Evening star., 1923-02-28
Cards, Dice and Other Gam.
ing Devices Reported Found
in H Street House.
AUTOS EXCITE SUSPICION
OF PATR0LMAN SAGER
Authorities Claim High Stakes
Were Played by Fashionable
Patrons of Den.

A raid on "The Boar's Nest" alleged
to be one Of Washington's leading
game houses. located at 1907 H street,
early today. repaid police with a yield
of seventy-one prisoners, cards. dice
and regular Monte Carlo gaming
tables with cutters for money and
chips. and a croupier's rake.
The entry Of the police Of the third
precinct waa sensational. John p.
O'Toole was the only one against
whom formal charge was made.
He was charged with setting up gam
ing tables and forfeited 800 COL
lateral in police court today. All
others were listed as government wit
nesses and released. A line Of sporty
automobiles parked outside the build :
ing first drew the attention of Police
man w. F. Sager. patrolman of that
beat. to the three STORY brick house
known to the initiated as THE Boar's
Nest"
Heavy Gambling Reported.
1t had been running for only a week.
according tot the police, but the outside
appearances gave every indication that
the short spell Of operation had yielded
immense profits. 1t was about this nest
that the story Of a $4,000 Jackpot was
told. 1t is understood that $4,000
changed hands there only last night.
casting his eyes over particularly
racy,looking high-powered car. sager
doing" within. Accordingly he devised
plans for the raid.
Early in the morning. after o'clock,
Privates Sager, w. c. Sayer and w. c.
ErfH ~
times Sager rang the front door bell
There was no answer. He struck the
door with his baton. but no response
was given.
less you open the door,
'If you step inside the door well
shoot YOU" came a reply
He stepped in. but there was no
shooting. Instead, one of the residents
"All right. boys. You've got US"
Horn Gives wafrins. :
Through the first floor went the
three men from the third precinct
Just as they stepped across the
threshhold. however. small horn
automobile. buzzed loudly. Electric
wires connected a floor board with
the switch to the horn.
In the dining room, Sager said, forty
guests were found. Two cartons OF
playing cards were confiscated. Many
Some laughed and joked: others bit
their flngernails. while still Others
looked glum. It was hard to tell
winners from losers.
The police worked a ruse SaRer
went to rear window and yelled
You four men guard the rear now.
Let nobody get away" There were
no -four men," The ruse was sue
cessful so far as the first floor was
concerned.
sayer stood guard in the dining
room downstairs and Grifith took a a
post at the front door. sager went
upstairs In the middle room above
were twenty-five men. There were
three round tables. equipped with
money and chip cutters and a crou-
piers rake. Six sets of dice were
taken. Tho noise of the buzzer ap-
parently was unheard in the enthusi-
asm In this room. For there was a
scramble for cash when the police en- :
tered So expertly did bills fiy 70
pockets and pocketbooks that police
dence.
Station House Filled.
aoss Sagsr went on guard. He yelled
the wagon" The wagon came. with
It, Lieut. Hess. Precinct Detective D.
V. Murphy and Policeman jacobson
put In an appearance. Hess took
charge. Then Sager went to explore
the third floor.
Arriving there he found only six.
Many had escaped. he declared, by
using veranda roof.
There followed five patrol loads to
the station. Others motored to the
realm of Capt. Flather in their own
machines. Police motored with them.
The patrol deposited scores inside
the third precinct station house. Only
Two men were guarding them. Pas
sersby might have seen two we'll
dressed gentlemen lightly vauIting
from the captains Eindow sill to the
turf in front of the third precinct sta
tion.
Seventy-one was the count made
during the loading into patrols. Only
twenty-six names of government wit
nesses were taken. Not one agreed
with the city directory addresses
when looked up this morning. All
probably observed the motto: Don't
give your right name"
Dice Most Popular Game.
Rumors started today that one OF
the prisoners-pro tenn was q senator
A similar rumor regarding a repre-
sentative in Congress could not be
verified. Persons might have been
attempting to assume these fdentf-
ties for sake of immunity, it was said
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