Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1906 — GAMBLING JOINT RAIDED. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GAMBLING JOINT RAIDED.

Officers Capture Outfit and Several “Visitors” Early Sunday Horn* log In Room Over Rosey’s Place. City Marshal Parks, Constable Vick and Nightwatch Zea, the former armed with a search warrant, swooped down on the gambling joint operated over the saloon of August Rosenbaum at about -1:30 a. m., Sunday morning and cap-' tured three tables and about a peck of poker chips, also a half dozen of the players and “Rosey” himself, the confessed • keeper of the joint. The entrance to the rooms is through the saloon and from the rear and side,, apparently, and several doors are necessary to be passed before entrance to the inner lair of the tiger is gained. Not having the necessary

pass-words the officers were compelled to demand admittance when “Rosey” asked “who is there?” and made considerable noise. When it was found that the cops were after them there was a dousing of the glims antj a hurried scramble for the exits,, of which there appears to have been a number provided, so the officers were unable to guard all the places of egress and most of the score or more who were in the rooms at the time made their escape. Of those captured or against whom warrants were sworn out, the following disposition has been made before Squire Irwin: August Rosenbaum, keeping gambling house, plea of guilty entered and a fine of $lO and costs assessed, $17.55 in all, Tom Johnson, late of Remington, visiting gambling house, same plea and same fine and costs. James Stewart of Brookston, same charge, same plea and fine and costs. Orlando Dryer of Lafayette, same charge; put up $lO for his appearance; forfeited bond and is supposed to be still running* Joe Lewis, same charge, plea, fine and costs. Gus Erickson, a one-armed mnn who works at the Irwin tile mill, found away back under the bed and pulled out and charged same; case continued to Saturday, Dan Waymire, the republican drainage commissioner of Jasper county, same charge, but for some reason the warrant had not been served upto the time of The Democrat’s goincr to press. It is said that had none of the crowd gotten away there would have been some names mentioned in the Justice's docket that their friends would not like to see in print, and it is regretted that all cotild not have been apprehended, for if a man will go to such places he should suffer the consequenoes, no matter what his sooial or business standing may be among those Who know only his respectable side. The gambling paraphernalia which included three tables, poker chips and some few decks of cards, was turned over to Sheriff O’Connor to be burned, as provided by law. The plaoe raided has for years been considered by the general public as a “joint” of this character, and could have been closed years ago if the proper efforts had

been made. It is rumored that there are other like gambling places in the city that need attention, places where young school boys are taught the rudiments of games of chance, and it is to be hoped that they, too, will receive proper attention and the officers will have sufficient force to completely cut off all escape of any who may be found there at the time the raid is made.

Front Street, looking South from Susan Street. (From J. A. Sharp's ‘‘Souvenir of Rensseladr.")