Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-12
POLICY sHARps RArDEp.

Chief of Police Blackburn and Detec-
tives Hawkins and Hatton engineered
very clever raid on local policy-writers
on Saturday, as result of which the fol.
lowing well-known writer's and hackers
were arrested and locked up for trial
sewell A. Whitlock, at No. l04 West
Fifth street, between Shipley and Orange.
James Pierce, colored, New street.
William II. Viney, colored, New street
Isaac Carly, colored, No. s Mechanic
street.
Edward Walton, colored, writer for
John Smith, colored, No. 1102 French
Whitlock is one of the men who was
convicted as result Of EVERY EVENINGS.
famous raid upon the policy gamblers in
1887. Carty has also been before the court
LOT gambling offences, and Pierce and
Whey are well-known colored gambling
nharps.
ARRANGING THE RAIDS.
For some months past policy-writing
has been going on in this city, with such
boldness that the police authorities could
no longer avoid taking notice of it. Ar
engagements were made by Chief Black
burn and Detectives Hawkins and Hatton
which resulted in the discovery of ample
evidence, and it was decided to strike the
piowSaturday morning. At II O'Clock squads
OF officers left the police station and de-
scended upon the various dens.
AT wHIrLocK's PLACE.
Captain Francis, accompanied by Off.
Gers Brown and Haines, made the profess
sional call upon Sewell A. Whitlock, at
No. ,l04 West Fifth street. When they
reached there business was in full blast.
and Whitlock, seated at a table with lat.
nced screen in front of him, was busily
engaged in dealing ont slips to the crowd
OF waiting customers. The entrance is
Through gate from Fifth street and into
the house by back door. This door was
locked and Captain Francis called on
Whitlock TO open it. but the request was
refused. The captain kicked the door
down, and in an instant Whitlock and five
OF his customers were under arrest. The
others escaped. Those arrested were
Harry Kennar, Spencer Jordan. John NJ.
Pritchett, Joseph Sylvester, coored, and
Thomas Warren, colored. The officers
took possession of Whitlockis effects. in
Guiding the record sheets of numbers sold.
number of slips and big black board
on which the numbers of the last lottery
drawing had been chalked.
search Of Whitlock at the police sta
ton showed him to be possessed Of about
S40-S25 in notes and the balance in pen
MES, nickels and silver change. He. took
his misfortune cheerfully and went back
TO the cells with all possible grace. The
witnesses were detained for awhile.
CONSERVATION IN NEW STREET
Detective Hatton, with Officers Virtue
and Green, went after William ii. Viney
and James Pierce, In New street "White-
chapel" while Detective Hawkins and
Officers DE Mare and Sherer went to No.
$40 Tatnall street, in the rear of Pierce's
and Yiney's ranch, where Elizabeth GRAY
and Florence Miles, two colored women.
had been engaged in turning an honest
penny by the policy businesss. Detective
Hatton's squad went up New street and
burst suddenly upon dozen or more
young negroes, who were industriously
engaged IN shooting crap in the street.
The dusky gamblers, as soon as thew
caught sight of the police flew in all direc-
tions. They burst into Pierce and Vinevis
policy room and scared the inmates into a
wild, disordered fight, The alarmed
gamblers plunged through $40 Tatnall
street and the panic was such a timely
warning to Lizzie Gray and Florence
Miles that when Detective Hawkins
ifeached their house they had disappeared,
leaving no trace of their gambling bust
hess behind them.
! Detective Hatton was more fortunate.
lie caught Whey before he could gather
tp his paraphernalia and escape, and he
{lso saw Pierce fleeing into an adjoining
ahouse, from which the latter was soon
dragged, The two were taken to the police
station, brit 1t was long while after the
departure of the police before the denizens
OF 'Whitechapel" recovered from their
great scare and resumed their usual avo-
cations.
At the police station search of Viney
yielded Sl49O, while Pierce possessed 50. 10.
Iheir books, number sheets and policy
slips were also confiscated.
DREAM BOOK IN THE DRAWER.
Captain Kersey, with officers Massey
and Buck, raided the policy den of Joni,
smith, colored,. No. 1102 French street.
business was going on at fair rate when
the squad arrived but Smith was NOT
there. He had evidently got wind Of the
affair and dscreetly departed. Edward
Walton young colored man. was writing
policy in Smiths absence, and he was
AIKEN into custody together with Harrison
Bantum and Edward Matchum, two colored
customers.
Smiths layout was hastily swept into a
large table drawer and taken to the police
station. The money was in a tin box and
counted out SlS.33 indicating pretty fair
business for less than half day. In addi-
tlon to the number sheet and other fix
lures, "dream-book" was part of Smiths
possessions.
THEY CAUGHT OLD MAN cARTY.
The raid on Isaac Carty's place, No. 8
Mechanic street, was made by Sergeant
Stewart and Officers Glayville and Beale
u was neatly and expeditiously executed
Carly, who is an elderly, gray-whiskered
negro was busily engaged in selling Sins
when the officers suddenly entered and lie
had not time to even try to escape. He
surrendered at discretion and sodid fhe
eight customers who were in the room III
the time. The march of the gambling
fnng to the police station created d decided
sensation, and crowds followed them along
the streets. Carly did not have much
money, and his days business had evil
IDENTIFY been rather dull. His books and
Sheets in fbraa
boxes.
WHERE THE BIRDS HAD FLOWN.
Officers. Lucas, Finn and Gaynor made
call at the house of David Glasgow, col
ored on Decatur street, in ethe Hoodle. &
armed with warrant for his arrest for
policy-writlng. Fortunately for David he
had concluded that this not a good day for
business for when the officers arrived he
was not at nome. Some friend had given
him tip and he made himself scarce.
Sergeant Wigglesworth also started out
with awarrant for Taylor Pugh, white
man, who has been running a policy den
in Arcade Row." on Tatnall street he
tween Front and Second This raid was
also a failure, as the place was closed and
rat in due season.
AT the police station all the principals
were locked up and the witnesses were also
detained until subpmnas could be prepared
and served on them.
In each case warrants had been sworn
out for the policy-writers, and given to the
otiieers IN charge Of the squads that made
the raids. The whole affair occurred be-
tween II and ll.SU o'clock and altogether
was commendable and very successful
piece of police work
wHrTLocK's RANCH.
Where Whitlock reaped rich harvest of
cash, is typical policy shop. 1t is a two
storied frame structure with d decidedly
gaudy front All Of the ornamentation il