The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-19
GAMBLING CHARGE
AGAINST TUXEDO
Detectives Arrest Proprietor and
Manager Of Broad Street
Poolroom.
FOUND 200 PEOPLE IN PLACE
Wiley and Kcllum Saw Money
Passcd-Resort Closely
Watched by Police.
FOUND 200 PEOPLE IN PLACE

Thomas Sottos. proprietor, and Will
nam phelps and Charles Allan, man
ayers OF The Tuxedo. Inc, q pooI-room
at 7o7 East Broad Street. were arrest
Gu last night shortly after O'Clock
by Detective Sergeants Wiley and Kel
lam ana Patrolman a. 81. Smith on the
charge OF permitting patrons TO gamble.
The arrests wero quietly effected and
caused no excitement among tho 200
players. magistrate was summoned
and the three men were at once bailed
without being taken to station
house.
Not for months. but for years" said
Wiley. this Tuxedo resort has been
the source of NIL manner of complaints,
and during the past few weeks the
number has greatly Increased. We
are certain we have sufficient evidence
TO convict, and II we are successful,
every effort will be made to revoke
the license OF Sottos."
Wiley and Kellam will testify when
tho case lis brought to trial that they
saw three young men engaged I'm a
game Of pool for stakes of 90 cents.
81 going to the winner. They procured
the names of the players all young
men. and will probably use them az
witnesses. For tho time their names
arc being withheld.
shy They Saw Gambling.
The detectives say they saw tho game
by watching through re:r window
which ovcrlooks an alley where they
had Como for tho purpose OF collect
Ing evidence. AS soon as they saw
money passed among the players they
entered the place and put Phelps and
Allan under arrest. Sottos, who was
not In at the time. returned shortly
Rfterward and was also taken in Gus
tody.
1T Is all rpistake,' said Phelps.
II am certain there was no gambling
here, for we use every precaution TO
prevent IT. think the players Wiley
and Kellnm saw were tossing n coin
Tor the break"
Phelps. who has been fined several
times in Police Court for gambling.
called attention TO conspicuous signs
in the place which read: mo gambling
allowed" We do everything In our
power to see that this rule and all
laws governing the operation OF a pool
room arc observed" he said
II do not see why I should have been
included I'm the arrest. nor Allan. We
don't own the place have only been
employed here about three weeks. /
spent the summer at Ocean View. hav-
ing charge OF concession, and came
back here TO make an honest living"
Sny II Iins Had Name.
But the story told by the detectives
IS u the effect that the Tuxedo IL a
place Of bad rcpute. There were fully
200 PLAYERS in the place when we went
in kellam said. II am confident that
many of them were not twcnty-one
years old. and that. II true. is n viola
ton OF the city ordinance We know
there has been much gambling there
on the result OF baseball games. and
the reports OF thcfts committed in the
place have added TO Its bad reputa-
,ion."
The Tuxedo has long been noted by
the police as congregating place for
young men. principally known as the
Broad street loafcr" type.
The men we saw playing" said
kellam. "eviently wanted action In
stead OF playing with the usual fifteen
balls they had only nine racked. The
player who pocketed the NTH ball got
tho pot"