Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-05
SENSATIONAL RAID
ON BLIND TIGER
At ROSWELL
POLICE CHIEF BY ACCIDENT
FINDS SECRET BELL
GreetS AStOniShed Proprietor
With Cooked Gun and Finds
Festive Company With Game
In Full Blast.
Especial Correspondents to Morning JOuraalI

Especial Correspondence 10 Morning JoarnaIl
Roswell, y. NJ. July S.-Chief OF
Police Dave Allison made a successful
gambling raid NJ o'clock last night
and gained entrance TO the room in a
peculiar manner the raid occurred
at the rooms of T. &. Dieffenbacher.
In the Morrison rooming house on
Main street that had been under po-
lice surveillance for some time, II be-
ing suspected that he was maintaining
and operating gambling games. chief
Allison accompanied by Fire Captain
Daniel kirkpatrick went into the hall
way OF the building and stopped at
the door To listen aud attempt To get
a line on the premises. Allison,
changing his cramped position, leaned
over and placed his hat on the mat,
which touched a secret electric button
whose location was known only To the
hahitues and customers and was the
signal for friendly entrance" def
fenhaoher answered the ring. When
he opened the door he faced the po-
liCeman who entered the ruOm
which was AN ante-room TO the room
where the game was In progress. Al
lison, fearing that DiOffenhacher
ger signal drew his gun and command
cd him 90 open the door TO the ad1oin-
ing room. AS Dieffenhacher opened
the door he said MY God. Dave
you've broken my heart" There was
a game In fun blast with money IN
sight on the table. and Allison arrest
ed Dleffenbacher, four players and q
spectator. He blew his police whistle
which summoned Patrolman George
Bunting and Policeman A. w. Brown,
who was disguised as a laborer. None
were placed in jail all being responsi-
BILE citizens and the men went on each
others bond and were released. The
cases will be called today before Po"
lice Judge Marcellus w. witt. DIET
fenhacher. who IL is alleged, was
banking and running the game, Is
known as "Diffy" and came here some
time ago from New York for his
health suffering with tuberculosis. lie
Is an electrical expert and old time
telegraph operator and his rooms
were ingeniously wired. He Is an
expert billiard player. baseball tan
and enthusiastic pugilstie and sports
promoter and natural born wit The
other parties arrested were Samuel
mitchell. sheepman, V. W. Cranor,
manager of the queensware depart
ment of the Joyce pruit store; Lon
Holland, proprietor OF the Holland
machine shop and backsmithing es-
tablshment. Marcus Jones, one OF
the porprietors OF the U-Need- par
Der shop and bath rooms ana the
spectator was j. V. Narce. carpen'
ter.
This Is the first gambling raid since
the late chief of Police Roy Woofter
who was recently shot dead, raid
ed a gambling game and captured
three of the most prominent men OF
the city. This was in Joint over the
Singer Sewing Machine company
office on Main street. which had "A
double iron door and entrance was
effected by strategy.
Later this same Joint was search
ed by Woolter and six cases OF ~h!s-
key seized and confiscated and order
ed destroyed. The owner, j. A. Man
ming, formerly owner of the Grand
Central hotel and two saloons here,
was fined $50 and costs