The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-08
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Uuslutaas Inc policy shops
SohlnB sssdshed headquarters there. and
~ erica ,ople who could not find money to
Mjss Maryty food for wives and children found
vii tio,,s,e wherewitha TO buy policy slips and
''"' sool tickets. saloons multiplied brawla
just REQ we're Of daily occurrence and fatalities
ekiris at were frequent. A station was estab-
Ar. n he'd there and railroad trains which
t,ir.f, a formerly rushed through the
zee, luilt platform. established
nave ~ > and sidlngs and stopped TO
Hover po1s ron oe and let of passengers.
Mrs. Wm Efwircame the outlaw tracks which
I'd 90 HCarne yesihe place more notoriety than
Az, ,rr. AID ,,l lnally the District police had 10
80. .-atters In their own hands From
their first ascislye step dates the pass
"o."h' ing OF Jackson City.
l.. d. a The blowing open Of a safe belong
10 the eit Ing 10 the Washington Ferry company
- and the stealing OF several thousand
dollars furnished the occasion The
lase h,N ooty was taken to Jackson City TO be
T. D. ~ distributed. Desmond. Dempsey and
VS. OTHERS who had assisted the notorious
san And D. Williams In the robbery were
9red there. Williams himself made
&c" lace his headquarters, and. fall
hAlth secure the corporation OF the
Tyler Has ia authorities the local detective
Nts.F undertook bold step. patrol
,,,,.l d, n full OF detectives all heavily
.ined left police headquarters In
can isgWaahlngton shortly after midnight
gutter. while the discussion Of the safe rob
Phone 10 berry was at its height Az this end
crntr, OF the bridge the wagon stopped aud
t.,a. 49,. the officers got out and walked across
The notorious Gamblers place was
'''''N'' surrounded. Desmond was arrested but
Tor &c Dempsey escaped. Satchels. with evil
either in d-.Sw Of the guilt Of the people ar
pe1ies see rested, we're found In the place. and
- ID later, after Williams had been arrested.
he made a fall confession duplicating
"'ob. the rest.
yesterday Following that came a raid by Vir-
Bcauulu ginla deputy sherins on the saloons
lous moy lie lcught q lson and Foster both noted
er than anywhere else ps "r S In, o,sa,
Andrew Cmlilcseie made. Gambler was arrest.
IN ihe justice court confined In jail on several
for ass ull and les only recently securing his re-
Of bail. Sc, His place was broken up and
closed. Nelson was driven out Foster
followed Several Of the old buildings
u H we're destroyed by hre until now the
ping 49, only saloon In the place II kept by Joe
iul ut ThomNs, and except for brokyart
iomefA hands on Saturday night. his patrons
A ave few an. long time coming.
Gambler has been released from ial
'''n In Alexandria and lnhabts the uppe
We'ue part OF his place The lights no longe
Doc i1 burA In the bar and gambling room
Leon q downstairs. and the sounds Of reyelr!
u u ~ which once came from within arr
hushed The platform erected by th
"'t''' railroad IL not used even the Stoves
q mem trains going through without stopplng
OF The sun beats down ON the one desert
cburc-ai ~ al slet. which il thckly covered wit
sanper'sf aust ID, dry weather and mud In wei
..,a,iet, Thoms< saloon. Gamblers almost de
serted house. one feed store a s'aol
'-''r ~ and an untenanted old brick hous
heh@'~ comprise the city, The gamblers say
Capt " ssbooier and plea..uter fields Tor thel
IN Cuba to use rk further up the Potomac riyel
cool bv using they. too. deserted. saiurda
f,.,,.r n lreeits the negro brickmakers max
eye ,nlnptes Try. but II is tame and que, co"
.,ser. phone to the reyels Of the olden days