William Jenkins, in whose apart
ment the raid was staged, admitted,
according to Capt. Burlingame, that
he had rented the apartment to “some
one" for the evening
At the second precinct, (’apt. Bur
lingame lined up the men and asked
each one who was in charge of the
game. When each of them denied
knowledge he held each on a charge
of permitting gaming under SIOO col
lateral.
The trick dice seized are known to
police as "losing bones,” as the re
sult of their make-up is a loss to the
one handling the dice. They are pro
duced and used when the “house"
wants to recoup on a losing’ evening.
Burlingame told the 16 arrested
men exactly how they could he vic
timized by the use of such hones.”
and his explanation drew whistles of
chagrin and amazement from his au
dience.
There was more amazement when
Burlingame announced that SIOO
would be needed by each of them as
collateral to get out of the station
house. Some were able to dig it up.
Others began a round of telephone
calls for sleeping friends.
