The Washington times., 1905-01-10
Commonwealth S Attorney Mackey, of Alex
andria County, Accuses Attorney Brent
sof Being One Of the Crowd. .
POLICE SENT WORD THAT
ALL WAS READY FOR THEM
Prisoners Who Were Taken in the Round
Up, Now Denounced as Preananged,
All Gave Bail at Alexandria

was cleared by the house. ST. Asaph's
it is said, made twice as much This. it
is said, was only an average day The
sheet writer estimated that money was
wagered at the TWO poolrooms at the
rate of SAC. coo a day. or s12. 900, 900 a year.
About half of this is usually won by the
gambling concerns.
= know said Mr.. Mackey, that
Attorney Brent has no evidence on
which he ~2n convict the accused, and
unless l am very much mistaken, what
evidence is brought out by him at the
trial will have been furnished him by
the gamblers themselves
Those Under Arrest.
AS the result of the raid on ST. Asaph
pool room the following, persons were
arrested: ]. N. Hill, Frank Snooks.
Lewis Bargen, George Campbell, T. a.
McCauley. Joseph Lee, P. T. Humphrey,
George Lescallett, Fred Premier, B.
Fauth, A. F<ohlhausen, J. Sturges.
Lewis J. Sherman, B. D. Bentley,
George Bradley, P. H. Early, Fora Hill.
George Lee, William Duncan, T. 3
Johnston, Charles Hall, w c. John
ston, George Kraft, all white and Ed
ward Julius and George Hamilton, ne
groes. The arrest and raid was made
by Chief of Police Webster of this city
with Policemen Young, Henderson,
Lyles and special policeman Hail.
The raid was carried on so quietly
that, with the exception of Common
wealth,s Attorney Brent and the police
men who made the raid no one in
alexandria was aware of it until after
II had taken place. Even Mayor Pan
To Times reporter. this morning,
Mayor Pan said:
-~<. rhe-x f,oie affair WAS carried ON with
Hout nay knowledge or consent. l think
"a 10 hel- on. 30 Il -
look after what goes on within her bor-
ders without going into Alexandria
county. We had never been asked to
assist the county in Sappressing ST
Asaph. and the county authorities were
satisfied with the progress they were
making. and ] can see no reason why
Alexandria should have interfered-
cannot understand the motive OF those
W no made the raid. 1 understand that
Commonwealth Attorney Brent swore
out the warrants.
Authority of Police
The Alexandria police force has juris-
diction over territory within a radius
of one mile of that city. The question
has arisen whether St Asaph is or is
not within this limit Mayor PaT thinks
the pool room is not, but is not prepared
To definitely say so.
George L. Simpson during his admin
istration as mayor had the distance
measured in a rough way and ii is said
that the poolroom came within the mile
limit but there is still some discussion
On the subject
Mayor Paff stated that when ne gave
Chief Webster the control of the police
force he did Eot mean that he could
go outside the city, without his the
mayor's) knowledge. This affair was
most extraordinary, the mayor thought,
and he intimated that at the next ses-
sion Of the police commission he would
nave something to say on the subject
After being taken TO Alexa ndria ir ON
nlbuses yesterday afternoon the prison
ers we're arrafgned before Justice s,ato.l.
who held special session OF the police
court for the purpose. Commonwealth !t!l' 5,
attorney Brent represented the city and
Attorneys z L. S9:litL and lIGrnurid
burke appeared for the St Asaph pco-
pie. Justice Cation relea sed All tne resi-
deI3ts of Alexa ndria in bord of 500 each.
and those Of the nen-res!d dents he ,sx4d
at $500 each Theodore BaIIenger WIS
accepted as security in all tho cases
I ne cases Will come Cp foI' cor nsider- ION
before Justice Cation next SATURDAY.
morning.
Lewis Murdoc;1, who was convicted of
selling LIQUOR at ST. Asaph denies that
be offered 10 serve time in .icu of the
s2,Oo0 fine imposed upon him