Evening journal., 1891-11-07
LAST EDITION
BIG POLICY SHOP RAID.
Wholesale Arrest of Black and
White Gamblers.
CAUGHT AT 1T RED HANDED


Tbs policy writers Of this city are In
deep mourning and several Of them will |
spend their period of grief in New Castle |
county.
By preeoneerted action the Police De !
partment this morning raided six policy |
shops. and arrest I'D Eve principals and |
large number of witnesses The matter |
has been very quietly worked up By Chief |
Of Police Blackburn, and Detectives Hat.
tor and Hawkins The policemen have |
been very obssryant and located the |
places to a nicety.
The Places Raided
The time set for the raid was Il
o'clock this morning At that hour the
shops were known to be Ia fun blast
The policemen raided the following
places almost simultaneously
Sgweu Whitelock. white, on West
Fifth street, bet ween Orange aud Tatnell
streets
Elizabeth Gray and Florence Millies,
eolored. at No. $40 Fatnsll street.
James Pierce, coIored, on New street
or "Wbitechapel." a small thoroughfsre
from Orange to Tatnall, between Eighth
and Ninth streets,
William Whey, colOred, in the same
place.
Taylor Pugh. colored In Arcade Row.
en- Tatnau street, between Front aud
Second streets.
Isaac Carly. colored, No. Mechanics
street
John smith, oOlOred. No 1902 Frsasb
street
Hsw abe ala Was Made.
Unususal activity in the Police De
N..ae
everything was kept profoundly secret.
The different squads were given their IN
structions and awaited the time for the
raid with keen relish. They we're about
to have something that would break the
monotonY Of their routine work. Every
thing was carefully pre- arranged BY the
three master plotters against the policy
writer's, and as thsy knew just who was
wanted It only remained for the different
squads 10 so regulate their movements as
not to attract attention or awaken aus
picion and cause the birds TO fly.
sewen whiteIock Baidsd.
The Arst writer brought into the City
Hall was Sewell Whitelock his place
on West Fifth street was raided by Cap
tain Francis and Officers Brown aud
Hayes They found the inner door
locked. and we're compelled to burst 1t in
Everything was In fall blast, aud the
room was crowded with eager players.
The raid was complete surprise and
general stampade susued. The officers
arrested Sewell Whiteloek. the pro
pristor and writer. Spencer Jordan. white,
Of No Az East Eleventh street;
Joseph Sylvester, colored, OF No. SAL
Orange street: Harry Kennar, white. Of
No. e04 West Fifth street; John PrItoh
ard, white, Of No. $40 Madison street.
aud Thomas Warren, colored, of No S36
Tatnall street
These men seemed TO realize that it
was impossible to escape, while others
rot so certain about it took leg bail
The officers found about $40 in White
locks possession aud he and the players
held policy slips.
They we're all marched of to the City
Hall. searched and locked up pending
the trial Of Whitelock.
stampede In white Chapel"
The biggest haul was expected to Be
made at No. $40 Tatnal street. kept BY
by Elizabeth Gray and Florence Millice
and on New street. Whitechapel The
two places were to have been raided
simultaneously by Detectives HRtton and
Hawkins, and Officers Green, Virtue,
Sherer and Di Mare.
Unfortunately, nearly all the negroes
were in Whitechspel shooting crap They
saw Officer Green, who it Is claimed put
in his appearance three minutes before
the appointed time This stampeded
them. They ran out alleys, jumped over
fences and made of in all directions The
alarm was given to the inmates of No.
$40 Tatnan street. and the two women
escaped with ali the inmates.
Pierce aud Whey we're not so for.
tunate They were arrested WI tn All the,
policy paraphernalia upon them William
Norris, colored OF No 800 East Ninth
street. and Frank Ford, colored
residence unknown. were.arrested with
them. Pierce attempted to make
off with a small tin box containing
$l4 is. but this was captured before he
could DO 90 The sum Of SO 81 was
also found Hpon Pierce, which be
claimed to be his individual prop.
srty. They were escorted to
the police station. The officers we're
very much chagrined over their failu .
to make the big haul they anticipated.
No Policy In Arcade Row.
Sergeant Wigglesworth and squad re-
turned from Taylor Pugh's place on ar.
cRde row very much crestfallen. The
place was found to be closed aud with no
inmates.
Carly Was at Home
When Sergeant Stewart aud Officers
Clayville aud Besle visited Isaac Carly
shop. No. Mechanic street, CartY
was at home. Several Of bis
patrons we're there also. and the officers
took them all in. They we're astOnished
when the officers walked in upon them,
and offered little or no resistance Those
I arrested were Isaac Carly, proprietor
Harrison Bantam colored, of No. 1920
East Fourteenth street; John Callahan,
white of No. SIS A street Samuel Carly,
/ colored. of No 1871 Orange street: John
A.. Brown, colored, of No Mechanic
street Joseph Dickson, eolored, of No.
S3i Walnut street Walter Parker.
colored. of No 400 East Eleventh
street; Joseph WYman, white,
Of No. 707 East Sixth street; aud Ed.
n ward Gray, colored, of No. 40 East
Il Fifth street. The patrol wagon was
called into requisitiOn and they were
soon in the City Hall with their fellow
gamblers
A man Whose rame Was Emith.
Captain Kersey and his squad next
paid an official visit to the place Of bust.
ness Of John Smith. colored. at No. iI0S
n French street Smith was not
b at home but the policemen are now look