The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-21

Fifteen members of the police force
in command of Superintendent Robling
swooped down OH the club house of the
colored club at Adams and Lackawan-
M avenues just before midnight last
night and arrested all the occupants
of the place, thirty in number twenty
men and thirteen women.
1t was the largest single raid ever
made in the history of the city and was
so successfully planned and carried out
that not Il single one OF the inmates Of
the place escaped.
Complaints about the place have
been coming in for some time. 1t has
been charged peatedly that the place
was the resort of some Of the lowest
and most vicious characters in town
and that the most disgraceful orgies
have been carried on into the small
hours of the morning. In addition to
this il is claimed that what gamblers
would term ~ good stiff game" OF
poker has been played at the place
nightly.
The warrant on which last nights
raid was made was issued Yesterday
afternoon by Police Superintendent
Robling. 1t called for the arrest of
charges of maintaining "a dsorderly
house. of maintaining Il gambling re-
sort aud of keeping an unlicensed
saloon.
TIL: PLACE RAIDED
Superintendent Robling gathered
Detective Iona Day. Jieutenants Feen-
ey and Zang. Sergeant Reese Jones and
about ten patrOlmen about him last
night at II o'clock and the party start
ed for the place in pairs. The patrol
men We're stationed all around the out
side of the club house. which is a
commodious frame dwelling standing
ON Il terraced embankment, while the
officers, headed by the superintendent,
raped for admittance at the front
door.
The door was carefully opened by IL
colored man, who attempted to shut it
when he saw the unwclcome visitors
outside. The superintendent pushed the
door open forcibly and the colored man
darted into the back room, yelling
.'Police." Police" at the top of his
voice.
The colored gentleman who was play
ing I: ricllety piano in the parlor,
stopped suddenly, as did also the ten
half intoxicated couples, white and
black. who were dancing to his music.
Downstairs the poker chips were
dumped into IA box and an effort was
made to hide the tlrinkables, but it was
unsuccessful, as the officers scattered
over the house very quickly.
Some Of the inmates made an effort
10 get ont through the windows, but
when they looked out and saw the silent
Gordon of bluecoatS standing outside,
they gave up the attempt and submitted
peaceably.
The basement of the place was found
to be we'll stocked with wines. liquors
and beer and there We're no less than
eight tables for drinkers found. The
floor was covered with sawdust. An
adjoining room contained several tables
for gambling, and Il large supply OF
poker chips and cards were found and
contiscated.
PARLOE FOR DANCING.
The double parlors on the first floor
We're cleared of furniture. save for Il
few chairs around the wall. and We're
used for dancing. The other rooms on
this floor We're rather we'll furnished.
The second floor was fitted up with
sleeping apartments.
OF the thirteen women found in the
place, three We're white, one being a.
rather beautiful girl of the blonde type.
Only two of the twenty men We're white.
The whole party was taken in the
patrol wagon to the central police sta
ton, four trips being required to bring
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