The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-14
FOUND POKER DEN
Raid On U. S. Commits
siOner's Office.
The Commissioner Was Not Prescn'
But Four Men Were There, Max
ing the Office Gaming
Room.
Special to News and Observer.

Special to News and Observer
Durham. n. c., Sept. 13.--At an
carly hour this morning the office of
United States Commissioner Moye,
which is in the Wright building, was
raided by Sergeant w. G. Crabtree and
Police Officer Riggsbec, and poker
game interrupted. Commissioner
uioye was not in Sle room, but there
were four men VINO were playing
poker.
For some time the police have been
suspicious that there was a game al
most nightly in the Office of the United
States Comm ssioner. They could
hear bets made, hear the rattle of
at all hours of the night. This morn
ing soon after l o'clock Sergeant
Crabtree saw the light in the office
which is on the second floor of the
building; and taking one officer with
him, he went to the door. There the
men remained for some time and lis
tened to what was going on inside the
room Il will open the pot for one
dollar" Il will make it fifty cents
better" Il will stick'-'Well, put up
your money" could be heard by the
officers. Then there were bets
These are worth fifty cents one
man would say, and Mine arc worth
niue more, could De neafQ from
another.
Finally the Sergeant raped on the
door. and it was opened. There sat
four men. They were John Lee, VIII
Ramsey, a man by the name Of
Roberts and another by the name OF
Baxter. There was no money in
sight. The officers simply notified the
men to come before the mayor this
morning. Lee. Ramsey and Roberts
cod TT11 n Il ,hn yN1C
not seen with any cards in his hand,
he was not put in the warrant and
was told to go. Lee and Ramsey
waived examination and went over to
court under bond of SIS each. Bax-
ter. who promised the police that he
would come before the mayor, did not
appear. but took French leave and
could not be found today.
In "a lition to the gambling case
the police had d. +. West, mer
chant, before tho court on the double
charge of selling WhiSkey without IL
cense and of keeping a bawdy house.
Hc went over to court under two
bonds. Other cases tried by the may
or were for small violations of the
laws.
Moyc Says He Knew Nothing OF 1t.
United States Commissioner Moye
wa1 seen tonight regarding the arrest
of parties who were found gambling
in his office at an early hour this
morning He said that the game, if
there was one was without his knowl-
edge or consent That he went home
to supper and did not como up street
and knew nothing of the matter until
reported to him by the police. He
said that he did not countcnance the
act and could only say that he had
nothing to do with it and did not
know of the game until after the ar
rest.
New Office for Herald.
The building boom, which has beer
on here for a long time, continues,
and large number of fine homes and
magnificent business houses are being
erected in all parts of the city The
erald. Durhams morning paper, has
given the contract for the erection of
a building on Market street This
building VIII be two stories, red press.
ed brick and red mortar. trimmed in
brownstonc. On the first floor will be
the office of the local department OF
the paper the business Office and press
rooms. On the second floor will be
the editorial room, and composition
department. 1t is proposed to have
this building ready for occupancy by
January first.
Killed by Fall
Patrick Latta, son of Simeon Let
died at his home OH Secman street.
North Durham, this afterr-- a few
minutes after 1 o'clock. his dedtn
was the result of a fall. A few days
ago he was with several other chill
dren in the woods near his home, and
went into tree for the purpose of
knocking down hickory nuts He was
about thirty feet from the ground
when the limb on which he was
standing broke and he fell to the
ground. He landed on his head and
shoulders. and for some time it was
thought that he had broken his neci.
He fingered. however, being uncon-
scious all of the time, until this af-
ternoon. 1t is thought that death was
caused by concussion of the brain The
child was thirteen years of age.