The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-05
RAIDED THE GAMES
Gamblers Caught at the Deleh|
and Ways Place.
FARO, CRAP AND ROULETTE
The onicers Force Admfttance Throusy
Many Locked Doors and Arrest ths1
Dealers-Released on Bail.

At late hour last night TIE police raice
the gambling houses under the Delcho sa
Ion and Eugene Ways place. over the PEG
Pies theater- AS q result Of the raid DO,
lice headquarters fairly bristled with gam
bling paraphernalia OF all kinds. includ&
ing cheap chips, expensive chips. faro layl
outs and crap games. and other r1rnitur
used by the deyotees Of the green cloth
Police records do not show many arrests
we're made, yet IL the truth was told, Their
were many men shaking In their boots a
the officers came swooping In upon thenN
and disturbed the festivities OF the evening
Detectives Cudihes and Wells went 1o
the Delcho at L Go, and without any warn
ing whatever started TO make their way
into the cen- Just as they entered the sa1
loon. however, the officers saw TAYLOR
Holden, the proprietor OF the place stepj
into an inner room, and just as he did sd
they heard the ringing OF a gong in thev
lower regions. They hurried or down the
stairway. and ran up against a locked
door. guarded by a negro attendant. Al
single rap was enough 10 gain adulttance1
through this portal, but Il was only theJ
beginning OF their trip. They found theIn-I
selves in a small ante-room, and confinu-I
ing. they struck another locked door. De-
tectiye Cudihee gave this door two hardI
kicks, and the cry OF Hold on, hold on.
was heard, and the door was at onceV
opened by Al Beede, and old-tirne sport
When the door was opened the detect.yes}
saw al least thrty-fiye men sitting about
the room IN careless manner. smokingI
cigars and cigarettes. ard looking as uni
concerned as possible. The gong, rung by)
Holden upstairs, had evidently been un-I
derstood, as the table was covered With
flannel cloths, and every evidence OIL
gambling put out Of sight The officersV
placed Tom Eckhart, a Weu-known gam-I
bier, and proprietor OF the games. underI
arrest, and gathering the faro crap anal
roulette tables and other paraphernalia to-
gether, took il upstairs. loaded IL in thej
wagon and started for headquarters. None
OF the patrons was arrested Eckhart vas
booked. and soon after released on $50
bail.
At Eugene Ways place Acting Chief
Hogle and Detective Philbrick were the
raiding officers Hogle stood guard on
the outside. while Philbrick climbed over
a partition and surprised the gamesters
just as they were trying TO secret the
bank rolls. Ben Pincus was caught in
the act of stuffng some money IN a bag.
but stopped on receiving a command from
Philbrick to hold on" The games were
not so well patronized here, evidently. as
there were only eight or ten men in the
room. Stronger evidence was secured
here than at the Delcho. however, end
from the positions OF Joe Pincus and
JOhn 2AdSuuci IL was thOUSHt UeSL 10 TAKE
them along, too. Smith, the dealer, Ben
Pincus. Joe Pincus Mcguire and the crap
and faro outfits were taken down stairs,
placed in the patrol wagon and taken TO
headquarters. Ben Pincus and Smith
were released on $40 cash bail each, and
Joe Pincus and Mcguire on SO bail
Among the stuff seized was q sack con-
tanning something over 500. This raid
was made at II 30 o'clock. a few minutes
before the Delcho was opened by the
officers.