Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-30
BROWNS ROHBsHELL.
a J0URNEYMAN GAMBLER CoMPL AIMS
OF POLICE PARTIALLY.
He bitches Horses With e. IL. Fetch of
the Law and Order League-
Racy Developments.

The Board of Police Commissioners met
yesterday morning. Mayor Comstock said
he had ordered the meeting at the request
of several citizens who had a certain matter
to bring up.
G. c. Brown arose and said he had asked
that the Police Commissioners have a
meeting that he might have them explain
thereason why the police allowed gambling
in some places and stopped it in others.
81 have been working for game for wages"
said Brown, land it appears that mine is
the game they all strike at. All games
seem 10 run excepting the one in which /
am interested. / am working for salary,
and a couple of years ago l walked
all over town getting up an ordi-
nance for licensing gambling. l paid
$50 for drawing up the bill, but as soon
as the big politicians, such as Higgins,
Rhodes and others, got wind of it scheme
was put up and they killed it. If YOU
Police Commissioners allow pool-selling
land 1 hold that it is both percentage and
q banking game), simply because it is run
only on State occasions, I'll run State
ioAo SoiAO. II lGO WhCCi-Sdiuc duQ uOk6Y-
pokey are not percentage games where do
they get the money to pay S. to the dealers
and 81 to the boosters? I'll teach you the
games if you don't know how they're
played. Understand me, gentlemen, l
want everybody to run, or nobody. | want
to run faro game, but if you will stop me
want you to stop others. The Courts
may have decided that some OF these games
are not unlawful but l know that the true
evidence was not laid before them. The
facts in the case of the crap game, lately
decided by Judge Buckley to be lawful,
were not properly laid before the Court. /
can point out the man who showed them
the way to get around the game. Faro is
running here, and we all know it, the po-
lice officers know it, citizens know it, and
the women and children know it, and
know where it is played too. Saturday
night officer Franks came up to my place
at Fourth and 4 streets, but we weren't
open. He told me he would camp on my
stairs, II it were necessary, to stop the
game. Now, don't care if he does, but at
the same time | want officers to camp on
the stairs of the houses where Rhodes,
Ross, Webber and Carroll conduct their
games on Second street. l don't want
those N zen to do what can't, and if it con-
tinues I'll bring the matter before the
VI tie OOuTl. Let ule
run with the rest of them and l won't
bother you"
E. NJ. Leitch then arose and said he was
not aware that his case was to be cham
pioned as well as it was by Mr.. Brown. Il
am here. said the speaker. "by and with
the consent of the Law and Order Lea ue
which sprang into existence during Chief
Lees administration. We want gambling
stopped, and believe that this Board does,
too, and if the police don't do their duty
we propose to see whether or not there is
law to make them do their duty. We be-
lieve gambling can be stopped, and it is
the sworn duty of the Board of Police
Commissioners to impress the officers with
that fact"
Mr.. Leitch recited now the Order was
conducted, and what large number of
citizens there were who belonged to it, and
concluded by remarking that The meant
what he said"
Il want as much privilege as China
man" added Brown, land don't think l
I'm getting it. There are seventeen tan
games now running in Chinatown"
Mayor Comstock said he guessed the
people all knew how he stood. He never
took any interest in gambling, and had
been in Sacramento for many years. He
thought, however, that races would not be
SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT pool selling.
At this junc.ure Mr.. Brown remarked
that faro wouldn't be successful either
without lots of players.
Continuing, the Mayor said the Chief of
Police had complained to him of an made
eGate foree, and said he was doing the best
he could. IF he is partial" said MIR.
Comstock, 81 don't know itn
Mr.. Leitch then asked the Mayor if be
believed the police were doing all in their
power 10 stop gambling.
Mr.. Comstock replied that there was no
person bat what might do more than an
other. They might be little more active
Judge Buckley said he felt it was not
only proper for him to listen to the re-
marks and charges of others, but also to
express his sentiments. 81 feel now" said
the Judge, that pool-selling is not per.
centage nor banking game, but do think
the wheel game is one which is prohibited
1t would be untruthful in me to say that /
haven't heard that faro and the wheel
games are being conducted here, although
I've never gambled at them myself.
think il is my sworn duty, and the duty
of all public officers, to aid in suppressing
prohibited gambling as well as all other
unlawful things. II it is the desire of the
citizens land believe it is) that the efforts
OF the officers be directed to the suppress
sion of these games, am ready to make
any such notion
And I'm ready to second that motion,
as haven't anything to say said Chief
Drew.
The following resolutions were then
drawn up and read:
Resolred, That the Board OF Police Commits
sioners demand that the police officers of this
city shall diligently prosecute all persons en-.
gagged Ia unlawful gaming, with the end in view
that all unlawful games shall be suppressed. II
is further
Resolred, That every police officer in the city
is hereby required to arrest all persons engaged
in unlawful or prohibited gaming in said city
and every ofdcer failing to do so shall be deemed
guilty of a dereliction OF duty.
The latter part of the resolution was sug-
gested by Mr.. Brown, who said he would
aid the officers in finding out the places
where the games were running. And
just as soon as ! see an officer Sinking his
duty, I'll have this Board called together
again and make that officer appear and ex.
plain himself I'll watch the officer who
is placed on the Second street beat, and il
he don't do his duty I'll let him know it,
Chief Drew said he thought the resolu
ton was little too strong as it wa:
worded, and that it would be hard on the
officers Someone might have prejudice
against certain members of the force anC
have them brought before the Commission
ers, even when he did not know where thu
game Oh his beat was in operation.
City Attorney Hart spoke up and sale
there was absolutely no reason for any
such resolution. 1t was but reiteratior
of the statutes and of no real value. i
might do good, however, as a sort of re
minder. Continuing, Mr.. Hart said "A
the City Attorney Of Sacramento, as tn,
prosecuting officer of this city and as tn,
legal advisor and councillor, believe
of this Board of Police Commissioners,
promise that will prosecute anybody O
any person Il don't care who he be) VIII,
violates Section $50 of the Penal Code.
would ask Chief Drew to vote for the reso
lution-not, however, because l think
necessary or essential"
Chief Drew then voted aye, and the reso
luton was carried.
There being no further business tn
Board adjourned, subject 10 the call of tn
Chair.
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