Evening star., 1894-03-26
LOW POLICY DIVES
Where Unfortunates Spend Their
Last Few Pennies.
STILL LOCKING FOR THE PRINCIPALS
One Policy Woman Took Walks
for Her Health.
KEEPING UP THE RAIDS

The failure of the police to capture Gard
ner and Beverdge and the wife and daugh-
ter of the former on charges of promoting
policy during the raid on jackson City, or
Monte Carlo" Saturday, as published in
Saturdays STAR only had the effect of
making stronger the determination of the
police to rid the city of policy, If possible.
The offer of counsel for Gardner and Bev-
| eridge to pay fines and take a sentence of
two months Imprisonment has not been
| accepted, nor is it likely that District At
torney Birney will accept such an offer.
During the raid Saturday, the officers
found fully four or five hundred negroes in
| the low dives, some of which are hid from
view of the railroad track by tall fence.
Others are on the public road. In one of
the buildings several colored men presided
behind counter in front of which was a
motley crowd Of negroes, most of whom
were SO poor that their clothing scarcely
covered their bodies. The men behind the
counter We're conducting the policy business
open and above board without fear of ar
rest and even when the officers entered
they made no attempt to escape for they
were certain that they were not wanted.
Two large blackboards hung on the wall
contained the result of the morning draw
ings. In another shanty there was de-
praved looking crowd of men around a
crap table, which was conducted by
white man. and in an adjoining room the
negroes were playing games of cards on
tables constructed of rough boards, on
the head of a barrel. In this dark crap
room volley Of profanity greeted the Off
GERS. The light was turned down and the
negroes bolted through an opening in the
fence, all of them trying to get through at
the same time.
Looking Upstairs.
When the officers stopped in front Of the
house near the end of the board walk the
curtains at the upper windows were quietly
drawn, and this caused the officers to be-
lieve that some of the persons wanted were
probably in that particular part Of the
house. white man at the door said that
he occupied that part Of the house. and
there came near being a fight when the "f-
ficers tried to open the door. He made a vigo-
rous objection. but the officers had seen the
skirts or woman near the window and
they thought that perhaps Mrs. Gardner or
her daughter were in hiding there.
Deputy Marshal Glover read the warrant
ana then the occupant of the house Der
mitted two of the officers to enter They
went upstairs and found only a eolored
woman engaged in household duties.
Inc officers went to Alexandria on the
Terry boat Saturday morning and drove to
jackson City. When they reached that law
less place a ''spotter'' said the news of their
coming had reached there early in the day
skipped. The officers, however learned lhat
they had left there the day before on the
southbound train.
Other Cases.
While Bevcridge and Gardner are the only
alleged hackers mentioned on the warrants
already issued, several other firms will be
prosecuted, among them teing the Roslyn
firms. Complaint was lodged against them
today and warrants may be issued against
them tomorrow
1t was stated in the district attorneys
ONCE that the old policy cases pendine
against Gardner and Beveridge and Others
VIII be put on the assignment for trial at
an early date. They are under 81 900 bond
!or their appearance, and should they fail
10 appear their bonds will be forfeited
Some Cases Today.
Lawyer Sillers, who represents at least
one policy firm when their writers get in
trouble. defended colored woman named |
Maria Vass who was called in Judge Kim |
pall s court today on charge Of vagrancy.
Mara had been in the habit of doing a |
foot race between this city and that lawless |
place known as jackson City at regular in
tervals, and she was suspected of being en-
gagged in the policy game.
But this she denied. Il was walking over
the water for the good of my health" was |
her excuse to the officers.
She told the judge that she was out of |
work at present and that she had been
walking over the bridge because she was |
told that the damp air from the river was
good for the throat trouble Maria denied |
that she had visited the Jackson City shops
and played policy.
Judge Kimball commented upon the un-
lawful gatherings across the river and held |
Maria as a suspicious person.
She was required to give bond in the sum |
of $50 or go down for thirty days.
A colored man named Andrew Sears. who |
ha rNtaNTc
hearing in Judge Miller's court on a |
charge Of promoting the game
Policemen Muller and Neal arrested Sears |
Saturday afternoon near the Long bridge. |
An envelope containing S1.40 and some |
policy papers was picked up. The prisoner, |
it was charged, dropped it, but this he
denied, and claimed that the envelope was
dropped by woman.
"Why didn't you pick 1t up?"
Because 1 didn't want to get arrested" |
He said he had been stopped on the bridge |
three times and searched for policy but |
none was ever found on him. While he |
had only been over the river several times 1
he displayed a knowledge of the places
there and the persons who are in |
them that the regular writers would be |
surprised to hear.
Sears said there was a witness named |
O'Brien who was with him at the time of |
his arrest, but he thought he could not get |
him, because he Is wanted by the police |
on Capitol Hill.
Judge Miller gave him sixty days in jail.
and said he would give him another hearing |
II he can get his witness. -.'. -
Israel Foster, colored man, was next |
arraigned.
He's a new convert" said Lawyer Moss
II know him to be a hodcarrier, but, on |
account of having no work, he went into |
the business of collecting plays. and de-
sire to plead guilty for him.
This morning he was his way ecross |
the bridge with 95 cents and two sets of |
plays.
Sergeant Daley and Officer Klinger ar
rested him.
This was Fosters first offense, and the
court imposed a fine of $50 or thirty days