The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-12
Gaming Apparatus Imported from N
Less Prosperous Resort Is
COnfiscated.
IT WAS A DAYLIGHT RAID
INVADERS HAD TO BREAK GLASS IN
FIRST DOOR.
Then an Inner Door Was Smashed
One Gambler Did Not See
"What 1t Meant"

The Cleveland Club yesterday afternoon
at o'clock suffered a second raid by the
police. The raid resulted in the arrest of
eighteen men, all of whom were charged
with gambling. The same sort of evidences
of gambling were found yesterday as were
found Saturday night, when thirty men
were caught in the place, and most of them
had checks which they had not time TO
cash in their pockets. The paraphernalia
was not new, however. 1t had been taken
from some other resort which had not
fiourished as well as the Cleveland Club
When the police entered it was by force.
The raid was a complete surprise to the
gamblers, who had no idea that a daylight
raid would be the next thing on the pro-
gramme. The police were given tip that
a big game was in progress. Captain Hy-
land, Sergeant Bray. Bicyclemen Griffin
and Manning and Patrolmen Milan and
Shafer went hurriedly TO the clubrooms.
This time the captain followed the order
posted in the glass door to Ring the
Bell" Jerry Casey one of the door
keepers, opened an inner door and started
out to see who it was seeking admission.
When he saw the officers he bolted and
back to the inner rooms he went. The Of
GERS heard great scramble They tried
the door, but being unable 10 force it open
broke the large glass in the upper half
and crawled through the hole. The door
had been securely reinforced by cleats and
an extra lock since the police broke
through it Saturday night. They were also
on this occasion obliged TO break open the
inner door. They found where four tables
had been going, but when they got in there
was no sign OF a game. Some checks were
found in the pockets of the men in the
rooms.
The patrol wagon was called and all the
men were sent to police headquarters
name Of John Sett, 35 South Delaware
street, appears on the slate the keeper
of the game. Turnkey Long said most of
the names were fictitious and that the
name OF Sett was not the right name for
the man who was charged with running the
game. For some reason he refused to dis
close the mans identity.
All OF the men were at once released on
bond furnished by James Mcnamara, who
is said TO be collector for the Indian
apolis Brewing Company. Among the men
who were in the room were Bill" Owsley,
Jerry" Casey. John Heller. Jack" Shea
and man named Thompson. John Rear
don was not there.
CROWD GUYED GAMBLERS.
The daylight raid was something of a
novelty for the police and for those who
were attracted to the place by the presence
of the patrol wagon in front of the stair
way, down which the men, two at time,
were escorted by a patrolman, and put into
the wagon. About two hundred persons
were gathered on either side of the mar
row passageway cleared by the police and
there was lot of good-natured jerring
of the men who were caught.
One of the gamblers whose name could
not be learned. said in manner which
Indicated his interest in the enterprise
suggested TO him that the mayor was max
ing good a promise TO stop gambling He
said he did not see why he should lump
onto" the Cleveland Club so hard when
there were other places just as bad. Sew
eral tables. lot of checks, several decks
of cards and two or three "take-off' boxes
we're confiscated.
ing. The other batch of gamblers will have
their trial by jury tomorrow.