The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-13
Headed by J. H. Karnes, Civic
Federation Makes a Raid on
Gambling Den Tuesday Night
SIX GAMBLERS IN THE TOLLS
Five of Them Plead Guilty Under the
City Ordinance and are Fined
Warrant Also For the Game
Formerly Raided

There was a gambling raid in Ke-
nosha Tuesday night that stuck, and
it was pulled off by the Kenosha Civic
Federation. The Federation is de-
serving of praise, for be it said that
the Federation men pulled off the raid
without any one getting tip and six
men were arrested. Five of them
paid fines as being inmates of gam
bling places, while the sixth, Charles
Carlson, alleged to be the keeper of
the place, was arrested under the
State law and gave bonds of $500 for
his appearance on Thursday. At that
time an effort will be made to bind
him over, and as the Federation
caught Carlson with the goods on
him, it looks pretty certain that he
will be bound over.
The den in question was over the
saloon of Frank Drake, and it is evil
dent that the directors of the Fedora
ton had pretty good grounds to be-
lieve that the game was going on,
Notwithstanding the gambling agita-
tion now on in Kenosha. The direc-
tors of the Federation were in session
at the Y. M. c A. rooms, when J. H.
Karnes, who has been most active in
the fight against vice, left the room
and hurried to the Justice court and
made out the complaint against the
gamblers. Sheriff Veitch could not
be found and Deputy Sheriff Marsh
Barber was called in to serve the
warrants. There was not a lot of
deputies standing about the court and
members of the Civic Federation were
called from the meeting to act as
deputies.
Silently and without giving any no
tice of their coming, the officers
marched to the gambling place in
question. Karnes and another mem
Der of the Federation guarded the
rear door, while Barber assembled the
stairs and looked through the peek
| hole.
Don't try to get out, the back door
is guarded, = shouted Barber and with
this the gamblers, without warning
threw up their hands and told the
officers to take them. AS soon as the
gamblers saw that they had beer
caught at the game they asked to bt
taken into court at once. Carlson
was first arraigned on charge O.
violating the state laws by keeping Z
gambling den. He asked for a con
i tinuance and it was granted, and hi
was held in bonds of $500 which he
promptly paid.
The other men sheepishly walked
up to the bar of justice, and one b.
one they pleaded guilty to violating
the city ordinance against gambling
Each was fined $40 and the costs O.
the action. The docket shows tina
the men gave the following names
John Doe, Tom Brown, E. c. Wilson
N. B. Michles and T. J. Erban.
The raid was most successful ont
as it came without warning and the
property taken by the officials was
considerable. They secured a Graz
table, poker table, roulette table
and a bushel of poker chips. 1t il
evident that the game was not 81
large as could be expected as tn,
total amount of cash secured was only
a little over $18.
karnes and his associates also made
a complaint against the rooms owe
the john E. Heating saloon but wher
the officers went to these rooms tl1e7
found that there was nothing doing
The window blinds were up and i
was evident that no one had been il
the rooms during the evening.
1t is claimed that there were a mum
Der of we'll known men in the Carlson
! place but they managed to hide Their
real identity behind assumed names
and it was impossible to tell who they
! were.
Karnes and his band are getting
ready to keep busy and it is certain
that the gamblers of Kenosha are
destined to take long rest and il
may be permanent end to. their bust.
ness. The crusade started by Former
Alderman Robinson promises to ex.
tend until everything IN the line Of
gambling in Kenosha is wiped out
The Federation is now planning to
hire detectives to come to the city to
aid them in getting evidence against
the gamblers and the directors have
given assurance that every den will
be closed up.
TEACHERS MEETING
The Kenosha County Eastern