Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-22
TWO RAIDS MADE IN OLD !
SEGREGATED DISTRICT
Major Werner's Morality Squad
Puts in Busy Day and
Night.
sPEAK-EAsIEs ARE RAID
Police Capture Quantity Of Whiskey
and Beer-Sevoral Complaints
Made OF Alleged Disorderly
Houses.

! Major Werner's morality squad" put
| in f,al twenty-four hours OF work.
starting early Saturday night and con-
tinuing until late last night sevcra,
alleged dlsorderly houses. two Of.
which are located In the former segrc-
| gated district, and four houges I'm
which. 1t is said, liquor was being sold
on Sunday. were raded by the plain
clothes mon. All of those arrested Will
be arraigned In the Police Court day
raid which attracted considerabI.
attention In police circles was that
made by Policemen Goldsby and Campo
donica at s1l East Broad Street, where
T.. X. Gentry and Annie Seay were ar
rested on II charge OF dlsorderly con.
duct. This raid was made late Satur-
day night. but those arrested did not
reach the First Police Station until
early Sunday morning. The woman
tainted after the police had summoned
the patrol wagon. and Ambulance
surgeon stern was called to attend
her; Tho police had to walt for her
to be revived before they could take
mo party to tho police station.
After following Annie Shelly and X
X. liite from Broad Street to tho
Southern Railway yards, near -Four
teenth street. Police Sergeant johnson
and Policeman Sweet arrested the mir
on the charge OF disorderly conduct
TWO HOUSES RAIDED ~
OLD SEGREGATED DISTRICT
Policeman Waldrop was approached
by man, who gave HIS name as NJ
;. Searlcs. early !ast night. and was
informed that woman at lIo Mayo
Street had stolen $40 from him. Wal.
drop accompanied the man to tho place
With Detective Sergeant Eellam. The
oificers arrested Scott Fountain. col
ored. on warrant sworn on, bv
searles charging her with theft
| Detective kellam then sworc out
warrant for Stella Bradley. the al
legged proprietor of the place. charg-
ing her with conducting dIsorderly
house. Scarlcs will be used as a Wit
ness In both cases. IL Is said.
Another house In tho former scgre-
gated district, 10 Mayo Street, was
raihcd by the police. Policemen Folkca
and Tucker arrested Bcrnice Adamy.
colored. as the alleged proprietor.
speak -easfcs" also shared tho atteu-
ton OF the police. with tho result that
four raids were made and a Quanti,y
OF whiskcy and beer captured
SEVERAL RAIDS MADE
ON "SPEA<-EASIES"
CONT Gino was arrested by Detective
| Gordon Smith and Policemen oliver
Williams. y. NJ. Smith and Tate on "A
| charge Of selling liquor without Ii.
| ccnse.
| fitzhueh White. colored. was appre
hch"tu ny ioiic" captain SoW"ll anal
| Detective Smith OF similar c'ur:".
ana the police captured several jugs Of
whiskey and a couple OF crates o; bcc-
Policemen brennan ana Harris tg-
rested James Il. It'll colorcd on .
charge OF selling whishey without "a
license. 1t is said that this man sold
most Of the liquor about the Sixth
street Market. nud that he conducted a
boot Icy business.
Rubic Lee. coiored. was arrested bv
the same officers at her homo, ca 81
James Street, on a charge OF selling
whiskey there without a license. rnd
the police captured Il quantity OF bot
lied goods.