The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-25
POLICE RAID TWO GAMES
PLAYERS CAUGHT AT JACK sHEA'S
AND THE wALHALLA SALOON.
Nothing Doing Yesterday Afteroon at
Various other Places Heretofore
known as Gambling Rooms.

Superintendent of Police Taffe gave TO
Captain Kruger yesterday the order to
close all gambling houses that he had given
the night before to Captain Hyland. Cap
tain Kruger waited until the afternoon to
begin work, when he knew the men who
handle the pasteboards would show up at
their rooms. The captain. with Patrolman
Leet, Sergeant Giblin and Bicycle Police
men STREET. and Losh, went to the Bohemian
Club. on Kentucky avenue, where it was
said gambling was in progress. The po-
licemen entered the rooms. but found no
activity. There were several tables in the
room, but they were not the regulation
poker tables.
From there the policemen went to Jack
Shea's saloon, on West Pearl street. Leet,
STREET. and Losh assembled the stairs. The
door to the upper rooms was locked. Leet
and the others stood back in the dark.
They could hear voices within. Soon the
door opened and Jack Shea appeared. He
was showed back by Patrolman Leet and
the policemen entered. They found two
groups engaged in playing cards. The
tables were strewn with poker chips. Nine
men were arrested. One, who gave his
name as William McCloskey, was too i'll TO
be taken TO the police station and was al
lowed to remain. He was vouched for by
one who was close TO the proprietor.
When the men were slated a man who
gave the name of Harry Bennett told Turn
key Mathey that he was the keeper of
the house. The straw hat he wore had the
aspect of having been in the rain and it's
top protruded like a clowns hat He wore
trousers that ended at his shoe tops. The
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others of the party were better dressed. 1t
was said that Bennett was acting for one
of the other men. The police took three
large, round tables covered with white mus
lin, several boxes of poker chips and a
number of packs of cards to the police sta
ton. The men in the party gave their
names Harry Bennett, William Scott,
Harry Stevens, Clifford Pfoff, Edward Far
low, George Ross, Howard Wilson and Will
liam McCloskey. They were all bailed out
by George Deluse, employed by the Indian
apolis Brewing Company.
IN THE WALHALLA CELLAR.
Before the turkeys room had been
cleared of the men brought in from Jack
Shea's place Sergeant Giblin, Bicycle Po-
licemen STREET and Losh and Captain Kru-
ger made a visit to the cellar of the Wal
halla saloon, under the Maennerchor Hall.
The policemen walked stealthily down the
stairs and knocked on the door. A portly
man came III IeSpOilSe w men he saw the
blue of the policemen he started back in
surprise. Before he had time to warn the
other occupants the policemen were inside.
They found eight men sitting around a
large table playing cards. They were
marched upstairs and to the police station.
John Hart said he was keeping the house.
With him were slated Edward Reaves,
Doc Hughes, John w. Sturm, John w.
Neal, Samuel Clark, Henry Adams, John r.
Tanner and Charles Burk.
Later Sergeant Giblin. with several pa
trolmen. visited Beisers saloon, on East
Washington street. They found no signs
OF gambling. They also visited the Cleve-
land Club, but found there only the jani-
tor. From there they went to William
Armitage's place, All West Washington
street They met Armitage standing in
front of his saloon. Sergeant Giblin told
Armitage that he and the patrolmen with
him would like to go TO the rooms above
stairs and see If any gambling was being
done. Armitage went inside and got a key
and took the patrolmen upstairs. Here
they found three large tables piled against
the walls. The chairs of the room were
piled under the tables. Armitage gave the
policemen assurance that he had quit gam
bling Giblin. with his force, then went to
another place owned by Armitage, 461A
South Senate avenue. The gambling rooms
there had been turned into bedrooms
Kissel'S place, West Market street,
was visited. The doors were locked. The
policemen procured a key, and after look
ing over the room decided that no gambling
had been conducted there recently.