Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09
Authorities, Moving Against
St. Assph 8 Pool Rooms.
NINETsEENsP ERsONS
The Action Endorsed by the Law and
Order Element-watched
With Interest.

county, Deputy Sheriff Harry Palmer and
Special Officer William Marcy left Rosslyn
this afternoon about 2 o'clock for st. Asaph
armed with nineteen warrants for the arrest
of the managers, promoters and employees
of the pool rooms there on the charge of
violating the gambling laws Of the state
Those against whom the warrants were is
sued are James M. Hill, Edward Jones,
Frank Hill, Fora HILL Isaac Jones, George
Campbell, Peachy Early, ]. L. Phillips,
George Kraft. George Bowers, Thurston
Johnson, George Hescallet, Burt Bentley,
Wilbur Roberts, Joseph Lee, William john
son. Lewis Bargen, Frank Shocks and
r.. Vandergrift4. The warrants were
issued on the complaint of Commonwealth
Attorney Crandail Mackey. acting on in
formation furnished by the grand jury of
the county as a result, Of a special visit to
the pool rooms, and were sworn out by JUS
tice of the Peace Jonathan r. Hagan, to
whom the returns will be made The allie
cation Is made that each and every one of
the nineteen men named Is concerned In
promoting gambling by the recording OF
BETS wagers and pools on horse races. The
time by the officers for their descent upon
the place was selected with a view of get
ting there in the busy part Of the after
noon.
The sheriff and his deputies expected to
find most of the nineteen men at the track.
1t was not expected that any resistance
would be encountered in serving the papers.
as the accused are said to have employed
formidable array of counsel to fight the
cases when they come up.
Plans Had Been Disclosed.
At the Alexandria county court house
this morning it was stated that the gam
blers of jackson City and Rosslyn had
managed in some way to get information
of the plans of Sheriff Palmer and his
force of deputies to swoop down on them
yesterday. One place. it is said, was SO
well posted as to the approaching raid
that all of the electric lights had been re-
moved the evening before. Moreover, the
greater part of the paraphernalia of the
place was taken across the Aqueduct
bridge and concealed in Georgetown.
There was much the same state Of pre-
paredness ate Jackson City, This place.
markably quiet yesterday. thus accounting.
1t is said, forJthe7 partial failure of the
raid. Although the gamblers had evident
ly gotten wind" Of what was in the air
the sheriff and his party succeeded In max
ing six arrests. AT the Jackson City place
James La Fontaine, Charles E. Sander
son and Pat Raedy were gathered in.
Edward Heath, Henry Hoffman and an
ed were apprehended at the Heath house
in Rosslyn. All were conducted before JUS
tice East, who held, them each in the sum
OF 5000 for their appearance before him next
Wednesday afternoon at o. clock at the
county court house,. They remained in Jail
"a few hoursc pending the acceptance OF
bond. At the hearing Wednesday the &C
eused will be represented by counsel. and
Commonwea Attorney Crandall Mackey
will appear for the prosecution.
., = .. .1o The Movement Endorsed.
!: The efforts sef the authorities of the