Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-22

Among the prisoners-the largest num-
Der ever taken in a crime raid in Chi
cago-were men who gave the appearance
OF being well to 90, established business
men. 1t was rumored a banker, several
city officials q court clerk and other
leaders, were caught in the drive to clean
up the city, directed by Charles Fftzmor-
ris, ChicagO's youthful new chief of po-
lice. Practically all arrested gave flcti-
hous names. None was released on bail
until his case had been considered by the
bureau of Identification.
UNEARTH ONE OF
BIGGEST DENs IN e. 8.
Ihe first tangible result Of the raids
was the unearthing Of what police say
Is ono Of the biggest gambling houses
IN the country.
Slips Of paper taken from a drawer IN
the rooms Of Clarence Lazarus at 1903
Erand boulevard, where roulette wheels
were confscated and twenty-four men.
many Of them prominent in the city's So
cial life-were captured. gave startling
&ketch of the large sums won and lost
during an evenings play.
Instances in which the house paid
out more than $4,000 were frequent. but
times when the house" won more than
$4,000 in an evening were far more fre-
Quent.
Many Of the slips contained memoranda
OF the occasions when ''Nick the Greek"
Bondolas, who had $154,O00 on his person
when lie won more than $4,000
NICK AND WEINBERG
FREQUENT NAMES.
The name Of Mick the Greek" and q
man called weinberg" occurred Sre-
quently in the list made from the slips.
On one occasion Chicago's Monte Carlo"
scratched from its books S14.5Oo and
placed 1t to the credit Of the Weinberg"
entry. On another occasion $51 ,751 was
paid to the devotees Of chance.
The following slips containing sketchy
information as to sums won and lost over
short period are held by Police Ser
geant John Farrell:
Nov IA, house won S23, ,669.
oct 4, won. S15,415.
"Oct. 4, Nick won $1,000.
"Oct. 9, Rosenheld lost $4,000.
"Oct. O. Weinberg won $4,000.
oct. 8. house won $1,000.
NOV. is, house won Sl3,342
Nov. 1S, Nick won 5000.
Nov. IT, Weinberg won 5000
Nov. II, Weinberg won S14,5O0.
Nov. IS, house lost s5 800.
oct 6, paid out s226,570
Nov. 2. out S51, ,751
Nov. ?, Nick won $500.
Nov II. Tony Roggio won S10,5007
Although many women fashionably
dressed were found in the highest gam
bling dens they were not taken into Gus
tody but were given a lecture by the
raiding policemen and then sent to their
homes. Only the men were held.
Chief Fitzmorris, when approached to-
day by newspaper men, refused to make
any statement for publication with re-
gard to future efforts at cleaning up tns
city. II am making no statements to
any one" Fitzmorris said. THE work
/ am doing must speak for itself"
NOTORIOUS GAMBLING
HOUSES VISITED.
The men in custody today were taken
in q series OF spectacular raids on some
Of the most notorious gambling houses
in the city Many Of them, the police
declare, have been found to be men with
police records. These are being kept on
exhibition and all persons who have
been robbed in Chicago recently have
been asked to view them in an attempt
at Identification.
All Of the men taken are being held
under strict orders and efforts Of friends
to obtain their release have been frus-
trated by the police.