The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-07
Mont Tennes's Partner Tells i
Attempt to MonOpolize
Racing News.
WILSON EXPLAINS HOW
LAGOON QUARREL STARTED
He Refused Pittance, and The,
Attempted to Get Informa.
ton by Stealth.

Fire and dynamite are being used (.
destroy race tracks. according to Tlmots,
Murphy's statement TO the Chicago T1hI
unc. wherein Murphy alleges that Nh.
lcnce is resorted to whenever the tra,t
management refuses q. news bureau IN,
monopoly OF It's racing news, The Ana
conda race track grand stand. yhir,
burned recently Is only ono OF numh.-
that have been destroyed. AIurDby's
story, told in the Chicago Tribune inl
lows:
Timothy Murphy. partner OF Mon,
Tennes. yesterday told OF the relenteS
war made upon the race tracks arS
make them serve the purposes OF IN
Central News bureau.
Dynamite and the torch were ~
agents used TO bring the race TRACKS h
terms-Mont Tennes's terms, as recolnt.
ed by Murphy. Tennes named the prics'
that he was willing to pay for a nss7
privilege.
The price might seem ridjculonuv|
small 10 the owner of the racing assori,.
tion. Disaster followed il the terms wss,
/ not accepted, The tracks were reduced
! to ashes.
The battle ground extended from csn.
ada into the southern states. II. r.
| Brown, manager OF the JacksouyiIz'
track, invited Tennes to bring on HI
dynamiters. The track burned to d.
ground three times, II poroabiy ii
never be rebuilt
Make Payne Quit
'John A. Payne. who operated tine a..
position service. was the object Of tbrs.
dynamite attncks When his bandsc~<
house was destroyed ne gave up a.
fight and became partner OF Teuues'
glad 10 accept the plttance offered Thers
have been no more attacks upon him
| The business of the news bureau y51
so great that eighteen leased wires wen
operated TO carry the dope to the psoll
! rooms
While he was carrying on this Kind d
warfare. says Murphy. he was really IN.
iuring himself and everybody else Cor
nected with the business. The rso>
tracks and poo!rooms, many of theu
will never resume business.
incidentally. he threw a sidelight 8
how the race tracks OF the country Con.
duct beuess race meets by selling ii
betting information. The news bnresa
paid d,. out the following sums to rsd
for the use of the bookies tr.l
Windsor. for DAYS service S pla
Anaconda, for IL days service lO5a0
Montreal, for days service. .... s0sN
Lexington. for IL days service 9sI0
Toronto. for days, service-... sisf
| s2e''"N'Ses lpi CGSS stIblCSFsss es3iI
He also has a complete list Of ID
poolroonls and handbooks operated b
Tennes In Chicago and partial LIT 4
those Doolrooms Is given out by him.
Murphy Hears Of Threats.
Murphy has been threatened vi1
physical violence II ne does not esaH
his fight on Tennes.
"He says he he's received anonymou
telephone calls and letters OF intinids:
searched by a Chicago policeman "a
said that he had information about A1
from Tennes.
The telephone calls have been alma'
daily said Murphy. In one instans'
don ies apf"ago ei ap We used % wss sst !s !2os It II u
do you any good to surround youIis,
and put out OF business"
'Dlcky Dean, Inc ex-constabe, VI
months. has been trailing me. Alno1
every morning when | come down iE0.
my room in the Majestic hotel be !
sitting in the lobby. They can't ecz7
me, though.
1.-The anonymous letters have "
pointed certain dates for visits %
made me. 1 know what they me-
They are usually sent hy special =
:" Last Thursday Detective BIaul s
|
hotel and asked tho manager 10 -
me out TO them. Blaul said TO me.
''Tennes told us you were caitsne
Il cannon" .,,s>
"'1Jc then told me TO come ouIs+
and talk 1t over. We went 10 the - =
walk and I told him he could arIesI
if he wished. but he finally decloeu +
TO 90 r.
Describes Dynamiting'
THE dynamitng of the pooi,rgo
and the burning of the race trsess
this country and Canada were qons
the interest Of our partnership. mlls
Tennes's-in other words. the yen
news bureau said Murphy, WIZ,
poolroom WnS blown no IL occurieo ~
its proprietor had failed 10 heed w. ~
ing to discontinue an opposition ee''
and Take ours serr,c
'Poolrooms which took our sel;s ss
were not moicsted. Those when wa1,ne ~
been dynamltcd once: but NAG .s- ashs hs
business with our service, he'e'
anY more trouble. sou1
" When a race track burned nm mn
YOU will find that It's manager " nm.
prietor had refused TO sci! 'he i M
privileges at Tennes's figures ,s ~ n
caused the arrest of Tenness s asenI .Iss1
stealing the news by means OF pr
signals. n d
'''Wnen ran the business ! ran +"
legitimate lines. Jonn A ra!"S
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