The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-14
POLICY IN MANGER
OFFICERS PULLED sPECULAToRS
OUT OF cow STALLS.
RAIDED SEVERAL LOTTERIES
AND CAPTURED SIX WRITER'S AND
PLAYERS IN THE ACT.

Again Yesterday and They Went
ont on a still Hunt-One Writer,
Ostrich Like, Hid His Head in "A
Barrel, but Was Pulled out and
Sent In-RumOr Current That
Gambling Houses Are Again Open
for Business.
With characteristic effrontery the
policy writer's began doing business at
the same old stands yesterday MORN
ing. And some tickets were sold before
the arrival of officers of the law.
Better time was made by the plain
clothes men than upon the occasion or
the previous raid, and six arrests were
made. A large quantity of parapher-
MALTA, however. was confiscated. and
will be burned. along with that taken
at the former raid, after it has been
used as evidence against the accused.
OF the six who were arrested four
ere alleged to be writer's, and two play
ers. One of these was released some
time after the raids were made. De-
fectives Frank T. Wall and r. b. Bos-
tick were in charge of the raids, and
The fact that they were driving is in
a large measure responsible for the ar
rest of as many as six men.
Because of the location of the places
the detectives experienced considera-
BILE difficulty in getting to where the
writing was being done. The writers
were more cautious than usual, and at
the place in Bay lane, COW stalls had
been converted into policy show shops
with a half dozen egresses. 1t was
said that the next step the police might
take would be TO secure evidence
against those who rent places for gam
ing purposes.
Found One i'm Barrel.
There were several amusing Incl
dents connected with the sudden open
ing, and equally as abrupt closing of
the shops. One of the negroes was
pulled from a barrel and another broke
a gate down in making his escape.
Only two escaped from the detectives,
although a third suspect had to be re-
leased in order that positive evidence
against writer would not be lost.
Shortly before o'clock it was APP
parent that the policy shops were pre-
pairing to do business. The activity OF
the writers was noticeable, although
they declared when approached that
no attempt was going to be made TO
do business. Detectives Wall and Bos-
tick were the only available members
of the plain clothes force at headquar-
tiers and they started cut to make the
rouds Immediately after the adjourn
ment of Police Court.
watched Writer at Work.
A shop in Perry lane. near Reynolds
street, was the first visited and
successful haul was made. A man was
sitting at a table writing when De-
tective Wall entered from behind and
a prospective player found himself fac
ing the officers revolver. Wall placed
his finger to his mouth as a signal
to the player to remain perfectly quiet
until the writer had finished.
But the sight of the pistol was one
too many for the negro, and he start
ed for the door. The detective yanked
him back with one hand and with the
other caught the writer. The negro
who had been sitting at the table made
every effort to throw the books and
papers away, and Wall was having
rather exciting time of 1t.
Detective Bostick in the meantime
had arrested a suspect but released
him in order to gather up the papers
and books and assist Wall with his
names as Henry Simmons and Lewis
Garden, and were sent to the police
station. The officers confess that they
have no case against Garden.
Got Three at One Time.
The COW stalls in Bay lane, near
Houston street, were next visited, and
three arrests were made. The pris-
oners are Eddie Morgan, Barlow jack
son and Uriah Cooper. Jackson is
not charged with being a policy writ
er. There were two shops in this lane
and the detectives had considerable
difficulty in making arrests. One of
the men escaped by breaking a gate
down.
The shops in Congress lane. and on
the West Side, were next visited, and
rubber stamps and papers were taken
in charge by the officers. The detec-
tives had no idea that they would be
able to find any of the other shops
open and were surprised when they
reached Perry lane and Montgomery
street. 1t was here that Eddie Jack
son was pulled from a barrel by De-
tective W2n.
Negro Writer Was Scared.
With his revolver drawn the officer
was searching the yard when he was
startled by a cry of For Gods sake,
Mr.. Frank. don't shoot" from an OBJ
SShiC SOiiitls nc IcSIO HdQ HOl DSeH
seen by the plain clothes man,
but Jackson believed that he was
about to be shot and willingly crawled
from the barrel in which he had con-
cealed himself.
At the police station none of the
prisoners would admit their guilt. One
of the negroes who was caught with
the goods, according to the officers,
declares that he is employed on one of
the wharves and that he is a victim of
circumstances. He was looking for a
room to rent, he claims, and dropped
into the policy shop. According to
this prisoner there was no one in the
room and he was looking at a book on
the table when a protective" came
up from behind and made him a pris-
oner. All of the men will be arraign-
ed in Police Court this morning.
Gambling Houses Are Open.
1t is said that the gambling houses
are also open. This information comes
from reliable sources, although the
sports deny that il is true While
the gaming houses are alleged to be
open for business, it is reported that
the play has been very light since the
fatal shooting ARRAY in Doss' place.
That the houses are open, however is
not questioned seriously.
Patrons of the games have been
afraid to risk going into the houses
In any numbers, fearing that they
might be caught in a raid by the DO
lice. The raid on the policy shops yes
terday will probably make those who
have desire to gamble even more