The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-28
SLOT MACHINES
ONCE MORE IN
OPERATION HERE
Hijack Suspect Is Arrested
by Police; Branded
Key Man.
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been unable to find any machines
Thursday night, Aug. 9. The heat"
had gone on that afternoon.
Proprietors, for the most part,
were as loath to discuss the situa-
ton as they had been then. Those
vino would talk indicated that they
missed the income from the
machines and that they felt the
happy day when machines again
could be placed in the open was
not too far away.
1--WE expected to get ttn word to
bring them out last Saturday night"
said one talkative proprietor, who
minute before had complained that
having the machines in 2 side room
where none could see them was
costing the place at least 500
week.
over at -," this proprietor
confided, they got EN- back with
the groceries and you have to go
through the store to play 'em. Down
to BIS they didn't have any
side room the place is so small. SO,
they had to put EN- out in the out
house. It's not modern plumbing,
but some people play 'em. even out
there"
eff He Looks All Right"
This proprietor's three machines
were available to those who APP
peared to be AL right"
At another establishment, four
machines were in a curtained booth
off the dance floor, the door to
which was plainly labeled; mo
Stays" Despite the label, Times
reporter walked on to the dance floor
and to the machine booth. He found
another stag" there, buSily playing
the quarter machine.
At one of the most widely known
dance-and-bee spots in the county,
slot machines could be heard in
operation in rear room when the
dance music stopped.
rs it all right to tell a customer
where the slot machines are?" a
pretty waitress asked the head bar
tender in this establishment.
Sure, if he looks all right" he
replied.
A Times reporter, overhearing the
conversation at the bar, moved to-
ward the back room. Apparently
suspicious, the head bartender sent
a blue-shirted, sleek-haired assist
ant to the room by another route.
This man closed the door on the
players just as The Times reporter
started to enter the room.
The City Tightens Up
There were at least three ma
chimes in the place.
A cabinet large enough to hold
two machines was out in the open,
chained to the floor, apparently to
guard against "hijacking," in a
smaller establishment on keystone
avenue.
The tinkle of machines could be
heard from the road at one of the
most pretentiouS establishments in
the western part of the county, but
the machines we're not in sight. The
noise appeared to be coming from
the women'S rest room.
1t was in the northwestern part
of the county that the machines
we're out in the open. One grocery
had a nickel machine defiantly on
the counter. A beer spot nearby
had two in dimly lit front hallway,
through which all customers neces-
sarily must pass. A little farther
north an inn had two machines
prominently displayed in its main
dining room.
These, however, were the only ma
chimes found out in the open in
nights search which covered most
sections of the county.
The sheriff's office apparently was
taking no action in the matter to-
day Sheriff Charles BUCK Sum-
ner is out of the city and his chief
deputy, John Boyce, was out of the
Office at noon. Other deputies,
however, said that Chief Deputy
Boyce had planned another investi-
CATION for this afternoon and that
they knew of no contemplated &C
ton on slot machines.