The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-30
ROBY FIGHTING BACK
IMPORTED DETECTIVES AS WELL AS
BOOkMAKERS ARRESTED.
The Latter Took Fines of S. at Hobart
Last Night, While Detectives Went
to Jail at
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HAMMOND, Ind. May @.-The Roby
people began to fight back to-day. and as
a result an imported detective was arrest
ed for every man arrested by the anti-Roby
crowd. The charge against the detectives
is more serious than that against the
bookmakers arrested. Two sets of war
rants were served at the Roby track. One
was by Constable Wall. of Hobart. on f.
Williams, Henry Peeks. Charles Frank and
Simon Raster. who were operating a book
under the name of the Kentucky Club. The
men were taken to Hobart, where they had
a hearing tonight.
The other and more important arrest was
made by officer Henry Burge and assistants.
of Hammond. who took into custody four
Chicago detectives named Eugene Lawson,
James O'Donnell. Frank Moore and Joseph
Ieming, who are employees of the Mooney
and Boland detective agency, OF Chicago.
i hneee men mere ofti afrest nnde on t dne a enaf nf the Se
General Assembly passed March 3, 1889,
which makes 1t unlawful for any person to
act as deputy sheriff, deputy constable. etc.
who has not been a resident of the State
for one year and of the county for six
months; The same act makes it unlawful
such a person as his deputy. and in either
case the penalty is Imprisonment in the
penItentiary for not more than one year
to which may be added a fine OF not eX-
ceeding 500. The men we're brought to
this city, and in defult of bail in the sum
of $500 each, were sent to jail to await their
preliminary hearing before Justice H.. 3.
Crawford next Saturday.
When the men were searched a number
of warrants were found on them. issued by
a justice of the peace at Hobart directed to
any constable of Lake county. and calling
for the arrest of John Doe on the charge
of gambling. A certificate was also found
Ciona1 nv nGfa WALL Af n n
pointing the bearers his deputies. At first
they gave their place of residence as Ho-
bart, but later Lawson said that he lived
Later-Walter S. DevereuX, of the Moony
d Boland detective agency, appeared be-
night and deposited 800 in cash as Sc
curity for the appearance of Lawson,
O'Donnel, Moore and Fleming at their pre-
liminary hearing next saturday and the
four men were released from custody.
Bookmakers Fined s5 and Costs.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind.. May 29.-The four
bookmakers at Roby were brought to Ho-
bart on the Z o'clock train tonight and
taken before Justice John Foster. where
they entered a plea of guilty and were fined
S and costs. Last night Max Blumenthal
was taken to the Superior Court. He gave
bond, with John Condor, Armenicus Knott
and Louis Willingill as s%ureties.
A private Message received here tonight,
says that a coup is planned for tomorrow.
A number of detectives from different parts
of the State are expected, and not only the
bookmakers but those who buy pools will
be arrested. A typewriter has been busy
all day writing out blank warrants, which
will be taken to Roby tomorrow and placed
in the hands of the officers employed by the
civic federation, who are still furnishing all
the money necessary. How long the hight
will be kept up is not known, as the ex-
penses of the raids are $50 per day. The
nish sufficient money to keep the fight going
all summer if the officers will be kept at
work.