The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08
THEIR NAMES
SUPPRESSED
If Made Public They Would
Shock Exclusive Circles in
Many Cities-some Faint
and Others Grow Hysteri-
cal When Officers
Break In.
Especial to The s-Dispatch..

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A raid on the quarters of the swell
Sarragansett Club at the pier, early
this morning, made by FIVE reformers.
headed by Constable John G. Cross.
was frustrated by Chief of Police
James D. Caswell. OF that town.
During the raid the chief blocked
the action of the raiders. and later
caused the arrest of Constable Cross
and George /. Catting, of Worcester
one OF the raidert, on charges OF as
sault, His action In delaying the raid
ers at first was " the grounds that
they were raidina without warrants
he says
The action Of TN chief was In direct
opposition to an rider given him by
Assistant Attorns- General Harry
Cross. who d!rectd the chief TO go to
the assistance Of constable Cross ana
the members or III raiding party.
Constable Crossremained on guaro
over the gambling instruments in the
club rooms from 1915 o'clock this
morning until EARLY noon. while
everything was one TO oust him in
order that the macines might be taken
away and hidden.
Warrant fr Constable.
All of these entts failing, Chief OF
Police caswell obiined warrant for
Cross on a charc OF assault, and
placed the constate under arrest with
his own hands Atthey left the build
ing the gamblerscommenced TO re-
move the States eldence OF gambling.
and within fsteenlninntes the rooms
were as bare as a pnce hall floor.
The raid was nde as complete
surprise to the cb inmates and all
others who may hte had interests in
tha matter one ,as or another. The
gamblers. when ,e raiding party
landed In their mist, having pushed
h., the guards All steel doors, sent
rost haste for ChiJ Caswell and after
the latters arrigath!ngs took dif-
terent aspect.
George L. cuttini of Worcester, son
Of Louis Cutting, Trofbr!dge Road.
was one OF Cross'faiding party. He
3 was arrested abb 3 o'clock this
morning on Two arges. one OF as
saulting an ot'icei and another for
having a concealedweapon. Bail was
furnished to the a5unt OF $500
With Constable Pss were James 5,
Y. wins, OF New Yik. a summer resi-
dent at the pier; 0rge L. Cutting or
Worcester Mass.,h friend of Mr.
: Ivins's; Constable imuel Brown ana
Constable Tenant alese five men met
at Wakefield aboul1 o'clock Satur-
day night and wet in an automobile
to Narragansett Fl. They got out
OF the machine IN pnt of the Casino.
which is nearly acss the street from
the club rooms an%aited until 1907
O'Clock before makg the raid.
Constable Tenanpnd Mr., WINS went
through the outsidhoor OF the build
Ing first, and oveSwered the guard
maintained at the trance. The other
three members othe riding party
vent past the gh and up stairs.
rhev were obligedo break down a
small door and thtfound themselves
In a foyer. In rhplace were about
twenty colored wars hustiing about
The raiders pushi through one OF
two doors which oEed from foyer and
found themselves sumptuously
furnished gamblinhen. There were
about thirty or thy-hve persons in
the room, half Of m society women
In evening gowns.
Nearly Panic.
For second q presence OF the
raiders was not iced. The three
roulette tables vein operation, one
faro layout was BIG patronized and
n hazard board wR favorite among
the women membept the party. For
minute the rars watched the
gambling going orhd then Constable
Cross announced iself in the name
If the law. The he which greeted
+his announcements nearly a panic,
women tainted ar3thers became al
most hysterical ate thought of be-
inc arrested. Th}was no lighting.
however, among tl1en. The raiders
recognized seveH women whose
names If mentionwould shock the
world of society New York and
Philadelphia as vi as other places,
Constable Cross Sounced that ne
would take the les of all present
and allow them topart, The gather.
ING was ordered lie out the doors,
nnd in passing tconstable gave a
name In the nifty of instances
,ictitious names i given. In some
cases Mr. Cross OF. WINS knew the
people and SO f names are not
available.
After all had out except the
walters. Constablross. armed with
ravnlver. took iession OF the es-
+oh,ishment. For,ut an hour moth
sns dAvaloped insthe place, where
nnnstohle Gross ,his band of raid
ers held possessf
Shortly after 1pck IN the morn
ing Chief Of Polidswell entered the
room where Co1Fe cross was sta-
toned. Not maplnutes a1terWards
M W 70. ArnkYlce-president OF
the club. and thin VINO IS accreo'
tied with runninf ap!ace' ana Pres
50 ldent T. j, NICK Hol tne ,c!uD, en-
.arad the room 3aConstable Cross
I5, nr Arnold sd ssAewould have the
Haswell asked t6EFtable If he had
. warrant to rfS place and Con-
stable Cross sal me nad not
Constable Jof] cullen, acting on
orders; made all lpt TO arrest Mr,
wins. who was the room, with
others of the IN Sparty, Mr.. Cut
fine. seeing his gmenaced Is said
70 have jumpel0Yeen Cross and
33 cullen and str len on the head
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