Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-28
EW SQUAD CALLS
ON DE AV'NOO'
Underworld Characters Taken
in Sunday Raids.


Isggers and women of the underworld
have been kept ION the jump" during
the last forty-eight hours By the ap
pearance Of new morals squad.
Sergt Russell and his squad are stih
n existence, although but few arrests
are credited 70 that combination during
the weekend.
The new morals squad, Under the
leadership of Detective George Winkler,
: is the squad that has caused the trouble.
Winkler made a record for more than
year as a leader of the original morals
uad and then he was transferred TO the
tective department.
His sudden return to the leadership Of
second morals squad has caused con-
rnation among the tenants of the I'M
world, but conditions are such in In
polls that Chief Of Police Jerry
ey has found it necessary to form
econd morals squad.
squad made a series of raids on
m the South West street dis
which have not been molested re
George Kostick. 12s South West street,
and five other men were arrested follow
ing a raid on an alleged craps game and
Detective Winkler captured pair of dice
and So as evidence.
Kostick is charged with keeping a
gambling house
Louis Thomas. % South West street.
was arrested by the new morals squad
and is charged with keeping gam
bling house and the police arrested six
other men and captured a pair of dice
in the raid.
The same officers arrested Thomas
Nurse 900 Chadwick street. on the
the police say they obtained three half
pints of white mule in the raid.
With the appearance of the new
morals squad things became quiet on
de av'noo." where Detective Winkler
visited a number Of places.
It is not known just why Detective
winkier and his squad called on some
OF the prominent negro political work
ers In the avenue district, but these Wis
its were made and the police found
nothing doing and the conditions good"
Harry "Goosie" Lee, 500 Indiana ave
nue., had the honor of a visit from Mr..
Winkler, but there was nothing exciting
reported going on at "GoOsie's" place.
Other places visited Mr. Winkler and
lis squad, probably '.just TO get ac-
auainted," were: Archie Young's. 80
Indiana avenue: "Beefhead's." in the 100
block Of de avenue; Smithy's. III
Rlake street; Sol CaldwelI's. ,319 Indiana
avenue
'Sols recently was before the city
Judge on a blind tiger charge; West
Alexander, 345 Indiana avenue, and Will
liam Buffers. $40 Indiana avenue. but
&c law violations were found.
So busy was Mr.. Winkler making Sc
ciaI calls, tome of the other police were
forced to visit Rufe Pages place IN teh
1900 block on North Senate avenue, but
as usual no law violations were discov-
cred at Mr.. Pages pOolroom.
WOMEN AND
WHISKY FIGURE.
Detective winkler and his squad raid
ed the home OF Elijah beth Trotter and
KOnovesk, $50 Haugh street, and
when the women saw the police auto
mobile stop in froAt of their place they
are said to have fed through a rear door
each carrying 4 bottle.
These bottles, the police say, contained
white mule" ard the women were ar
rested on the charge of operating a blind
tiger.
jim Pete and John Christ. ga West
Maryland street, were arrested when two
quarts of raisin WHISKY was found in
their possession.
Nine men were arrested in a raid made
by Sergt Dean.
legged craps shooters in raid on a shed
at $40 Kentucky avenue
The same officers arrested sam Smoth-
rs. as West Henry street, on the charge
operating a blind tiger and drunken
SIS.
AAIBLING MADE
UTDOoR SPORT
A raid that has caused considerable
mment was made by Lieut. Woollen,
rgts. White and Dean and Patrolman
lcannan, on a barn IN the rear of 1TlT
orth Illinois street, late Saturday after
bon.
che unusual number Of men seen go
g and coming from the barn has caused
neighbOrs to call police headquarters
several occasions.
The police say they found a craps game
d they charged Henry Nance. 40, negro
II North Senate avenue, with keeping
gambling house, and the other nine
ZEN With gaming.
Prominent among those arrested in the
aid was Earl ChappeIl, who had the ad-
itional charge Of vsgrancy placed
gainst him.
chappell has figured in a number of
automobile cases.
Professional bondsmen got busy and
signed the bonds for the ten men.
W the ten men dEEesteuf AOuE were ne
eroes.
Four alleged gamblers were arrested
y Sergt- Russell and his morals squad
q raid on an open air game at En-
rson avenue and Sixteenth street.
The men are charged with gaming and
oagregadng. and they gave their names
Charles Luke. %, of 932 North Glad
tone avenue: Clarence Hupe, IS 1920
North Sherman drive; Theodore Brock. IS
negro, Is North Noble street. and Stofer
Jackson, q. negro. 4Ss South Ritter ave
nue..
Sixty quarts Of home brewed beer
and a basket of empty bottles were
found in the home of John Poole J24
Iowa street, by Sergt Volderauer, who
arrested Poole on the charge Of operating
blind tiger.
Nick Jack. 1904 Shelby street. was ar
rested by the same officers on the charge
Of allowing minors in poOlroom.
HOOsier Is Author of
Deaf Schools ReuOrt