The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-26
CANFIELD'S SUAYITY
SAVED A RAID
Rural Officers Politely Ta-
ken in by the Worlds
Greatest Gambler
tBy Aosociat, a Press.I


and two two armed constables and
justice of the peace thrown in to
make up for what the constabulary
lacked in the way Of limbs or stamina,
went to the Saratoga club shortly af
ter 8 O'Clock this afternoon to make
a raid, seize an the gambling para
phernalia ia sight and TO arrest the
proprietor. Richard j.. Garfield. The
entire raiding party one-armed. two
armed and judicial. came from Me
chanicville. a village in the southern
part Of Saratoga county. and the raid
was conducted in approved Mechanic
Vile style. The story Of how another
party Of raiders from Mechanicville
descended upon the club with an axe
and a search warrant a few nights
ago and got as far as the keyhole Of
the outside door was told in these
dispatches last week. The chief OBJ
ject Of the raid this afternoon was to
execute the warrant issued by JUS
tice Baxter. which the Meohanicville
constables failed to execute a few
days ago.
Except for the presence Of an oc-
casional late riser at breakfast in the
restaurant the club is deserted in the
afternoon, most of the patrons being
at the races All its doors leading
from The street are open during the
day, however, and persons of ordi-
nary, decent appearance, even if they
be minus limbs and come from Ne
chanicville may wander. at win
through the broad corridors and the
spacious smoking and gaming rooms,
upon whose walls hang the canvases
of the worlds master painters It
was SO this afternoon. Not luck
tryer was in the place; not a roulette
wheel was turning, and the deal boxes
were idle at the faro tables. Garfield
was walking in the club gardens and
talking porcelains, OF which he is a
great lover and collector, with a
friends from New York, a prominent
member of the New York Athletic
club and one Of Mike Donoyans star
pupils In boxing.
"Pears Like a Machine"
A few minutes after o'clock four
men, whose appearance might have
been moro urban and still have re
tanned that rusticity which comports
With meadows and kaycocks and low
ing herds. walked into the club by the
Congress street entrance and through
one of the vacant arches into the
gaming room. All the tables were
there. The checks were stacked
high in the racks and the croupierl
behind them We're waiting for the
late afternoon players. The squad
seemed to be in command of one o
the one.armed veterans, for LEADING
~" vay to one of the roulette tables
ne said .
"This ere looks like one o. then
machines we want. Wen take il
along anyway.
"'Pears tew me like youll hev te
git wagin, there's morn tew baske
O checkers on that table" observe,
one Of the priyates.
Il allow Wen get the truck ava.
all right" said the one-armed leade
What we want ser do is TO look /
smart and get all of it they've s II
this ere floor, and if we don't lool
out this stuff1l disappear like sea
and they'll have it out through tn
underground passage
A croupier, who stood behind tn
next table. heard the conversation
aud hustled out into the gardens L
tell Canheld that he guessed raider
had got TIE place for fair. Not one o
the raiding party knew Garfield fror
piece OF statuary, and it would hay
been quite easy for the man Pa
sheedy says is the biggest gambler Il
the world to have kept out Of the wa
or walked into the gaming room an
told the chief of the raiders that MI
Canheld had gone to the races or t
Chappaqua or Hoboken, or any othe
remote place. When he heard tn
news, however, he said
80 they've got in at last Well,
guess III have to go in and take
look a. them. Come along Billy (thl
to the friend with whom he had bee
talking ceramics) and maybe YOU
have some fun"
The cgoupier led the way and Car
field and his friend followed. Ente
irg the gaming room Garfield wake
up to the gentlemen from Machanl'
Vile and said: