The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-10
Seventeen TAKEN IN
GAMBl|NG-H0USE RAID
Petersburg Policemen Gather In Large
Number of Men With Contraband
Paraphernalia.
VITAL STATISTICS REPORT.
Not Counting Four Nom Resident
Deaths, Petersburg's Birth and
Death Figures For September Were
the Same.

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Petersburg, Va. Oct. 9-One of the
most sensational raids made by the
local police in recent months was
pulled off early Sunday morning and
as a result. seventeen alleged gamblers
were summoned to appear In Police
Court. 1t has been rumored for some
time that gambling joint of the
rankest kind was being conducted In
the heart of the business district and
close lookout has been kept BY the
authorities for sufficient evidence to
raid the place
Early Sunday morning Patrolman
Cameron saw a dozen or more men
enter the place and he mmediateIy
summoned aid to make raid upon
IT. Sergeants Titmus and Payne, with
Officers James. Stewart Slaughter and
Avery. responded to the call, but when
efforts were made to enter the place,
it was found to be locked from the
inside. both back and front. Officer
Cameron. determined not to give up
without an investigation. secured a
ladder and climbing through q front
window from Sycamore Street, he I'M
locked the front door for the other
officers to enter.
Patroimen Stewart and Avery were
left on the outside, one at the back
and the other at the front door OF
the house. while the officers went in
search of the alleged gamblers. Sew
enteen OF them were finally located
in rear room In which the light had
been extinguished. Upon long table,
extending almost across the room, dice,
dice cup. poker chips and several
new packs Of cards were found. but
no money was In evidence. They
were all summoned to appear In court
and a thorough investigation will be
made of the matter,
Among the alleged gamblers are
said to be several professionals who
have come here from Roanoke and
other points
Season Tickets on Sale.
The Southside Fair Association has
placed season tickets for fair week.
October 1870 inclusive, on sale at
numerous places throughout the city
and indica tons are that the sales will
be the largest ever
A season ticket can be at Just halt
Of what II will cost 10 enter the
fair on single admissions, They will
be on sale until midnight Saturday
AZ the following places;
Petershurg-W. f. Armstrong 4 Co
223 n. Sycamore St. Banks Drug
Store, 6 North Sycamore Street; Bow
mans Drug store. Bank and Market
streets: Chesterfield Hotel cigar stand
PAS North Sycamore Street; Sol Coop
er's. 30630s North Sycamore Street
Corner Cigar Store. Sycamore and Tabt
street,; W. H Frey's Drug Store
Washington and Dunlop Streets: Globe
Department Store. Sycamore and Tabh
Streets: I. Beverly Harrison. Mechan
les Building: Lum Bros. 1o7 West
Washington Street; J. q. Mann, III
Grove Avenue; Morrtson's Pharmacy
Sycamore and Bank Streets: Partin's
Drug store 81 Bollingbrook Street
Partin's Washington Street Drug Store
Washington and South Streets: w. G
Peterson's Drug Store. High and Canal
Streets: Russell & Rowe. 142 North
Sycamore street; Sixth Ward Phar-
macy, 500 Halifax Street; Totty's Drug
store. Sycamore and Old Streets: Tot
tvs Pharmacy. Sycamore and Oak
Streets, and W. f. Williamson. III
Lafayette Street.
Virginia.
Ettrick. va.-w. =. Es-rrnan-s Ero-
Gerry.
Hopewell. va-Cam7 & Meehls Drug
store. Hopewell Street; Wright
Crutchfeld Store. Post Office Build
ing.
Cfty.s Health Report.
The report OF Health Officer Robert
A. Martin, for the month of September
shows a total OF hfty-six deaths in the
city. seventeen white and thirty mine
colored. Among the decedents were
four non-residents. sixteen deaths oc-
CURED among infants under Ave years
Of age, twelve were certified by the
coroner, six bodies were brought &c
the city for interment and nine were
death were: Typhoid fever. /: mala
rial. 3; whooping cought, pellagra
!. . tuberculosis. 6: cancer. 2: cerebral
| hemorrage. 9: heart disease. 2; Bright's
disease, 5 accidental deaths. g.
Fifty-two births were reported to the
department during the month. white
81; colored. 81; males. 20. females, %
Miss Larrabee to Appear.
A musical concert will be given al
the Petersburg Academy OF Music or
November LIST. bu such noted artists as
Miss Florence Larrabee, pianist
Jeanne woiford. centralto. and VIII
liam Wade Hinshaw. Metropolitan bar
itone. Particular interest Is felt IT
Miss Larrabee's appearance here
where she Is well-known and where
she received her first training under
her sister. Mrs. f. A. Robertson.
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