The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-15
A BLACK And TAN RAID.
Three Gambling Dens Clear
ed out by the Police
Last Night.
F0RTY-SIX IN THE DRAG NET
One Lonely White Man-Inspector
Smith Says He Will Weed Out
Gambling from This City.

Detective Dalton stood at eleven o'clock
asst night outside of No. go Washington
street. His attitude was naughty and his
mien was proud. He looked like the
Lord High Chamberlain OF the Court of
st. James. He the very persouiication
of dignity and authority. His eagle eye
watched the movements of sundry and
divers darkies who came skulking alang,
and as they approached he waved his
hand and exclaimed
You'd better move on. Don't you go
in there If you don't want to be pulled .
at Police Headquarters all was activity.
A wholesale raid on the negro gamblin g
houses had taken place half an hour be-
fore. and Chief Murphy ana Inspector
Smith were busy taking the pedigrees OF
the forty-six "cullah ed gemmen,' and
one white who had been found in the
dens.
On the desk was a pile of cards and
chips.
The raid had been contemplated for
some days, and it proved successful L
Both the chief and the inspector ara de-
termined to break up the gambling In
Jersey City, and they will follow the ma t.
tcA AP Nhe&A oil stic QktCSo tfS ClOS6ds
SEALED ORDERS.
The detectives were instructed TO re-
port at headquarters at ten O'Clock. They
were all on hand promptly. Inspector
Smith divided them in three "details, as
foliows:-
Detectives Dalton, Kilcauley. Smith
and Clark, in charge of Deceive Dalton
Detectives Mcbride, Hottie. Pierson an d
O'Neill, in charge of Detective Mcbride
Detectives Clos, McNaIiY and Egan. in
charge of Detective Clos.
DETECTIVES Daltou's posse went to the
place of VIM. Gray, at No. FL Washing
ton street. Two mic ely furnished rooms
here attract the colored gent" Last
night they seemed TO be in more than the
usual spirit and played crap with vim.
Detective Dalton placed his men at the
doors and then raped for admittance.
When the door was opened and the de-
tectives entered, the cullahed gemmen
were SO amazed that they didn't offer the
least resistance. Cards, chips and the
kittie were taken and nineteen coons
marched sadly to headquarters.
A LITTLE EXCITEMENT.
At Jackson's saloon. No. 81 Montgomery
street, the scene was q little more excit-
ing.
The gambling room is in back Of the
saloon. Detective Mcbride took his three
assistants here. and as they entered the
niggers jumped up badly scared and made
for the doors and windows. But their
exit was barred and they had to visit
headquarters. Twenty-one niggers and
one white was caught here
Detective Clos and his two assistant
looked after Brant & Williams place at
No 273 IL Washington street, arres ting
there six niggers.
AT HEADQUARTERS
The scene at Police Headquarters when
the prisoners were marshalled in the
Chiefs department beggars description
While their pedigrees were being taken,
some laughed and joked. while others
looked as IL they were going to be
hanged.
There was cause for this serious ex-
preston, for most of them were porters
on the various railroads and had TO
get to work tomorrow morning or lose
their positions. Judge Martinez was
equal to the occasion, for he was on hand
to take bail for all or any of them Peter
Ashton. the bartender of jackson, picked
out the men who had to get TO work in
the morning, and Commissioner of Pub
lie Works Somers and ex Sheriff Davis
did the necessary. The hearings In the
majority of the cases will take place
Monday and tue remainder Wednesday
morning