The record-union., 1892-06-27
GOOD AT SHINING.
Captain Bradley Makes Effective Use
of His Sailor Legs,
He Climbed a Telegraph Pole at Mid
night and Captured a Game
Two Other Captures.

One of the faro games banked its coin
at the police station on Saturday night.
About midnight Police Captain Bradley,
| assisted by Officers Clark and Lowell,
raided faro game which was in full
blast at 5l6 K street, and captured the en-
tire works in very effective way,
The Captain had learned that the game
was running, and summoning officers
Clark and Lowell. and accompanied by a
RECORD UNION reporter, no time was
lost in making the raid.
The party had no sooner arrived at the
scene Of operations than the Captain sta
toned the officers at the door at the foot
OF the stairs leading to the upper story,
with some brief instructions, while he
climbed telegraph pole in from of the
Fountain Saloon and gained the balcony
in front of the room where the game was
running.
The Captain had scarcely landed on the
balcony and taken step toward the win
dow when there was mighty stampede.
Chairs were overturned, there was a
crash OF glass, and then quick COM
mand from the officer, who jumped
through the window and was upon the
| astonished dealer and players before they
had fully recovered from their surprise,
while Officers Clark and Lowell cut OFF
the retreat from the rear.
As soon as the first commotion was
over, the dealer, Zeke Walters, remark ed
| quietly, well, Captain, you've called
the turnp'
Captain Bradley replied, 81 have that ~
| and he then proceeded to take charge OF
the plant, which was complete faro lay
out, with all the latest improvements
and q lar,Jit xrSN ell i
coin. Walters thought the Captain was
taking more precaution than necessary to
secure evidence, but the officer said he
| knew what he wanted.
The proprietors ofthe game-Ed Farris.
John Marsh and Walters-were placed
under arrest, but shortly furnished bonds
| Tor their appearance, while the layout
was taken to the police station in hack,
to be used as evidence.
| The rooms raided Were very convent
emily fixed up for carrying on the game,
| ana Tor preventing surprise, but for some
reason the players We're off their guard
| from the outside. The door at the foot of
the stairs is connected with the rooms
above by an electric alarm, so that as
soon as the door is opened it sounds the
alarm in the apartment where the game
! was located. At the head of the stairs the
| door Is kept fastened, and Is provided
with peep-hole, so that no one can gain
admlttance until he is identified by the
sentinel within.
Captain Bradley's advent by the tele-
crap pole and window, however, was not
| anticipated, and the raid was most sue
cessfully accomplished.
Earlier in the evening the Captain,
without assistance from any of the other
officers, captured ''crap game" which
was being carried on at a saloon on X
street, between Eighth and Ninth. He
had been watching the game for some
! time, but had been unable to secure evil
! dence to show that it is a banking game,
under the definition of the law.
Last night, however, the Captain says
he was successful, and secured all the
evidence required. Thrse OF the players
were placed under arrest, and the layout
also taken into custody.
1t was an off night for those who gam
! Dol on the green in another vicinity also,
for about the time the raid was made on
the crap game Constable Brissel attack ed
hokey-pokey layout at the Lafayette
Saloon, and succeeded in capturing the
! plant and marking number of the
| gamesters, who will be apprehended to-
day.
A fighting gang closed in upon the
officer at the latter place, and he didn't
succeed in making any arrests, but
| thinks he has the necessary evidence,