The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-07
HUGE BUCKET
SHOP RA|OEO
SIX ALLEGED GAMBLERS, ARREST
ED-OFFlCERS ARE AFTER
TWO MORE.
CROWBARS WERE USED
To Oemolish Big Office in Cincinnati
Wagon Loads OF Papers
Carried Away as
Evidence.

Cincinnati June G.-Probably the
most sensational bucket shop raid in
the history of the city was made by
Ciunty Prosecuting Attorney Hunt
and a score of constables yesterday
morning on the Consolidated Stock
land Grain Company offices fourth
noor of the Herschodo building, on
Fourth street between Walnut aad
Vine streets.
The equipment of the alleged buck
ct shop was demolished, $40 VasCl
loads OF papers and paraphelHalia ~as
carried away as evidence, and six men
arrested.
The raiding party made q formij-
able appearance. They carried aNeE
and crow bars and sNooped dow on
the bucket shop SO suddenly that there
was no chance for escape Inspector
Hunt and one Of his assistants, Arthur
Fricke We're in charge. They sent one
section mp the elevator to the fourth
floor front. While the other half climb
ed the stairs 10 the rear door of the
Consolidated Stock and Grain Com
pany.
Start 10 Work.
At a given signal both divisions
went to work One constable started
operations at the thin rear door by de
molishing the lock With Il ponaerous
blow from his AK. As the lock fell or
The floor ten constublcs rushed into
the huge trading room If the Con
solidated where the business deals
were being marked mp by Z. score O.!
clerks and operators
The safe of the company was opeI
and one constable who had been an
pointed specifically to take care OF
he safe and throw the combination
SO as 10 prevent its being closed, rush
ed TO it, But the constable had a race
with one of the bucket shop operators
for the safe The constable got there
first and threatened 10 use force it
necessary, and kept the excited en-
ploye from the iron box
1t was the duty of another COL
stable 10 rush up with q big sack in
his arms aud seize the contents Of the
safe. The papers and documents We're
promptly empliel into the sack. and
the constable rushed down the stairs
+, with his load and deposited ii in a
carriage that was waiting very coaye.
nicntly outside. Two men from tac
prosecutors office rested comfortably
in the carriage. guarded the bag ali
of evidence, and waited until Attorney
Fricke came down with more.
Hurried TO Court House.
Now hurry TO the court house with
this stuff, and don't let anyone dare
10 stop YOU" cried F'rickc as he slam
ned the carriage door and hurried
back to the fourth uoor
we want that blackboard for ev!.
dence." A crew of husky cOnstabiees
Invent 10 work at once with their axes
and chopped down the quotation
board that stretched from one end 0,
the room to the other and from moor
TO ceiling 1t contained the New YORK
quotations.
= The miscellaneous quotations board
and the grain market board were left
untouched. Lou Foster and Morehead
protested vigorously against the use
'of axes an their property. but without
avail. The noise or the choppnc.
coupled with the shouted protest OF
the Consolidated officers ana employ
rs, the shrieks of the girl stenogra-
+ Pliers, the almost plaintiye ringing Of
! telephone bells, the ticking of tclc-
graph instruments. the shouts of
Friche and Capt. Barley mingled in
making a strange turmoil OF sound
and scene.
Cock Also Stopped.
Whether il was that the situation
became too exciting or from accident
is rot known but the clock stopped as
tie raid was at its height This was
at 1o:l5. Frickc had just led the as
sault on the telegraph and telephone
wires II was said that among the
constables were number OF tele-
'sraph operators who had intended 70
record the quotations coming over the
wire for use as evidence. but in the
furore every wire in The place was
, torn into shreds and except o-e tel
ephone bell that kept on ringing foy
help through lie din Of tae entire fes
tivitics, everything electrical ceased
working
DRAY AND TRANSFER LINE.