Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
Gambling Paraphernalia Also
Seized by County Authorities
in Clever Stye
GAMING IN SOCIAL CLUB
Indoor Sports Included Playing
the HorSeS--Held by
Grand Jury
BIZ Special Correspondent.
CnIrHH AInnX Ian

BIZ Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, Jan. "a raid on
a gambling house in South Broadway
Saturday night by eight officers and
officials representing the prosecutors
office, resulted in eleven arrests be-
ing made and gambling prapahernalia
of various descriptions seized. The
raid was conducted with precision, no
disturbance being caused by the OFF,
Gals, some of whom guarded the ex-
'ts while the others entered the build
ing and placed the men under arrest
and collected the evidence.
The gambling house is located at
134 Broadway over the saloon of
John Korka, being occupied by the
South Amboy Social Club, which was
incorporated on December IL of last
year. According to the Incorporation
papers the object of the club was to
foster athletics and to promote the
true spirit of fraternity and fellowship
amon.. the members" Apparently the
true business of the club was to offer
the members a place where they
might enjoy such Indoor sports" as
poker, craps shooting, playing the
horses, etc, to their hearts content
without worrying about outside inter-
ference.
Wide Open Policy.
Although the place was being op-
Grated under the Verv nose of the
South Amboy police nothing was done
to stop It's existence and ii is said to
have adopted a "wide-open" policy,
not even placing guards on duty as "a
preventive measure.
In some way Prosecutor Joseph IL.
Stricken learned of the actual busi-
ness of the Social club and shortly
before 10 o'clock Saturday he brorsht
together his assistants and gave them
instructions that raid was to be car
ried out.
The party left the court house in
New Brunswick in automobiles for
this city and upon arriving here had
every step so planned that the raid
was carried out like clock-work. In
the raiding party were County Detec-
tives Richard A. Peltier. John Fergu-
son and Warren Davids Interpreter
Joseph lombard, Milton Jaques,
Mayor Schwei-Kert of Spotswood,
Michael McCabe and Howard Trimble
Big Game of Stud Poker.
At the time the raid was conduct
ed a big game of studpoker was the
main attraction while several crap
games were in progress. In addition
TO the kitty" which contained $40,
The raiders gathered in several gamb-
ling tables, checks and some horse
racing data.
1t is probable that had the raid
been carried out at a later hour more
of those who make practice of Wis
iting the place would have been
caught in the net.
Accused Men AIraigned.
Following the arrests Judge Biz
mingham and Assistant Prosecutor
John A. Coan were summoned to the
City Hall. where the accused men
were arraigned. The proprietors were
held under heavy bond and the play
ers allowed to go free, following the
furnishing of $500 each.
Prosecutor Stricken was kept In
touch with the progress of the raid.
ne being in his Office at Perth Am
boy while his men were cleaning out
the gambling house.
Efforts were made to secure a state
ment from Chief O'Connell this morn
ing as to why the South Amboy po-
lice had not raided the place before
but he could not be located.
Incorporators Held on Bail.
The club was incorporated by Jo-
seph C. Dillard. John Korka who owns
the saloon below the club-rooms. Will
(Contmned on page five.)