The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-28

Police Make a Raid on All the GAM
bling Dens of the City With
Disastrous Results.
MEN ARE ARRESTED

noon-Many of the Men Arrested Plead
Guilty and Pay Fines to Justice Slater
Gamblers Say That Some One Gave a
Tip to one of the Houses.
The police of the city gave the gam
b1ers of the city blow right from the
shoulder last night, and as a result it
wouldn't be possible for any one to
find a den in the city this morning.
The raid was a general one and had
been well planned. With the excep-
ton of two places the police took the
men off their guard and made big
han1s. At the places connected with
the Heating and Langen saloons it ap-
peared as if the gamblers had been
given a tip, as no one was found in the
rooms.
The raid started shortly after 10
O'Clock. All the police of the city had
been detailed for the work and at the
proper signal the blue coats went to
the doors leading to the gambling
rooms and demanded admission. Of
course the visit of the police brought
CONSERVATION to the men who were
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candle at both ends. Men rushed for
the doors and windows, but all had
been so guarded that it was impossible
for any one to escape and the police
seem to be of the opinion that every
man engaged in the game was arrested.
The places raided were as follows:
General gambling den over the saloon
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General gambling den in room over
the saloon of L. E. Peterson on Main
street. Crap game over the saloon of
John E. Heating on Main street; and
| general gambling room over the saloon
of John Langen.
The successful raids were made at
Beck's and at the room over the Peter
son saloon. In both of these places
the game was in full swing, and when
the police broke into the rooms twenty
men were captured, together with the
two keepers of the joints. Six men
were taken at Beck's and fourteen at
the place over Peterson's.
While these men were being slowed
away in the police Office, other officers
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who is the keeper of this game, was in
the saloon behind the bar, and he
stated to the officer that the game was
not on. This. didn't seem to satisfy
the officer, ard he demanded the key to
the up-sta rs room.
/ When this wasnobtained he went up
and took"a11 the equipments of the
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police Office. Later the same transac-
ton was made at the Langen saloon.
It took the officers nearly two hours
to confscate all the furniture of the
different dens and when the work was
finished the police Office was packed
and large amount of other stuff had
been stored in a barn on Exchange
street.
Amidst the plumber one could find
every sort of gambling device, from
the innocent poker chip and cards to
elaborate crap tables and roulette ar
rangements.E The value of the proper
ty confscateds will amount to over $500.
The stuff taken goes to show that the
Kenosha gamblers have been operating
on an elaborate scale. In the lot were
over 1000 poker chips and in one place
a lot of chips were found payable in
cash or merchandise at the bar. While
the police were carrying the stuff to the
office and to the storeroom other officers
were bringing the arrested men before
Justice Slater for trial. Nearly all of
them p1ead..gui1ty and the docket shows
the following entries:
George Harris, for keeping a gamb-
ling den, $50 and costs; Jim Mike1son,
for the same crime, $40 and costs. John
Langen was held on a similar charge,
but he p1eadsnot guilty and the case
will be tried today. The other men
were fined So and costs, amounting in
ali to $50. All the'ines were paid by
the men in person, who gave their
names as follows: Frank Brothern,
Thomas George, John Winck1er, Jas.
Jensen, John Sorrensen, Billy Hansen,
H. E1sen and Gus Peterson. Other
men arrested paid their fines to the
chief of police and the names had not
as yet been entered on the docket,
Some of the men are still to come up
and they will receive the same punish
ment imposed upon stheir unfortunate
companions.
While the police are receiving the
congratulations of the people today,
ION the success of the raid, quite little
dissatisfaction is expressed on account
of the fact that the Heating place was
not filled with the usual coterie at the
time of the raid. Gamblers who were
captured and who have already been
fined, are limiting that the game in the
popular Main street saloon had been
given a tip, and in this manner the
room was cleared before the officers
arrived. 1t certainly does look some
what queer that game which has a
reputation as being one of the steady
games in the city, should have escaped.
But the question is, who gave the
tip? No one, with the exception of the
police and the Justice of the Peace