The Washington times., 1923-01-04
s PAT RI
LOADS Of
YOUTHS
TAKEN
Cards, Chips, and Dice Litter
Floors When Doors Are
Broken Open.

Six craps games ana seNe1AL
poker games were abruptly broken
ND at / O'Clock this morning when
four members Of the police de-
partment,s special vice squad
broke down the door 70 the club
rooms Of the Delta Phi KAPPA
fraternity, composed Of college
students, at 1922 Vermont avenue
northwest.
open forty eight students hurried
" gathered up dice, cards, and
poker chips and threw them into
cf1spidofs. Money went into dit
ferent pockets. And then the
rafi-rah boys gathered around b
Billiard table, all irving to play
O. once.
Found No Money.
.1his house is under arrest. 8
Lieut. @. r Davis called ont a. he
entered. IIe looked around every
enc billiard aaae vas =! Pre-
were having ehpnDion.llir
HGalxe one xes4SG sudezt Eentut'eds
who ars bIAyIag fof the cham
pionship countered Lieutenant
Davis.
No one answered. 10 one seemed
% know. Davis looked on the floor.
he saw poker chips. He looked into
the cuspiders ana saw dice and cards.
But he found no money.
You'll all have 10 come to the
police station, the lieutenant told
McQuade and Poiieemen Bauer and
Brodfe stationed themselves at the
exits of the club rooms. Invstiga.l
ton showed that the students had
apparently attempted to get out Of
the windows. Their attempts were
frustrated, for al windows were
barred and the curtains, drawn.
were nailed down In an effort to
keep others out. the students had
locked themselves In.
Lieutenant Davis while trying to
break down the door saw a half
dozen crap games and several
poker games IN progress. He
placed Jack Hunter Collins. said to
der arrest for disorderly conduct
and permitting gambling.
All Denied Gambling.
A search OF the place brought out
considerable evidence for the police.
In the meantime the students stood
around watching the operations OF
the police. All denied that there
had been any gaming. Lieutenant
Davis thought different.
Line up against the wall. "leI
ordered. They all obeyed. Sergeant
McQuade counted.
HForty-eight, Ii cut e n {, he
called out.
Then call to the Second Precinct
was sent. In a few minutes the
patrol drew up in the front Of the
house. The mad scramble within
the clubrooms when the police
entered aroused the% neighborhood,
and several score persons living
nearby were watching from the
windows. }Watchmen of the Depart.
u1ent Of Justice, just across the
street. were also viewing the pro-
ceedings.
A number OF men were placed In
the patrol. It carried the men TO
the Second Precinct. Three more
patrol loads were carried to the
station.
Line up again." commanded
Lieut.. Davis after they all had
reached the police station.
Sergeant McQuade counted again.
Only forty-five: we've lost three"
McQuade answered.
Wen, we won't bother with them;
We've got enough witnesses with
cut them," he said.
Takes Their Names.
Then McQuade began to take the
names OF the witnesses, interview.
ing each. McQuade said all Of them
admitted that gambling was in
progress in the club rooms.
One OF the first to give his name
was Thomas B. Taylor, who said
he lived at 1850 K street northwest.
he told police he was a former
race horse man. According to Nc.
Quade, Taylor was hired at $25 a
week to watch the door of the club
rooms.
Another man listed was Otis .Ange.
vine, who gave his address At llO4
Twelfth street northwest. He Is said
TO be q former Internal Revenue
agent.
McQuade. who with his three com.
panions had been up all night, spent
an hour taking names.
We took about twenty.eighf and
got tired and quit" McQuade said.
We had enough witnesses"
Collins, manager of the house, was
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