The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-30
GAMBLING EXPOSE
LEADS TO ASSAULT
S. r. Winters, Newspaper Cor
respondent and Student, S At
tackled After Publication.
POLICE HURRIEDLY CALLED
University and Town Authorities
Join Hands in Antigambling
Crusade.

Chapel lin. n. c. March 29.-Thrcat-
encd by crowd of students Of the
University of North Carolina In the
lobby or the post-oiiice here ut noon
to-day. ). X. Winters. a newspaper cor
respondent and student, was struck by
one OF them, because of tho publicn-
ton Of gambling by students at the
State University
party of eleven. including students
and citizens of Chapel Hill. were on
Saturday bound over TO court on the
charge OF playing CRAPS" and the cor
respondent gave their names. This
caused the attack on him. the evidence
being that only the intervention OF
students and a hurried call for the po-
lice kept the crowd from beating up
Winters.
J. ID. kernodlc, a member OF the
Carolina student body. party of sym
pathizers with him. struck Winters In
the post-ofiice. Further dcmonstra-
lions were stopped by students.
The faculty OF the university and the
authorities OF Chapel Hin arc on
campaign to break UP gambling at the
university, and In tho town. The chief
of police OF Chapel Hill, in a statement
tonight, says that with what evidence
he has In hand. no Will be able to round
up the ringlcaders in gambling in the
university.
Betrayal OF confidence between two
alleged gamblers. growing out of the
$50 passed In n crap game, led to the
exposition OF the gambling operations
OF students of the university and citi-
zcns OF tho village. The town authori-
ties authorized eleven arrests and
prosecutions were extended to the plac-
ing OF eight OF that number under n
bond OF 81 each waiting their appear
nncc at tho Orange County Superior
Court
The names OF the persons implicated
In the gambling operations are Jack
Sparrow. a citizen of the village w j.
Patterson. druggist Nat J. Cartmcil.
trainer OF Cardinals track team: Floyd
Booker. who operates an auto between
Chapel Hill and Durham; J. d. ker
nodle, Of Graham. Il member Of the
freshman class: julius Johns ton. Jr,
OF Yanccyvillc, "A law student: +. C.
Jones. OF Plymouth. law student; o.
+. Crowell Il freshman, of Lincolnton;
j T. Ware. a freshman. Of Charlotte;
NJ b. Warren, an automobile chauf-
feur, and Ralph Andrews, OF Chapel
liili, n pharmacy student.
crowcll and Andrew, according to
Il statement OF the policeman OF Chapel
nm. were implicated in this crap
zane. but testified In behalf of the
state. Jones and Johnston were placed
under a bond OF Sl5 each and tho others
were summoned To appear in court un-
der the sum Of ~ each.
Their operations reached n CRISIS on
Saturday night a week ago. Il Is said.
and in the course OF the early Sunday
morning hours Jack Sparrow. whom the
town authorities identify AS the ring
leader. is said 10 have passed n check
TO NJ r. Warren as won by right and
tide in tho game OF chance. Tho fol-
lowing Monday Warren, go the story
goes. went to tho bank TO receive cash
Ioyment for the check OF $50 and the
Lark promptly notified him that Spa
row had ordered II not to recognize
the check. Warren In seeking rctalia-
ton, looked up the Chapel I'LL police
man and unfoided hts story. Arrests
followed. and, In the meantime. Warren
was recognized in the sum of 800 for
his appearance before Mayor W. s.
Jefferson TO testify. On Friday he
testified against the men named
Tho university authorities joined
hands with the town authorities to
stamp out gambling. The faculty was
in session yesterday afternoon, and cx-
pulsons and suspensions may follow
Others than those recognized by the
town as engaged in gambling may be
suspended from the college COM
munity. The University Council has
been active OF late In doing whatever
II could TO suppress crap shooting
hut since this body is not clothed with
the power Of monitor its hands are
practically tied