The Washington herald., 1907-07-29
POLICE HAVE BUSY SUNDAY
Raid Poker Games and Speakeasies
Galore.
Invade Athletic Club, Break Down
Door, and Capture Last of
the MOhicans.

Sunday was a busy day for the sleuths
Of the police department, and the result
of their activity was the raiding Of two
poker games and the arrest Of nine per
sons for operating unlicensed bars.
The first gun was fired shortly before
o'clock IN the morning. when members
OF the First precinct corraIled eight
business men in the Mohican Athletic
Club engaged in the exciting uncertainty
of the great American game Acting
Lieut. Loman. Policeman Messer and
Precinct Detective VermiIlion, disguised
in citizens clothes, were patrolllng the
suspicious places all Saturday night.
while Serst, Lee, in uniform. also was on
the watch
The athletic club was singularly dark
all night but early in the morning dim
lights were noticed by the policemen, and
they entered the place Stealthily they
climbed the stairs to the top floor, and
/ the nearer they came to the scene OF
action the more distinctly they could
! hear the rattle of chips and the tinkle
/ of the long-handled spoons which crushed
/ the mint and stirred the ice On the
/ floor below they stopped for consultation
and evidence. and it is said that unmis-
{ taxable echoes of "One card" Give me a
/ book. Come again." told them that no
/ knitting bee was meeting
/ Sergt. Lee was armed with a search
warrant, and II was resolved to break the
/ door down if necessary. Again the four
/ big policemen started Up the stairs with
the daintiness Of chorus girls. and soon
/ they stool silent before the door Here
/ they could distinguish The voices of the
men in the game. Lieut.. Loman knocked
/ on the door. bus no sound greeted his
summons. He knocked again, and Il slight
sound, as # chips were being hastily col
! lected. met the ears Of the policeman
/ Then the officer spoke, but there was nc
{ answer Sergt. Lee was told 10 put his
shoulder against the door. He did, and
( the door gave way, and the men We're
caught The patrol wagon was called
4 and the station house was soon filed with
/ Mohicans, the last" Of them being col
| ored man dressed in his walters clothes
who had been serving the drinks.
| The men gave their names as Frederick
/ Voight and Phil Anderson, who were re-
/ leased on $3.50 collateral as managers OF
/ the game; Thomas Wade, George B.
/ Lockhart, Richard Miller, Jacob Sim
mons, James Franklin, aid Henry Lamp
kiHs All except the first two were re-
/ leased. but Will be summoned as wit
/ nesses.
Sias Hutchins. colored, also fell into
/ the hands OF the police Of the Fourth
precinct yesterday. charged with permit
ting gambling on his premises. Policemen
/ Downs, Hardy, and Waters making the
arrest. Seven men were held as wit.
/ nesses.
Nora Johnson, Martha Sewell. and Fred
/ West, all colOred were arrested by Sergt
Evans, Policemen Embry and a E
Brown for conducting unlicensed bar.
in the Third precinct early yesterday
morning. and a large quantity of liquor
was found on the premises. Others ar
rested on the same charge were Johr
Green and Lizzie Green, by Policemen
Hayes and Price. and Emma Lewis, by
Sergt. Stoll and Policeman Sweeney, o
the Eighth precinct