The Holt County sentinel., 1871-11-17
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rossiy forbid the keeping Of public
Ianbling-houses, or the practice OF
gambling In any form In public or pri-
rate places. In this they but conform
to The universal sentiment OF the better
portion Of lhs eommunity, which is set
against gaming as one of the most vile
aud debssing, ss well az dangerously fas.
cinating Of viess. ht"a 80 d. :
But II is notorious that both the law,
aud public sentiment are boldly, and
generally with the utmost impunity, set
at defiance by professional gamestsrs,
who, 10 every town ,sad village lay their
snares to catch the unwary with scarce
y moro attempt at secrecy than n no
statuiss existed skkiGst their nefarious
business. s.''.
When last winter IL became evident
that one Of these gambling bells had
been established In Oregon, under III.
the classic .snbriquet t'Senate," we felt
1t our duty, as a public journalist, to
advise our readers Of its existance, aud
denounced IL as having q tendency to-
corrupt the morals Of the untuspeetinR
voono ,...' l.. =, 80
Ss,,as n.s ~ ou, community. For we
a S.as,. '".n .n, s". 10 80 now that u we
Up s'ni ABOUT tnis matter, and
suffered our young men 10 become in
feeled with the gaming fever, learning
to love the fascinating excitement OF
"fsro" and other games OF chance. In
prsisrsnce 70 the wholesome pursuits OF
49,
non.'' tr.ae, we could bsver have for
gwen onrseif for neglect Of duty. Wo
nave goou reason TO believe that TO our
unsy warning about, aud the exposi-
lions o' 'he Iiger," tho attention Of
'he oncers OF the law was directed to-
"Ard TINS subject, and gambling broken
up " our midst Tor the time-bsing.
Our lAbors were chiefly directed against
'he organizer OF the "faro bznk,n q
na'heisss iiltsriopcr from somc distant
CITY, out the punishment which the law
designed to fall heavily on the truly
guilty, was visited on the ansuspecti ing,
whom this willy stranger had succseded
In bsguiling into his net.
The msnsger-in-chief we do not ,ow
remember his nancy, who stn,ted this
wretchsd gambling hell in thfs town
as We Indicated sbovs-was pon.r.si.
don't aud before the law could be epforo.
sdin hisicsse, ,bc led the precincts of our
county He had accomplished hi, object
After he had won "pilss OF mJnev ntro m
the unsuspect ,ho conld well afford ~
leave In tho luroh his 2s Holt coun,v
Victims, and sbscond with their money
to, paris Unknown. ~
But the saddsst part Of In. .n,;..
transG tion 10 yet to be rsl.ted. N..rIv
thirty Of our own citizens vero a..
reignsd al the bar Of tho Circuit Court
10 answer charges OF offense sg.inst Tho
statutes OF the State, resulting In a 8ne
TO 21 OF them. s''
We deeply sympathized with Tho mos,
OF these mon, believing that a ma,or;,v
Of them were uuwittinglv led into ,,t;.
'snsrs OF Inc devil" Had we pree;dad
at the Circuit Court, and had ther. b,.n
any possibility OF judicial clsmeIcv. vo
would have remitted the pupisbmentr;n I'm
some Of the cases. "7.f lr'tl
Ohr readers win bear us ont that IN
furnishing the Circuit Court docket. we
refrainsd reproducing the gaming CASIO.
For prudential reasons and In order not
TO wonnd tho feelings of the loving
wives, daughters and sweethearts Of
thoss2unfortunate men, we forsbore 10
give publicity to that part Of the dock at
containing their nance.
For these kind offices we are now bs-
lug .persscuted by few Of the member,
Of the dsfunct Oregon "Senate." r. q
Immsdiatsly after the issue of last
Friday's paper, we had occasion to pass
along the north side OF Public Square,
where we were met by two friends of
the, old "Senste," who, with violent
threats and clenchsd fists, demanded q
rotractlou Of q local article that had I'D.
psared IN the SENTINEL that morning
The gentlemen acted as il thoy had sus.
tanned great Injury at our hands. and
promised to visit on our devoted head
all sorts Of dire calamities. such a,
clicking" the interiors out OF us In we
did not stake back, % Sc. The princi.
pal, Mr.. Frederick Hall, said that he
owned up that be had been a member Of
the"Senatsr when It existed here. bu,
how he .wss using the old Senate buid.
/, ing a. place of business, selling good.
hisbuiiness ruined Ly onr rsmsrI ,-'
sArword M 10 ths origin ~ onr ,oo.,
srtIolssthst has given such great ofF,nss'
Reports and ru,nors bsa. baen c,r.