The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-06
RAID A POKER CLUB
DETECTIVES GO CLEAR TO SNkL-
LING BRIDGE TO FIND A
GAMBLING HOUSE.
CROWD OF SOLDIERS BUSY.
TWO STUD GAMES AID THE SEDUC-
TIVE CRAPS IN FULL
BLAST.
CROWD OF SOLDIERS BUSY
PRESIDING GENIUSES TIA
While the Score or More of Uncle
Sans Men Left Without
Cashing In.


Detectives Gruber and Murnane
charged a contingent of the United
States army last evening, and stamped
ed two score or more of the brave boys
in blue. The civil officers tried to cap
ture a large number of prisoners, but
succeeded in landing only three. The
rest Of the troops broke away and sour
ried to the barracks as fast as possible.
Word reached the police officers that
a gambling house was being conducted
in the rear Of a building on the east
side OF West Seventh street, near the
Fort Smelling bridge. Whether the in
formation came from a member of the
Citizens league, from some merchant
doing business in the immediate vi
entity, or from one of the regulars who
had lost his money, is inlTlaterial. The
police were notified that gambling was
going on, and, as this is supposed to
be a reform administration, there We're
but two courses open, either to allow
the place to run or raid it, After a
consultation it was decided that a raid
be made. Detectives Gruber and Muir
name We're called in and given orders
At 8 O'Clock last evening the officers
walked into, the confectionery and
restaurant kept by Thomas Little, near
the end of the Fort Smelling bridge
They did not stop to make any pur-
chases, but stalked into a rear room
and found a gambling house in full
blast
There was crowd Of persons in the
room, and each one wore the regula-
Of Io TIL,
detectives made their identity known,
and Immediately there was a scramble
for the exits. Two stud-poker games
and a crap game were in fun swing
when the officers entered. The dealers
at each of the three tables were nabbed
but the players were not molested. In
fact they scattered so quick that it
would have been impossible for the two
detectives to have captured more than
they did. The prisoners, together with
a couple Of quarts of red, white and
blue chips and half dozen packs Of
cards, were taken to the central station
and booked for gambling. William
Thompson, Fl. E Daley and Frank
Smith were the names given by the
soldier boys engaged la running the
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Thompson, who had charge Of the crap
game, had $3.50 in cash when he was
arrested. Daley, who was dealing one
of the stud games, had S54.3S, and
Smith, who was in charge of the other
stud game, had but 81 in cash. So sud
den was the departure of the players
that the dealers were not called upon
to cash any checks.
The three prisoners all claim to be
members Of Company B, Third infan-
try. Capt. Rouleau fixed the bail of
each at 500, but this was afterward
reduced, Thompson putting up $50 and
the other two $25 each A telephone
message was sent to the Prior avenue
station instructing the officers there
to arrest Little, who conducts the
restaurant, on charge of keeping a
gambling house. The prisoners claimed
that the place was simply club and
not a gambling resort. and that no
outsiders We're allowed in the room