The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-03-16
"RAISED OUT"
The Notorious Max EIben Corner Gam
bling Den Passes i'm Its Chips.

| bling Den Passes i'm Its Chips
For some time past, it has been the
| earnest desire of the Mayor to pulp
the gambling den in the Elben block.
over the saloon of Henry Rigler, at the
northwest corner of Tuscarawas and
| walnut streets, and several times raids
were planned, but failed in execution,
on account of the gamblers getting in
| formation beforehand and laying low.
| Last Tuesday night, however, a success
| tul haul was made and eight offenders
| captured. At 10 o'clock, Officers Lou.
PlerO, Cummins and Lehnis went up the
| back steps and through the second story
hall to the extreme left hand door, at
| winch PlerO knocked, and when it was
opened, stuck his foot between the door
ana the casing, to prevent its closing,
| and then forced it open, where the off
GERS upon their entry found six men
around green covered table, piled up
with stacks of white and red ''chips.''
engaged in playing poker. They made
a grab TO secrete the tools, but were or
dered to stand up and away from the ta-
Bile and take walk over to tho Mayors
office, one of the officers securing the
chips and cards and taking them along
also. The men arrested are Lewis j.
Myers, the supposed proprietor who pays
the rent of the room; John Allen, l.. B.
Louis, a commercial liquor traveller
from Cleveland; NJ. C. Levi, George
PETER, Jacob Leopard, Richard Mum
son, cOlOred, and James Thompson,
cOlOred. The Mayor was notified
and placed them all under bonds of 800
each, for their appearance next morn
ing, which was furnished after lively
hunt at that late hour. l.. b. Louis, the
liquor man, in order to save time, plead
guilty and paid a fine of $25 and 'S6.45
costs that same night On Wednesday
morning the police went in to get the
table which had been left over night
i'll the room, but it had mysteriOusly
disappeared, and did not show itself
until the Mayor threatened to add a
charge of secreting property when it
appeared as If by magic. During the
| forenoon the Mayors Office was cOntin-
ually beset by the victims who, after
much palaver each paid $3145, except
Louis j. Myers, the alleged keeper CD of
| the place, who in default of $50 and
costs was sent to Jail, although it is
| probable that his fine will be paid by
other parties. George PETER and James
! Thompson have their hearing set for
this evening, but will probably settle
before this report is read. The Mayor
has good round table and half peck
of ivory chips as mementOes of the
| fOray. There is some doubt expressed
about making out a case against
| Thompson, it being claimed that he
| w 90 uoiCOp VII a Olldll anu udu llluulRtu
in no cards that evening. However he
was caught in bad company and suffers
the same nOtOriety. The action of the
city officials in cleaning out this place
is very cTeditable, and there will be
some more developments shortly, but
the Mayor intends to keep his own
counsel, until the decisive moment, so
that there will be no chance to give it
away" as has been heretofore done, and
give color of truth to a remark of one
of the gambling fraternity, "that they
would never be pulled, as they stood in
with the Department"