New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-13
2 WOMEN, 4 MEN
IN BALL POOL RAID
Prisoners Charged with
Running Lottery Reaped
Profits, II Is Said.
GIRL ARRESTED, TRIES
TO SHIELD FATHER
Alleged Swindle, 1t Is Held, Net
ted Promoters Several Hun
dred Dollars a Week.

Six prisoners. two OF them young
women. were rounded up yesterday by
,aidars who started out 10 clean mp places
whore business in alleged baseball pools
was conducted.
The police maintain there Is con-
poction between some OF the places. ana
that one OF their prisoners, Milo Bogard'
ia hacker OF the Baseball News Ser
vice. which they charge IL lottery. "
* on charges OF running a lottery mat
the prisoners are held.
Regard was arrested at IS Court ST.,
BROOKLYN. and his daughter was also
taken into custody. She is a handsome
girl OF about eighteen years, and tried
70 shield her father when the raiders
arrived.
"you keen out OF this" detectives say
they overheard her say, TIN In charge
and IL any one is to be punished TOT
this I'm the one. You have enough re-
sponsibility as it is
Whether Miss Bogard referred TO the
belief that her father is one of the back
ers of the profitable business in selling
baseball combinations of high and low
runs in several leagues was not APP
parent. but he was locked up, anyway
and later both were bailed out in 800
each and cited TO appear Thursday
Some time ago the District Attorney
office began an investigation OF the COM
plaints that the Baseball News Service
so-called. '120 Liberty ST., was conducting
a lottery in violation OF the law, offer
I
ing a net profit for those concerned OF
several hundred dollars week.
visit to the office OF the concern re-
cealed talkative stenographer, who
seemed perfectly willing TO relate the
methods and scope Of the business in
which she was employed. There were &c.
AGO combinations, she said, which would
bring in sS.115, if all the chances were
sold.
/ She thought the enterprise was honest
/ because the claims, or prizes. amounting
10 $4,000 a week. were paid promptly.
/ There was q constant stream OF specu-
lators willing to take a chance that they
would win a prize and that 1t would be
/ paid.
II was noticed that the majority OF the
customers were extremely young. Many
messenger boys came and left their quar-
ters in exchange for a scorecard with
combination. The young woman explained
that the customers, or clients, of the SER
vice included also many from the financial
district and even city departments and
court attaches.
The manager. it was shown, was Will
lam Amos He wasn't in very much IN
those DAYS. but he was present and ac-
counted for when the raiders, led by An
thonv Comstock, entered the office yes
terday. SO was Nellie Morgan, who SAID
she was twenty-five years old and lived
at S93 St Johns Place, Brooklyn Mag
istrate Corrigan held them in $500 each.
Later I'm the day Alfred Perlman'
twenty years old, was arrested in an Of
fee at the Park Row Building. 10 to Il
Park Row. He was running a prosper
Gus baseball pool, it is alleged. George
Keenan, nineteen, also fell into the net
when descent was made on 800 Fulton st.
Brooklyn.
The principle OF the thing. according 10
the police is to offer prizes that promise
a large return on the investment OF
small sum like a quarter. At the BROOK
lyn branch. il was said, an unusually large
business was done with school children
office boys and the like