Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-07
WOMAN CLAIMS
BIG GAMBLING
DEN RUNNING
Declares She Found Husband
in Resort Operated by
Fulmer Lowe
WRITES STROUP LETTER
District Attorney Raps Writers
of Unsigned Communica-
tionS

Confronted with an anonymous let
ter, declaring Fulmer Lowe, convicted
gambler, operated one of the largest
dens in the city in Market street, near
Cameron, and at the same time re-
port from County Detective James II.
Walters that the place is deserted now,
District Attorney Michael E. Stroup
to-day severely criticised writers OF
unsigned communications, who could
be material witnesses in prosecutions,
II they were known by the authorities.
Lowe, accused in the letter. and also
in open court on Monday by Howard
Anderson, held for larceny, was con-
victed several months ago. Later he
was released after serving several
weeks of three-month sentence, when
friends appeared in his behalf.
Anderson. pleading guilty to the lar
ceny charge, told the Dauphin county
court he stole to get money to spend
at loves joint. An investigation was
ordered at once, which when published
in the Telegraph last night, resulted in
the receipt of the letter this morning.
The communication, typewriter,
dated March 6 and bearing a Harris
burg postmark, 1890 p. m, follows in
full
Woman Enters Joint
Asst. Dist. Atty. r. e. Fox:
Upon looking through the paper
this evening 1 see you have been
directed to make an investigation
of the report that Fulmer Lowe
has been running gambling
house in Market street. This is
quite true. The place is located at
1O16. Sometime ago my husband
went out on a Saturday night
about IL o'clock, and had not re-
turned at 2:30. l became worried
and started out to find him. Hav-
ing heard him speak about this
place l started down there; there
was an officer standing on the cor
ner of Eleventh and Market
streets. L asked him if he knew
anything about it. He said he did
not, so | went down and rang the
bell. No one answered so
opened the door and went in and
up the stairs There l found my
husband playing poker, and about
seventy-fve others. There were n
couple of other rooms with men
in but l could not see what they
were doing, as the rooms were
hlled with smoke. And when Full
mer Lowe saw me he cursed at me
and raved like a crazy man. The
next day (Monday) / heard the
officer had been transferred to an
other beat through the influence
of Lowe. / am sorry l cannot give
you my name, but If you investi-
gate it, my name will not be nee
essary.
County Detective Walters, after a
thorough investigation, reported the
place entirely deserted. 1t is believed
by the authorities, that the courts or
der late Monday afternoon scared the
entire party away.
Ready to Wipe Out Joints
we are powerless to do anything
when letter like the one of this
morning, is sent in, when we receive
1t after the accused persons have a
chance to escape" District Attorney
Stroup declared.
This woman, who does not give her
name, knew that the den was running.
Had she given us information in con-
tidence and made herself known, we
could in all probability have prose-
cuted the guilty parties.
Loves whereabouts are unknown,
District Attorney Stroup said Accord
ing to County Detective Walters, the
Market street resort alleged to be
Loves headquarters. is deserted, cur
tains drawn, and only a few pieces of
furniture scattered about.