South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-07
RAID CASES WILL
COME UP TUESDAY
Men Accused of Gambling to
Get Hearings in City
Court.

"a men picked up in the two |
gambling raids Sunday over until |
Tuesday morning when they appear |
ed in city court Monday morning. |
The police secured money amount |
ing 10 1851, many decks of cards |
poker chips and beer were gather
ed in by the police in the two raids. |
The places raided were:
p. m.--RoOms above Harry Al
ward cigar store, SO W. Division st.
GAS p. ma. c. Pommert barber
shop. S14 s. Main st.
Eight Men Trapped.
Eight men were trapped in the
first active attempt of Chief Kues-
pert's men TO follow up evidence
accumulated in the past few weeks.
Three doors were wrecked and one
gun was drawn in an effort TO corral
the gamesters. Many were the eN-
cuSes. some pathetic. II seems. too,
that just prior TO the arrival Of the
police several prominent profession
al men who had been i'm the ring
from o'clock Saturday afternoon.
left.
In both instances. the officers got
the kitty" and the one from the
Award rooms. said TO be occupied
by him as living quarters. contained
$77.2O.
Tailor Taken.
Ike Ciralski. jefferson avenue
tailor. who gave his name as Ike
Franklin and his address as 123
Ford St. according 10 the police,
claimed ne was in the rooms for the
purpose of measuring a couple of
suits and an overcoat for Elr'ood
IIesser of Benton HarbOr. Mich.
Hesser seemed TO be Of the opinion
Ciralski was trying his best TO col
lect sums much larger than required
for any suit or overcoat he would
want. and without furnishing the
suit.
Sergt. Barnhart had a squad
composed of Detectives Diver. PABLO.
DeIinski and Lane in the first raid
OF the evening. and in the second
Wesolek. Pinter. Miller and SpeciN
Agent j. NJ. Montgomery of the New
York Central lines.
Carefully Planned.
BOth raids had been carefully
planned and were executed in a
manner which gave no forewarning
to the victims That no one had
time to escape with the money is
evidence of the tact. At the barber
shop. where a table had been SET
up for neighborhood entertainments.
il seems. and profit as well, much
liquor and the brass knuckles were
found
In both raids. The men were first
booked. then released on bail. those
from the Award place on bonds fur
nished for the most part by col.
Joseph sullivan and Attys. Scanlon
and Sands. and those from the Pom
inert tables on bonds furnished by
pommert.
They thought they were foolins
as" said Chief Kuespert, follOwins
the second pinch" but they were
not. and this may not be the end of
the story"
Here Il List,
The following were taken in the
surprise parties:
At Awards place-Ike CFranklinl
CIraIski. ops Ford ST. jefferson
ana ~. Joseph SIS. I1lW OVh lAtos'NA
Benton Harbor: T. j. Tabey, :. Scott
ST.. Fred Bttler 5. Taylor St; Paul
Pavman. benton Harbor, Mich;
Dick Starrett sos 1-2 w. Division
St: Harvey Lewis. rs Stull St: J. =.
Kolbes. Benton Harbor; Ralph Hall
or Haley, 915 S William 81.
At Pommert's place-A. G. Pom
inert. charged with conducting gam
bling house. 7O9 w Lasalle av
Henry Holsner l1O4 =. Main st; c.
r.. Housmer. Battle Creek. Mich.
Earl Berger. III Pennsylvania aV.;
Elmer Miller 91S :. Main St; Floyd
WEIGH. Sic :. Lafayette st; George
Very. Beemer ct; Charles Albrecht.
ga +. Ohio st. John Anderson. 2l3
f. Keasey st: Paul Mckee. on r.
Keasey st. w. NJ. Mathews. 213 Z.
Keasev st: Fred Norris. PAS r. sam
pie St w. II. Rogers, 1873 +. Jeffer-
son st: George Norris, 40 +. SaIl-
ole St