The Washington times., 1905-09-28
POOLROOM MEN
WERE GIVEN TIP
Nothing Doing When PO-
lice Arrived on Scene.
USED TELEPHONE FOR NEWS
Proprietors and Employees Arrested
and Were Fined OF I'M
prisoned.
USED TELEPHONE FOR NEWS

A. hint OF the raid planned by Com
nlonwealth Attorney Crandal Macksy,
of Alexandria county. Va, on the pool
room at Jackson CRY, got out and
while the raid was pulled off yesterday
afternoon about ociock, it was almost
iisz,e
John Nelson and James C. La Fon-
tanie. two OF the proprietors. and j. III.
Ryan. c. w. Smith. John w. Henley.
John Tighe and II. c. I1auoze said to
be employees OF the pooi room, were ar
rested and taken 10 the Alexandria
comfy court house. acar Alexandria.
Given Heavy Fine.
The proprietors and their employees
were a-raigned before Justice of the
Peace ]. L. Supp,ee. at the court house.
on 2 charge of vasrurcy and violating
the. gambling laws OF Virginia. All
pleaded not guilty to the charge. but
the, proprietors were each found guilty
and fined s2,5co. and sentenced to serve
six months l. the county Jail. The five
employees caaghs in the raid were fined
$50 each and sentenced to serve thirty
days in jail ltsf
Early in the afternoon word was re-
cciYed at the resort that there was go
ingto be a raid by Mir. Mackey, and the
proprietors closed business for the day.
capper was stationed at the Alexan-
dria and Mt Vernon street railway sta
ton to pass the word along to the regu-
lsrss and those who he thought were
jackson City bound that there was
nothing doing.
From Baltimore.
AZ the trial the poolroom people tes-
Atined that they were receiving the rae
ing Information ever lines of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany- The source OF the information
was from an Office in Baltimore, Md.
they said, but they declined to divulSe
the. names OF the persons at that end
OF the line.
Frank Foster was not at the poolroom
yesterday afternoon when the raid was
pulled of. and his associates declined
10 divuige his whereabouts.
Sheriff Palmer. OF Alexandria county,
is cooperating with Mr. Mackey in his
efforts to rid the county of gambling
resorts He was on the grounds when
the raid was pulled off and took charge
OF TIE prisoners.
At noon today everything was oI,iet
around the big building: but very few
people appeared there. and those wko
DID ssid they were merely observers.
May Fight in Courts.
1t is understood that the poolroon,
operators and their employees will ap-
peal their case to the higher courts
Bond, it is said, would be furnished
them today
La Fontaine, however, said last
night that SO far as he was concerned
he would throw up the sponge Nelson
is more determined TO carry the fght
to the upper courts He is said to bs
backed by asstrong gambling element
who will fight TO the limit II
continue racing operations near Wash.
1ngfon.
st Asaph and kenilworth. II is said
viii open in a few days Mr. Macke,
said today that if ST. Asaph was agair
20 resume operations he would arres
the promoters under the same charg,
that he preferred against the Jackson
City people.
IN addition to the seven persons ar
,ested at yesterday afternoons raid
some seven or eight were released or
their own statement that they were no.
gambling or placing commissions or
the races Hereafter Mr. Mackey saws
he Will not release anyone under hes,
circumstances and that everyone caurh
In a poolroom in Alexandria county vii
be held on a charge of vagrancy