Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-12
POLICE MUDDLE.
The Climax Reached OH
Yesterday Afternoon.
CHIEF CUDDY IN THE RIGHT.
He Will Stop Gambling.-Workman
2 and Humphreys Have Heretofore
Prevented Its Suppression.

'eNO&t
more or less trouble in the Police Com
mission concerning the gambling ques-
ton, and a climax was reached yesterday
afternoon. A review OF the whole mat
ter may be OF interest.
When Thomas J. Cuddy was candi-
date for the position before the Council,
his friends who were working for him
assured the members OF the Council
that, il elected, Mr.. Cuddy would enforce
the law to the best of his ability. There
had been considerable talk about gam
bling being allowed to run under the
chiefs-Republicans-and it
was banded about that large amounts Of
money were being or had been received
by members Of the police force for allow
ing gambling to run. Mr.. Cuddy's
friends promised that if he were elected
lie would carry out the wishes of the
Police Commission and enforce the law.
He was elected, and not by the efforts or
the vote OF any other member of the
Police Commission. When he took office,
like true, fair-minded, honorable gentle
man he attempted to carry out his pledges
and the pledges Of his friends. The Po-
lice Commissioners, or majority there
Of, Messrs. Workman and Humphreys,
ordered gambling suppressed. Mr.. Cud-
dy, acting under good legal advice, com
menced to raid gambling houses and
charged the arrested dealers and players
under the State law. This law means
that when gambler is arrested he, if
must pay a fine of 5000, and
there is little chance OF escaping convic-
tion. 1t was soon seen that Chief Cuddy
meant business, and in short time
there was not white game running in
the city, and only two or three Chinese
games, the proprietors Of which en-
sconsed themselves so securely that it
was almost impossible for the officers to
gain an entrance. In other words, Chief
Cuddy suppressed, stamped out, annihi-
hilated, stopped gambling in this city.
Nearly everybody applauded the
Chiefs efforts and success and things
we're moving smoothly. He was ap-
by every leading. gambler in
The city, both white, black, yellow and
who begged him to pros
scute and charge under the city ordi-
nances. This Mr.. Cuddy refused to do.
At a meeting OF the Police Commits
sioners held some two months ago Mr..
introduced a strong resolu
lion denouncing gambling and calling
for its suppression. This resolution was
passed and spread upon the minutes and
the newspapers copied it. The same
day Messrs. Humphreys and Work
man asked Chief Cuddy to
his course of action and prose-
cute gamblers under the city ordinances.
Mr.. Cuddy said, Gentlemen, am as
Liberal minded as you, and am willing to
do what is right. tell you right here
that gambling is virtually suppressed in
this city under your orders. The State
law does it. Now If / prosecute under
the city ordinances gambling will open
all over the place, and while by pulling
them the city may gain certain revenue,
the law will not be enforced, and you
know it, Notwithstanding this the
Chief was requested and instructed by
the Board to charge under the city ordi-
nances. The effect was at once apparent.
commenced to run openly and
the Republican papers teemed and
overfowed with interviews with Humph-
reys and Workman and with orders in
troduced and passed by them which
went to show that Mr.. Cuddy stood in
with the gamblers and allowed them to
run. He pulled them right and left,
a large revenue flowed into the City
Treasury, which seemed to be the OBJ
iect of Workman and Humphreys. But
it is asserted that they had
another idea in view; that they
wanted the city 10 have the
raoney, but they feared to face
the responsibility OF allowing gam
bling to run. Therefore the resolutions
multiplied and the newspapers-Repu
lican-were full of the actions of these
gentlemen in having gambling sup
pressed.
THE CLIMAX.
Yesterday afternoon the following no.
tice was sent to- the Chief for his sigma
ture:
Los ANGELES, Cal, June II, 1883.
Emil Harris, Captain Of Detectires:
DEAR SIR; You are hereby directed. until fur
ther orders OF this Board, TO detail Detectives
Flickner and Boland for special duty under the
Bosrd; oflicers McGrath and Auble, who will be
detailed by the Chief of Police for the same
purpose, will report to you, and you viii place
Detective Flicknerin charge OF the party, with
instructions TO at once, mithoat fear OF }dror,
suppress evcrg species Of gambling IN this city.
The four men he.ein desguated are 70 be under
the direct control OF This Board until further
orders.
JNo. +. IIuNfHREYs,l Commissioners.
Mr.. Cuddy Immediately detailed the
men asked for and went about his busi.
ness. He was met on the street by the
Mayor's clerk who told him that the
Mayor and Humphreys were at the
Mayors Office and wanted him to come
around and sign that ordev. The Chic
repaired to the Office where he fount
Humphreys and Workman, Taylor, o
the Times and Flickner. The Mayo
asked the Chief to sign the order, wEicf
he refused to do, saying that it was ad
dressed to Captain Harris and not I,
himself. He said, "howsoever gentlemen
| have detailed the men asked for b,
YOU, fer the purpose asked for by yol
and have put Mr.. Flickner in CHARGE
| The Chief then proceeded to unburdel
himself and to say what he thought, Q
the manner in which he ha'
been treated by the rest Of the com
mission. 1t would be uncharitahl
to repeat his language. While hi
statements were temperate they wer
somewhat scorching. In substance h
said: Gentlemen, suppressed gamt
ling under the State law and every gam
was closed. You begged, requested an
ordered me to charge under the city OF
dinances. did so, and gambling rt
commenced. You at once filed the ps
pers with insiEuations about me. Yo
did not dare nor did any paper dare
Icome out and directly charge me wit
anything wrong, because it would hay
Ibeeu false, and / would have and vi