The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-04
CRANE HOLDS POOLROOM MEN.
ADMITS SERGT. MNAU6HT MADE
OUT A CASE AGAINST THEM.

MakIstrate, Just Back From Ions Leave.
show Deep Feeling was Nearly Ready
20 Let. the Prisoners GO Onhand.
Magistrate Crane, who has been absent
from the police court bench for some time
because Of illness, returned to his duties
n the West Chester court yesterday n
had before him Sergt. Mcknight Of the
street cleaning squad. who arraigned Ave
mel arrested in a poolroon raid at 10th
street and Third avenue N Tuesday after
noon. The men were Peter Smith. de-
clared to be the proprietor; George Riley
the supposed cashier, and three men named
Thompson, Gleason and Evans, said to
be doorkeepers.
The evidence against the place was
gathered by Policeman O.. W, Rooe n
W. j. O'Brien. On Tuesday Roos played
the horse Bound Brook, running at Brighton
Beach, won on It and got his money. The
patrolman in all played in the poolroom
three days and in the raid the usual racing
cards were seized. besides tickets indicat-
ing bets Inc SAL in money.
When the case came up Magistrate Crane
began by saying that there almost never
was sufficient evidence to hold prisoners
in these poolroom cases. and added:
If you haven't got the evidence I'll
discharge these men. II you have got
the evidence I'll hold them"
He said that the police went down to
Gen. Bingham and complained that the
Magistrates were not doing their duty and
also helped along the general criticism Of
Magistrates. .
Mcknight demanded that the Magis-
trate hear the case before he INDUCED in
| d~enunciation of the police. He said:
your Honor, your remarks are unjusti-
fed and uncalled for" .
The Magistrate got angry and declared
that many a time he had seen wardmen in
conference with gamblers on the street and
elsewhere.
You have seen 1t, too" he said to
McNaught, and so have l with my own
eyes"
Mcknight demanded that the case should
go on and Magistrate Crane sald. Il can
into his eyes,"
Look into nv eyes, said Mcknight,
and tell me il | am telling the truth. Let
the case COON"
Mcknight lateri il he thoughttha Mcknight
was telling the truth. Then the sergeant
demanded that a ste~nographer take down
| the testimony and 1t was done. Oibrien and
! hO0S told about their bets ana Ross sWoT0
that through an aperture ten inches square
he saw bets recorded. The Magistrate said
he would hold Smith and Riley but would
discharge the others.
Thomas Mcknight, attorney for the ac-
cused said:
Hold on there, your Honor; not so fast.
| move that these men be discharged for
lack of evidel. q that there was any book
making, because no testimony has been
brought out that any Of these bets was
recorded in a book"
Mcknight said that in poolrooms nc
bOokmaker puts down bette in a book. Then
Mcknight said that he nae seized Sal in
cash.
Don't show it to me. shouted Magistrate
Crane. He held the two men in $500 bail
for trial.
Mcknight said to him:
Are you satisfied now with the evidence?"
Yes" replied the Magistra rate. you made
out a case. But l var TO say TO you.
Mcknight, that I nav discharged cases
brought by you before me for lack Of evil
dence.
name one " shouted Mcknight, but the
Magistrate dismissed the matter right
there