The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-08-29
RAIDS DUFFYS
Does Chief With Squad of Police
men in the Night and Six
Arrests Are Made.
lgsHRD BY THE MAYOR.
jail Sentence of Month Imposed ON
Proprietor But 1t is sus-
pended on Condition.

AS a consequence of the crussde
by Mayor L. c. Grille against
gamblers who have been surrep-
'titiously trying to operat gambling
rooms in this city, six men were az
rested in raid at Frank Dufy's
Corner Bar on Fourth street early
Sunday morning and given trial nj
athe regular session OF police court
Monday morning.
Those arrested are a. C. Emerson,
J, B. Williams, Yen Pa, Lo chiu and
Hong Yet. three Cinnamon, all Of
whom were charged with gambling;
and Frank Duffy. the proprietor,
who was charged with maintaining a
gambling room. In police court
Monday morning
Duffy Pleaded Guilty
to the charge and was fined $50 and
costs and sentenced to thirty days IN
Jan but the jail sentence was sus.
pended on condition that he does not
again permit any unlawful gaming
in his establishment. Emerson,
-Wtniams and Lo Chiu were each
fined $40 and costs, which they paid.
There was not sufficient evidence to
show that the other two Cinnamon
had been gambling and they were
: discharged with severe repremand.
Duffy, when arrested, gave bond for
his appearance at the police court
session, but the other five we're
placed in jail.
Surrounded Building.
Chief of Police Richard Scott,
Lieutenant Nicholas whyte and
Policemen Farmer. Rogers and
Brooks made the raid on the estab-
lishment after midnight Saturday
night. AT 1880 o'clock they sur
rounded the building but we're un-
iNable to gain an entrance. There
were twenty or thirty occupants of
the gambling room and they barri-
@caded the place and refused TO come
out when the police made the first
attack. The policemen then kept
the building surrounded and await
ed developments. In the hope that
the officers would soon tire of their
surveillance, the occupants waited
but the policemen continued to stand
guard.
Dash For Liberty.
Early in the morning, the occu-
pants of the building, some of whom
were in the cellar and some upstairs.
realized that they were up against
determined siege and they planned
and executed dash for liberty. The
whole crowd suddenly bolted out Of
"a door and the policemen closed in
upon them but succeeded in arrest
ing only five of them. They we're
taken to jail. Frank Duffy was also
arrested but furnished bond for his
appearance at police court.
No Gambling, Says Mayor.
In police court this morning
Mayor Grille reiterated his declara.
tion that he positively would not
permit any gambling of any kind in
1.-THE city during his administration.
Two or three times before 1t became
necessary for him to take active
measures in ousting some Of the
gamblers who would open up rooms
on the SLY, but the mayor says that
the evil will not be tolerated. There
will be raid after raid, the mayor
said, II it be necessary, to rid the
city Of all gambling places and
gambling in any form.
Leave the City.
Several members of the gambling
fraternity who have been staying in
the city for time trying to play at
their games in the night time, left
on B. & o. trains last night, having
finally reached the conclusion that
it would be futile and quite unprofit-
able for them to try 1t any longer
here. Some of them headed for
Parkersburg and some went east
ward.
A. w. Davis. of Kincheloe, was