The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-26
CHEF BUTTfRfIElD ACTS.
The Police Make Rsi6s on Two
Gambling Houses.


&W0 gaming UV1st4s the a. n ~ Oh
Commercial street. and the Bank
EXCHANGE, on the corner Of CONNER
ciai and Washington streets
The gamblers have been On the
alert ever since Chief BntteYf5eId's APP
sentiment. They we're Impressed
With belief that he would lose no
opportunity for carrying out the inn
Piled instructions Of the c5unciI TO
suppress gambling. For sessraI days
games were shut down or run with
great secrecy, but ~ nearly . week
passed without sny demonstration On
the part Of the police. the gamblers
began 70 feel comparatively secure.
! and yesterday several Of the gaming
houses opened their games In surh 4
public manner that Chief ButterfieIE
sEooped down on them.
The NJ. II n. was the first place
raided. Ag close watch was kept Or,
the movements of the police. arrange
menfs had to be made with great Sc
crecy. About llalf-past o clock officer
Butterheld sent Roundsman Kent. q
new man, in citizens clothes. 10 the
saloon with instructions TO get into
The back room where the games were
conducted and remain there until the
placs sould be surrounded. Chief But
terfieia then went around 20 the rear
OF the building. while Captains Kinley
and Jones walked into the saloon
through the front entrance. As soon
q they marched into the saloon the
gamblers were notified Of their pres
ence By a signal, and one Of the
men Jnrapess up and locked the
door. Rounesman Kent. who had IN
the meantime seen standing on one
side watching the games, then rushed
10 the door and, showing bis star.
opened 1t for the officers, who were by
tfiis time knocking for aduitfance.
There were fully loo men in the room,
but the officers only arrested John
0Dsy. sigulond Clein and Peter
Chandler, the proprietors Of the three
gafnes They also captured tao faro
Isyouts, cards, chips. etc.
The three men were taken to Justice
Rivers court where Euger.e w. WAY
deposited $50 cash bail each for their
appearance at 4 o'clock this afternoon,
sof trial.
The news Of the raid spread rapidly
about town and ai5 gambling was inn
+ a c'rioek 6nweyer Il was rsporsad
8. shiaf guflsrf,esd that the parE
G~ehs,,ga ca,.,ss had resumed on~rs-
sicrs lie sent an officer IN citilens,
sIoihes Il, the place. while he captains
ZONES and KiDley and Ronndsmars
barr sarrounded the place, reaching
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