Deseret Evening News | 1901-08-03 | Page 3 | Pool Room War

1001 tj r or of Chine I Is nr fler T t A Lg r IThe TI The i l S I u upon On n nono ran ono one of oC th the lf tie I u it 1 11 the he Society for C jr I ime inu Who wait f i the te ur In i an alleged pool L war r C t r II here La loti Li cause J of or the prominence of oC the tho loca location tion tub of ot the room and ond the tile connected with the assault War on pool 1001 FUOtO In III this city has Ims been un tilt unusually unU usually U bitter hitter for some time and Me Mc Lelian and another detective were In Inthe inthe the room roam securing evidence at nt the tile time of or the attack The place was crowded with patrons betting on thu the races when the tho detectives were recognized Some Saint of ot the tho and aUlI a n number of ot the tho patrons formed a n Hying wedge and separated the two men Inn Ian says guys ho he was then assaulted with a II ablack ablack black jack He lie drew drow his revolver and llred Into Inlo the air This Thill created consid considerable erable emble excitement among the tho Inmates who ho made unavailing una efforts to escape e ethe the tho doors of or the tho plate place lae locked A crowd however collected on Roadway DOllny anti reports circulated that tho the agents for Cor the tho Society for or the tho Proven Prevention tion of or Crime being assaulted n Frank Moss the president of tho the or organization organization was WIS notified by telephone Ho lie hurried to the place with half a n dozen of ot the s officials oI The local police declining to break brenk In tho the doors upon ullon the ground that they the were without warrants Mr Moss or ordered ordered dered the detectives of ot his bin society to effect nn nil entrance They succeeded In releasing McLellan and the other de do detectives Three men were arrested for complicity In III the tho assault