The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-31
CITIZENS WRECK
GAMBLING SALOONS
Alexandria County Now
Partially Free From Vice.
MADE DEPUTY SHERIFFS
Commonwealth Attorney and Deter
mined Aides Guido Carrie Nation
in Raid on Jackson City.

Memorial Day was a sad sort Of a
holiday for the Alexandria county
gamblers, for. Decoration Day though
it was, commemorative Attorney
Mackeys deputies were working over
time. with the result that a number of
gambling houses -cre hopeless wrecks
before the posse Of deputies got through
with them.
These raids which were made yester-
day. have been In preparation for some
weeks, and those who acted as depu-
ties were the leading citizens OF Alexan-
; dria county, who have made up their
minds that they will run the gamblers
. out Of the county and keep them out
OF it. if that is possible.
So wrought up, in fact, has the re-
spectacle element of Alexandria county
become that but for the influence Of the
cooler heads. a vigilance committee
would have been organized three or four
weeks ago for the purpose OF taking
drastic measures At one time IL looked
as though those who favored the vigi-
lance committee We're TO have their way,
but they were prevailed upon TO let
Msckey go ahead and work with him
Is his deputies.
Consequently those who went on the
Warpath yesterday were-men every
one OF whom is a property holder in the
county and DESTROYS Of cleaning out the
gam bling element Ia order that the
county may be fit to live in
A Clean Sweep.
The posse commItatus started at
Jackson City yesterday and ended at
Jack Heaths," on the river bank a
hundred yards OF more above the Aque-
duct Bridge Wherever they found
gambling apparatus they demolished It.
No gambling was going on. as by some
means the tip had apparently gone out
Still, they found paraphernalia of all
sorts which showed signs Of recent use
About o'clock in the evening they
struck Jackson City. headed by Con
stable William Marcy and armed with
warrants issued by Justice Hagan upon
information received by Mr. Mackey
Everything appeared TO be quiet and
there were no indications that the raid
was expected. The raiders rushed in
at the open doors Of a gambling Joint, 90
the rooms Of which they found full of
negroes. The negroes took immediate
flight, going through the windows like
rats One or two OF the deputies sailed
after the jumping negroes and caught
them on the ground.
There was no gambling going on. 50
no arrests were made The negroes
were all cleared out. however. and the
unlicensed barrOom. which was found to
be well stocked. was smashed.
DTinkables and Burglar Tools.
Ali the drinkables were poured out on
the floor and the glassware. tables, and
Counters broken TO pieces.
Policy tables. slot machines. sweat
boards, roulette wheels. crap tables. and
everything else OF SIMILAR nature wa,
utterly demolished.
The raiders estimate that the value
OF the apparatus they destroyed wa.
three or four hundred dollars. Some OF
the stun was brought back TO Washing
ton as evidence. In one of the houses
was found a full kit OF burglar tools
These. with the other treasures Werl
left in the care OF Lieutenant Amiss, a
the Twelfth Street police station
From Jackson City the raiders wen
70 Del Ray and broke UP a small poke
house there. They found only a fev
chips and poker tables. Some Of thes
they broke and others they brough
away Then they went 70 Jack Heath s
near Rosslyn This place was raIder
by Sheriff Palmer few weeks ago, an
only little paraphernalia was found
Yesterday the raiders were met by
man and woman who, at first. refuse
them Ambulance. Later. however. the,
yielded. and thorough search OF tn
place was made. A slot machine AM
some other apparatus were found ant
promptly thrown into the Potomac. Tn
bar fixtures were left alone as tn
Heath brothers have a license to con
duct d bar
Other raids will probably follow in
few days unless the places close entirely