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Arrest Nine Men In Gambling RaidLiberty policemen missed the “His: Party” of Negro gamblers Friday night, but arrested ninecolored men on gambling chargesin a well-executed raid about 11:30 p.m.Planned as a raid on bigtime gamblers out of Houston and Baytown who reportedly had been having 'Big Party” nights in Liberty. the raid netted only a little more than $40 in cash and $400 in fines.The nine arrested Negro men were from Liberty, Arnes. Hons ton, Dayton and Highlands. All pled guilty before Pity JudgeHen Pickett Friday night and allexcept one were fined $50.The raid took place after th *Liberty-LaPorte football game.The place raided was a room ad joining the Coastal Inn in the (iarrett Subdivision in the southwest part of town.Those arrested were Willie la* verett of Allies, Floyd Davis of Houston, Andrew Lee Novels oi Liberty, Malwthies Johnson of .Vines, (llee Howard of Liberty tl It Handle of Highlands. \S illteKelly and Hr nest Louvierre of Dayton, and John Cutrts Heard ofLiberty.AH except Heard were charged with gambling. Heard, proprietor of Coastal inn, was charged withpermitting gambling on the premises.The complaints leading to the raid were sworn out by Liberty Police Chief M, M, Tippit and Judge Pickett issued th»* seart hwarrant. Chief Tippit and Officer D. Halyard led the raid, with the assistant of five new Libertyauxiliary policemen. Hay Mason,Dick Kaufman, James Woolsey,Hob Bowen and Dick Part low.After the Coastal Inn was raided and the nine arrests madethere, the officers also raided the .Savoy Hotel, a colored dine and dance establishment on Highway 90, but found no evidence of gambling there.Judge Pickett suspended the fine of Louvierre. di-year-old vet**ran who said be was in ill health.Testimony by other arrested men revealed that Louvierre was only “sweating the game and wasnot playingLeverett, who admitted running and cutting the game, agreed topay Davis and Kelly s fine alter they complained that they understood Leverett was tuning the pots to pay fines m tase of raids.Leverett and the other fivewere given from one day to five weeks to pay their $50 funsCity Manager Frank Hancocksaid the raid were psrticipate«iby two mam fat tors, ' the first being a series of vioteuifs whichha'a resulted m the lo»» of aleg by one man and the hos-pitalization of at least one other. The second reason, as far as this office is concerned, is that thehigh percentage of delimpient at counts and utility bills due the city, as well as delinquent accounts due other merchants of town, can be attributed to the gambling enterprises in the colored section.Bills In Arrears“This final statement was borne out, Mr. Hancock said, when, upon examination, it was proven that every Liberty man taken in the raid had arrears bills ranging in dates from six six years, and rangingfrom $20 to Itio,This office wouldon record as saying is going to be a concerted to dose ail of the gambling in thecolored end **f town and keeping it closed.” the city manager saidthe morning after the raids.Mayor T. O. Davis stated he concurs in the efforts to rid the colored section of gambling andall other violation*..months to in amountslike t hatto gothereeffortexplanationThe Archie Smith who was named in last week's Vindicator is having been charged with felony driving white intoxicatedis not a resident of Dayton, lie)lives on Texas Street in Houston-Lewo. I S. Weather observer at Liberty■iwmm**i%Vm•rIB*Ol'l H I.If MASON, nut* TIITII Mini L\ IItl.M I.Cards, Dire and -Money iound In Surprise Raid
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Liberty Vindicator
Liberty, Texas, US
Thu, Sep 18, 1958
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