Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-23
sOooPIHu aAMBLERs.
nfayor Rhsads Throws Out HIS scool
Nst end AAris In . Qusrestse o
Fehsr Risysrs- Cnips Ceptursd.

Mayor RhoNdR Throws Out HIS boO0p
Net end AApis In . Quartstte Of
Fehsr Risyses Cnips oeptarsd.
Mayor Khoads having broken mp all
the policy shops he knew Of In the city ]
does not rest, but with renewed ardorI
shows . bold front against gambling
dens in higher ciroles.
He and his watchful police for some|
time past have been watching reputed
gambling rancho at No. 6l8 Market
street, the lower story of which Is 0ccu
pied by G. r. Garrettson as q cigar
store, and ~ the sequel proved the other
stories were used for gam bling purposes,
but 1t would be unfair to Mr.. Garretson
to say that he had anything to do with
the upper stories, or that he knew what
WAS carried on In them. Mayor Rhoads
personally had warrants sworn out be
fore Squire O'Neill for the arrest of
certain Dung men who were known to
frequent the place, and at the same
| time he had q search warrant sworn
out TO search the premises for gam bling
paraphernalia.
Everything being prepared for cash
on the premises, the warrants were en-
trusted to OH ,er David A. Grier to
carry out their intent and purpose
VomCoI 1IldI BuuuuOu0u htOuuu hr
his posse Officers Welch, Carey, Broad
hart and Meacham at IL 80 on Saturday
might, an hour when the gam blers were
Isupposed to be In full operation. and
proceeded to the place named. UpoI
reaching the place the posse entered
Mr.. Garretson q store al d Officer Broad
hart was placed at the inside door Il
intercept any one who should attemp
to escape from that direction. This hat
hardly been done when q whistle from
: the rear of.the building was heard.
The officers knew what tnat meant
when they Immediately went TO th'
outside front entrance. The door wa
locked, but footsteps were heard hurry
D ing down stairs. The door was opene,
and q young man leaped past the Off
: GERS and escaped. Another was not o.
: Successful, but was captured Ant
!. handed over to officer Broadhart. Th
! officers then rushed up stairs to tn
second story, where three other fright
ened prisoners fell into their hands
Finding no other persons In the roon
u the officers proceeded to the third story
and entering a room they found tw
lamps dimly lighted, a couple of baizt
covered tables, small wooden chet
:. and an arrangement evidently used TO
q money receptacle.
The parapherpalia was gathered u
y aud with the prisoners WAS taken
u the police station. A preliminary heal
ling was had before Squire O'Neill, VIII
had been sent for. To the question
d 'are you ready for a hearing?" th
g prisoners answered Eve are," and
D. the question "are you guilty or nj
lguilGy?" they answered mot guilty.
10 The officers all being sworn testified
Ss the facts ~ above stated, and bein
questioned by one of the prisoners rs
the relative distance they were fro
the room in which the gambling par
10 phernalia was found, the reply vi
81 that they were on the stairway leadil
ne to the room and that the door wi
e, open.
he Squire O'Neill deemed the eviden
70 sufficient for holding the young nen
ne court, and required each to give 81
ty bail for their appearance. Ea
OF OF the young men entered satisfacto
no bail and we're released from custody.
During the hearing the licked wood
Gil chest was opened and was found to O.
BIT tain red, white aud blue "chipe"
n "cbecks," and other articles used in
ne gambler vocation.