The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
POLICE RAID GAME
SEIZE THE STAKES
Alleged Players Are Taken
To Station
PUT UP $4,000 BAIL
Clicking of "chips" Is Heard
While Officers Hid In
Dark Hallway

Twas on Saturday night sad and
dreary,
While the bunch played quick and
6 leary,
Over many curious antes made be-
fore,
That Chief Landmark caught them
While there was a rapping, gentle
tapping on a chamber door.
'Tis some late visitor, thought the
players and nothing more.
When Chief Phil Landmark and
Detectives Rudolph Ario. and A. L.
Volk, who were hidden in the hall
North Front street. heard this tap
ping on a chamber door," they
thought owing TO the midnight
hour. that perhaps il might have
been some sainted maiden I>enore,
but It was Carl Cuddling. ano moth
ing more
According to the statement OF
Chief Phil Landmark, Cuddling was
on to the ropes, and the door was
opened TO him. II was then that
the Officers forced themselves into
the room. from which they had
heard clicking Of "chips that were
apparently passing In the night
time"
There Was Rough House.
Chief Landmark says that il was
q rough house for a minute or TWO
as Charles Mitchell, the man who
rents the room, tried TO block the
entrance Of the officers, but this re-
slstance was soon overcome. Ont-
GERS Ario and Volk pounced on TO
the stakes" which were spread out
on the table together with a large
number OF chips and playing cards.
The alleged gamblers grabbed all
they could but the officers managed
TO gather in about between seven
and eight dollars from the table.
The police had been tipped on 10
the fact that Mitchell had been con
Quoting an alleged gambling joint
upstairs at the number mentioned.
Secreting themselves in the dark
hallway about 1880 they were soon
rewarded by hearing stealthy
step on the stairway. Previous to
this as they waited in the dark, the
sound OF money being placed on the
table and the clicking OF chips
could be heard. When the door
was opened for Cuddling, the three
officers shouldered their way into
the room to the great CONSERVATION
Of the alleged gamblers. .
Naif Aldo, John Barge, Ole An
dengaard, Charles Mitchell, Carl
Guiding, and Al Haubauch were
placed under arrest. A moment lat
er E. J.. Foss was found hiding in a
clothes closet and was also placed
under arrest. ...-
ihe men were taken TO the police
station. Mitcnel was charged with
resisting an officer and conducting
a gambling joint. Aldo, Large,
Foss, Andengaard were each chars
ed with gambling. Carl Cuddling
and Al Haubauch were each charg
ed with being in a gambling room
Each defendant put up a cash bond
Of $50 for his appearance before
Judge William Stradtmann in the
municipal court this forenoon al
ten o'clock.
According to the statement oi
Chief Landmark, Naif Aldo wai
about the greatest surprised man
IN the group. He Is alleged to have
said, as he wilted into chair at the
sight of the police: "Oh, my God
the jig is up"
Descendants pleaded Guilty
All of the defendants when ar
raigned before Judge William
Stradtmann in the municipal cour,
at 1870 this forenoon entered pleas
of guilty to the charges preferred
against them. a...
Those charged with gambling
very. Naif Aldo, JON Barge e, j
Foes. Ole Andengaard and Charles
Mitchell, each OF whom was senten
ced to pay fines Of SIS. Mitchell who
was also charged with resisting al
officer, was sentenced TO thirty days
IN the county jail on that charge
but this sentence was suspended
upon conditions that he refrain
from playing cards. and drinking for
one year.
Al Haulbauch and Carl Cuddlins
each charged with being in a Fsmbls
ing room. were sentenced 20 pay
fines Of SIS each.
Mitchell when questioned by the
court admitted that he had beer
operating a gsmbiing table for some
time past, and said that when the
raid was made. they we're engaged
IN a game OF stud poker.