New-York tribune., 1905-07-08
W. U. DENIES CHARGES.
Officials Sag City Club Accusations
I4re Untrue.

Officers of the Western Union Telegraph Company
denied yesterday the evidence. said to be in
the hands OF officials of the City Club. that the
company is still supplying news 10 poorooms in
spite of the reported announcement OF jacob H.
Schin that he would secure the dismissal OF the
officials OF the company in case further evidence
procured against them In connection with
gambling concerns, or he would resign his drec-
torship.
Shortly before the death OF Captain Goddard
trap laid by him and committee of the City
Club. headed by the Rev. Thomas r. Slicer. TO
catch the Western Union officials red handed. The
services Of two well known sporting men, known
John and James Doe. were secured TO approach
the Western Union officials in the matter of supply
ing them with news at poolroom they were about
to establish.
AS result Of the information obtained through
these agents. DR.. Slicer. 1t is understood. has
asked the executive committee OF the telegraph
company to dispense with the services Of Robert
c. Clowry. president and general manager; Dav'd
B. Mitchell, manager Of the special wire bureau.
and Superintendent W. J. Dealy OF the commercial
department. 1t the work OF the Goddard
society which caused the Western Union TO cease
distributing news TO poolrooms all over the cour-
try time ago. BY this the company Is said
to have lost about 100000 year.
Regarding the recent developments Mr.. Schin
would make statement DR.. Slicer was out OF
reach yesterday, in the Adirondacks.
The negotiations between the agents OF the COM
mittee and the officials Of the Western Union are
explained in an affidavit made by John Doe,
March 10:
The affidavit states that John and James Doe
visited David Mitchell. manager OF the special wire
bureau and told him that they were about to
open room together and would like a wire
Mitchell told them wait until the legislature
adjourned. After several meetings Mitchell direct
ed the agents to W. J. Hannigan of q news COM
pany in the Park Row Building. Mitchell said that
Hannigan had a wire direct from the Western
Union offices and that he distributed information
TO the various poolrooms of the city. The agents
then visited Hannigan and made arrangements
with him for news He told them that he redis-
tributed the information which he received from
agents then returned and told Mitchell that they
thought the distribution under Hannigan.s system
would De too SLOW. he tnen sald that ne "ouId
not molested by the police.
The agents then arranged the basement or saloon
telephone installed Captain Goddard believed that
enough information had been obtained to prove
his case. and laid the details before Police Com
II is understood that further information has
the Goddard society regarding other places similar
to Hannigan's, which supply. by means OF tele-
phones more than two hundred 4 pooigoomst st,i9 IN
June Is. Nine men were arrested, and later dis
charged The police under Acting Captain Eggers
smashed the furnishings with and carried
away paraphernalia valued at 5000.
While President Clowry, OF the Western Union,
yesterday refused to talk the accusations. Man
Superintendent Dealy of the commercial de-
partment, made afidavits declaring false IN every
particular the affidavit made by John Doe on
Oswald G. Willard a member of the executive
committee of the City Club, said last night that the
members Of the body had decided 10 make no state
ment.