The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-07
City OFFICERS round UP
BUNCH OF POOL SHARKS
Men that have been Operating
Here Were Arrested Last
Night for folding Up Man in
Local Saloon.

The city officials last night rounded
upg ga bunch Of seasoned pool sharks
that;haye been lying about the city for
several day Their arrest followed a
game ut the Marietta pool room. The
sshaf ksiwere there and played with E.
& N NJ z Parker, Of Morgantown.
The game had progressed nicely
when a ten dollar bet was made.
When the game was finished there
was another bet made and Parker
won this bet Of twenty dollars as well
ms the ten dollar bet before. a forty
! dollar wager was staked and again
fortune favored Parker. In the final
game the stakes were one hundred
and twenty dollars and luck was still
with Parker. AT the conclusion OF the
games Parker went into the Marietta
bar and In paying for the liquor that
he ordered he had the bills that he
;SWonsin his hand when one Of the men
that he had been playing with hit his
hand and the others Of the gang gath.
4 cred up the money and beat 4 hasty
retreat. VI Y III.
The chief Of police was notified OF
atfey yhold-up and he and Assistant Wat.
sliins were soon on the scene. ii was
i only: g short time until OMcer Watkins
located the men on Jackson street.
He and Chief Harr5went there to make.
the arrest. There were -four Of the
shark taat were ID the gang last
night. y, II Livingston started to run
& from Watkins, but a shot brought him
to q standstill, but the officer shot in
The alr. Thornton Livingston and
Jack Balkridge, alias Kid Dawson, Of
Cincinnati, who advertised himself as
the champion pool player Of the world,
I; We're rounded up also. The Living
stons claimed. to be from Roanoke, Va.
q 5 The leader Of the gang made wild
rush into. the darkness and Travelled
: too fast for Chief gHarr. who tried to
follow him. Chief Harr shot I'VE times
but the crack Of the pistol only helped
TO Increase his speed. The only de-
ssscrlption that the officer could give 10
4Sthe mayor this morning Of the man
that got away Is that he was a little
\ fellow and was a good sprinted.
iSWhen the men were arrested $52.7s'
ofsthe money was recovered. Balk.
ridge had 50. Thornton Livingston
ss20,os, J. H. Livingston sSo.7O.
The man that! escaped is known as
George Reineman. of Pittsburg. He
n came here a short tie ago with Thornt
Livingston. It Is said that after the
s5hold.up was made that the men went
r to. their rooms and there made divis..
4 Jon Of the spolls. Reineman left this
city on the train for Wheeling this
morning and Mayor Martin today
wired description Of the man to the
Schief OF police at Wheeling.
I It Is said that these men wanted to
get Parker ont iii the dark, for he
would have been a fat victim for them,
Sshaving. 1T is said, over six hundred
dollars on his person. &
n s The officers are makIng every effort
sSto Silnd Reneman and the others that
are said TO have been with the men
sthat5 have been operating In this city.
SS1t!twas stated in the Justices Office
this Afternoon that the three men that
Y 4s3sare in custody will not be given a hear
ling until Reneman is brought back.
SSs The. pool game that ended in the ar.
sSrest OF the 3Liylngstons and Kid Daw.
son started Flast night in the Manley
sInool room but when 1t was seen that
there was to be some betting started
1.-The men were put out OF the place.