The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-20
POLICE BREAK
UP PLAN FOR BIG
POKER GAME

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forced to batter their way through
the door.
The Pontchartrain raid was the
sequel to a glimpse that detectives
had OF DOC" Hall. Thursday, and
he was trailed to the Hotel Pont-
chartrain, without his knowledge.
Lieut.. Black. OF the squad, had
received information that Hail had
run a big game in room In the Ho-
tel Cadillac. Wednesday night. and
the officers were on the lookout for
him.
Shortly before midnight. several
detectives sauntered into the Pont-
chartrain lobby. and made them
selves comfortable. while they
watched for any excursion parties"
toward the NTH floor.
Mingling with a crowd OF race
track followers. the sleuths made
their way to the NTH floor suite.
which they say was rented by DOC"
Hall. but when they entered, they
realized that some Detroit gam"
had apparently noticed Them and
given the tip to Hall. r
All Was quiet in the room. No
one was there. but the detectives
seized several hundred poker chips.
and many packs OF cards. that were
In the room. in readiness for the
game.
The seized pharaphernalia was
exhibited to the clerk, and later TAX
en- to headquarters. while warning
was given that no game of the sort
must be tolerated In the hotel.
The raid on the Merchants club
was made shortly after 2 o'clock.
Friday morning. but the detectives
had so much difIiculty In getting into
the alleged gaming room. that no
money was In sight on the table
when they finally succeeded in fore
inF the door.
But there was every indication
that big gambling had been going
on, as more than $4,000 were found
in the possession Of the eleven men
arrested, and the detectives
seized more than Q dozen packs Of
cards, hundreds of poker chips. .
faro outfit, complete with case,
counters, and betting board.
In the detective bureau. where
the men were registered on charges
of gaming. the inner once looked
IKE q country bank while the big
amount Of cash was being counted,
and deposited to the credit" Of the
various prisoners. most Of them men
from distant cities. who said they
had come here ut attended the
Windsor races.
Edward H. Fritz, 80 years old.
Who said he II . broker, from To-
ledo. had $2.s3s IN his pockets when
the detectives nabbsd him.
Sam Kaufman. ~, who says he
10 q restaurant keeper from Toledo.
had 31.053, and the other prisoners
carried bank rolls running from 81
to S54.
That the big bank rolls carried
by Kaufman and Fritz were aug
mented by O hurried grab from the
table, a. the detectives attacked the
door, 10 more than suspected By the
police.
The other prisoners gave their
names and addresses a.: Isaac NIL
Ter. salesman. 30, Of Norfolk, Va:
George q. Warren, clerk, ~. Nash
VILE, Tenn; william r. Tompkins.
farmer, IS, Nashville; Charles
Kemp, 40, clerk. Nashville; David
Wolf, 81, clerk. Nashville; John
Thomas Denham. 81. rubber worker.
No. 2ss Third-ave-.: william A. Car
roll, 81, farmer. Columbus. o.: John
Fanen, 81, clerk, Toledo.
Detectives Black. Smith, Frahm.
Thomas and knight made the raid.
on information that . big gambling
game was being operated In the
place, formerly used ~ the lodge
rooms Of the Moose.
The police sIlese that Billy"
Howard and pat" Reaume. well
known Detroit sporting men. are be-
hind the games In the place, but
neither Of the meg was caught in
tho raid
Howard, Rsaums and Dave Kali
meyer, whose cigar store was 70
Gently ruided. an. called at head