Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-02
fFrom Friday,s Daily

TAKE GAMBLING TOOLS
Il A large assortment OF gambling
psfaphernAlia was taken from the
building consisting Of hundreds Of
hecks OF cards, hundreds Of dice, two
tables with padded top for card play
ing, countless poker chips and a
\ Nuantity Of cigarets. These are stored
In the county jail.
The raid came as q surprise to the
place and might have been even more
effective II the electric bells and push
buttons were not brought into play
These however beyond delaying pro-
ceedings somewhat, did not deter the
state agents from their object and a
complete search Of the place was
made from cellar to attic.
PUSH BUTTONS WARN INMATES
Entering the business room where
q soft drink parlor is operated the
agents were not quick enough TO stop
the operation of the push button be-
hind the bar Although one of the Of
dcers graDLled with the barkeep.
The officers encountered doors that
were operated by electricity. no key
or ordinary lock being visible al
though by the pressing of button
the door might tie locked or opened.
This was found to be no real obstacle
other than to delay the raid little
bit.
CROWD SCRAMBLED FOR SAFETY
Up stairs the ofiicers started and
before them they heard the scurrying
of feet and the banging of doors The
latter had to be kicked in and broken
down to make entry. but the state
agents and assistants continued. The
gambling paraphernalia was found on
the second floor, but the players we're
not visible. After a search of the
second floor the ascent was continued.
Not however until Agent Terrill had
found one fellow trying to make his
getaway OF the roof at the rear Of the
second floor. Striking him with his
gun across the back, he ordered him
70 join the others.
FOUND ON THIRD FLOOR
It was not until the third floor waa
reached that the crowd was rounded
up. Some were trying to hide behind
doors and even behind clothes hang.
ing on the wall. They were then
marched down Etairs and the police
patrol being summoned in the mean
time, Chief Noah having no officer at
hand to run the patrol, got fireman
to operate the car.
FILE NEW CHARGES
This morning the hearing was to
have been held at 10 o'clock but
change in the plans was made and
The hearings continued until Monday
At 10 q. m. Three others were added
- the information on which Erbacher
VAs charged with nuisance These
wers Roy White, George Jordan and
U. g. Copple, all OF whom are alleged
to be employed in the operation OF a
gambling nuisance and their bonds
we're also placed at 5000 and fur.
nished In cash ty Erbacher and Jim
Johnson
SUMMONED BEFORE GRAND JURY
The charges against the sixteen
were also changed this morning from
vagrancy 10 gambling and each OF
them were summoned to appear today
before the grand jury.
MOSTLY VISITORS
The following men aside from
Erbacher were arrested and their
bonds placed at 800 each was furn-
ished as follows:
George Jordan. u G. Couple and
Roy White by Frank Erbacher. When
raised to $500 under the nuisance
charge, the bond was furnished by
James Johnson. William Mick, C. F.
Mick. J. G. Bottger. G. ". Estes and
Roy Brown. by William Kelly. James
Johnson furnished cash bond c. Ut.
terback and Lew Deskin by A. Utter
back. D. W. McKelvey, W. NJ. Ed
wards and r. B. Walker, cash bonds
Marion Pyle and r. d. Duffy by Oscar
b. Cook.
Bottger. the two Micks. Estes and
Brown are from Hedrick; Pyle and
Duffy from Bidwell: Utterback and
Deskin from Avery. and Walker from
Batavia.
Marshal W. H. Rodibaugh and Con-
stable Searles Of Agency assisted the
Officers in the raid.
COLLECTING FOR PIANO
". Y. Edwards, who was among the
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