The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-13
DUfHOWARDfEELS
.NbuCE PLAYEDH Him
EON down TRICK
Made a Raid at His Place
! Without First Telling
| Him About It.
HAD A CUTE MONEY BOX
Only Furniture in His Bed
Room a Felt Covered

he second raid on colored gasbling
joints took place yesterday afternoaQ
at 4:3O when Chief Moran Policemen
Eckles and A. Kern walked into the
open door of the Pennsylvania Club,
straight up the stairs and right into
the unlocked door OF a room which
Dug Howard claimed this morning at
police court was his private sleeping
room Dug and six Others hCNieyer,
were all wrapped up in a gambling
game here.
Dug sat with a good-sized tin box
with a paddock on the front clasped
in his arms as he leaned over the ta-
bile. In the box was $20,S0, mostly
in nickels, dimes and quarters. Dug
made the following remark when he
looked up and saw Chief Moran: why
didn't you let us know you were COM
in. The rest of 'em always did
Dug further contributed the debatible
fact that the tin box, nicely arranged
with six narrow compartments for
ntoney1h a division for cards and dice
and another division for the rake-off
money, was found in trunk which
he purchased from the y q
time ago and that he had used 1t
since merely for q handy place to
keep his spare change.
Dug was fined $50 this morning by
Mayor Conaway when 1t was learned
that the bedroom in which Dug and
his friends played contained no bed,
but did hold felt top table. Dug left
$40 and 10 jewel Elgin witch with
the chief while he tried to decide
what to do. He was given permts'
sion to have a trial IL he liked. That
not satisfactory he must scrap up
the rest of his fine or leave the
watch. Dug had not decided when
police court was dismissed.
He left the room and was expected
to return shortly either with law
yer or money to redeem his watch.
The whole affair puzzled him greatly
Other men who played at the table
with Dug got fines of $40 each. These
were E. Montgomery who said he
didn't have chance to play because
he Just got in and sat down when the
officers arrived. Mack Hendricks
Jest visitin' in the city, forfeited his
500 by not appearing for the hearing
this morning. George Johnson made
no excuses whatsoever and got $40
Reed Awkward was not present, his
fine having been paid by Tony Shut
tie who wanted him to work on the
new road on Morgantown avenue this
morning instead of wasting time in
police court. Willie Wright failed to
turn up and forfeited $40. W. NJ. Bail
ey made no excuses and paid $40.
Next on the program came Roberta
Balllger, colored, dressed in dust cap
Juliet shoes with many comfortable
holes, large gold locket and chain
and some other things of course. She
was so angry she had difficulty In
staying in her place before the table
A friend who had paid $40 to guar
antee Roberta's appearance this morn
ing complained because his money
wasn't instantly refunded after Ro'
berta stoutly denied having anything
J to do with the fight which occurred
last evening at the Union house
Jackson street,
Kip Fleming testified that the girl
ran to him with her head cut asking
that he arrest Lucy Watts for hitting
her with jelly glass. He said he
told her to wolk down one side of the
street while he walked down the other
| so a crowd wouldn't follow. At the
hotel after Investigation he was of
the opinion that the Ballinger girl did
rot do any hitting on her own account,
Lucy Watts forfeited no by not ap.
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