Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-07-17 | Page 10 | Police Round up Track Gamblers

POLICE ROUND IIP TRACKJGAMBLERS Prisoners Aro Led Through Grandstand Handcuffed; People Peo-ple Got Excited. INTEND TO STOP ALL BETTING ON RACES Outspoken Remarks of Disapproval Disap-proval Against Actions of Officers. NEW YORK, July 16. Thcro wore exciting ex-citing scenes at tho Brighton Beach raco track today, resulting from tho tactics of tho polico in their determination to run down and round up tho track gamblers. gam-blers. Arrests wc-ro mado right and left by plain clothes detectives detailed to tho trade in placo of tho uniformed squad that has been on duty thcro. The crowd of 5000 In tho field nnd tho stand was wrought up to a pitch of excitement when detectives not only took a score or more of suspocta into custody, but proceeded to search some of thorn In full view of the spectators. Thero wore no demonstrations demon-strations against ' tho officers, however, and their work was accompanied by nothing noth-ing more serious than outspoken remarks of disapproval at tho treatment accorded the prisoners, some of whom were brought handcuffed from the Held through tho grandstand. It had been hinted before tho afternoon racing began that extreme measures would bo taken oven to the extent of closing the track If the antl-bottlng antl-bottlng law was flagrantly violated or If there were any riotous demonstrations. The behavior of the crowd in general was excellent, however, and no radical action was deemed necessary. Some of tho men arrested on the track were released after being escorted out of the grounds. Eight men. however, were taken to Brooklyn polico headquarters and afterward released on ball for a hearing tomorrow morning. The grand jury investigation of conditions condi-tions at the tracks is proceeding and District Attorney Elder of Kings county coun-ty said today that within twenty-four hours he expected indlotmonts of Important Im-portant persons in connection with the alleged al-leged violations of the anti-betting law. i