Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
The Blake - BhOckley - MRXweh
Case.

keeper of gambling den and the sue
ceeding subsequent events, which has
ended iu q libel suit preferred by ex'
chief of police William j. Maxwell,
ag ainst the Morning News and in which
$4,000 damages are claimed. AS the
question in al, its intricacies may not
be properly understood, 1t may not %
amiss 10 run over the facts as they ap-
pear upon the surface. What are those
facts?
Peter s. Blake was leading man
among his color and was deputy un-
der United States Marshal John NJ.
Dunn. He had superior talents amongst
his race, ,wasprepOssessing in appearance
and lacked nothing to make him an in
tluential leader, but stability and char
acter. The absence of the latter made
him an unsafe leader. Blake became
% dissatisfied Republican four years ago,
since which time he has been held at a
distance by Republican leaders, as one
who could not be entrusted with legiti-
mate and honest party work-in short
Republicans who knew Peter s. Blake
well had no confidence in his political
integrity. Thus he drifted along dls-
Batisfied grumbling man,as often found
In the company of Democrats as of Re-
pubiicans.
At the recent election helkept down
town barber shop, and as subsequent
events proved, a gambling den in the
rear of it. tt was suspected at the late
election that Blake was one of the men
who sold out to the Democrats, bat for
what consideration is not known to Re-
publicans, neither is it pertinent. Soon
after the election fraoas occurred in
Blake's gambling den and q col0red
man named Shockloy latter being tieeced
Gf his hard earnings, was set upon, his
1ife threatened by a drawn razor, aud
beat and kicked into the street. In
this condition he was found by the po-
lice, He told of the manner in which
he was robbed and assaulted in Blake's
rancho and wanted to have him arrested.
He went 10 the police station for the
Ourpose of swearing out warrant, but
the Mayor no. being in, he in company
with the chief OF police went to tue
Mayors house and had warrant upon
his oath issued to arrest Blake for gam
bling and keeping gam bling house.
The Chief of police with squad
entered the place and caught Blake
himself with dice box in hand, shaking
mp the dice ready to throw, while be-
fore him was a sweat cloth and Other
parapharnalia of a gambling establish
ment. Blake of course was arrested
and held for Court. Then was put in
operation number of significant move
ments looking to the release of Blake
or at least of letting him down as easily
as possible. Then it was that the cas-
began to assume political Importance
The charge was made that if Blake had
not been an apostate Republican, no al
rest Ould have been made. Why no
raid other gambling dens better know
TO the police than "Pets" Blake's, cam
the question from Democratic tongues
we only pause to say that as soon as
warrant is sworn out against any gam
bling den in the city, as was the cas
in Blakes, just that soon will it b
xaided. Then went forth the cry fror
hundreds of Democrats in chorus tina
"Pete" Blake was prosecuted for dar
ing to vote the Democratic ticket, an
We are not surprised as natural const
guence that Democratic sympathlzeI
should be aroused In his behalf Ate
all it is a SANDER upon Democrats t
gay that they are devoid Of politica
sympathy and flial tenderness exceI
for those with white skins who vote th
Democratic ticket. A vote is a vote
them, whether cast by white or blac
hand, if it is only Democratic Vott
Perish the thought that Saxon, Ce
and African cannot sit down under th
same fig tree. A sound comes wailin
from the Democratic camp to-day,
our mind not unlike that Of "Racht
weeping for her children and retusln
TO be comforted for Ghey we're not" !
the present case the despairing cry is
'EOh that we had had "aine" moi
''Pete" Rlakes."
What Is the next question on the pre-
Rramme? Here is where ex-chief I
police, William j. Maxwell, com'
upon the forum. We do not think thi
MIR. Maxwell is really chargeable wit
any misconduCt in the matter. Blal
having cut himself entirely loose fro
the Republican party, is now in bs
fx. He is the keeper Of a gambliE
house, crime Unable not less than ol
hundred dollars and not more than o.
thousand dollars, and as further pu
ishment he can be imprisoned not le
than one nor mora than twelve month
He has been caught in the act Of gan
bling, a crime fiaabIe not less than tt
aud not more than twenty dollars, aa
imprisonment not less than one nj
more than three months. Blake mu
have friends. He has forfeited Repu
lic@n friendship and where can he Fl
friends now, but amongst the Democri
whom he aided in the election
whom shall he 60 but to some Den
Gratis of influence, and it is no discre'
to Mr.. Maxwell that he was selected
Ah.4 f.;aud pJaka has fnnnd Shock