The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-06
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a Big Docket of Gamblers and Othe
Offenders.

| a Big Docket OF GhmblerA and Othor
Offenders.
The docket for this mornings session Of
Police Court will be ono OF the largest
known for long time, At midnight last
night there were On the blotter at Central
Station the names Of over forty otfenders.
Most of these we're arrested on raids
upon gambling room and houses Of Ill
fame, and as they will nearly all be able
to pay the customary fine and costs, the
contingent fund Of the Board OF Public
Works will be materially increased.
Much more than usual interest will at
tach to this mornirg's eesaion by reason
Of u raid made on gambling house, about
5 o'clock last evening, the place being
win Clstor's keno room In the second
story Of the building at 1904 Water street,
Just south Of Twelfth street. Twenty-Five
men we're captured at this place, and one
got away, but no will probably be captured
before time for court to open. The place
wac visited by Officers Shorts, West and
Dunlap, but when they saw what COM
psny they had to deal with they sent for
reinforcements and Lieutenant Junkins
and special Officer Gsus responded. The
game wss in progress and being
extensively pStronized when the officers
stepped In and brought 1t to sudden ter
mination. Their appearance caused no
little confederation, especially among
those who were short of cash and feared
that they had not the wherewithAl to put
M az security for their fines. They were
mostly young men, some OF them regular
sporta and others workers in industrial
establishments. The names they gave
wore in nearly every case fictitious, the
Ciarks instead O! the Smiths being the
more numerously represented this time.
All but i've managed to arrange to put mp
the Yeauisite sum Of money, and alter or
dering the place closed, the dvewerestarted
for Central Station. While the names
were being taken Peter Kemp managed
to alp out, and at midnight he was still
missing. On the way to the station D. T.
Lewis, one Of the unfortunate Ave who
were not able to put up the collateral, and
who was in charge OF Shorts, took 1t into
his head TO 90 aud join Kemp. As the
StRmm House alloy he broke away and
darted up that thoroughisre like deer,
leaving the officer far in the rear. Officer
Bell happened to be standing at the cor.
ner OF Fourteenth and Chapline street,
and seeing Lewis cross Chapline on run,
suspected that something was wrong, and
headed him off on Eotf street.
Tho pull OF OlGtor's place created quite
sensation all over town. twas the first
one in long time ard the largest ono for
years. It was the first made since the
Board OF Police and Fire Commissioners q
abort time since intimated to Chief Smith
in a manner not 10 be misunderstood that
the gamblers and saloons were going It
too strong, and that he and his force must
check them" As soon as the. news OF the
raid was noissd about the two or three
other places in that locality, where games
were Ia progress, we're soon closed up and
anxious queries weremadeas to how many
more warrants were out, The place run
by Clater has been operated by different
parties as gambling chop of and ON,
mostly on, however, for number Of years
past.
arrest Of John mckinley and Henry
Reider, saloon keepers, charged with sell
ing on sundsy. They sent word to head
quarters that they would confess judg.
msnt this morning, which means that
they will band over $50 and costs. Clatog
will probably yet like fns.
JRmeH Collins and Teddy Arthurs,
teAmBters, had rough and tumble fight,
go-aA-you.plGase tuleG, in Elders stables,
IN East Wheeling, yesterday afternoon.
Judge LETTERS will referee this affair to q
finish.
Late Saturday night the house Of Ill.