The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
GAMBLERS In HAUGHVILLE.
An Invitation to Move Over to that
suburb.

Chief of Police Larsh, of West Indianap-
oils. has succeeded in making that suburb
too warm for the gamblers who have been
wont to roll dice and shuttle pasteboards.
Two of the proprietors of gambling houses
in that suburb have been driven out of
town. and it is said that these gentlemen
have taken refuge in Haughville. The two
gamblers who are reported to have moved
their gambling rooms out of West Indian
apols are James Ross. who conducted gam
bling rooms in the same building with Ben
jamin Wilson's saloon, on the corner of
Hadley avenue and Morris street and Tom
Brewer, who ran the gambling den over
from Wilson's saloon. 1t is reported that
Brewer has established his outfit in rooms
over Herman Goetz's saloon in Haughville.
There is little doubt that the reports re-
garding these removals are true. for the old
crowd of gamblers that formerly could be
seen loafing at the corner OF Hadley ave-
and Morris street have disappeared
from their old haunt and their faces are
now to- be seen in Haughville. Some of the
Haughvile officials deny that the gamblers
have moved to that suburb and claim that
there is no gambling carried on there How
ever one of the officers who is so vigorous
in denying the report visited the various
gambling resorts in West Indianapolis last
week and while it is not known that he
gave them a direct invitation to move to
his suburb it is known that he told at least
one of them that there was room for his
outfit in that suburb. where he would not
be interfered with. Gus Rahke's place is
about the only large gambling house that
is now left in West Indianapolis, but the
police say that they believe craps table is
still operated in Ross old place.
they believe the suburb will now be an
nexed very shortly, and state as their rea-
son for the opinion that Mayor Taggart
and Councilman Coulter. of this city. drove
around and investigated the various por-
tions of the suburb last Sunday. Yesterday
Councilmen Coulter and Costello drove
around the various streets of West Indian
apolis, and the citizens believe these signs
are indicative OF annexation.
The citizens of West indianapolis are Wig
orously condemning the Citizens Street
railroad Company for not hauling a trailer
on one or two of the cars that leave the
city about 6 o'clock in the evening. On the
evening cars the people are crowded into
them with less regard to convenience than
a drover pays TO hogs. Last: night car No
152, which left the city at o'clock and is
of small type with a small platform and
which will conveniently seat about twenty
people. was so crowded that there was
scarcely room for one to breathe. Sixty
two fares were registered and there were
four more passengers on the platform
whom the conductor missed. and when this
number is added to the registered fares a
total of siXty-four is shown Even women
were obliged TO stand upon the platform
and step, and to make bad matters still
worse, the car was seldom stopped on the
crossing, but either beyond or behind it.
and those who alighted were obliged to
wade in the mud. =
Mrs. +. S. Adams. of No. IS Sheffield ave-
hue. West Indianapolis, made a misstep
yesterday morning and fell through a cellar
door which had been left standing Open
She fell through the opening heavily and
sustained such severe INJURIES that il is
feared she may not recover.