The morning times., 1895-11-04
DID NOT TRUST PALMER
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shore and the wind sighed mournfuny
among the tree tops.
Suddenly there was an excited stir in
the keno room. The wheels stopped spin
uing, the people stopped shouting, the
musical cliGking OF chips and coins stimuli
taneously ceased. on table in the center
OF the room stood a slightly built man.
with clear aud flashing brown eyes,
revolver waving in cacn hand, and in
ringing tone he called:
"Keuo!"
The iutensc stiffness gave way TO sudden
confusion, but each of the deputies had "A
table covered aud the exits We're guarded.
The crowd was given Il few moments to
calm down, and then the chief read the
raiding warrants TO each Of the principals.
Ed Heath, who had been Juming and
fretting, soothed himself AT once and readily
gave way TO the officers. But as soon as
they began to possess themselves of the
paraphernalia and money, he sidled over to
Il window, and suddenly Baldwin s a ttenti ion
was called TO his sfiguredisappearing through
the window by a yell from n bystander.
He ran 10 the window and saw the fugi-
tive thirty feet away and running for life.
On the impulse of the moment he drew his
| revolver, hut did not fire. Charlie Heath
and Jim LaFontaine We're arrested and
handcuffed and together with eight of the
players We're carted away to the Alex
andria jail under guard of two or three
deputies.
The rest of the men with Baldwin re-
maincd at the place for a short time, and
| after obtaining possession of several hun
dred dollars in cash and leaving 4 guard
over the place, started away.
ATTACKED IN THE BUSHES.
They had proceeded about half Il hundred
yards up the hill from the place, W hen sud
denly binding flash OF light and half a
dozen reports IN quick succession, coming
from a short distance to one side of them
among some brush, show ed that their late
hosts " ere vengcful. Allbands Immediately
pulled their guns, and as the tire kept up
from the ambuscade il W as returned with
interest. Suddenly from out the brush n
figure stood upright, and then with half
yell tumbled backw ard and rolled partly
down the hill Half a dozen followed him
and he was carried away.
Yesterday the men again repaired to
the scene of their previous nights work
and after taking an inventory of the stock
the W ork of destruction began. Handsome
mahogany tables that cost not less than
half "A thousand dollars each, We're merci
Iessly split into kindling wood, and the en-
tire outfit, worth $4,000 at the lowest
estimate, was broken up.
The prisoners will be arraigned at Alex
andria to-day for a preliminary hearing.
Capt. Baldwin says that they have over
one hundred cases against the Heaths and
LaFontaine and will prosecute them as
long as they can be kept in the State
of Virginia. Talking of the raid last
night, Capt. Baldwin said:
Before we have finished Alexandria
county will be as free from dens of this
description as any part of the United
States. 1 am acting under the instruc-
tions of Gov. O'Fcrrall, and entirely
without the aid of any Of the officials
of the county. My instructions We're that
IL Sheriff Palmer or any of the county
officials attempted TO interfere to arrest
them, handcuff them and throw them
in Jail. We were determined to make
that raid last night, and in spite of the
three hundred men there, would have
done so had it cost q dozen lives
This is only the beginning of the work
and il has had a great effect. 1t has
shown up the intention of Gov. O'Ferrall,
1t has shown the dishonesty and inef-
ficiency of the county officials, and it
marks the beginning of the end of thug
rule in Alexandria county.