The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
Feagin'S Court Room Crowded
to Doors Yesterday When
Defendants Lined Up
BONFIRE WILL BE MADE OF
COSTLY PARAPHERNALIA
Roulette Wheels, Chips and Cards Will
Be Consigned to Flames After
They Have Been Submit
ted as Evidence.

In the police court. today is Gamblers
Day.
The programme mapped out yesterday
afternoon provides for the largest number
OF gambling cases ever tried at one time
in the police court of Birmingham.
Sixty-seven white men and thirteen
negroes will face Judge Feagin and tell
their reasons why they should not be
fined 500 each for violating the laws of
the city.
The majority of these cases had their
initiation III the arrests of Saturday night
and Sunday. AS has been published, TWEEN
ty-seven were arrested above the Peerless
saloon, twelve on the fifth story of the
Morris hotel. five above the Apollo pool
room and nine above the Manhattan sa-
loon. In addition, several of the pending
cases will be opened and investigated to-
morrow.
When found guilty, Judge Feagin as
sesses fine of 800 on white gamblers
and $25 on the negro. BY the laws of
the city, a man is guilty when he is one
of three discovered behind barred doors
surrounded with gambling paraphernalia.
1t goes without saying that the great ma
iority, If not every one of the many de-
PENDANTS, will be found guilty
"FuII House" Yesterday.
Yesterday at one time the court room
was completely filled with the men ar
rested charged with gambling. Each of
the bonds cited the defendants to appear
yesterday and they were all present. The
trials We're all postponed until today
Never before in the history of the DO
lice court was there gathered at one time
such large number of defendants.
The recent raids of the gambling places
III Birmingham have spread considerable
Generalization and CONSERVATION among
the members of the green cloth" pro-
fession. Many of them are to be seen
throughout the day standing on the street
corners. Nothing better than this ind
Gates that they are a trihe timid about
indulging in their pastime Yesterday aft
ernoon the officers made an inspection of
several places wherein it is believed that
gambling sometimes occurs, but nothing
was found
oNNN'N
However, the officers in charge of gam
pllhg are too experienced to be blinded.
They will continue their erusades. and
news of other raids is probable at any
time.
Wheels Last Turn.
1t is puobable that the roulette wheel
captured and conffscated in the SUNDAY
night raid on the fifth floor of the Nor
ris has turned its last time, and that the
nimble little marble that spins around
and dooms men in its spinning, will make
its accustomed path no more. The num-
bers from to s., not forgetting the fatal
0J, are soon to lose their brilliant and
variegated color After using this nara
phernalla as evidence, Chief Wier will or
der bonfire The roulette wheel will be
given to the flames.
In addition to the wheel. about five
bushels of pretty celluoid chips will he
burned. These chips. which have repre-
scented every conceivable amount from a
penny to 500 and more, will burn with a
merry flame, and will prove the fuel for
the wheels destruction.
Many decks of cards will go the smoky
route, too. Crap shooting" tables will be
given to the flames These tables are pro-
vided with numbers, too, and the '.pro-
lessor behind the counter is indulgent
enough to allow a lamb to choose anv
number he desires. They all stand for the
same thing.
In addition, there are innumerable pairs
of dice of all hues. These, too, will be de-
stroyed. The chief will order the burning
of everything. 1t is in accordance with
the laws of the city