The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-17
All About a Table.


Last night Capt. Hudson and soma
Iieutenants, under orders of Col. Smell
baker, proceeded to the gambling houss.
1872 West Fifth street, kept by Nj. r. Mr.
Dewitt. and captured the proprietor and
his gambling apparatus, and another
sport named q. Il. Roberts, better known
as "Sioux City," The tools, which con,
sist of a patent keno goose, valued nj
$75,a box OF pasteboard" d"counters, ,"and q
fine table, were taken to the Ninth-streei
Station-house. The table was LETT down
stairs in Captain Hudson's office, aud
the goose and counters were, upon tias
opening OF Court, brought in. They aud
the prisoners faced the Judge, and the
trial OF the prisoners began on the charge
OF exhibiting gaming devices.
McDevitt pleaded guilty and was Gard
$50 and costs, and Roberts was dasa
missed. The keno goose and chips vera
taken and put in tine stove by s.Dean"
Ramsey, where they were coon reduced
to ashes, and similar disposition would
nave been made OF the table, and Ofiicei
John Murray was dispatched from tho
Courtroom to the office below with or
ders to bring it In. Going down stairs
| for it, he found that Cons table McGraae-
han was there, too. Officer Murray took
hold OF one side Of it, intending tc yauk
it up stairs, when the Constable got hold
of the opposite side and ordered him 10
let go.
Murray couldn't see it, but kept moy-
ing with 1t towards the door. "Hoid oni
hold on" yelled the Constable. sfpne
got the papers for this table," and with
nervous haste he dived into his side
pocket with his disengaged hand, to pre-
duce the writ OF repleyin with which he
came armed. BY the time he had brought
forth his authority for the furniture ia
dispute, old Murray had pretty good
| start. About this time Tom Campbell.
who is always on hand When there's auy
.un, and who, by the way, was counsai
| Tor the gamblers, stepped to the front,
and yelled: .Show him your WrEt,
Mack; show him your writ"
1t was shown at last (the writ being
addressed to Clerk Bender and Colonel
| Sneibaker), and then, with look Of de-
| teat. Murray mounted the side steps, en-
tered the Courtroom, and reported to
Judge L1ndemann that the table was cut
Of his reach. Here was dilemma Just
at this time recess was taken Of fifteen
minutes, aud out popped Prosecutor
Callahan, and rushing across the street
into Squire Harmei's office, another
writ was issued against the Constable
and Tom Campbell. In the meanti,ss
Campbell and McGrauahan were getting
their work In on that table, ana IL was
nasliIy, boosted into wagon and taksn
around on Central avenue.
Before Callahan's Constable had shown
up at all, the party with the table haa
got wind of the second writ being is-
sued, and again boosted the much-waut-
cd property into wagon, and with iran
tic haste drove to Pat. Hearns livery
stable on Sixth Street, whore Ii. reposea
serenely until Callahan's Constable ar
rived out OF breath and demanded ths
table. Being denied admittance, back
ne posted to Judge Lindemann, and re-
ported that he coul mn get at the tabie.
The Judge ordered hun to consuls Cod.
5nclbaker as to how many men he cpni5
naye to break down the door. The
Colonel iuformed~the Constable that no
had nothing to do with giving him assist
ance, but that il the Judge would order
him, the Colonel, to get II, he'd have q
or "bust." SO here the matter rests ~
present. Campbell explains his condRut
in the premises by averring shat tho
table belongs TO him, as be had bought 3
from the gamblers iors soy. Tae sa9 n
lpQt vet.