Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

last few months. He says he is hunt
ing for Hayes and Gully Flanagan
but that they have left town. He be-
lieves, however, that they will be APP
pretended. 1T isn't likely that | will
have charge of the cases, not that the
local officers will handle Them" he
said, "the matter will be in charge of
outside officers. William Pinkerton
knows all about it," he added.
These people have been on the
square with Rock Island people, but
have been engaged in wholesale
fleeing of people from other places,
the sheriff explained. Their crooked
tables and devices were not brought
into use i'll Rock Island, and they are
well thought of here, as quiet fellows
But there are hundreds of sporting
men the country over who want to get
them"
An Interesting Exhibit.
Sheriff Kittilsen placed the larger
pieces of the outfit on exhibition in
one of the rooms of his office in the
court house, and a large number of
people examined them with interest
today. The exhibit is of more than
ordinary interest because several OF
the devises are equipped with me-
chanical attachments to control them
without the knowledge of the man
who plays the GENE. The roulette
wheel has a cleverly concealed spring
needle to control the fall of the ball
and two of the faro dealing banks have
secret attachments. The smaller and
more intricate pieces the sheriff has
locked up. fearing he says, that they
may be stolen from him, or that Others
may be substituted for the crooked
apparatus he secured. Devices fol-
trimming cards, and for fixing" dice
are included in the collection. AL
though deliberately equipped with at
tachments. the tables are not as fine
considered as furniture, as those taker
by Sheriff Heider in the last big raid
1t has been suggested that as an oh
ject lesson to the youths of the city
the tables and devices be placed OF
exhibition publicly, and the attach
ments by which the operator control!
the mechanism be publicly demon
strated and explained. 1t is possible
that the sheriff will arrange to so ex
hibit the collection he has secured
The collection goes to show how easil.
the man who goes against the gam
bling game is rolled"
Recalls Former Raid.
This is the first big lot of gamblin,
stuff cOnfiscated since the raid mad
by Sheriff Heider a couple of year
ago at the request of States Attorne,
Scott, on gambling rooms over ISL
Second avenue. At that time the OF
orators, who had just landed and ha
established elaborate quarters. wer
caught with the goods, and were fined
| and as fine an outfit as could be con
Ceiyed was taken by the authorize.
There have been two smaller raid
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the assistance of the constables O
| one occasion because he was unable t
secure the assistance of Sheriff Kitti
sen.
The rooms on Twentieth street. tn
sheriff states, were opened up about
month ago. The confiscated stuff wa
worth several thousand dollars, br
the more costly apparatus was take
from the home of Mr.. Hayes.
| While the Saturday raid, whic
should have a wholesome moral effeC
on the community, is probably the on
growth of the disclosures attendin
the working of the double CROSS whe
Goodman was victimized, the speci;
deputies, who as heretofore relate
have been working up the rascals VIII
| fieeced Goodman, were not in on tn
raid. Their task is evidently one +
quiring a different line of talent.
The raid of Saturday is valuable j
disclosing what has been going @
here, as well as the nature of the O
eratiOns that have been carried O
from Rock Island, but it is hardly {
fruitful in immediate results as tt
one alluded to wherein Sheriff Heide
Iacting upon advice from States Alto
ney Scott, pulled newly furnishe
and somewhat deliberately appointe
apartments on the north side of Sc
ond avenue between Eighteenth ar
Nineteenth streets, and caught the me
with the goods on them. Then, it w
be remembered, the gamblers raised
great hue and cry about guarantee
protection that had miscarried, al
there came forth terrific trade al
cries of vengeance against the sher
) and states attorney as an aftermat
In the light of these former expe
ences Sheriff Kittilsen will doubtle
feel that his own path was made east
in the fulfillment of the undertakil
: he has now been permitted to ent
upon.
| Meanwhile tho nubIic ic IN no m