The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-10
BRADLEY AND TIE GAMESTIEERRSS
The Police Captain Stopped All the
Games Last Night.
Lively Scenes at One Or Two of the
Raided Places - officer
Ahern Elected.

Police Captain Bradley distinguished
himself last evening by attempting to
carry out his threat to arrest the opera
tors of all gambling games in the city.
AS previously announced in the REC
oRD-UEIoN he had notified all games
that, whether the Chief Of Police ordered
it or not, he would arrest them if they
did not close up.
He started out last night with about
nine police officers, and visited all of the
places where games were reported to be
running. He nor his officers succeeded in
making any arrests, but the placing Of
guards at each place caused the games
to soon close of their own accord.
MAKING THE ROUNDS.
The Western Hotel games closed down
as soon as the Captain put III an appear
ance. and did not reopen during the
night
Considine's, at Third and X, was next
closed, and then Lafayette Hall was Wis
tied. 1t was understood that faro game
was in operation in the back room, and
the Captain made a bolt for ii. IN a
twinkling, however. the door to the
room was closed and the Captain stood
outside and kicked himself, tiguratively
speaking. He placed Officer Rider on
guard at the door with instructions to ar
rest anyone who should attempt to come
out. He placed some more officers in the
alley back OF the place, cutting Oft escape
in that direction. Fred Gibson, one OF
the proprietors of the place. informed the
Captain that he did not desire to resist,
but he did not propose to be closed down
II other games were permitted to run.
He would close when they closed. The
guard was finally Withdrawn.
A LIVELY SCENE.
The Golden Eagle billiard-rooms were
the next point of attack. The Captain,
accompanied by Officer Ahern, entered
the place shortly after O'Clock and
found an immense throng waiting for
them-most of them being there out OF
curiosity, having heard that raid was to
be made. The games went right along,
however, until the Captain ordered them
10 stop. Ahern was placed on guard
near door where it was supposed a faro
game was in operation, and then the
Captain went ont. He did not modest the
crap" games in the billiard-room and
the latter did not stop because of his
visit.
officer Ahern had no warrant, or any
thing to show why he was stopping in
the house, so w. 0. Bowers, the proprie-
tor OF the hotel, stepped over to him and
told him to get out. on have no bust
ness in here" he said, land you are not
wanted. I'll send for you when | want
you" With that he escorted the officer
out. The latter offered no resistance at
all.
BRADLEY RETURNS.
Evrybody laughed at the officers ex-
penSe.
Ten minutes later Captain Bradley re-
appeared with Special Officer Fitzgerald.
a great crowd had gathered at the en-
trance to the billiard-rOoms, and the two
had great difficulty Glowing their way
through. At the door Mr.. Bowers
stopped them with a pleasant ''how-do-
you-do," and asked what they intended
to do.
The Captain was nervous and pale.
Pm going in there,' he said, and he
brushed past Mr.. Bowers and ran in. A
scene OF great confusion, and one that
was ludicrOus in the extreme, ensued.
Bradley ran up to one of the crap
tables and instead of making any an
nOuncementS or arrests he simply
whacked the table with his lead headed
cane, and then ran Oft to another table.
Here he grabbed up a handful of half
dollars and dropped them again, after
which he plrouetted over to another table,
OF course, there was scrambling right
and lett, and during the confusion sew
eral hard-loOking individuals tried to get
their hands into the money piles, but
were fought off.
FRANK DAROUX's SPEECH.
The Captain meantime danced about
the place whacking tables and chairs
with his cane. Presently he slowed up
and got into a discussion with Frank
Daroux.
At its conclusion he called out for quiet.
asking the crowd to listen TO what Mr..
DarouX has to say to you"
But Mr.. Daroux didn't say anything
that is, nothing that could be heard above
the babel of jeers at Bradley.
SO the Captain spoke for him.
Mr.. Daroux promises that there will
be no more games tonight. and that they
viii all close now" he shouted, and with
that he marched out OF the place.
The games did all stop, but the opera
tors were confident that "everythirg
would be all right
Most of the places in town were closed
by midnight, some of them saving the
police the trouble of calling on them by
shutting up of their own accord.
STOPPED THE WHEEL
The wheel of fortunev maintained
at Agricultural Park was captured yes
terday afternoon by Captain Bradley.
and the outfit taken to the Police Station
Tie proprietor giving bonds TO appear i'm
court.
There seems to be considerable strife
about the matter of allowing the wheels
TO run, the Park Directors having
sold the privilege to the wheel proprie-
tors, and being anxious 10 have fbarn