The Detroit times., 1909-01-25
POKER PLAYERS To
Be PROSECUTED
BY POLICE
WARRANTS ASKED FOR MEN
CAUGHT IN RAID ON MAJESTIC
cLu6"-cHIPs AND CARDS ARE
SEIZED.

Another clash seemed imminer.
Monday. between Justice Jeffries and
the police department over the arrest
OF dozen men, all members OF the
Majestic club, so-called, for gambling.
The men were taken from a room over
Alex. McKay's saloon, No. GO Michl-
gan-ave., about 2 o'clock Sunday
morning. in raid by Detectives Reid.
Good. Wilson and Black and Patrol
man Baker. Nine OF the party were
registered and locked up on "sus-
picion," but were released later by
order OF Police Justice Jeffries to ap-
pear In court. Monday morning. They
were on hand, accompanied by Attor-
ney Percy Crosse. but no officers ap-
peared to ask for warrants and they
finally took their departure. with the
consent Of the justice.
1T was not our mems business to
appear In court against those men
this morning" said Capt. Baker. mo
complaints had been made and their
release was Justice Jeffries' own do
ing. They we're registered merely as
suspicious persons. We are going to
ask complaints against them for
gaming. but until that was done there
was no use OF our going to court"
Gaming Is nothing more nor less
than disturbing the peace" said Jus
tice Jeffries, land I supposed, of
course. the ofiicess would be In early
this morning to swear out complaints
TO that effect so / could try the men
In the early session. This was not
done until later in the morning, when
was busy with other work, and |
asked the officers to see me tomor.
row. l have no row with the police on
this score, and don't expect to have
any. will insist. however, that II
warrants are Issued that the three men
who were released by the commits.
sioner be included. What right has
the commissioner to release some and
hold others. T would like TO know"
The names Of the three men not
locked up were given by Capt. Baker.
Monday. rs Charles Moore, No. 332
Vermontave.; William Davis. No. Is
Selden-ave., and Curtis Billings. No
SO Pftcher-st- One OF them pleaded
that he had sick wife. Another's er-
cuse was that Ii would ruin his bust
ness IL he were locked up. Among
the evidence" In the captains posses
sion Is a membership card in the Ma
jestic club. issued to c. Billings. IL
Is signed Nv II. Miller, president, and
John H. Kane. secretary" The police
say Alex Mckay had about 300 of
these cards printed and sold them at
20 cents each. Each member re-
ceived a key admitting him to the
outer chamber" 80 TO speak. At the
inner door guard was stationed to
size up those who passed and admit
them II satisfied they were members.
Patrolman Mark Baker, attired In
plain clothes. got by the guard without
difficulty. The detectives were close
behind, and before any OF the mem
bers" knew what was up they were
surrounded, and were obliged to look
On helplessly while the officers gather
ed In some 700 chips and dozen packs
OF cards.
After leaving the police court, Mon
day morning, the nine who had been
locked up and released, were piloted
to Capt Bakers office by Attorney
Crosse. who demanded the return of
all the personal property. including
cash. taken from the defendants. They
were accommodated. One OF the men,
who answered TO the name OF John
Gray, No. 1926 Monroe-ave., attempted
to justify his presence in the place.
TT is a sort Of a club to. me-" he
said. Il go there for recreation and
don't see any harm in II. There's
10 one home TO talk to except my
NV uifp
The men were registered as fol.
lows:
Louis Barrow, Al years old. 4S Alb.
bott-st.: Thomas Hogan, 43 years old.
52l Seventeenth-st.; Edwin Chase, As
years old, Baldwin hotel; John Gay,
alias Gray, So years old, 326 Monroe
ave; Harry Sheldon, AZ years old, 693
Toledo-ave.; Fred II. Sykes. saloon
keeper. $40 Park-pl; William Lyons,
% Jefferson-aye. and Alex Mckay. 10l
Newberry-ave.
The police say Mckay has been
Dragging lately that he had things
fixed" to run his gambling room with
out molestation