Evening journal., 1899-04-03
HELD FOR UPPER COURT
and McMullin Under
$500 Bail for Gambling.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT BY OFFICERS


GAMBLING RoCM AT mo. 0l4h |
N1AIRNET STREET. WHICH WAS
RlAGDED BY THE FOIHCE last ,
NIGHT.
Andrew j. Merrick and Bur
rsws MdNIuIlen were each held
in 5000 bail for upper court
on a charge OF maintaining gambling
table in a room at No. Gi4ls Market
street.
Shortly after o'cl.ck last night Po-
lice Sergeant Evans. accompanied by
Officers Todd, solomon and McGi,lon,
left the po,.oe station in citizens c,cIth-
ing and proceeded to No. 61lh Market
street, where they had received tip
that a game was in TA'ogress.
Arriving at the frcnt door Sergeant
Evans opened IT with a latch key aud
went up to The third floor. in company
with Pol,cemen T.dd and Solomon. or
hcer McGl..on was left downstairs ON
guard.
After few moments wait in order
to give the police time to reach uhe
third story, McGillon touched a sscrul
electric button connecting with a bell
In the room above, and upon the door
being opened T-dd and Solomon step
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found to he seated around c,oth-oov-
cred table engaged in a game Of poker
AS SION as the officers entered the men
sprang up and endeavored to escape by
a door In an adjoining room leading
into the hallway. Their efforts were
blocked, however, 10y Sergeant Evans,
who was on guard, and the entire
party, consisting CT the alleged pro-
pretcrs and hackers. Burrows McNlul-
len and a. ]. Merrlck. Edward Tawes,
Harry White. George Mccartney and c.
It. Andrews, was marched down to the
City Hall, and after being eearchsd was
locked up.
The officers then returned to the
room aud brought away the parapher-
MALTA, consisting Of a round clcth-cov-
cred table. several boxes OF poku
chips, packs of cards, and a set Of dice
A bottle of whiskey and a case OF beel
were also captured and taken t3 thS
station house. Later the men securaf
bail ard were released. 1t Is said tha
the police have their eyes on severa
other p.aces where games aielbeinlg run
but the report Of the raid last nigh
soon got abroad and the ether PAGES
were soon vacated
AT This mornings session OF cour
Harry WhFte. Charles F. Andrews anC
/, Edward Tawes testified to havingp.ay
cd poker in the room on the third 400
.. lrr No. 6l4s Market street on severa
dlfferont occasions. THE game was five
cent ante and twenty-five cent limit
and was maintained by a certain per
certage 5singtaken out Of each pot ons
or two chips, by either MlAlu.lin cI
Merr.ck. Drinks and cigars were FIR
nlshed free to the players, being pa.'
for by the proceeds ct the kitty
Pawnbroker Lewis Harris testified Il
having played casino in the room Ol
different occasions for twenty-five cent
a corner. He had never played poke
here. theugh he Thought the game haN
been running about six weeks.
Howard Tees, the tenant of THE prop
erty No. 6141s Market street, depose
that he rented the third story fron
room to Merrlck, who was employed b
\ him, and that .he rear room, togethe
T. with Merrick's board, was included
his salary. The front room Merric
r had rented to entertain his Friends II
l. Mr. Tees stated that he knew n.thin
y that was going on I'M the rooms, a
l. though he had no.foed number {
5 men going in and cut the house, whiC
If was a public one.
It Sergeant Evans testified t3 haTin
W made the raid and arresting the mel
Is After hearing the testimony Judge Ba
stated that he would be compelled /
s, hold the men for upper court.
m In speaking Of the raid cne OF IL
In officers etated this m-rning that Oh
at Law and Order Society had nothing
L. do with it. Onficens NIcGlI0n and So,
IN mon we're given the tip and supple
with a key TO the front DOR Of tl
boarding hcrco two weeks ago, al
only a favorable opportunity w
IN awaited &, make the raid.
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