of jersey City, at
a meeting Of the Minkakwa Club, said
that he had been informed that the pool
rooms were paying somebody 5000 for
proteCtiOn