Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-08

After many alleged attempts to close
the notorious Goldstrohm place on
Water street, heroic measures were re-
sorted to last night, and after show
of marked reluctance, the proprietor
was prevailed upon to move to the City
Building. He spent the night there,
and all his paraphernalia for enticing
| the coin from the pockets of the I'M
wary, was piled up in the basement
corridor. 1t was not working, how
ever. The bank was closed.
The raid was made by the police,
upon warrant issued by Justice W.
w. Rogers. 1t was the direct out
growth of the little game last week in
which A. B. Hancie, of New York,
dropped a wad of greenbacks, OF the
aggregate value of $3.50. Readers of
| the Register are familiar with the
| facts in the case. and of the diSap-
pearance of defendant Perkins, but it
is not generally known that Perkins
has returned to the city. He has made
| no attempt to conceal himself for sew
eral days, and this fact gave rise to the
| belief that the matter had been COM
promised.
Yesterday afternoon Hancie appeared
| before Justice Rogers with his attor-
ney, and swore out warrant for Fred
| Goldstrohm. The paper was placed for
| execution in the hands Of the Chief-of-
Police, W. NJ. Clemans. The Chief
called Officers Troutwein, Hinkleman,
| Turner, Donovan, Walker, Lawson,
Michael and Wells The descent was
made about ten o'clock, but the habit
ues of the place had evidently antici
pated the proceeding, as they were
conspicuous by their absence when the
blue coats entered.
Chief ClemanS, acting as master-of-
ceremonies, Immediately closed and
locked the front door. The warrant
was read to Mr.. Goldstrohm, and the
| police carpenters at once commenced
| the dissection Of the furniture in order
| to reduce it to parcels of size to be
easily removed. The outfit on the first
and second floors was very compre-
! hensive one. 1t clearly indicated that
a man who wanted to make an invest
| ment would be accommodated, no
matter what special line he desired.
There was everything in the layout
from an inoffensive looking policy
goose" to an expensive and we'll
equipped faro layout.
Two express wagons were stationed
in front of the building, where a big
| crowd had assembled. The police car
ried the tables and wheels out, and
deposited them in the conveyances.
Both wagons were we'll filled when the
procession moved toward the city
building.
While the proprietor's tools were be-
ing taken from him, there were incl
dental circumstances which created
considerable excitement for the time.
Goldstrohm, as may well be imagined,
was not in an amiable frame of mind,
and his face betrayed his anger While
the Chief and several deputies were in
the rear room on the ground floor, he
walked behind the bar to the cash reg
lister, took out a revolver and placed
it in his hip pocket. His movements
were observed by Chief Clemans, and
when he started through the hallway
to go upstairs, the Chief and deputies
followed.
Goldstrohm reached the gambling
room ON the second floor. Office Dono-
van was it's only occupant. Gold
strohm closed and fastened the door,
but made no hostile demonstration to-
ward Donovan. The police feared that
stray bullet might pierce Donovan's
anatomy, however, and they proceeded
to break open the door.
Goldstrohm stood inside in a threat
ening attitude. He was relieved of his
revolver. Then he picked up a shot
gun which was lying on a table. A
subsequent examination proved that it
was not loaded. He levelled the wea-
pom at Wells, but it was promptly torn
from his grasp. Goldstrohm was
placed under arrest and marched to
the lookup, where a charge of resist
ance was placed against him.
While the officers were in the build
ing members of Goldstrohm's family,
particularly the children, were crying
in such a manner as to be heard on the
street.
Lieut. Daniel Ingram took an in
ventory of the stock of gambling de-
vices which were found at the resort.
and reported that the property con-
sisted of one faro table layout one
crap table, two book-makers' tables.
one wheel of fortune, one board of
trade" two sets of checks, one case
keeper, four check racks and one policy
goose.
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