Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-07
WALKING TO JACKSON CITY.
How the Policy Business 10 Carried Z
Now-Cases In Court,

How the Policy Business 10 Carried on
Now-Cases In Court.
Pedestrians on the two bridges crossing tho
Potomac from this city to the Virginia shore
are moro numerous now than ever before and
1t Is all because Of the hot fight made against
the policy people by tho police Of this city.
Writers are scarce and the players Of the
seductive game, bound to back their favorite
rows, walk all tho way over to the
policy shops and hand in their numbers Ex-
perience has shown to the satisfaction Of the
police that a new order of things has succeeded
the writing by regularly employed men. In
stead Of the writer's going about with manifold
paper, an agate and other paraphernalia a
man goes about ostensibly for the purpose Of
befriending his acquaintance. BY taking their
plays across the river, but as q case of this kind
has been tried and decided against the policy
people that sort Of an alleged evasion OF the
law will probably end
Saturday the police officers in Georgetown,
acting under instructions from Lieut.. Swim
dells, watched the free bridge and arrested
seven OF the alleged players or runners. while
In the sixth precinct Sergt. Jordan raided q
policy room in Prsther's alley. Arthur Crom-
well occupied the room, and the officers went
there while making an investigation Of highway
robbery. Several colored men found there
"~NS ese oPAcAouS potsoup.
IN THE poL1cE COURT.
When Cromwell was arraigned before Judge
Miller this morning the paraphernalia found in
Cromwels room was spread upon the judges
desk. Included in tho articles taken was
large pistol and some cartridges, pack Of cards
and several sets of crap dice in addition to
policy slips. In q pocket book the officers
found s64, besides some small change.
Lawyer Darlington defended the case. and
the officers produced the policy slips in evil
dence. On one of them was marked .'y-E"
which, before the conclusion Of the trial, the
officer said meant Virginia Extra"
Cromwell, although young in years is old in
policy experience, and when he took the stand
and stood the cross-examination of Judge
Miller he told something of the methods of do
ing business across the river.
He told the judge that he wont to Jackson
City every morning and returned home at night.
While there he was engaged in a crap room,
where he ''out" the game. He was in the habit
OF playing policy there, and had played
some OF the rows found in his room.
Mr.. Darlington here objected to the Virginia
end Of the affair and Judge Miller said that
there was a neck Of land across the river where
these places are located and he knew they
could not exist if they depended upon the few
residents of that part of Virginia The judge
said he knew that they were established in or
der to live on the trade Of the inhabitants of
this city.
They may be on the neck over there" re-
marked Mr.. Darlington, but they are getting
1t in the neck over here" q
THE RECENT RAIDS.
Continuing, Cromwell said he stopped work
ing here because it got "too hot for him.
Then he spoke of the raids made at Monte
Carlo" The first raid he said was made on
the policy people and last Saturday the gam
blers were raided.
What became of you?" inquired the Judge.
81 wasn't there when the raid was made" he
replied, 'We got word the night before that
the raid was going to be made, and so we moved
out what we had and remained away until after
the raid was made.
During the examination Cromwell contra
dicted himself several times.
Mr.. Darlington argued the case for his client
whom Judge Miller held guilty and sentenced
to two months in jail
The cases from Georgetown we're then called
to the attention of the court. The persons
charged were Thomas Thomas, Washington
Thompson, George Hawkins. James Thompson,
Samuel Thomas, George Watson and Annie
Nelson.
They were represented by Lawyer Sillers,
who had the cases set for trial next Saturday.