The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-26
PLAYERS TO
Be PROSECUTED
BY POLICE
WARRANTS ASKED ron mgN
CAUGHT IN RAID ON "MAJEeTir
cLus'LcHlPs AND CARDS ARE
eEizgD,

Another clash seemed imminet'
Monday, between Justice JefYr!ss and
the police department. over the arrest
OF dozen men, all msmbers OF the
Majestic club, so-called. for gambling
The men were taken from "A room oyor
Alex. McKay's saloon. No. IS Michl'
gan.ave.. about 2 o'clock Sunday
morning. In a 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 APP
peared 10 ask for warrants aud they
finally took their departure. with the
consent OF the justice.
1T was not our mems business 10
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 were registered merely as
suspicious persons We are going to
ask complaints against them fer
gaming, but until that was done there
was no use OF our going 10 court"
Gaming Is nothing more nor less
than disturbing the peace" said JUS
tice Jef1ries. and supposed. oi
course, the officers would be in early
this morning 10 swear out complaints
10 that effect SO ! could try the men
In hA 10
done until later in the morning, when
was busy with other work, and
asked the officers To see me tomor.
row. | have no row with the police on
this score. and don't expect TO have
any. Will insist, however. that If
warrants are issued that the three men
who were released by the commits
sioner be included. What right has
the commissioner 10 release some and
hold others, | would like TO know"
The names OF the three men not
locked up were given by Capt. Baker.
Monday, as Charles Moore, No. 1872
Vermont-aye.; William Davis, No. -
Selden-aye.. and Curtis Billings, No.
80 Pitcher-st one OF them pleaded
that ne had sick wife Another's ex-
cuse vas that ii would ruin his bust
ness il he we're locked up. Among
the evidence" in the captains posses
sion Is a membership card in the Ma
jestic club issued TO G. Billings. Ii
is signed wv II. Miner, president, anu
John ii Kane, secretary. The police
say Alex Mckay had about 800 Of
these cards printed and sold them AT
rs cents each Each member re-
ceiyed key admitting him to the
outer chamber So TO speak. At the
inner door guard was stationed 70
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 NELL
bers" knew what was up trey were
surrounded, and were obliged 10 loo6
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 aud released, were plotted
to Capt. Bakers Office by Attorney
Crosse. who demanded the return OF
all the peI5OHdl property, IuNluulHe
cash, taken from the defendants. They
were accommodated. One OF the men
who answered to the name OF John
Gray, No 326 Monloe-ave., attempted
t. justify his presence in the place.
1T is sort OF club To me. he
said Il go there for recreation and
don't see any harm in It. There s
Lo one home to talk 10 except my
dog and my wife
The men were registered as fol
lows:
Louis Barrow, Al years old. As Alb
bott-st Thomas Hogan, 43 years old
( 52l Seventcenth-st. Edwin Chase, AZ
years old Baldwin hotel; John Gay
alias Gray. SO years old, 1926 Monroe
ave: Harry Sheldon. AZ years old, 693
Toledo-ave.; Fred H. Sykes. saloon
keeper. $40 Park-pl.; William Lyons
20 Jefrerson-ave aud Alex Mckay, l0l
New erry-ave.
The police Say Mckay has been
Dragging lately that he had things
fixed" tc run his gambling room with
out mole