New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
VINE ARRESTS MADE TO
TEST GAMBLING LAWS.
Biz Croud of Curiosity Seekers
.4bont Betting Ring-Some
Wagers Made.

largely out Of curiosity. 10 see what would hap
,en under the new order of things growing out
of the passage Of the anti-garnbling bills in AL
hsnv Oh Thursday. Nine arrests were made for
,hg- uss purported 10 be a violation Of the new
,,r snd while this caused some excitement and
,,e or two men lost their heads, the crowd on
.be whole was orderly usual. and the
p,nkertnns had no trouble whatever in preserv-
,ne order
same Of The bookmakers posted prices and
,,r,e bets were accepted the credit system as
,.sreen man and man, which. under the general
.cceptance is not punishable under the law. but
4sx II anv bets were made which involved the
.,-usl RAISING Of money, and the players stood
s,ound and watched six favorites to vic
-o-v 10 their lasting cnasTin and disappoint-
--.n+ To have six choices sweep the card for
~. @-st time this season on the very day that
.e-+.rr vas prohibited was the last drop in the
-.r1Is-s' cup Of bitterness.
This is steriized racing with a venseance!
rss the comment Of one man who is known to
hsv. fondness for playing short priced horses.
.,d those who overheard the remark smiled
s.5lv and agreed with him.
OFFICIALS IN DISPUTE.
taer the racing conference was held. in
which Assistant District Attorney Elder. Com
missioner Hanson, Deputy Commissioner Baker,
an Pirker1on ana r j. DNySI- plCSAOelAl "a
,bs Brooklyn Jockey Club. took part Commis-
sinner Hansen accused the Pinkerton men of not
giving him the proper help and Allan Pinker-
+,n snapped b--k that he considered Inspector
Finds men used unnecessary violence in MAX
.,g arrests Commissioner Hanson said he would
hyvs more men at the track to-day
The size Of the crowd was perhaps the most
,,riknE fea t11re of the first day of racing under
law which many believe will eventually XII
IN. sport as now conducted in this state IL
IVES quite up TO if not above any midweek crowd
su-iur the season. and the field inclosure. where
there was little or chance to get Der
srzn even on credit. seemed to be even better
rorulated than usual and was crowded almost
10 discomfort. Six arrests were made in the
s.5 Of men who took e. chance of accepting g.
snail wager. while three others were MADE IN
s-sin incIos,,re for no justifable reason at
al srording TO the victims, but for violation
rife law in accepting bets. according to the
,snclo,,,s. men All of those arrested were
r,k.n 3. .l,z onrv Island police court, where in
dve uuurss par vas accepted.
DELAY OVER PRISONERS BAIL
When the prisoners reached the Coney Island
station house they ali brought forth enough cash
10 cover their bonds. but were told by Lieutenant
CrindIey that their offence constituted felony
and that Il would be necessary for them TO get
srsFistra1e 2 TO take their bail. In a short time
a score Of automobiles were scurTying in all di-
-ections 10 find magistrate who was willing to
sign the bail bonds.
When the prisoners were arTaigned before the
desk they gave the following pedgrees: John
P Weldon Of No. 1876 wiioughby street. Brook
fn: Harry FIayrnan. No lis West 99th street;
George Carhart No. 5Sl Franklin avenue Brook
lyn: Alexander Gourlay, Of No. 32S 22d street,
Brooklyn; Ray BeIlinger, Of No. ITO West lo2d
street; Orlando Jones, Sea Gate: Michael Kaiser
Of No, 355 West 84th street; James Brutt. of No
lR2 Lexington avenue, and Jacob Davidson. OF
Nc. % Amsterdam avenue.
Hardly had the last name been taken when
Magistrate Tighe drove up. accompanied by
Allan Pinkerton, John Boden and Seymour Beut-
Ter. superintendent of the Pinkerton agency By
this time the news OF the arrests had spread
through Coney Island like wildfire, and the
thoot-the-chUtes and merry-go-rounds were for
goiien Fully five thousand persons were gath
e'ed around the station house, and Magistrate
-she was loudly cheered as he drove up The
Magistrate had provided himself with bail bonds.
end taking his seat behind the desk, he asked:
Who viii 20 on these mems bail?'
I Tiilr" shouted al least one hundred and
lig persons. pulling large rolls of yellow
lacks from their pockets The magistrate
fHied and picked out William Du Bois. horse
nan and took his bail for the entire nine in
Ee sun Of 81, 600 each.
As the men left the station house the cheer
~eRas prolonged and continued as they entered
automobiles and were driven in triumphal pro-
oesslon Up Surf avenue
me Prisoners will be arTagned in the Coney
N'sno police court this morning.
WELL KNOWN BooKMAKER ARRESTED
rlando Jones' one of the prisoners. is one or
ne best known bookrnaizers at the track He
"s1hlained that a man forced $50 in his hand
against his will and that plainclothes man
@s on hand TO make the arrest He was eX-
.iOiuns prices on his programme at the time
i wi those who saw the arrest were loud IN
1ef opinion that he could not possibly be held
I4f The circumstances.
Weldon who is a runner, was arrested In the
N1 lnciosure. He has never been a DOCK
Aer and said that man who owed MIN
6 money Was paying him when he was ar
eea' He objected rather strenuously at hrst'
l lhis led to the only real disturbance, If dis
u "shoe it could lie called. during The after
on' as some Of his friends took a hand ana
''ecnEe Gore being roughly handled when
Il x rnkerton men rushed up and dispersed the
GORo
81 t~o Or three photographers who tried 10 take
81 4. Va Ilt DeltlnB ring were leu ~ 'i'S g.
Mkerton men and gently but firmly ao-
- That they could get their money back but
.. not return with their cameras. The plates
81 III pictures as were taken were destroyed
n racing went on just as usual. ana those
,s tendance took something more thah d
sssctory interest as the various events were
So In two or three cases. when the nm
o, were close. the crowd broke into the usual
IA, sno II seemed almost for the time as II
no., p'n Of racing could prosper and be en-
y. even without the betting adjunct fhai