The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-09
After Quiet Request for Ad-
mittance Fails at Small
Hours Social Club"
OCCUPANTS SCURRY
TO VARIOUS HAVENS
In City Co, - aay Two
Men 49, .dilty to Run
Sssw' Gambling Places

Four officers tip-toed their way up the
street entrance TO the second floor Of
the Gordon block on North Main street
early Sunday morning and followed the
wall along to the door that leads to
room No.-9. occupied by the Small Hours
Social club, as it is called by some. One
| of their number raped lightly on the
panel.
Inside, seven members OF the club, de.
voices, the police say. Of that popular
indoor pastime, poker, were having a
quiet session at cards. they did not
hear the gentle summons from without,
but when one of the officers called loudly
for the doorkeeper, there was a good
deal of Ilistling around the table. That
primeval instinct which teaches each man
to look out for himself, assigned three
Of the players to the darkest place in
the room, which happened to be under
the table. Another took refuge in n
nearby closet and fifth slid quickly
down into his coat and brought the
collar OF that garment UP over his head.
He was soon discovered. Emergency's
ways and means committee made no pro
vision for concealng the sixth and sew
enth members 0f the round table confer
enee and there they stood when Chief
Sinclair, Officers Harry Gamble, John Di
neen and I'D 4. Mcleod entered the room
after having battered down the door.
On a search warrant issued by Grand
Juror A. @, Fay, the furniture was con-
fiscated and the names of every man
went down in the chiefs book.
Early this morning Lyle Burnham. a
Pearl street barber, was arrested on a
charge Of keeping a gambling resort.
Before Judge H. w. Scott. he pleaded
guilty and paid S25 fine, with costs
amounting to S5.14. The prosecuting Of
fcer urged that leniency be shown the
respondent. as he was absent from the
club rooms when the arrests were made
and because II was alleged he had been
IN the business only few weeks. The
magistrate, however, stated that resorts
of the kind mentioned in the warrant
were altogether too prevalent and that
stiff medicine should be prescribed for
those who are brought to justice.
A second arrest was made Sunday
forenoon when Howard j. Ennis, another
barber, was arrested by Officer Ed Me-
Leod at his home on South Main street.
Ennis remained at police headquarters
all day and spent the night with the
officers This morning he was arraigned
before Judge Scott on charge of operat-
ing gambling resort Ennis entered
plea Of guilty and his case was con
tinued for sentence. Bail was fixed at
500. which the respodent was trying
to procure this afternoon.
The police claim that Ennis has been
identified with more than one gaming
table in Barre He is said to have adj
mitted that one of the places under po
lice scrutiny has been operated by him.
This place is said to be in the basement
of the Jackson block, which was also
visited by the officers at o'clock Sun
day morning. They found chairs and
tables in room said to have been leased
to Ennis.
1t is likely that both Ennis and Burn
ham will be called to testify in cases
which the authorities contemplate
against others who have been identified
with the game hereabouts for the past
few months. Not all of the principals
live in Barre, as it is intimated that
this city has been a convenient gather
ing place for card men from number
of towns in central Vermont.
Four Charged With Intoxication
Over Sunday police headquarters shel
tered four transients who were arrested
at the close of the week on intoxica
tion charges. John Brennan, who tried
to start an alteration with Officer Ed
L. Mcleod, while the latter was off duty
night, was arraigned before
Judge H. w. Scott in municipal court to-
lay on a subsequent charge, to which
he pleaded not guilty. 1t was the mans
second appearance within fortnight.
Arrangements We're made for hear
M and Brennan, who gainad smatter-
ne of law in his younger days, was Civ
m time 10 prepare his case. He sslScd
llso that an attorney h. assigned hni.
Judge Scott planned to hold the hearing
his afternoon.
John Olson, the Northfield stone cut
er who spent the late days OF the week
n the City hospital, came back to the
tation yesterday and faced Judge Scott
his forenoon. Olson pleaded guilty and
vas given sentence af 50 days IN the
ounty jail at Montpelier in addition to
osts of S7.65. Lucio aiguera, who was
rrestcd Sunday morning by Officer
arle, entered plea of not guilty and
rent back to police headquarters to
wait a hearing at o'clock this after
oon.
Arthur Foley was arrested at midnight
aturday by Chief Sinclair To-day he
loaded guilty to Subsequent offense
nd started to disclose Grand Juror
i. G. Fay cross examined Foley and the
Durt learned that he made three trips
D Bolton last week. Asked as to whore
e purchased liquor in the Chittenden
Dunty watering place, Foley said be
ought gallon Saturday at the old
building, so-called. The court
smanded him to county Jail for 80 days
nd imposed costs. Foley came lately
-om Hardwick and the police claim. le
as a travelling companion Of Edward
illigan. who died at the City hospital
st week