The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-21
WITH THE POLICE
An Exciting Raid Of a Policy
Shop.
Another Chapter In One Mans
Downfall.
a NEW RESCUE HOME.
Plan to Purchase the Handsome
Stone Mansion.
What Topeka Peace Officers
Are Doing.
NEW RESCUE HOME.

The police raided a policy shop at IS
Kansas avenue Saturday night Just as
the sun went down" The law preserloes
that officers can not search house after
shutdown and the officers made 3 race
with the sun and won.
Chief Ramsey. Sergeant Belts and OF
acer Pavey went UP the front stairs ana
Officers Mcmillan, Mccoy and simpson
went up the back stairs The CHIEF Touno
himself gazing through heavy lattice
work al the head Of the stairs He could
see the players inside The Wheel NSs
just ready 10 turn are You al -1 Ise,u-
asked the man at the wheel men LEI
asI 60 l C-eal s,1lI sTo1Ind one Of the
players hummed, play four eleven, 4oE y
How shall we get imp said the chief,
Just as easy whispered Belts. as ne
grabbed the chief by his leg and boosted
Rim TO me TOP Of the lattice door As the
chief arrived on his perch he y WO-
man on the inside near the door
Madam" said the chief very calamity,
taking on his hat andexposing his gray
hairs TO the cObWebs Of the ceiling. VIII
Vou kindly open the door2t'
iVyeII-yyha Tint he-vgorId-' she was so
surprised she could hardly speak why
don't you come up the back way? What
Madame continued the chief. I'm
oh You are, are you. Wen. don't
know and she reached for broom as
q shove and the head OF the police depart
Inent lost his balance and tumbled into
the hall He quickly unlocked the door
and lodged the broom OnIcer Pavey
opened the back door and lodged the
opened the back door and the policy play
ers were surrounded They were dumb
founded They could not believe their
.'Having a good time. boys?' asked the
What -wins?''
Why, l. the dealer was out of breath
but the spell was broken and the men
around the table tried TO escape Ihey
could not There was bluecoat a every
sfVven. I guess you had all better come
with US" said the chief The patrol
wagon backed up TO the door and seven
men with six policemen nieo Gown ,itle
front stairs and clambered in The policy
Eenollng d squirrel cage that turns; was
loaded IN with half a dozen cigar boxes
tlLle i Win ilcheCS, selll3S II I -ls
BOOKS Ior keeping accounts, o. IlIi-l1els
sold, and nice. large round poker table
You were there" said the chief.
Yes. I know I left my buggy down
minute But he went with the rest and
was registered along with Fred Austin
Alexander, G. McCaslin and H Tobias,
the proprietor
not a game Of chance" as gambler once
explained, for those who buy tickets
this particular place was turned twice a
day when the drawings were announced
selling numbers They would sell three
numbers. write them on slip. give them
Srs JE-i-e-s II me aid 1o- Ue1t - The
agent selling the ticket would return the
The price is five cents for three num-
bers- When the drawings take place all
the numbers sold are placed in the wheel.
The wheel IS turned TO shuttle them and
three numbers are drawn If any person
who paid I'VE cents for three rum bers
holds two of the numbers drawn out of
the wheel he wins - cents II he holds
all three of them he receives -. If he
pays five cents more and fiat saddles
Two of his numbers and draws them in
rotation he wins 81. If he fiat saddles
for 10 cents and draws two In succession
he wins 80 If he fiat saddles six
numbers for % cents he stands 10 win S36
and so on. Several years ago labOrer
in Topeka won $500. That was once.