The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29
New Place Operated by the Armitages
"PulIed" and Quantity of Para
phernaIia COnhscated.
PLACE RAIDED
DEMOCRATIC COUNCILMAN AND SIX.
TEEN MEN ARRESTED.
Crap Game Discovered by Hyland and
Squad Running Full Blast-Bad
Night for Gamblers.

The police made a sudden raid on gam
blers again last night.
The game in the Lorraine Hotel, which
three or four weeks, was at last located
in Room zoe, but the police were forced to
break down the door before they could get
in. The poker table had four men around
it, and DOC" Hughes was game keeper.
This place has always been considered safe
from raids, and when the two police cap
tains. Boylan and Hyland demanded admit
tance the men in the room were dunn
founded. Besides the table, large quantity
of poker chips, several decks of cards and
few dice were confiscated.
The next place visited was on West
Washington street, the new rooms recently
opened by the Armitages. There the Armi-
tages felt safe, and for a short while have
been doing good business. AT the time
of the visit last night they refused to open
the door, and again the two captains were
forced to break 1t down. Here there were
seven men and the game keeper. The usual
amount of gambling paraphernalia was not
found, and nothing but an old craps table,
quantity of poker chips and several pairs
Of dice were found.
1t is understood that this new place was
near Armitage's saloon, and in a large
room above furniture store.
BY the time these two raids had been
made the word had been passed around,
and the former gambling joints were found
dark and desolate. The first raids were
made few minutes before o'clock yester-
day evening, when the police are supposed
to be having roll-call. The game in the
Lorraine Hotel has been run for mary
months, and the police have never before
been able to locate the room, although last
night it was found to be in Room zoe. 1t
had been reported to the police as being in
Room 3O9. 1t is understood that several
places were investigated, but time enough
was given the gamblers to disperse before
the police arrived
The police did not copfine their raids to
the downtown district. They rounded UP
crowd Of eleven men the other side OF
AGO for distinrv oid b,,t bieh USED Years
abandoned for several -years. One room
was turned into very comfortable quarters,
and, as the building was in the middle Of
large field, the gamblers thought them
selves entirely safe form prying eyes. Cap
tain Hyland, two sergeants and two patrol
men surrounded the place, and were in
on the men before anything was suspected
Frank Poland was the game keeper. The
patrol wagon was sent after them, and on
account or the bad weather 1t took couple
of hours to make the trip.
MORIARITY ARRESTED.
James Moriarity. Democratic leader Of the
City Council, was arrested late last night
for keeping gambling house. Captain Hy-
land and several other officers raided the
place and found sixteen men shooting craps
in the rear room. The pool table was being
used as crap table, and although the
place had been visited early in the evening
and found, things looked sus-
picious and a return trip was made at
o'clock, with the result indicated above.