St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-01
SENSATION OF THE DAY.
The Onset by the Grand Jury
Upon Gambling and Other
Vices

Upon Gambling and Other
Vices.
Special to the Globe
RAPID CITY. Aug. 31.-The sensation
ton of the week is the report of the
Lawrence county grand jury, which
was handed in to the distr' C. court, now
sitting at Deadwood, last Saturday.
Since DeadwOod gulch was first settled
that town has been made the headquar-
tiers of lot of the worst types of 'front.'
Ter gamblers, men utterly unscrupu-
lous and without conscience, who have
lived and thrived on the fruits of the
thousands who toll in the mines or fol-
low other pursuits. One of the lowest
Of variety theaterS has for years keptits
doors
OPEN NIGHT AND DAY,
and openly flung its debauchery in the
faces of decen people of the town. In
fact, this place has been held out III
more than one occasion as one of Dead
woods attractions. Bandy houses,
viler than tongue can tell or pen can
picture, have tiourished there, and at
times it has seemed that Righteousness
was more to be admired than virtue.
All these places have drawn their sup
port from the laboring class. 1t is easy
to see how it was worked. Pay day
comes, the miner draws his wages, set
ties his bills, takes Il drink or two, and
FALLS AN EASY PREY
to the shark who is waiting for him. AT
such times as the army paymaster visits
Fort Meade, gamblers from DeadWOOd
flock to the post and soon have won the
miserable pittance doled out by the gov
eminent to the soldier. On one occasion
DeadwOOd gambler purposely insulted
an officer on the parade ground, that he
might be locked up and win the money
of two privates who were confined in
the guard house. All this has gone
on, and grand jury after grand
jury has met, deliberated and adj
iOurned, and nothing has been done until
the session of the last one. In its report,
which was a lengthy one, the grand
jury called attention of the city author
tiles to the existence of these and other
evils, and asked that steps be
TAKEN TO ABATE THEM.
The county commissioners are CEN
sured for issuing licenses to sell LIQUOR
to persons who have been indicted
for keeping bawdy and designation
houses. The commissioners are also
requested to revoke the licenses
of all saloons which are kept open
after IL o'clock at night, e and
other recommendations are made of a
like character, and the sheriff was in
structed to seize and destroy any and
all gambling apparatus found in the
county. Eigbtyseven indictments were
found, mainly against gamblers and
brothel keepers. To call the outcome
of this sensational fails to
INDICATE THE SURPRISE.
Something of the kind was expected,
but nothing so thoroughly sweeping.
An higera of gamblers, pimps and prosti-
tutes was at once inaugurated, but not
few were arrested before they could
get away. Some have left the country
entirely; some are only sequestered
temporarily, waiting the outcome, hop
ing the wave of reform set in motion by
the grand jury may subSide ami they
may be allowed to return to their favor
tie haunts after the spasm of virtue is
over. In the meantime the good people
of Deadwood congratulate each other
that at last a grand jury was found
which would take hold and endeavor to
uproot an evil which has long been the
SHAME OF THAT FAIR CITY.
All good people in the Hills Will hope
the new order of things will be perma-
nent, and that gambling and concomi-
tant vices shall be looked upon as the
hideous things they are. In the mean
time the fleeing blacklegs softly MUIR