The morning times., 1896-05-25
SILVER LEAF CLUB RAIDED
Large Haul of Gambling Para
phernalia at Alexandria.
Woman's Auxiliary Preparing for
Confederate Memorial Day-Po-
litical Meetings Tonight.

The members OF the police force, having
declared war against the Illegal sale OF
liquors and gambling, are carrying out
the good work in a satisfactory manner.
A twO-stOry frame building on the west
side of West street, between King and
PRINCE, has been under the eye OF the
police Tor some time. on the front door
or the building is silver plate bearing
the initials or the SILVER Lear SOcIaI
CInb,' an organization composed Of young
co!ored men, who claim TO be operating
under charter.
About so clock yesterday afternoon Lieut..
Smith, having been ADVISED that .'fGH
house" was present, with Officers Davis,
Lyles, Goods and Wilkinson, went To the
house and surrounded it with his men.
As the Officers approached the house a
brick was thrown by u coIOIed woman
named Lucinda Darneli, TO warn the
gamblers. II crashed through the win
dow and caused a stampede within. The
officers burst Iii the doors. and made their
way to the second story, where they found
eighteen members and a lot OF cards,
chips, tables, dice, and other gambling
paraphernaiia. Some OF the cooler heads.
soon as they discovered that raid was
about TO be made, threw a lot of the
outfit into y trap door in the ceiling, where
it was subsequently found by the police.
also captured.
The following were in the house at the
time of the raid, all of whom were 10 Ocked up
at police headquarters: Robert Fountain,
William Doean. Robert Burke, James
Leard. WIS Grant, Charles Davis, Thomas
Washington, George Adkins, F. II. Bell,
William Davis, George Washington, James
Burke, John Johnson, Charles HOItzendorr.
Lee Martin, Orlando Williams, Leonard
Ca rter. Oliver Keath. Lucinda DdEEeA
was also arrested for throwing a brick
and interfering With the officers in max
ing the raid. The gambling outfit was also
taken to police headqua rters to be used as
evidence in the case, which will be heard
by Mayor Thompson this morning.
1t is expected that the Washington, Alex
andria and Mount Vernon Railway, be-
tween this city and Washington, will be
opened 10 the public about June l. The
local trains Will run from the foot OF
King street, in this city, 70 the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Thirteen-and-a-
half street in Washington. The round trip
fare between the two cities Will be %
cents; single fare 10 cents. Twenty five
trip tickets viii be sold at $3.50. and
twelve-trip workman's ticket VIII be sold
at 90 cents. good for six days. This latter
TICKET Will he limited 10 early morning and
late afte trains.
Mr.. Francis Carroll. who has been in
i'll health for some time past. has gone To
the Alexandria infirmary for treatment
The members OF the WOman's Auxiliary
or R E. Lee Camp will meet at ArmOry
Hall at 8 O'Clock this morning TO receive
floral offerings aud prepare the floral
decoration for the Confederate Monument
and graves OF the Confederate dead The
different organizations participaJ Jing in
the parade today Will form on Washington
street and will march over the following
route. Down Cameron street to Royal,
out Royal TO King, up King TO Patrick. out
Patrick to Prince, down Prince to the
monument The line will move at 5o'clGck
sharp.
The authorities have given notice that
III future the city carts will not remove
ashes with which garbage has been mixed
from any ones premises. The city ordi
nances oDthe subject will berigidly enforced
Thomas Brown, John johnson. Edward
Thompson, Fred Johnson and Frank VIII
Iiams, all from Washington. paid the
WhitechapeI district in this city q visit
yesterday afternoon and were exercising
their vocal p0w wers. They expressed sur
prise when accosted by Policemen Bettis
and Knight that singing" was prohibited on
the streets OF this city AS they were minus
the necessary So each they had 70 submit
to await the action OF Mayor Thompson
this morning
The tickets TO be used in the election 70 be
held on the 2Sth inst have been printed
and tue electoral board viii meetand stamp
them in the presence OF the Judge OF the
corpora ton court. As required by the
Walton law. under which tie election Will
be held, each ticket has to be stamped
separately with the official State seal.
William II. Smith and Edwin Scott,
candidates for the office OF city sergeant,
and Leanard Marbury and W E. FendaH,
aSpirants for the commonwealth attOr-
neyShip, are making q hard fight, and il Is
expected that a heavy vote viii be polled.
Mr. Bernard ]. Donnelley and party OF
friends went to Hight Point, on the lower
Potomac, yesterday, on the steam launch
Americus.
Meeting will be heldin Alexandra county
tonight TO elect delegates to the State
convention TO be held at Staunton, June 4,
and TO the Congressional convention to
be held In this city ugust 10. The county
is entitled to three delegates from each of
the three districts The Washington dis
trict meeting Will be held at Carnes' school,
Arlington district, at Columbia school ana
Jefferson district at Hume school.