Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
RAID ALLEGED
GAMBLING HOUSE
Detectives Believe Arrests Will
Clean Up" City From
Gard Sharks.

II is the opinion of the detective bureau
that one of the foremost gambling places
Of the city has been put out OF the business
This is the result of a raid made on Sunday
morning when Detective Green and
squad raided rooms near Ninth and
Shipley streets As "A result of the rad
about % men were held as witnesses.
George Green and George kagantas were
charged with keeping gaming table and
were to have a hearing IN CITY Court
today but at the request of their attorney
Philip l.. Garrett, the ease was continued
until Tridny.
The raid was made on Sunday morning
nj > o'clock, and caused great deal oi
excitement in the vicinity of Eighth and
Shpley streets. II took th &c patrol loads
to remove the men III the room.
Sergeant McDermott and his squad
of patrolmcn also made raid to their
credit on Saturday night at the house at
323 Orange street where they arrested
Mary f. Brown and Linwood Harris,
both colorcd and placing charges of
keeping a dlsorderly house against them.
This raid caused quite some excitement and
several witnesses were taken to the police
station among them two soldiers Mr..
Garrett had this case continued until
Friday.
stella Taylor and Jcane Wright both
Negroes. were arrested by Detective
Green and his squad on Saturday night on
charge of selling liquor without a license.
These defendants are represented by
Philip H. Garrett and their ease was
continued until Friday.
William J Murphy, Don Il. Murphy
and William Mcintosh were arraigncd
in court on charges of assault and battery
Tho men were arrested NJ the Wilson
Line wharf and are alleged Ia have struck
Logan Nichols on the head with stone
after being put of Of the wharf, The
defendants claimed that they were on the
ferryboat Arctic and that when the boat
failed to land at Pcnns Grove, \ J..
demanded their tickets be returned and
wrrrhandlcd rough by Nichols All the men
denied the charge.
The defendants were represented by
J. Frank Ball who IN pleading his case
10 Judge ChIrchman claimed that the
patrons Of tho Wilson Line were gwen
| yer, unfair treatment by the officials Of
, the line
Judge Churchman SAID that tho case
was very interesting one especially
from q legal viewpoint and that the
conduct of the men Of the Wilson Line
was improper and he then dismissed all
tho defendants
Harry Gordon charged David Dicotrio
with assault and battery The defendant
pleaded not guilty The men were
employed 1t the Harlan plant Of the
Bethlehem Shp'uuldlng Corporation.
Gordon claimed that the defendant struck
him in the face
DicotrIo denied the charge Judge
Churchmau imposed q finc Of s. and costs
James Perkins and Elijah Hilton have
no respect for Dr Harry Garfield, the coal
administrator nor 30 they have any
sympathy for the people who pay high
prircS for coal This vs. hrnught out III
City Court today when James Perkins
and ELIJAH Hilton both Negroes were
charged with larceny - hailce The two
men wcrr alleged 70 have stolen 2Nl
pounds Of coal from a wagon of the Hamll-
i ton Coal Company The defendants were
| employed Is tllc company and are alleged
10 have stolen 2OO pounds Of coal from i
wagon which they were IN charge Of
Perkins Was held under $500 bad for the
! Court OF General Sessions while Hilton
was dismissed
Detective FaIrchlId Saturday arrested
I Patrick Lewis q Negro wanted IN New
| Jersey FOR assault with intent % murder.
He was held under $500 oasi FOR the action
Of the New Jersey authorities
Frank Taylor q Negro known IN the
| colored circles a. sea Lion. was fined s.
and costs on charge 81 trespAssing