The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
Regular Monte Carlo" Is
Raided by Sergeant
MeiSSner and Squad.
IN HEART OF TOWN
Fifteen Men Are, Arrested as
Result Of Raid On
Basement POolrOom.

suit of the most spectacular raid ac-
complished early Sunday morning by
Police Sergeant Emil +. Melssner ana
the detective squad.
The raid was made on room In
the basement of the building at the
northeast corner of Main and Wiscon-
sin streets, blind windowless room,
guarded by double door with a peek
hole in it. 1t was the biggest gam
bling raid the police have known, ana
there was evidence" a-plenty. On the
green cloth which confronted the po-
lice as they entered the room were
bills of green and white silver, the
amount totaling $163.55. among those
present" were several whose personal
tiles we're well-known to the police as
they have figured in previous gambling
raids.
Twelve of the fifteen men who were
arrested, pleaded guilty in the NUM-
cipal court this morning and were
fined.
Arrest Schippers and Ali.
Police Sergeant Emil F. Meissner
was in charge of the raid, and mis-
aides were detectives McCluskey and
Chase, and Officers Vanderwahl and
Turkelson.
The raid was not upon a poolroom
run by John Schippers as was ru-
mored but upon the "Annex" just
across the way, rented by Schippers,
but which he declared he had rented
to James "Whitey" Steinbach, who
gave his address to the police as COO
Pleasant Place. Steinbach was charged
with permitting gambling. Sergeant
Meissner declared this morning that
there was evidence of the fact that
Schippers was aware that the room
was being used for gambling because
he was seen emerging from the room
Just before the raid, and was seen to
lock the door behind him.
When the other cases were called
this morning, the case against Schlp-
pers as we'll as those against George
GaIanio, sos Grand avenue and Alex
Nozovrey. 62O West street were held
over. and no pleas were entered, either
of guilty or not guilty in the three
cases.
Twelve Plead Guilty.
James Steinbach pleaded guilty to
the charge of being keeper, and was
fined $50 and costs. Those arrested
as gamblers, except for the above men
toned, were the following: William
Routhieans, $50 Pleasant Place; Clar-
ence ]. Speth, 105 Congress street;
Henry Steinhoff, 7s2 Dayton street;
Harry Flood, 1862 Park avenue; Ar
thur Doyle, 292 Third street; James
Doyle, 292 Third street, John Zenoni,
SOL Newell street, w. H. Rector COG
Grand avenue; There's Pappas, JENNIE
and Congress streets; Carl PERI, 80
North Brockett street; Albert Gatz,
Pleasant Prairie; and Frank Cuff
Reid, 361 Exchange street. All these
were fined SIS and costs on their pleas
of guilty.
Schippers, Reid and Galenis are
well-known figures to the police, hav-
ing been arrested in gambling raids
of the past.
At the time the bunch was booked
in the police office, number Of the
men tried to give fictitious names,
calling upon the list of past presidents
of the United States in their hurry.
"Come, lay off of that stuff" cried
Police Sergeant Max Kramer, when one
man said his name was Theodore
Roosevelt" and another "William Nc
kinley." In spite of the vigilance of
the sergeant, it is believed that sew
eral gfve "phoney" names. Steinbach
had SOL in cash on his person. The
others, the so-called Victims" carried
amounts varying from IS cents~to $18.
Sergeant Maps the Plan.
Police Sergeant Meissner was maxi
ing the rounds of some of the pool
rooms in the down town district alone
early Saturday night when while enter
ing the basement of the Schwartz
building which leads to the Schlppers
poolroom, he saw something that inter-
ested him. He saw someone knock at
the door to the blind-room near by,
which has no ostensible connection
with the Schippers room but when the
man saw the police sergeant he changed
his mind and entered the poolroom in
stead.
"Oh-ho," thought the sergeant, |
there's somebody in there, is there, |
and everyone has to knock to get in!"
He recalled the "lay-out" of this |
room. Some time ago Chief Logan is
sued a warning respecting this room |
after he had looked it over and de- |
cided that from the way it was built |
and from the doors entering it, it |
gave the appearance of room which |
was to be used for gambling hole. |
At that time, the police chief warned /
the proprietor of the poolroom who
rented the basement quarters that it
would not 60"
This room, called by the police the
"annex", has no window. There are
two doors leading into it, in fact,
double door. If the police broke down
the first door, it would be sufficient
to give warning to those inside to put
the house in order. There is also a
peep hole in the door so that the man
on the inside may see who his guest
is. The whole layout the police chief
once pointed cut was Suspicious"
Now the point with the police ser
geant was how to get in without dis
turbing the party inside. He collected
his aides and just before one o'clock
Sunday morning they made their inn
promptu call. The police entered the
building through the rear, went into
the cellar, and waited. One Of the
officers watching saw Schippers emerge
from the "annex" about midnight.
Later the police collected at the door
and when two men came out, they
showed them aside and rushed within.
Fifteen Men Playing.