The Indianapolis journal., 1902-08-05
GAMBLING in A STABLE
GEORGE DICKSON'S COACHMAN EN-
TERTAINED 4 LARGE PARTY.
Negroes Barred the Doors Against Po-
Iice-0ne Jumped, Lit on His Head
and Wasn't Stunned.

For some time past the police department
has been aware that negro coachmen en-
ployed by families on the North Side have
been using the stables for gambling pur-
poses. The negroes have been conducting
their games with such secrecy that the
policemen have been unable to catch the
men actually at play. Last night their Ia
Dor was rewarded when they corralled sew
enteen men and one woman in George Dick
sons stable, at No. 1910 North Pennsylvania
street, where Ferd Williams, the coachman,
was carrying matters with a high hand.
Sergeant Schroeder, with Patrolmen j. w.
Green. Stout, Wynn and Coins. paid a visit
to the stable about 1890 o'clock. They had
difficulty in getting into the stable without
any one seeing them. The policemen could
see a bright light shining in one of the up
per rooms of the stable, and from the street
it looked as though revelry were in prog
ress.
The policemen surrounded the stable. The
front and back doors were tried but would
not open. Then the policemen called to the
inmates to open the doors, and for the first
time the occupants knew that their pleas
ure was marred. as the light upstairs grew
dim and no sign of life was visible. Ser
geant Schroeder yelled for the negroes to
open the door, but still no answer came.
Doors and windows were again tried but
they seemed heavily barred. While the po-
iicemen were thus engaged Mr.. Dickson
came home, and, hearing the cOmmOtion in
his yard, went back to ascertain its cause
He was confronted by the squad of police
men. The situation was explained to him
and he went into the house and got key
and let the policemen into the stable.
&c 10 HrC a 1irC hn
heard the noise of crashing glass. The
policemen stationed downstairs were sur
prised to see men jumping out of windows.
One negro, Albert Well, jumped from the
second story and hit on his head. He was
not even stunned by the fall and tried to
get away. A cash on his head began to
bleed profusely and the loss of blood soon
weakened Webb who was glad to remain
with the policemen. One little negro
dressed i'm a linen coat, tried to get away
by crawling over the roofs of the stables.
His foot slipped and he almost slid down
the roof to the yard. He crouched, but
the attention of a policeman had been
drawn to the white coat.
After the police were upstairs they saw
but four five men talking to a colored
woman. They had heard the sound of the
dice rolling on the floor and told the men
TO get ready TO go to the police station A
search OF the place was made and under
meath the hay were found ten negroes The
search was about given up when Patrolman
Coins thought he would have another look.
Inc WdlkeU on top OF the nay. ana III one
corner stepped on a man who gave a cry
that he was hurt. He was drawn from
underneath the hay, nearly suffocated. The
patrol wagon was called and the party
went TO the police station. The woman
gave her name as Sarah Jones. The men
arrested gave their names and addresses
as follows:
Ferd Williams, 1910 North Pennsylvania
street, who was charged with keeping a
gambling house: Mitchell Smith, 1850 North
Delaware street; Wesley Young, Az West
Twelfth street; Henry w. Jones, $50 West
Eleventh street; Charles Taylor, 1910 North
Capitol avenue: Fred Flood, 1910 North Mis-
souri, street; William Jackson. $50 Muskin-
gum street; Henry Wells, 1890 North Me-
ridian street; Sam Jones' 1927 Muskingum
street; Henry Martin, $40 HOsbrook street;
Hammond Hall. 1914 Park avenue; Johnson
Woodward 1S47 North Alabama street.
James Roland. 1444 Brooker street; Sanders
Woodward, 951 North Delaware street
John jameson. 413 West Thirteenth street:
James Jennings. 500 Thirteenth street. and
Albert Webb 1880 North Meridian street.
Webb whose head was gashed by his
jumping 10 the ground, became seriously
Ill at the police station and was taken TO
| the City Hospital.