The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-28

Rairdon, for whom pOlicr
eral days, was found at the
corner of Washington and
Alabama streets. He was
booked on charges of keeping
gambling devices and receiv-
ing stolen goods and was TAX
en- into court at once.
There. it was revealed that the
stolen goods" we're "hijacked' slot
machines and. at the request OF the
police department, the case was ad-
journed until Thursday morning
CLYDE Carter, municipal judge pre-
tenn. set bail at $500.
With the arrest Of RairdOn, be-
lieve We have the key man IN the
slot machine racket here in town,
Police Chief Mike MOrrissey told
The Times. He was obviously
pleased with the work Of his men
Separate Afidavits Filed
The chief added that it was his
understanding Rairdon had been
receiving the machines "hijacked
from private clubs here. The
affidavit charging this Offense was
sworn out today by Detective Louis
FOSsatti.
The keeping gambling devices
charges were sworn out by Sergeants
William Marks and John Isenhut in
separate affidavits.
In answer to a direct question
from a Times reporter, Chief Nor
rissev stated that he did not believe
RairdOn was an emplOye or asso-
ciate Of william BilD Armitage,
whose name, rightly or wrongly,
has been linked with the slot ma
chine racket here, and particularly
in the county, for years.
The chief said that, as far as he
could determine, Armitage was not
operating slot machines in Indian
apolis.
The chief said. too. that he did
not believe Rairdon was associated
with Louisville ky hoodlums,
said to have operated here recently
in the slot machine field. Mr.. Nor
riSSey added. however, that it was
quite possible RairdOn had brought
machines here from Louisville after
a recent cleanup there.
The influx of Louisville machines
was revealed more than two weeks
ago by The Times. which also first
told Of the "hijackingS.'
Good Case. Says Morrisse,
The specific "hijacking," from
which Rairdon is alleged TO have
received a machine. is not mentioned
in Detective Fossatti's affidavit. but
the date of the alleged receipt is
given as July %.
Chief Morrissey said he believed
the department had a good case
against Rairdon on both the keep
ing and the receipt charges. though
ownership of slot machines is ex-
ceedinglv difficult to prove.
Rairdon. a large and rather i'm
preSsive appearing man. appeared
unworried in court. He was neatly
and quietly dressed in a dark gray
suit
His bail was posted by Rebecca
Olariu. 80. of 1901 Nordyke avenue,
one of two persons arrested yester-
day on charges Of keeping machines
said by police to be Rairdon. Miss
Olariu is out on bail posted by Aurel
Seuston. also Of the Nordyke avenue
address.
Seize &c Machines
The other arrest yesterday was
that Of Ben NfcNullen. described by
police as operator of the Hocus
Pocus Club. 1920 North Meridian
street. where twenty-Six machines
were seized. One machine was
taken in a raid on the Nordyke
avenue house. The raids bring the
number Of machines seized in the
last month TO well above thirty.
Meanwhile. the machines are oper-
ating again in Marion county. out
side city limits.
Wei hidden for the most part. the
illegal gambling devices. which went
into sudden retirement a little more
than two weeks ago after revela-
tons in The Times had led 10 action
by Prosecutor Wilson. again are
tinkling merrily as they gobble I'D
the coins Of suckers.
Back OF baize curtains in little
side rooms. behind doors marked
NO Stays Allowed" back with the
groceries in tavern kitchens. even
out in little wooden buildings OF a
type highly publicized by Chic
Sales-anywhere except in the open.
the machines can be found and
they can be played.
Last night, Times reporters found
and played twenty Of them, only
five OF which we're he open with
the other fifteen eully tucked
away.
In addition 70 these twenty.
Times investigators learned on the
word OF beer spot proprietors them
selves that az least a dozen more
could be played in places where a
necessarily rather casual search did
not reveal the machines.
The same investigators, visiting
an even larger number OF taverns
than were visited last night. had
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