Bisbee daily review., 1919-04-16
'CLINKY MERRY SOUNDS DISTURB STILL NIGHT AIR--NOT FOR LONG
Lowell Sleuths Discover Full Pledged Gambling House;
 Three in Jail

Monday night at II o'clock as Lo- we'll was peacefully sleeping beneath full moon that was bathed in all it's radient beauty there came from be- heath the cracks of a certain room in certain basement of a certain cigar store in Lowell a soft sweet clinking that is music to the ears of one who deals in cards. It was the chatter of chips-not potato-but hon est-tO-gOodness poker chips.
 Outside the entrance two faithful guardians of the law who had been trailing on the scent of the sound that had perplexed stood in breathless sil- ence. They allowed" as how some thing must be ''purty nigh" wrong And something was wrong.
 Stopping down to that portion of the door that belonged exclusively to the key-hOle, Deputy Sheriff R. M Gilman took a long observing peep through that part of the door that has figured in innumerable divorce and scandal cases. And what did he behold before his very eyesl
 The Plot Thickens
 Sitting around a round table that was all dressed up with an ex-billiard table cover, three artists of the cards and shuffle cast perplexing glances at each other. Each was wondering if the other fellow was bluffing as he raised the ante Each was wonder ing if three of a kind would see him through on a three hand deal.
 Turning to Deputy Sheriff Tom Eos ter, LOwel's famous key-hole artist, Sheriff Gilman whispered gently into his ear and Tom stopped tQ observe for himself And soon he arose pop eyed and thoroughly convinced that there was being enacted in that little room violation of the law.
 After a hurried whispered conversa- tion it was decided that they would take the place by storm. Two broad shoulders braced themselves for a thrust that would make the hinges trembie with fright Two broad shoulders were sent forth against the door with all their strength and furq The hinges shrieked with pain-the lock opened wide and into the din and the glare completely loaded for bear six arms were thrust in the air. J. D. Hensley, John Irwin and w. A. Jen- nings. each holding fair hands for a three deal game threw down their cards because the deputy sheriffs held better hands that were gripping a more convincing card. The players were now looking into the barrels of a couple of frontier cannons.
 12 Decks of Cards
 On the table that was all dressed up | with green and slightly padded to sil- ] ence the chips were F decks of cards ! the seals of which had never been 1 broken, a bank roll of about $400 and l an assortment of differently colored i chips that ranged all the way from a nickle up to five and ten dollars.
 According to the officers who made | the arrest this game was being con ducted upon a very high plane. Sys- tenn will win out in any business and 1 according to the facts this particular i game had system galore and showed | a nice trial balance on the credit side | of the ledger. One of the notations in the firms books showed that on December 29, 1918, poker showed net gain of S43.29. That, however, was one of the weak nights
 Boosters PayroII''
 A Boosters PayrOll'' was also ex- hibited by the arresting officers which showed that the game was conducted strictly on a business basis The boosters sheet" showed Mack" "Dan" and a few others and it also showed the amount of money which an entry had upon taking chair and the amount he had when leaving Most of them left with loss and we take it that the game was a showdown. That is. each player would be called called upon to show his roll before he would be allowed a seat in the game
 The raid was made in the basement of the Orient Pool hall in Lowell. l. Bonds were set at $500 cash or 5000 security and up to a late hour yester- day none of the transgressOrs of the law had made it and, as a result they were remanded to jail in default of bond to await preliminary hearing in the superior court at Tombstone at which place charges have been filed