The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
FARO AND CRAP
GAMES RAlDBD
Officers SWoop Down
Upon Sausalito's
Gamblers.
Outfits Seized and Nearly a
Outfits Seized and Nearly a
Score of Men Placed
Under Arrest.
Neat Execution of Coup Carefully
Planned With the Aid of
Detectives.

SAN RAFAEL CAL, Aug. 13.-The
fare, roulette and crap games that have
been running in J. E. Slinkeys FL Monte
Hotel in Sausalito for the past month
were to-day raided by offiders under Con-
stable Sutton OF Novato and Captain J.
J. Cailundan of Morse's Detective AGENCY,
acting under instructions from District
Attorney e. B. Martinelli. The dealers,
players and outfits were all captured The
raid was carefully planned and executed
with considerable skill.
For over month the knowledge that
1aro game was in operation in SausaIito
has been common gossip. The town
authorities refused to take any action be-
yond Instructing Prosecuting Attorney
Adolph sylvia to notify the county officials
that such game was running. This he
did, and Sheriff Henry Harrison went 10
Sausalito and visited Ell Monte. His
search was fruitless, and then District At
torney e. b. Martinelli took the matter
in hand and called in the aid of the
Morse agency, which sent detectives to
Sausalito. These men spent number OF
days in the town, mingled with the
gamblers and soon found that the faro
ton. Then it was resolved to raid the
place, and accordingly Martinelli planned
with the detectives to seize TIE outfit this
afternoon.
Twelve good men were selected and
sworn in as deputies by Cons table Sutton.
This party left San Francisco on the IL 80
O'Clock boat this morning and arrived at
Sausalito at noon. Half of them visited
the gambling hall. spotted the players
and mingled with the crowd. Everything
was in operation. The faro table was
being heavily played ana the roulette
wheel and crap game were in full blast.
AT 1:5O o'clock, by prsarranged plan,
the signal was given by the captain in
charge OF the officers to close the doors.
Immediately the officers rushed to their
places, while those on the outside guarded
the windows and doors.
So quietly was the raid accomplished
that for twenty minutes the people on the
outside were not aware that it had been
made. Within the gambling hall all was
excitement. The doors were barred and
the sixty odd players were trapped. There
was no avenue of escape, and the officers
ordered the men to drop everything and
stand where they were. One or two who
disregarded these instructions were tai apped
with the clubs in the hands of the officers.
Sacks were produced and all the cash and
chips in sight were scooped into the bags.
The outfits were seized and the men were
kept prisoners until the Chiefs arrival
The raid had been planned so as to take
place Just as the Sausalito boat came into
the slip. On the boat were Captain Cal
lundan, Constable Sutton and District At
torney +. b. Martinelli, who then took
charge and directed further operations.
The gam blers were lined up and those
whom the detectives had seen playing or
dealing were held, while the balance were
allowed to depart The money captured
was counted. AT the roulette game there
was $266, at the faro game $458 and at the
crap game $26l 75-a total of 1886 Is. The
men, officers and money were then hustled
into three buses, and the party left for
San Rafael. Sixteen men were taken un-
der arrest, and when they arrived at
San Rafael they were bundled into the
courtroom of the Superior Court, where
they were placed under guards.
Tue excite ement in Sausaito was intense
when the buses with their loads of pris-
oners started for San Rafael. The streets
were full of gam blers, but not hand was
raised to release tie men. Warrants for
the arrest of the guilty persous were
sworn out before Justices Rodden and
names
The establishment was conducted by
Joe Harvey. Among the players arrested
were George Lswison, a. Smith, George
Marks, Harry Uhler and other sports.
This evening the cases were called be-
fore Justices Gardner and Rodden. Hep
burn w ilkins appeared as attorney for tiis
arrested gam blers. The men in each case
were released on cash bail, supplied by
William Dormer. Dormer is well-known
sport. This afternoon, after the raid was
made and the men arrested, he sent a lis
patch 10 the City and messenger came
over with sack of gold and greenbachs.
This was the money used to bail the men
out. The cases were set for Tuesday at
1880 o'clock.
The names given by the men were as
follows: JACK" Morse, E. Brooks, Tom
Brady, W. Harrison, George Marks, o. p.
JACKSON, James Jones. j. Nicholas, r.
Davenport, o. P. Martin, c. Rotang, S.
Billings, James Lewis, A. Meyers. Emil
klser E. Retters and Harry UnDa.