Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24
EARNING THEIR PAY.
PittSburg Police Put in as
Busy a Sunday as They
Have Ever Had.
THE SPEAK-EASIES SUFFER
And Big Chinese Gambling Den
Is Also Scooped In.
AMAN BEkTEN UF WITH A BOARD.
AnOther~Is Shot at for Trying to Climb
in Window.
THE SPEAK-EASIES SUFFER
A MAN BEkTEN UF WITH ABOARD.
OTHER THINGS MAKE Up A LIVELY DAY

ton. 1t rolled back yesterday in the shape
of scores of lawbreakers, filling station
houses to their utmost capacity. Patrol
wagons ratified over the downtown
streets in all directions, well-filled
with material for this mornings hearing.
Gambling and illegal liquor selling proved
the most numerous offenses. Those who
piled the beer trade in defiance of law were
picked up on ali the back streets of the city
and hurried behind the bars. Inspector
McAleeSe, as usual, was the busiest police
official in town. He had made informations
against numerous speak-easy operators and
had his well-trained men in every suspected
spot.
The Inspector is never more in his glory
than when those who have braved his alert
ness are being hauled in by the dozens. He
was doubly pleased with the results of yes
terday's efforts.
CHINESE GAMBLERS TAKEN IN.
The First police istrict had harvest of
eight speak-easies, and the other districts
furnished four. By way of variety Chi
nese gambling joint intruded itself on the
regular routine of business, and had to be
cared for.
The scene in Central police station last
night was a lively one. This was especially
the case after the raid of Mrs. Jennie
Smiths place on Second avenue, below
Ferry street. The First ward had been out
almost in full force to see the occupants
OF the place piled into the wagon.
Second avenue had been blocked with peo-
pie, who greeted with cheers of derision
each of the unlucky visitors as he stepped
out between two rows of brass buttons. The
house was tony one, and apparently quite
popular. A small army of friends of the
prisoners followed the wagon to
the station house. There were
several hundred of them, and they
filled the Office to the door. Almost every
man had friend behind the bars he desired
liberated, and forfeit money was flashed
everywhere.
''Buck" Cornelius was there with roll of
bills, putting up bail for the beer drinkers
in a profuse sort of way. He
was apparently willing to stand
good for them all Having
himself been released Just few hours. before,
after the payment of s. fine and costs for a
row in a somewhat similar resort, he SYM
pathized with them. All the visitors were
finally released except one young man, a
stranger in the city, who had neither friends
nor money.
GOOD RECEIPTS FOR A DAY.
At Central station, thanks to the many
raids, a trifle over 81, 900 was placed in
Sergeant Gray's hands as forfeits during the
day and evening. When he balanced his
cash at midnight he had a big roll of bills,
several gold pieces and a quarter of a peck
of silver coin. The silver was made up of
dollars, halves and quarters, the scrapings
OF many pocket. In the roll of bills there
were several 500 and $50 notes.
The work began yesterday afternoon.
Captain Dan Silvis, who, though still
suffering from the effects of his dislocated
arm which he carries in a sling, is again on
duty, led the charge, ably aided by Lieuten-
ant Lewis and a number of officers in citi-
zens' dress. They succeeded in gathering in
SIX speak-eaSies with the proprietors and
total of ten visitors during the AFTERNOON.
The houses captured were principally of the
common low dive order, except one or two,
notably that of Mrs. Lou Martin, in Mad
docks alley, near Duquesne way.
Mrs. Martin, it is said, has been conduct
ing very genteel place, not exactly on the
gilt-edge order, but very neatly and CON-
fortably furnished, and very orderly and
cleanly kept. Her customers have been of
the better class, coming mainly from the
Allegheny side of the river. Ordinary fel-
lows, unknown to the proprietress, were
not admitted. This fact, it is thought, was
the cause of her being informed upon, as
several parties who claim to know that she
had been doing an illegal selling business
were refused admittance to the house yes
rerdav morning. When she was visited by
the officers Mrs. Martin was very indignant,
denied her guilt, but submitted to arrest
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Central station. Three male visitors found
in the place were, at their ur gent request
allowed the same privilege.
CLAIMS HE WAS ROBBED
Lavina ,Jackson's establishment at 255
Second avenue was raided through the ef-
forts Of Officer Meyers. The house was fire.
quented by men and women, colored and
white. Yesterday, Samuel Burget, a miner
and old soldier from West Newton, claimed
lie had been robbed of nearly $40 by the
people in the house. He was picked up in
the reid with two other visitors, one of
whom was Norman Jacobs, colored,
whom Burget accuses of the theft.
The yellow Row. furnished the other
four speak-easies. Benny Hughes,a former
policeman, at No. 299 Second avenue, sold
Lad liquor and its quality led to his being
informed upon. He had only one visitor
when arrested.
Jennie Welch, at No. 2s1 Second avenue,
had two visitors when raided.
Jennie Collins, in rear of No. 281, and
Annie Convrey in rear of 2S3, had both
been imbibing freely of their own booze
and were drunk when arrested. Miss Col
lins had parted with her guests, but two
visitors were found in the Convrey woman's
house.
The evenings operations in the First
district were opened with the capture of a
Chinese gambling place at No. 81 Grant
street To American citizens who do not |
wear their hair braided the place has long
been known only as Jim Sands Chi |
nese supply store. They are excusa-
bic in this, for Jim does make |
pretense of selling various articles |
of Chinese make. He has his sign oat and |
tends his shop during the day with an inno- |
cent air decidedly deceiving. But Jim's |
countrymen have had little secret of their |
own about the place for some weeks. |
Through some unfortunate circumstance |
Inspector McAleese got in on the secret |
and the fun was spoiled.
HOW THE CHINESE WERE CAUGHT.
When Captain SiIvis, Detectives Shore,
Bendel and Coulson, and Officer Jack walked |
"a the place last evening at o'clock, they |
found a crowd of Cinnamon sitting around |
the front door, innocently talking, and SO |
interested in their conversation that they |
failed TO notice Detectives Bendel and Shore |
slip past them into the storeroom, the door
of which was open. After getting inside
the detectives walked through to
the rear of the house and thence by
a rear stairway climbed to the second floor |
and entered a room. Fourteen of the Celes- /