The Washington times., 1904-05-09
SHERIFF PALMER
GATHERS IN SIX
Result of Yesterdays Raid
in ROSslyn.
THE TRIAL NEXT WEDNESDAY
Alleged TO Have Found Two Places n
neutrality-suspicious. and En-
plOyes Taken by Deputies.

Headed by Sheriff William H Palmer.
OF Alexandria county, Va, q raidin5
Iurty of six deputies swooped down
upon Heath's alleged gambling house
or the Virginia side of the Potomac
just above the AQueduct bridge, and
Jimmy" Lafontaines place at the
south end Of Long Bridge, yesterda.-
and took six men into custody. They
were charged with violating the gam
lnE laws OF Virginia. and were taken
before Justice Of the Peace East, and
held under 500 bond to appear at The
Alexandria county court house. Font
Myer Heights, for trial on Wednesday
next
The move yesterday was q continue
ton Of the crusade recently instituted
upon the viOlatOrs Of the liquor and
gaming laws Crandau Aackey. the
prosecuting attorney Of the county, an
nounced his intention Of cleaning UP the
place and has lived up TO the threat
6lr. Mackey says Alexandria county
has been the dumping grounds Of all
the riffraff and gamblers in Washing
ton, and he proposes to make the place
kabitable so that the land can be sold
anG higher standard of morals fixed
In Operation for Years.
The places raided yesterday have
Teen in operation for years and have
not been uOlested. The authorities in
formed the alleged prOprietOrs Of the
Joints" on Saturday that they would
be raided if they did not close. The
warning was not needed.
At Heaths, which was visited frs,
the raiders arrested Eddie Heath. al
legeu to be responsible for the opera
NIL
For about three hours they remained
in jail aad were released after Justice
East fixed their bond Their trial will
take place at , o'clock Wednesday at
tell,con with Crandall Mackey as prOs,-
cutting attorney.
Sheriff Palmer then proceeded to
LLfantaines. and James LafOntainr.
Charles SGndersOn, and Pat Ready
were taken into custody. The first
named two are charged with being the
IrOprietOrs Of the place, and Ready Is
an emplOye. II IS contehded by LalCL--
tame and his two associates that Ready
was cleaning up the bar at the time
OF the raid. and there was no gaming
going on
Warrants Sworn Out.
In the Office Of Prosecuting Attorney
Crandau Mackey this afternoon il was
said that warrants had been sworn out
Tor nineteen men said 20 be responsible
for boOkmaking and gaming at St
Asaphs race track pOOlrOom.
Mr.. Mackey says Frank Hi, FARO
Hill. J. II. Hill, Lou Bergen, and all
others, who he alleges have control
OF the poolroom. are included in the
number of warrants. They viii De ssrv-
ed this afternoon or as soon As the men
can be located, and the trials VIII D.
held within a few days.
1t IS understood that the HIS VIII
make no resistance but viii agree 70
arrest. II is also rumOred that they
have employed some Of the best legal
talent In Washington. Baltimore, and
Richmond, Va. 10 represent them az the
trials.
County People Surprised.
Much dissatisfaction was expressed by
the residents Of Alexandria county to-
day when they learned OF the small
number Of persons arrested by the raid
ing party yesterday.
The knowing ones say Sheriff Palmer,
had he wished TO, could have taken
more than a score Of men IN the drag
net yesterday, and had not some one OF
his stah warned Heath hundreds OF dol
lars worth Of gaming paraphernalia
could have been cOnfiscated.
Il IS alleged that Heath was tipped
of, and moved his devices and APP
paratus TO Washington, where II is
vavl- eArrAre6 ren1fnpr 10