The daily sentinel., 1909-06-21
SENSATIONAL RAID WAS
MADE LAST NIGHT
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: instant the whole crops of officers
led by the sheriff. all armed and
with their revolvers in their hands
stood in the middle of the room and
ten badly frightened individuals
seven men and three women, realized
that it was "all up and that they
were prisoners 1t was the most for
lorn and guilty looking bunch of la "
breakers imaginable. They were
caught like rats in a trap, caught
with the goods. TOO. There was NO
need to protest or make any kick
However, the head man of the
house was missing. Matt Jones. a
| portly colored gentleman who has
resided here some time is designated
as the chief of the joint or the owner
of the game" Mistah Matt had
gone out tc rush the growler" and
was expected to return at any time so
| the Officers were told. He never
stayed away from the game long at a
time.
Sheriff Schrader and Undersherff
Wallis decided to trap the ''culled
Lperson very neatly. The door was
closed and everything took on its
usual hum and stir in the gambling
house while the officers stood wait
ing for the return of Mistah Jones.
They did not have long to wait.
Presently some one was heard to
cautiously approached the door. Then
came a soft tapping at the door
Dis is Jones' There was no re-
sponse and then there was more
vigorous knocking and this demand.
Il says dis is Jones, you kin open up
and let me in"
Then one of the officers swung
the door open and Jones started in,
carrying bottle of beer in one hand.
He took one look about him and that
was enough His feathers fell, his
heart was broken. he was the meek
est. "scardest" looking individual
the officers had ever seen.
Come on in" said an officer,
grabbing Jones on the wrist. Yes
sir. Ise's comm, you kin bet" was
the response.
The officers then handcuffed the
seven men, and. putting the women
under guard. started for the jails.
The women were taken to the city
Jail and the men We're taken to the
county Jail.
After this bunch had been disposed
of the officers returned to Colorado
avenue and raided room off of Sec
ond street that had an unsavory rep
women of quite eomely appearance
We're arrested and number of bot
ties of beer We're confiscated. The
women protested vigorously, but in
vain. and We're soon in the city jail
with the three negro women arrested
in Jones joint.
A character known as Niger
Brown was then picked up on the
street. the officers having warrant
for his arrest. and then a bootblack
operating stand on South Fourth
street was arrested.
Later two Mexicans We're arrested
at a chilli house and placed in the
county Jail. They are charged with
and bootlegging.
This morning Undersheriff Wallis
arrested Charles A. Wilson, a white
man who has been mixed up in sever
al sensational cases of late, having
been charged with violating the reg
istration laws. later with passing =
worthless coin on a business man
and prior to that he figured in a
sensational divorce suit, his wife al
leging that he had threatened to kill
her. She got a divorce and he was
put under a peace bond. Later his
wife married again, but he secured
the custody of the children. Wilson
having frequented Jones gambling
house. Wilson is the only one of the
men arrested that is quite well
known. although his reputation late
ly has been of notorious nature,
whereas formerly he bore a good rep
utation.
Today another negro was arrested.
All of the men. excepting Wilson,
are MeXicans or negroes. there being
about seven negroes and the rest
Mexicans.
The evidence against the gang ar
rested at Jones house is overwhelm-
ing. The gang were caught at the
gambling table, The chips and the
cards We're there and nearly every
player had small stack of coin at
his elbow.
In Jones refrigerator We're found
bottles of intoxicating liquors, beer
whisky. etc. There is every reason
to believe that he has been selling
whisky and beer in violation of the
! law-infact, the evidence is over.
/ whelming.
1t is said that the habitues of the
Jones gambling joint had regular
secret order or system of raps ant
signs. From what can be learned
Jones acted as manager. money-takel
and guard. II is said that he woul(
sit near the door while the game wa,
going on. with a big revolver in hi,
/ hand and, If there was the Ieas
noise on the outside, he would reas
sure his patrons by declaring Don
get skeered. Nobody's comm in da
do Fust fellow dat sticks his hal,
in I'll shoot it OF. Jones wanted t,
impress his patrons that he was ;
bad, bad man and an invincible pro
tector: but Jones was off his guart
last night.
1t is said that when a friend
would want in the house he woult
silently approach the door. give ,
certain number of raps and then cal