The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-29
"GAMS" HAVE AN EASY TIME
The Cadi Permits Them 10 Plead By
Proxy and Gives Nominal Fines.
"Tsn and Costs" Is All That Goes-SpOrts Say
They We're to Have Been Protected
Tips on Coming Raids.

Yesterday was the Cadi's busy day. He
had before him the gamblers arrested in
the raids made Saturday afternoon and
night. or, more correctly speaking. be had
before him the afidavlts prepared against
them, they themselves being allowed to
plead guilty by proxy. The Cadi very
suayely pronounced judgment upon the
pleas, ten dollars and COSTS and Super
intendent Colbert spent the balance of the
day trying to control himself and not per-
NIT himself to be entirely consumed with
rage. 1t has become unwritten law in
the Police Court that a gambler
shall be fined no more nor less than $40, to
which may not be added imprisonment IN
the work-house. This unwritten law mas
entirely superseded the actual law as en-
acted by the Legislature and appearing
upon the statute books. Only Slast week.
when the subject received some attention
through the press, Judge Buskirk was loud
In bis protestations of virtue, and declared
that the police were unjust in their insln-
nations that the cause of the prevalence OF
gambling was the fact that the gamblers
were SO lenIently dealt with when they
appeared in tho Police Court. Yet when
the twenty gamblers arrested Satur-
day pleaded guilty by proxy they were all.
with a uniformity in accordance with the
IN written law. fined $40 and costs.
To o reporter, last night. at the police
station, superintendent Colbert showed
the list of names. With the hne assessed
against each. and said: THAT is my argu-
mont in this matter" The gamblers. as far
as their public u~tterances are an index to
their feelings, are greatly exercised at the
raids. They talk loud In the pres
ence of others about the action of
the police and what it all means.
The fraternity say that they contributed
literally to the Democratic county cam
paign fund, and were to be permitted to
run unmolested in return for their contri-
buttons. They were, of course, TO be raided
occasionally, but it was understood that
they would have a tip when it was coming.
This promise was said to have been made
by @ county official. That one gambler
ralded Saturday did have a tip was evil
dent. .as the officers. when they reached
the place, found but the commonest kind
of a table and paraphernalia. when. as q
matter of fact, the room and
its equipments are well known
among the fraternity as being
IL is not known who gave the tip. but the
entire raid presented the appearance of a
farce when it comes to be considered that.
although made upon the complaint OF @
man who said he had been fieeced In the
rooms. the officers found everything IN
preparation for them by the substitution of
cheap furniture for expensive.
That the raids have no effect as long as
the low fines are adhered to Is evidenced
by the fact that Sunday afternoon the
game at Rahke's was running in full blast.
The game was played upon the regulation
craps" table, one which evidently was not
destroyed by the police. Whether this Is
due to the fact that Rahke had q tip in
time to store it away for the time being or
not Is merely a matter for conjecture.