Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-10-22
BIG ONES scooPED.
The Police ON Saturday Night Gather In the
Leaders of the Gambling Fraternity.


The biggest raid ever made upon the
gambling fraternity in the city at the
same time and place and with the least
noise was on Saturday night. Some time
ago City Solicitor Ball received informa.
ton that poker was being played at No. Z
East Third street. He was told that the
young friend Of certain man was losing
considerable money in he place The City
solicitor at once called the MAYOR and
Chief Swiggett into consultation and an
investigation followed which resulted in
the successful contamination Of the neat
est piece OF detective work ever done by
the city police. They succeeded ia prov
ing almost TO certainty upon Charles
Reynolds and Charles Ramsberger that
they are the proprietors Of the place and
they located the gambling room in the
cellar Of the building. Here the men had
nNed up n room very nicely with electric
lights cemented ioor and good supply
Of easy chairs and tables From this room
there was but one means of exit
On Saturday evening the chief and the
city solicitor decided TO make the raid
Before commencing, however, they made
sure that their game was all in the net
Sergeant Tucker and officers Burleigh and
Sherer We're detailed FOR the raid aud Ser
geant Peterson to pat the finishing
touches upon the work The officers left
the hall about ll.15 D. m, aud before
arriving at the place Officer Burleigh was
stationed.at the door and Sergeant Tucker
and Officer Sherer entered and proceeded
to the basement. Here the players were
arranged around a table busily engaged
in game Of poker Reynolds
was attending TO the kitty and
the others watching the playing
The entrance Of the officers was not
noticed as they We're in citizens clothes,
but in few minutes it dawned upon the
inmates that they were under arrest.
Everyone submitted calmly. The party
was divided into tours and in n few min
utes there bad been landed in the Hall
Lemue Stroud. Cloud Harmar. John
Kyle, Evan d. Morrison John II Countiss.
Robert Robinson, John Smith. John
Green, John Henderson. Charles Rams
berger
The men We're taken to the chiefs
Office and an opportunity given them to
furnish bail. The sum of $1,000 was de-
manded Of both Reynolds and Ramsberger
and $500 Of each Of the rest Reynolds,
Smith, Countiss and Kyle furnished bail,
but the remainder were compelled to
remain over night in the chiefs room.
Yesterday morning a trial was given
Reynolds and Ramsberger and the men
caught in the place were called on to ties
tify. City Solicitor Ball used every know
means to induce the men to testify, but
all to no purpose. Their memory had en-
tirely deserted them The only things
they could recall were that there was
such place as No. East Third street.
and that the police arrested them on the
night before. They denied ever having
seen the game of poker played in the
building One Of the crowd innocently
said that he never saw the game played
without chips. To quicken their memo
ries the court held principals and wit
nesses TO a further hearing tomorrow
morning at o'clock. The remaining
men have not yet obtained bail.