Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-04
A BIG RAID.
The Police Force Invade the Houses
of III Fame.
A Total of twenty-five Arrests Made
Scenes and lncidents--The Gen.
eraI Criminal Calendar.

The notice force made one of its most
successtul raids on the houses of ilifsme,
last night, FIVE of the resorts being visited :,
and twenty.two arrests made SO well
MANNED was the attack that the inmates OF
all the places were taken entirely BY sur
prise, and but one person made his escape
from the premises after the officers had
taken possession.
The force detailed tor the trip, which was
under the direction OF
CHIEF SMITH IN PERSON,
was Acting Lieutenant Robert Junkins, ana
Officers Dunlap, Lukens, Stevens, West
Bell, Burns and Wilke. These were d.
vided into two squads, Captain smith TAX
ing Dunlap, Wilkie and West while Jun
kins marshaled behind him, Bell, Stevens,
Burns and Lukers. :,
Officer Junkins took his detail BY round.
about way to the corner of Tenth and
ChapEne streets, where a descent was to be
made upon the ranches run by Melissa Nc
Gumpbrey Mollie Hughes and Aooie
jackson, the latter colored. These places
are all situated on the south side OF Tenth
street, the Jackson house being at the cor.
ner of Chapline. This place was surrounded
by Officers Junkins, Bell and Stevens ana
THE PREMISES EXPLORED.
No men were found but the madame and
three girls, Ann Rose, Ada Bolden and
Am Nichols, were taken into custody.
They sll handed over the money, SIS for
the madame and $40 each for the girls,
and we're released.
Mollie Hughes place was at the same
time invaded By Officers Burns and Lukens.
Here, beside the madame and her two girls,
Hattie Moore and Lizzie Flowers, were
found FIVE men. The men stampeded, but
all were headed eff but one, who took hy
ing leap over an eight foot fence and made
good his escape. Three OF the men captured
rave the names Of Robert Reed, Robert
Mitchell and Lawrence Smythe. The
other
REFUSED TO GIVE A NAME.
All but two OF the prisoners put up thu
cash, Mitchell and the unknown being
ocked up.
The detail next surrounded Melissa Nc
| Gunpbrey's house and placed her and tire,
sirls, Ann Arlington, Pearl Wilson and
Blanch Smith, under ARREST. They deposit
| ed bail to the amount Of $50 and were re
.tased.
While these raids we're in progress, Cap
ain Smith and Officers Dunlap Wllkit
and West had met at the corner Of Tenth
and Market street for the purpose of raid
rg Ida Holidays house No 924 Msrke
utet AS the officers approached they saw
,pe Of the girls standing at the front gate
She cid not recognize her callers until tqey
1sd approached quite close, when she
6n into the house, closet,
cllowed by the police. Two girls
May James and Pearl Woods, were found a
nome, the latter having one caller. Th
madame was away in Steubenville. Fifty
i've dollars was collected, and the officer
released their prisoners and went
ACROSS THE STREET
\ 10 the house kept by Celia Williams, col
ortd, at No. 923 Market Here the mad
sme and Josephine Boyd and Christina Ed
Yards we're found. They refused to turnisl
osi. and were locked up.
The raid footed up 1920 in cash and fv,
prisoners, making one of the largest OF
record. The whole affair WAS over By mid
night, ard the officers returned to theI
Iests.