The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-06-24

The places raided were the saloon
OF Louis Schrayer and that of Julius
Bloxdorf on the Geneva road near
Truesdell. Evidently Constable Scho-
ley had not taken advice from any
one. he knew that his power as a
constable extended all over Kenosha
county and he had heard that there
were complaints Of the operation of
slot machines and that there had been
a hesitancy on the part Of officials
to find them or a lack of ability of
the Kenosha officials to know just
what slot machines were. He saunt-
cred out to the places on Satur-
day night just in the shank of the
evening. He came into the places and
heard the merry rattle of the nickles
dimes and dollars as they sang mel
ody OF joy to the men who owned them
and melody Of bankruptcy woe to
the men who worked them.
81 want these machines'e the con-
stable told the man at the first place
as he displayed his star. ~Quit your
kidding" was the happy response Of
the man but the constable went at
it In business like way.
Bullying With Money.
Ite picked up two of the machines
at the Schrayer place and leaving
deputies in charge of them he went
on to the Bloxdorf place where he
reports that he found four more of
them. All save one Of the machines
were in perfect working order. One
nf than syo q ho ,JIxy .J-sa -. 4 - =
been turned to the wall. It looked as
if some man who had poured money
into it had finally got disgusted and
had decided to wreck it.
Just after Seholey arrived at the
places the truck came atong and the
machines were taken out 20. the awe Of
the crowd Of people in the places and
loaded on the truck. "I never saw
anything like that in Kenosha county
before chirupped up one Of the bar
flies as the machines were trundled
away. Tbs machines were brought to
the home Of the constable on Lyman
avenue and five Of them with the
money bullying out$of thenr were piled
in the side yard. Scholey stood on
guard during the night to seesEhat the
machines were not removed
Owned By Local Men.
Scholey announced ON Sundayssmorns
ing that the machines taken were
owned by Peter Gales and that Gales
had been to his house and had sought
to secure the release Of the machines
to him. Scholey declared that the
machines were going to be turned over
to the Municipal Court as evidence.
he reported his raids to the District
Attorney early Sunday morning and
leclgved that he was willing to make
complaint against the operators Of
them on charges Of having in their
places gambling devices.
Justst Try Out Power.
IT had seen these machines in oper.
alton several times" declared the milit,-
ant constable on Sunday and I just
decided to try out raid Of my own,
did not tip it off to any one and I
did not take any one with me. I just
went and produced my star and con-
fiscated the machines. / made no
arrests because had filed no formal
complaint against the man in the
courts. lam ready to make the COM
plant. I told Gales when he came to
see me Sunday morning that the ma
chimes would not be turned over TO him
or any one else except on court
order"
"There are lots Of machines work
ing out in other parts Of the county"
some one standing along side the con-
fscated property suggested to Scholey.
II bet they're Woodworking today" was
Scholey's response. He declared that
the word Of his raid went through the
county like it had been sent by an
electric shock and that other machines
had gone up into the attics and under
the bar.
Scholey intimated that he was going
to be modern crusader and show 9TH
er officials how easy it Is to clean up
slot machine gambling In the county.
"a faro wheel at one of the places got
away from me-" declared the constable,
"but will get it the next time I go
out"
District Attorney Fisher declared
at noon that as yet no warrants had
been issued in the cases brought to
light by the raids made by Constable
Scholey but he declared that the mat
ter would be taken up later in the day.
He gave assurance that the slot ma
chimes would not be returned to the
places and that the crusade started by
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