The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-07
Third EDITION.
PoLIoY SHOP RAID.
Detectives Hawkins and HAtton and
tho Police swoop Down on the Pol
Toy Shops.

Detectives Hawkins and HAtton and
tho Police swoop Down on the Pol
10y Shops.
For some time past there were many
rumors that policy playing was in as
full blast here rs 1t was prior to the
great Every Evening raid some three
came these rumors and nothing APP
parently being done to check the evil
that the Mayor and his police force and
detectives began to be charged with
Indifference in the matter.
But all this time Detectives Hawkins
and Hatton, Chief OF Police Blackburn,
Captains Kersey and Francis, and the
sergeants were privately working up
the matter, getting clues and infor-
nation, biding the proper time to
scoop In the gamblers, who began to
feel secure In their lairs. Very little
was koing'on amongst the policy gam
blers that the police were not inform
cd of.
The time for making the raid was
fixed for IL O'Clock this forenoon, and
the secrecy and celebrity with which
the whole thing was done was a COM
plete surprise to the gamblers.
Before that hour sergeants Hatton
and Hawkins, the captains and SER
geants of the police forcs started out
with their respective squads to scoop
in whoever they could catch in the
shops to be raided.
Captain Francis, with Officers
Brown and haines made break over
to Sewell Whitelock's den on Fifth
street between Shipley and Orange,
the headquartersalso of one of the
chief hackers, Andrew Horsey, colored.
Rushing into Whitelock's place the
officers caught the mill In full opera
ton, not only capturing the principal,
Whitelock. but gathered up about $40
lying on the table, with a lot OF gamb-
ling implements.
In this place were also arrested
Spencer Jordan, Joseph Sylvester,
Harry Keenar, John Pritchard and
Thomas Warren the batter two colored.
Detectives Hawkins and llatton, ac-
companied by Officers Green. Virtue,
Sherer and DeMare filed down Eighth
street TO New and going up that street
TO the den Of James Pierce and VIM
Whey they surprised u party of crap
players In the street who bolted and
ran In all directions When the off
GERS entered Pierce and Niney's place,
all had fed except Whey, one of the
principals and Frank Ford. box OF
money and chips were captured here
Right out of the rear OF Pierce and
Viney's place, the officers stepped
over to the rear of No. $40 Tatnal
street, kept by Lizzie Gray and Flor
ence Miller but having been given tbs
Tip they were gone.
Officer Sherer however, made a biz
arrest when he overhauled Andrew
Horsey, colored, at Eighth and Tatnal
streets, and landed him In the coils
Horsey, 1t Is said, is one of the prlnci
nal hnRlEnra nf pnliny, Y,,1. 81 Ia, hg
city.
Officers Lucas, Glenn and Gaynol
were despatched to the "Hoodle" DE
calur street to raid David Glasgow's
establishment, but he had either no
opened to-day or had deserted The
ranch. The place was empty.
Sergeant Stewart, assisted by ON
= GERS Clayvllle and iSeale, had better
luck at No. Mechanic street wncr,
they captured Isaac Carly. colored, witt
his place In full blast. With him tn,
officers gobbled up Harrison Bantum
John j. Callahan, Samuel Carty, John
A. Brown, Joseph Dixon, Waiter Park
Joseph Wymnn and Edmund Gray
Carly Is an old offender and not lonl
out Of jail.
Captain Kersey, with officers Buck
and Massey raided the den of Johr
Bmith, colored, No. 1I02 French street
capturing the principal, with Richard
Smith. Edward Walters aud Edwart
Backus.
Sergeant Wigglesworth and his
squad surrounded the den of laylol
Pugh, on Tatnall street. below Secont
but the place was not open, the birdi
having flown.
The large number of prisoners n.
they were brought to the police sta
ton created great excitement. May
or Wiley and City Solicitor Curti
were present at the station and wer
exceedingly satisfied at what the OF
ficers had done.
Whlteloek, Whey, Carly Smith an,
Horsey will be arraigned before tn
Municipal Court this evening and vii
be given chance to furn sh bail. AL
the others are he'd as witnesses.
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