The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-07
BrattlebOrO Men Arrested
in Raid at Clubhouse at
Foot of Mountain
HAVING QUIET GAME
THEY TOLD OFFICERS
Automobile Load Of Deputies Forced
Entrance and Found Cards and Chips
Some Empties Also Brought to
Lght-Hearing This Afternoon.

Eight men, whom the officers say
were principally Brattlehoro business
men, who said they had met for "a
quiet game of cards, - were surprised
early Sunday morning in little build
ing at the foot of Wantastiquet noun
tain, just across the river in New
Hampshire, by a visit from squad of
deputy sheriffs, who placed them under
arrest on the charge of gaming. All
gave cash bail for their appearance in
the municipal court in Keene, n. H., at
$50 clock this afternoon. o. H. Ell
lis, who seemed to be in charge of the
place, and Charles Ebbighausen, own
er Of the premises, were among those
arrested, but the officers declined to
give out the names of the others.
The officers met in Keene by direc-
tion of County Solicitor P. Fl. Faulkner
of Keene Saturday night and left there
late that night by automobile, arriving
at the building across the river, which
is used as clubhouse, about l o'elock
in the morning. The party consisted
of City Marshal w. A. Philbrick oi
/ Keene and Deputy Sheriffs Frank J.
I Bennett Of Keene, Burton c. Thatcher
of Chesterfield, Charles ". Hubbard of
Sullivan and f. o. Packard of Hinsdale.
/ When they arrived the doors were
/ locked, and the trying of the doors was
I followed by a scurrying inside. The
officers surrounded the place and then
/ forced an entrance. Tables with packs
of cards and chips met their eyes, but
no money was in sight. The occupants
were unable to account for the in
trusion and said they were not gam
bling.
The officers allowed that things look
ed very suspicious and intimated that
if the players were innocent they might
prove it in court in Keene Mr.. Ellis
was asked to furnish bail of 5000. He
said he didn Z have the money. and
was told that in that event he might
return with the party to Keene to be
detained until the hearing. Then he
wanted to see "'Charlie,'' and an Of
fcer accompanied him to the home of
: Mr.. Ebbighausen. The latter got out
Of bed and the officer said in substance
that he guessed he would take ''Char-
lie too. Bail was fixed in his case
also at 5000. and although at first he
. protested he raised the money, as did
Mr.. Ellis.
$ Bail in the case of the six other men
was placed at S25 each, and in each in
+ stance cash bail was deposited with
the officers. The men seemed to be well
Z supplied with currency.
> Ht bltceIS ud1 dIOLHeT detail IO
! look after, and that was an examina-
$ tion of the premises. Aside from what
: was carried on the persons, no LIQUID
; refreshments was found, it is under.
stood, but eight barrels of empties and
some jugs were brought to light. II
had been reported here within a short
time that several barrels of "stuff
had been taken across the river, con
n signed to the premises where the raid
took place.
A movement was started some time
: ago looking to some arrangement
:, whereby Brattleboro officials might bC
! given authority to make raids on tn,
/ New Hampshire side of the rive
n within the area which is so much fre
d quented by persons from the Vernon
side, the purpose being simply to al,
|, the New Hampshire officials and holt
0 respondents until officials from New
e Hampshire could arrive, but it is under
i stood that the attorney general of tn,
Granite state did not look with favo
e on the proposition.
n The defendants did not appear i
# court this morning, the matter bein,
/. adjusted by telephone between a Brat
/ tleboro attorney and County Solicito
e Faulkner. Ebbighausen and Ellis wer
5, fined $50 and costs of $3.50 each an
D. the other six defendants were calle
n upon TO pay fines of SIS and costs i
# each instance of $40.