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POOL ROOMS VISITED.But, of Course, the Officers Witnessed No Gambling Operations, and NoArrests Were Made.Chief of Deteotives Hazen with a number of his men made a tour of the alleged pool Jrooms down town, Saturday afternoon, to see if any gambling wa* going on. Theyvisited Bill Bradford's place at Sixth andVine streets, George Hennan's at 288 West Sixth street, Mark Simonton’s “Turf Exchange” on Longworth street, GusHoeltge’s on Sixth street and Joe Kamp’s directly opposite. In each of these places the detectives found the odds on racing events posted on the boards and a crowd of men and boys watching them. Money was changing hands among individuals'and as soon as the police entered there was a wild scramble among the habitues to escape. Ed Griewe was arrested for embezzlement last Wednesday and says he lost his money in Hoeltge’s and Kamp’s places, but the officers decided that there was no gambling going on that they could prove and made no arrests.
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The Cincinnati Tribune
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Mon, Oct 16, 1893
Page 9
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