Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-01-16
FOURTH EDITION


For long time It has been an open
secret that ona OF the moBt notorious
gambling Gens In this city has been In
operation on the fOurth floor OF the telo.
graph building, at the nortbe cart corner
OF Third and Market 8treets, and also
that IL was conducted by Charles Rey-
poldB. Sufficient Information however
could not be- obtained or which TO take
out q warrant for Beg nold's arrest, un-
I'll latt Saturday, when Mayor Rhoads
and City So'rnnr Ball had the neces.
ssry paptr De- 4. The authorities
thougat they were keeping the proposed
raid n profound secret, and had o trust-
ed sgent watching the place, who re
ported that there were IS men 10 the
rooms, the msjotity OF W HON were en-
gagged In gambling.
sergeant Loper was then sum m oned
10 report to the Mayor at once, aud rs
soon as he cnme TO police station was
instructed 10 have his men ready ut
moments notice for important duty.
30 10 ,re: was the movement conducted
that the sergeant WAS not Informed un-
ill everything was In readiness, and the
warrant for The arrest OF Reynolds
placid In his hands, what he WAS expect.
ed TO do. Every thing was ready about
3 O'Clock, and the sergeant, with on
O rs Datfy, Cross, Broadhart, Hardy,
Lynch, Bo.omon, Sherry and Smith,
proceeded TO Third and Market streeta.
Sergeant Taylcr was like wise in the
vicinity with Oiosrs Harkins, Ma
honey, Welsh, Pryor, Cummings and
DolAn. Some Of tho men were do
pIoyed as the egresses from the build
ing, while others were stationed In
CONT guJus courts on Third aud on King
streets.
Sergeant Loper with OH GERS Duffy
and uross, made their way TO the fourth
tlIor Of the buildiny, but everything
waB dark, and the place seemed dc
serted. The serReanl's heavy rap on
the door echoed back frcm On empty
room, and 40 no one responded and the
door WAS fastened II was forced open,
and tbs OH ceEB found themselves In q
dark loom, A light being produced,
reveAled the dttc ouiaging fact that the
blre coats were the only occupants OF
the loom, but evidences OF gaming were
oil about them, though neatly put aside
In convenient rec5placles. The walls
wore hung with numerous plaza ds
with announcements like the folloRing:
No one connected with the room will
he allowed 20 play al any time. Charles
Reyuolds."
"We Offer the following prizes: Shall
keno, $50; G ball keno, SO; 7-ball keno,
%, aud 20 on up to l3-ball keno, 90
cents" "rbis game will DO open nll
day on July A-game called Mt . u. m
sharp. ""Opan all day ThanksRlvine-
game called 81 8 q. m sharp" A con-
spicu0us vail ornament was o Gilt.
FRAMED GARD, by feet, bearing tho
numbers on keno oArds, oil the way
from l to 200. AT the Iop Of this the
information Is gained that 1t Is from
y. Grote q Co, ia East fourteenth
street, New York"
A geE OF poker chips, two boxes OF
kauo cards, o poker table, y wheel Of
fortune, numbered from / TO 80, q lunch
hasket on American Hoy le," q bracket
aud three large swinging Tampa were
icund and taken to police station In a
wagon, but the game which the OffiOers
expected to bag had flown. 1t is myg-
tory to the authorities how the gam blers
obtained information o. the raid, IS II
is certain they received timely warning
and left the place In hurry. Early in
the evening Ohicer Harkins sAw Rsy.
holds psss Fourth and Orange streets,
and II is sAid that soon afterwards he
and several OF his companions were
seen 81 tho p, W. & D, Railroad sta
ton, where they no doubt boarded q
train and left the tity. Reynolds is enc
OF the most daring and dangerous gam.
oltrs With which this city has been In
Tested, and II is to be regretted that he
hncceedod in making his egoape. The
authorities, however, have evidence
enough to seenre his conviction II he
should be captured, and this, with the
certainty Of his arrest II he should 10
turn, viii probably keep him away
frJm Ills city.