Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-10
CONE SEVEN 'LEVEN.'
A RAID ON THREE CRAP AND
POKER JOINTS WAS MADE
LAST NIGHT.
F1FTY-THREE ARRESTS MADE.
rhe Descent of the Police Caused
Great Excitement in Market
Square-The Patrol Wagon Work.
ed Overtime-.Most of the Prisoners
Placed In the Lockup-EHorts to
Get Money to ssPut Up"

1t was a lively night in Darktown,
and particularly in that section of it
where the ,distinctively Southern game
of ''craps" is a diversion with which
gentlemen of color are wont to amuse
: themselves, and others, and incidental
ly to enrich or impoverish themselves
or others. Undef directions from City
Sergeant John S. Ritz, his blue-coated
minions of the law made a descent
upon three resorts, where the festive
games Of "draw pokah" and ''craps"
flourish. They made a rich hall, rich
er numerically than financially.
At ten O'Clock the warrants were
placed in the hands of Lieut.. Sam Len
hart and Detectives Jerry O'Leary and
Murray Mcdonald. Each took a squad
of officers and executed the warrants.
Detective O'Leary's squad visited
Bob Clark's joint on the west side of
Market square. Bob is colored, and
while the color line is not drawn, most
own race 1t is the swell "spo'tin'
resort of the negroes, and everything
goes. 1t is saloon, gambling house,
and sort of lodging house as well.
1t is said that men who want to occu-
py a section of the floor pay ten cents,
and five cents is charged for the priv
ilege Of sitting UP all night in chair.
Two poker games and a crap game
were in progress when the police made
their friendly visit, and a crowd stood
around watching the varying fortunes
of the players. There was consterna-
ton among the colored men and the
four or five whites who were present,
particularly among those who did not
have in their jeans the ten dollars
which from time immemorial has been
accepted as security for appearance in
police court. The proprietor and q
players were caught.
At Harvey Roy's poker room, No.
1915 Market street, Lieut.. Lenhart's
squad arrested the proprietor and Is
players.
At VIM. o. Walkers crap room on
Water street, Detective MoDonald's
squad arrested the poprietor and eleven
players.
The patrol wagon worked overtime,
in hauling the prisoners to the lookup.
-Four trips were made to and from Bob
Clark place, and several hundred peo-
pie stood about watching the proceed
ings, and eluner commencing the Chief
for cleaning out the joints, or indulg-
ing in fun at the expense of the I'M
fortunates who were caught.
The proprietors and eighteen men
put up at headquarters for their ap-
pearance Monday morning. This left
35 in the lookup. and several of them
will be out by daylight this morning.
The night lieutenants and messenger
boys were kept busy carrying word
from the prisoners to their friends,
asking them to supply the cash to pur-
chase their release from custody. 1t
was one of the heaviest hauls ever
made in police raid on three gamb-
ling houses.
Whether or not it was the intention
to make a general raid on the gambling
houses is not known, but if any more
prisoners were brought to the building
they could not have been accommodate
ed, as the lookup was crowded.
After midnight this morning the
streets in the heart of the city were
unusually orderly and quiet. 1t was
one of the quietest Sundays, after mid
night in recent years. 1t appears that
the new chief has inspired petty often
ders with Wholesome respect of him
self and his officers