51 Held in Gambling Raids

Posted on December 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 22, 1919, Briggs 

“Oh, Man” by Clare Briggs.

Dec. 22, 1919, Vice Raid

Dec. 22, 1919: Detectives with the help of the “purity squad” raid several fan tan games and arrest 51 people. Notice the detectives’ names, especially that of McAfee, who is the infamous Guy McAfee. 

Feb. 21, 1960

The Times reports the death of Guy McAfee, Feb. 21, 1960. 

And yes, one of the other detectives in the gambling raids is Harry Raymond: 

Oct. 25, 1919, Gambling Raid

Oct. 25, 1919: Detectives Harry Raymond and Guy McAfee conduct a raid on gambling being conducted in the basement of the Del Monte bar.

The idea that two important figures – on opposite sides of the law – once worked together on the LAPD is one of the remarkable facets of Los Angeles history.

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1 Response to 51 Held in Gambling Raids

  1. Sam Flowers's avatar Sam Flowers says:
    December 22, 2009 at 7:26 am

    A reporter once asked Guy McAfee why he became a Los Angeles Police Officer (this when he was in the headlines being investigated for his connections to gambling) said “I was working for the S.P. Railroad and while in town I seen a policeman rolling a drunk and right there decided I wanted to join the police department.” Whether that was true or he was pulling the leg of the reporter is not known. Interesting time in Los Angeles.

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