Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-04
GENERAL TOPICS.
Wholesale Arrest of Frisco
Gamblers.
A BIG CLOCK GAME RAlDED.
Blaine Discusses the Veto Power
Emperor William Feted
in Vienna.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
SAN Francisco, October 3.-When th'
charges against w. D. Valentine and hi
associates for running a O'clock game" il
Platt's Hall were dismissed in Judge
Sullivan's court few weeks ago on the
ground of the prosecution being unable
to prove that Valentine was the lessee o.
the hall, the parties conducting the
game resolved to recommence operations
and began again running as usual.
Chief Crowley determined once more
to try to put an end to the game, and
noontime to-day was selected for making
the raid. About five minutes before Il
O'Clock a squad of policemen in citizens
clothes went to the hall, and with
out attracting attention, took positions
at the different entrances. A few
minutes later Captain Douglas, sew
eral sergeants and squad of
over fifty policemen marched down
Montgomery street in body but no at
tention was paid to them, it being sup
posed that they were going to have a
weekly drill. When they arrived at the
hall they divided into squads to guard
the outlets and prevent any one from
escaping. The policemen who were on
the inside announced that every one
present was under arrest.
Policemen Martin and Hook took pos
session of the Office, and placed w. ID.
Valentine, John o. Beale and I. G.
Lacy under arrest for conducting game
of chance. In an instant there was
scene of wild confusion. The men in
side made frantic rush to the door.
Four managed to climb over the police
men and get away, but the others were
driven back by the police with drawn
clubs. and the doors were locked.
All sorts of excuses were made
by the prisoners. Those who
were not talking to friends were
betting on horse races, so they said, but
their excuses availed them not. Another
squad of police arrived from the old City
Hall and commanded the removal of the
prisoners. Inside of fifteen minutes the
city prison was filed so that it was almost
impossible to move around.
Though the raid was made at noon the
last man arrested was not booked until
2:30 O'Clock, and on examination
of the register showed that
302 visitors had been caught.
While some gave fictitious names, most
of them, who were downtown clerks,
were so excited at being arrested that
they forgot to try and hide their identity.
The register is we'll sprinkled with the
familiar names of Brown, Smith and
Jones, and in some instances the
prisoners will have a hard time
in identifying themselves, as they
have forgotten the particular name
they assumed. Bail was originally fixed
at 100 cash or $500 bonds, but after
wards reduced to 500. When nearly half
the prisoners had been released in this
amount, Judge Lawler discovered that
500 was the lowest bail fixed by law,
and it was then raised to that sum. Val
entine and two clerks in his Office were
Immediately released on furnishing $3.50
cash bail each.
The greatest excitement prevailed
about the jail at the time, and the Off
GERS had hard work to prevent the escape
of some of the prisoners in the confusion.
This evening w. d. Valentine, W. H.
Overton and L. Morris appeared at the
City Prison and signifed their willing
ness to go bonds for the appearance Of
the remaining one hundred men. The
bonds were Immediately prepared and
the men were discharged. Valentine
qualified for 100000; Overton for