Eagle Archive: In 1923, sheriff busted the Hampstead fireman's carnival for gambling

By Kevin Dayhoff August 4, 2012 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0805-20120801,0,2048595.story

On Wednesday, Aug. 1, 1923, the Hampstead Volunteer Fire Company carnival was accused of running a gambling operation and was shut down by Carroll County Sheriff William Phillips.

Phillips appeared on the carnival grounds with Carroll County State's Attorney Theodore F. Brown, and arrested the person in charge of the carnival's amusements, Thomas Zepp, and hauled him off to jail.

Pandemonium broke loose in Hampstead as a result. This was especially true because of the significance the Hampstead fireman's carnival has played in the history of the town…

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