Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
WAR ON POOL ROOM
CITIZENS PUSHING INVESTIGA-
TON AT KENILWORTH.

1t is the intention Of the members Of the
citizens associations who are waging war
on the Kenilworth pool room to cause the
sheriff of Prince George county to get
busy in the near future. Yesterdays con-
ference with Judge Merrick at Upper
Marlboro gave the members of the COM
mittee great encouragement. and since yes
terday they have not been idle. There
was a conference held last night at kenii-
worth between Mr.. T. N. Mohler and Mr.
Allen w. Mallery, two members OF the
committee that visited Marlboro yester-
day. and they were at work again early
this morning.
Sheriff Middleton was not present at the
conference yesterday, but was represented
by Deputy Sheriff Dove, who assured the
court, the states attorney and the COM
mittee that the sheriff is a fearless officer
and will do his duty. He told the commit
tee that he thought it was not the sherin
place to be going about investigating such
affairs as the pool room, but that 1t was
his duty to serve warrants.
He is bonded officer" said the deputy.
land can't afford to take too many chances
in such matters.
He was told of the raid made by Sheriff
Middleton'S predecessor when he went 10
Wildwood and took all the alleged gam
bling paraphernalia. The sheriff. the dep
uty stated will do all that If he has the
legal backing.
Judge Merr1ck'S view.
Judge Merrick in the course of his com
ments said the sheriff is charged with the
duty Of Investigating such things for the
purpose Of ascertaining If the law Is be-
ing violated. If he finds that there Is
violation 1t is then his sworn duty 10 put
a stop to the business and rid the county
OF the lawbreakers Before leaving MARI
boro yesterday afternoon the members OF
the committee had a full understanding
with States Attorney Magruder as 10
what he wanted to present to the court IN
order to break up the business or pool
selling at KenilwOrth.
Judge Merrick paid Mr.. Mallory and MI.
Mohler high compliment for their actiol
in endeavoring to put an end 10 the pusi-
ness being carried on at ken1lwortn.
THAT Is the proper spirit to show, sal1
the Judge, when he heard Mr.. Mohier ten
of the effect the pool room Is having vi
the community.
Mr.. Mohler remarked upon the classes
of people who frequent the place. and SAID
he was not interested in the fight Tor the
injury it does him.
put" he said, II am fighting for the
homes of the people and their wives ana
children. We ought to think more OF them
than we do Of few men. who nave ocen
driven out of other states. coming mere anu
thrusting themselves upon US.
Regarded as Injurious.
Mr.. Mohler and Mr.. Mallery expressed 10
the Judge the belief that property values
are bound to depreciate. and cited IN
stances in which parties had already with
held orders for the construction of homes
in the vicinity of Kenilworth and Tuxedo.
Yesterday was the sixth day of the bust
ness of the pool room. and nobody ap-
peared to interfere with the taking OF
money on the races and the subsequent
paying Of the few winnings. The attend
ance was about the same as it has been
most of the time, and considerable money
changed hands. Backers of the ponies were
on their way to the pool room this after
noon, as usual. and there was nothins
about there early in the day to indicate
that anybody was frightened or that there
would be any arrests made.
Sheriff Middleton was in the city yester-
day, but. it is said, did not go out to me
Kenilworth pool room to see If the law
was being violated.