The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-30
RAID ON SLOT MACHINES.
More Than 200 Captured in the
Quaker city.


PHILADELPHIA. oct Claw and
Order Society agents yesterday made n
systematic raid on stores and other places
containing gambling devices in various
parts Of the city and captured over 30
slot machines. For the past two months
agents Of the society have been securing
evidence against places in which the ma
chimes were operated and as a result
hundreds OF warrants were issued by
Magistrate Eisenbrown. and all day yes
terday nine furniture wagons and corps
Of w0r.-men were kept busy taking the
gambling devices To the rooms Of the So
ciety at go Walnut Street. Some Of the
machines were so large and heavy that
piano movers were employed to handle
them.
When the workmen ceased their Iabors
last night the headquarters Of the Law
and order Society rssembled an exposition
Of gambling apparatus There was al
most every conceivable variety Of ma
chine. The smallest was one seven
Inches square. into which patrons were
encouraged 10 pace a penny in order 20
rotate i've discs coutaiEE small playing
cards, me winner or cigars or money be
ing denoted by a system Of plays familiar
% poker players. with the odds in favor
Of the machine. The largest was one over
The PLAYER was supposed TO drop a nickel
In the slot and stand his chances Of win
ming from cents 10 s..
Many Of the machines were curi0sitia-
in their way. Two designated as 'Manil-
las contained glass enclosed TOPS about
eighteen inches long. At one end was a
pistol. and at the other end three slots.
The method Of operation was TO uI.cc a
penny in the pistol then aim az the slots
and take chances on winning from 8
cents 20 a quarter. a big. cumbersome
looking machine was called the Dewey"
IL was Edly decorated with alleged
works Of art and refused 10 receive
any amount or money less than 4 quarter.
for the deposit of which the victim was
informed he might win from so cents to
SO Another big machine had a plate
glass front In which rows of silver dol
lars. half dollars. quarters and nickels
could be- seen living in inclined grooves
leading 70 metal cup. apparently only
requiring the dropping OF a nickel an tho
eutClnE slot 10 make the machine empty
ITS contents into the hands Of thu victim
Devil Among the Tailors" machine.
into which one dropped pennies Ia an cf-
fort 10 win the various amounts marked
on the pockets into which the marbles
were TO roll, seemed lonely among several
dozen beehive penny machines
II was estimated that the machines
taken In the raid are valued at over $40 90
ranging In price FROM s. OF $40 10 $500
II Is difficult 10 estimate on the amount
Of money IN the machines Most of them
were fun. and In the glass fronts in which
a few coins We're exhibited as a ''guaran-
tee Of good faith il was supposed there
was nearly $500, but this is only a small
percentage Of the total amount
All the defendants in whose places the
machines were fOun- will be given hear
ings tomorrow before Magistrate Essen
brown.
Secretary GibbOncy said that many
more machines would have been secured
but for the fact that some one gave. out
warning. and when the agents called
at the places the machines had disap-
pCared.