Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-25
A RUSH FOR THE DOORS.
Lieut.. Arnold TAX es the ssDOn,t,, ,,
HIS RAID ON BASE BALL POOL ROOM LAST
EVENING.

HIS RAID ON BASE BALL POOL ROOM LAST
EVENING.
"Who wants don't in the seventh Detroit7"
cried the pool-seller in the base ball pool room
in rear of the "Dorrance," or Kennedy's saloon,
at 933 D street, yesterday evening shortly be-
fore z o'clock. But before any one had re-
sponded in walked Lieut.. Arnold, who read a
copy of the following raiding warrant:
DEPARTMENT METROPOLITAN POLICE,
WASHINGTON, D. G., August 23, 1856.
Especial Order.]
Lieut.. r. n. Arnold, First Precinct:
Lieutenant, it having been reported to this
Office, in conformity with the act of Congress
Metropolitan Police, District Of Coium bia, etc,
premises No. 933, situated on the north side Of
d street, between 9th and 10th streets, in
square 37S, In said city Of Washington, d. c.,
lottery tickets and lottery policy" and the
authorized and directed to enter said premises
and arrest all parties there found offending
against law and bring them before the judge Of
the Police Court to be vigorously prosecuted
You will bring the keys of said house, together
with report Of your proceedings, to this Office.
SAMUEL II. WALKER
Major and Supt. Met Police.
After the warrant had been read, the proprie-
tor and about 1875 persons who were present
including about 80 boys, whose ages range from
IL to 1S years, were informed that they were
OnQer arrest. JUST tnen Lnere was grand rush
for the front and rear DOORS and the bows at
tempted to scale the back fence. This was pre-
vented by the appearance of eighteen police
men, who arrested thirty-seven of the Specta-
tors witnesses and marched them TO the
station house, accompanied by the officers and
Maj ,r Walker. John A. Kennedy, the alleged
proprietor, was taken into custody. The case
will be called in the Police Court next Tuesday
In June of last year Judge Smell heard argu-
mentS in the case OF Orlando Jones' charged
with selling pools on horse races, and held that
in SO doing he violated no law. This case, the
Jones. They claim that in this case percent
age is taken OIL for the proprietor.
THERE WAS NO CHARGE
filed against any person in the Police Court to-
day but Lieut.. Arnold says that Kennedy will
be prosecuted under the second section of the
gaming act, for permitting gaming in premises
under his control. On the morning report of
Lieut.. Arnold, the name of Martin Fiaherty
appears, and he is charged on that report with
Excepting gambling rOom."
ARRESTED WHILE ON HIS WEDDING TRIP.
Among those arrested was q young man who
was here in this city ON a wedding trip and
having left his young wife at the hotel, he had
walked down the avenue, and being interested
in baseball, stopped at the pool room with a
friend to hear the returns from the games.
While there the police raided the place, and he
was arrested with the others and taken to the
statiOnhouse. To say that he was worried is
expressing it very mildly, as he thought that he
was to be locked up oil night, and what his
bride would think and do in the meantime, he
trembled to think. He hesitated to send word
to her that he was in the station house, and
while he was composing some plausible story 10
account for his absence he learned tnat they
hurried to the hotel and his waiting bride with
alacrtty.