The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-12
Wen Charged With Running Gam
bling Houses.
LIKE BOLT FROM THE BLUE SKY
Developments in Police Circles Yester-
day Caused Sensation-Many C't'-
xens Summoned TO Appear as
Witnesses in Police Court
This Morning = Men
Have Counsel.

Five alleged proprietors OF gai'loit'le
houses formerly operated in tihs ci'S
Stll appear before Squire Graves in inc
Police Court this morning to answer lhe
charge of having conducted games OF
.,a,co vi,hin the last twelve months.
The appearance of these cases Oh the
docket this morning IS due TO the &C
tivi,v of Acting Sergeant Wyatt, OF the
Second District at the insuea'loll W
MAJOR howard ;.,,
Policeman Wyatt in an interVle" Win
Major Howard yesterday 'ioiiIiHe
he had the names OF a number Oh WI
resses whom he felt he could re" on 10
helm him in his case against 51i'e aiieseN
operation OF the gambling places nc
Major asked for the names. ana uleS
were given. Then he told the oincef 10
20 ahead and do the best Re could
1,han warrants were sworn out against
five men, alleged TO be proprietoFs OF
gambling places They are II. Coles Jot-
uan and ". Cartwright, No. 40 East
13road Street; II PelIeglini and Nliham
PHELPS No 6lS East Broad street
inomas Lyons. North Seventh street
Lhese men We're arrested yesterday AZ
ternoon and carried to the Second STA
sion. They were bailed out in snort
while, Mr. A W Bennett going on tne
bond of Messrs. Jordan ana 6artH!lsHt'
MI Ike Weinstein doing the same loi
Nessrs Phelps and Pellgrini. ana ,H!-
sam Cohen standing for Mr.. Lyons. They
we've hailed 10 appear this morning, and
MI Wyatt said he had list OF about d
dozen citizens who he was convinced Aao
gone into the gambling places
POSSIBILITY OF WINNING.
IF there is not some tall lying, said
Mr.. Wyatt, Il Will win my case. He
worked hard all afternoon, and was out
In the drenching rain issuing the sum
rnonses TO his witnesses
Messrs Jordan and Cartwright engaged
Nr. Harry Glenn to represent Them IN
the Police Court, and Nh Lyons VIII
probably have the same counsel. NeSsrs.
Phelps and PeIlifriHi viii probably have
MI. Charles L. Page. OF Manchester, to
represent them.
The men were taken by surprise when
.he warrants were served on them II
they had been in the business alleged
It is certain they are now out. ne
warrants were drawn, however TO
cover them. aud read for conducting
MACE within twelve months last past
one of the men at the Second Statlon
raid that he had done nothing since
March, and he did not Know Nhat ne
WAS arrested for. The line OF defense
was not indicated las night ana IL -
uuite likely that the cases VIII DC pos
nnned when they are called this morn
trg, ,;
The arrest OF these men is the culmi-
ration Of the controversy that has been
Going on in the Second District as
result OF the charges made by lohctii'a'i
WYATT against Captain Angie, heSe
charges were that MI. WYATT had pee't
o,aered by Captain Angle TO DO hothiHs
g., rambling cases without fret report
- Mir, The Poace Board inNaSl-
-a,.s Us me charge and exhonorated Cap
tain Angle. ,,,-
- following this up and with Inc view
., nro,luc that the charge Was irHe. not-
cjlhstanding the action OF the P2ai"' III
>ryart goes further into the md .'ci a:IN
Inc result will prove either a snhslat1a-
.icn of what he SAID. or II "4h y
rlCse the incident ,o,..
.rn MIR WYATT said he had list OF names
of ,nan who conducted gambling places
nnl a lis, OF names of men whom he
l.upw visited the houses. lie read ou'
me names OF the alleged propiAeters. pu'
Gid not disclose those OF Inc sl,o' :.
fr.ssnre was brought TO pear, anu d
~. close of the interview with Major
II
y ,he men are convicted to-day IT VIII
prove signal victory for Mr. Wyatt
lie feels that he has clear case =, all
through. hut one of the men VINO had
been summoned TO appear as a witness
raiG last night that he knew noshins oi
N the language of Mr.. Wyatt, if there
Is mo, a lot of lying" ne may WIN OUT.
Al the men under arrest are Wen
knFp-fl snoring men of The city
Officer Wyatt has worked like lro1an
On The case and he has even found ou'
where a lot of paraphernalia IS stored
But don't know whose it is or where
Il came from" he said
Captain Angle remains silent. He de-
clarcs that he knows nothing about the
matter
The cases viii he called this morning
a. $50 o'clock. Mr. Wyatt will try TO
have the Commonwealth represented by
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