Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
SOME COLD FACTS.
THE .HERALD's, ,Pos1TIoNAND THE
CHIEF OF POLICE.
An Attack Which is Simply Recital of
Facts Which Ought Not to Exist-The
Present Situation.

The Times yesterday characterized
the HERALD as attacking Chief Glass.
What the HERALD hes done has been to
show where that much landed official
has neglected his duty and all the asser-
tions made by the paper were cold facts
that could not be denied. That gamb-
ling in various forms exists in China
town no one outside of the police de-
partment will deny.
The lottery business, for instance, is
in very healthy condition in China
town at present. A dozen companies
would be very moderate estimate of
the number FOf concerns carrying on
drawings, and new establishments are
opening up daily. One lonely arrest
was made Monday, of a heathen named
Ali Gooie, who was caught selling a
ticket, but With this one exception, the
propr;etors, dealers or conductors.
agents and distributors Of drawines-
have not been In the least degree mo-
Tested by the police, and are openly con-
Quoting their business.
As an excuse for allowing the lotteries
to run, the department cites decision of
Justice Owens on o case that came be-
fore him recently. A Chinaman was
arrested by Officer Bevan for taking in
money and ticket duplicates, and was
discharged ON some technicality by the
police justice. Since then no attempts
to interfere with the business have been
made, with the one exception of Mon
day noted.
In November four arrests of lottery
proprietors were made, and convictions
obtained in the police court. The cases
are now before the superior court on ap-
peal, and the decision of the lower court
will, in all probability, be upheld. The
state law is quite plain ON the subject,
and other cities acting under the same
statute have found no difficulty in sup
pressing lotteries.
But the police administration has evil
IDENTIFY made up it's mind to remain
supine in the matter till the state law is
amended or the city council passes an
ordinance applying to lotteries, neither
of which contingencies are liable to
happen in the near future.
Other forms of gambling are also be-
ing conducted openly in the Chinese
quarter. A certain dice game-the
ordinary Chinese dice--played with
three dice and with ''rake-off" at the
appearance Of certain sequence of
numbers, can be found at numerous
places. This s'rake-of'' or percentage
for the house is clearly illegal. and is
is also unmolested by the police.
meet with no difficulty in finding the
known, poker rooms exist at every turn
on the principal streets of the city-be-
hind cigar stores, over saloons and in
private rooms OF hotels. The game osten-
sibly played is straight poker, but
shortlysafter midnight, tits said, q dealer
takes his place at the table and the game
merges into 'sstud" poker, q percentage
game. The police do not know this, Of
course, but all the sports do, and if any
of those gentry wanted the snap spoiled
he could tell the department lots of
things which would probably surprise
them--even to the location of faro
game or two which start up whenever
there are enough bloods with money in
town, who prefer to see the tiger in that
particular form, to pay for a nights run.
Then'there are the vile creatures who
are permitted to turn Upper Alameda
street into sink of iniquity.
Not every citizen may know that the
police permit the courtezans on Alameda
street, sitting in their cribs, flush with
the sidewalk, to ply their trade just AZ
openly, just as publicly as if they, stood
out ON the sidewalk and solicited Gus
tom. They are not interfefed with,
neither are the things in the semblance
OF men who live on these creatures.
Their occupation is against the law, they
befoul valuable portion Of the city,
they form disgrace to the city, and this
thing is permitted by the chief of police.
Why? The statement of such facts as
theses ought not to form charge against
q chief OF police. Ii his friends consider
such an exposure an attack, 80 much the
worse for the chief. These are facts
which any one can see for themselves, if
they can stand the disgusting sight. A
former chief Of police did away with
these things; the present chief was-one
Of the Instruments be worked with.
The present chief does not close them
up. What is the inference? Is he the
immaculate, the able officer his ill
advised, lmprudent friends have pic
tured him?