Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-05
THE RAID AT R0SLYN
Detecliqe Baldwin Breaks Up Jack
Heath'S Den In Alexandria County.
TEN OF THE GAMBLERS ARRESTED
The Courageous Ohicer Yelled
"keno" and Pistols Were Drawn
ernOr VIII Have the Law Enforced.

bdfnDnnb IN AieSan1rid county mas at
last received an effectual squelcher. and
Jack Heath's Monte Carlo" which has
for years been running In open defiance
OF law on the Virginia side OF the Poto-
mac. across from Georgetown, has been,
by order of Governor O'Ferrall, raided
and broken up.
For many months the Governor has
been arranging for crusade against the
gamblers near Rosslyn, ana. with that
end in view. he some time since employ
ed Detective W. G.. Baldwin TO put his
plans into execution. All arrangements
were made for the raid. and Saturday
night at 10 o'clock sharp the detective.
with a force OF seven men. all trusty aids
Of his, visited tie Heath bank" and,
covering the assembled sports with their
pistols. they arrested the whole crowd,
but afterwards released all but the ten
principals, whom they took to Alexandra
and imprisoned.
The Governor, when at Allegheny
Springs last summer. sent for Mr.. Bald-
win. and. laying the facts before him,
instructed him TO proceed at once 10
break up gambling in Alexandria county.
Inc 0tttCIlNt went at pICt W NbohiHk
ton. and thence 10 Rosslyn. and after a
careful survey Of the situation advised
the Governor that the gamblers were ali
scattered during the summer. and that
IL would be unwise 10 make "A raid until
they reassembled for the fall season. He
was instructed to bide his time untii a
favorable opportunity presented ITSELF
and the matter was allowed 10 slee.'
while the gamblers labored under the hal
lucination that they were masters or the
sitution. Therefore, when Captain Bald
win swooped down upon them SATURDAY
night they were totally unprepared for
IT. and the detective with ease "copperea
every bet that had been made
CAPTAIN BALDWINs LETTER.
Captain Baldwin wrote the Governor n
letter on Sunday, in which he gave this
readable account of the raid
''Vcni vidi. vici.' and tonight | am
as happy as any man in Washington.
left home on Thursday with part OF my
force. and on Friday night sont one OF
nv best men TO Rosslyn TO Heath =
He made me a diagram OF the house
showing each room and every table III
them. Just before dark ! went 10 Carnn
Springs 10 see Mayor King, and found
he had gone "a Ohio. So. the only thing
! could do was to hunt up another JUS
ticc. ] sent my men, seven III HuHipei-
to Heath's, one or two at time.
found Justice Birch and made him sign
varrants: had a horse and buggy ready,
and drove az fast as / could TO George
town: caught Heath's boat at s;5o; ar
rived at Heath's at 9:41.
.AIy men had been instructed TO be at
certain points of the building, ana,
when | hollered Keno" 10 hold up the
crowd. gave the signal at 10 +. NJ.
and we caught about three hundred. We
picked out the principal men and held
forty OF them.
Il could not get a stage until after II
o'clock. We started with twenty-three.
all we could haul our stage broke
down, and | turned ali loose but ten. 1
charge OF the stun. We put the ten
men in jail at Alexandra about $3.50 Sun
day morning
1--WE returned to Heath's place Sunday
and destroyed 5000 worth Of tables.
checks. etc. The papers gave Palmer the
credit. but the Times and Post sent re-
porters to see me, and j gave them the
facts. We got sl55 in cash.
"As we were leaving Heath's Saturday
night three men shot at us several times.
one OF my men and myself returned
the fire and ran them into the brush.
We hit one Of the men, and he fell. We
then ran after the other two. and In the
darkness could not find the one we
hit
Il think this work has given gambling
A black e. and 1t will be a long time
before is any more OF ii at Ross
lyn."
DAD >DIJERNAIJi CApTITRED