The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-12
BEING HEARD DESPITE MAYOR
DORAN'S DECLARATION ON
THE SUBJECT.
SOME GAMBLING IN ST. PAUL.
HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME
TIME UNTIL DARRAGH
CUTS In.
HE NOTIFIES THE PLACE TO CLOS,
Rev. David Morgan Knew 1T. Too,
But He Didn't Herald 1t
Abroad,

Is Mayor Doran going to stand for
gambling in st. Paul? 1t would seem
so IL Corporation Attorney Darragh
wouldn't cut into the game. There has
been a little going on here on the quiet
for some time past, and the mayor S
attention was called to it. 1t stopped
Tor few days, and then it began
again. Rev. David Bethel Morgan told
the mayor about it. Under a Demo-
cratic administration, the Rev. David
usually went to the newspaper offices
nrst, or managed to have them find it
out as soon as anything of the kind
reached his ears. It's different now.
because the mayor isn't a Democrat.
There is nice religious distinction be-
tween gambling under a Democratic
and a Republican administration
which only the Rev. David can draw
Perhaps the chips haven't the same
nara, marsh click now they had six
months ago. Perhaps they are using
rupper chips. Perhaps the Rev. David
is TOO busy to tell his troubles, or other
peoples troubles, to the newspapers
now.
early last week. a young man went
10 Rev. David Morgan and told him he
mad been gambling in st. Paul The
announcement didn't cause any loss Of
life. Neither was there any report Of
sudden death when the same thing
was repeated in the mayors office. The
young man also told the Rev. David
that he had not only been gambling
but had lost $40, and he wanted if
back. The young man finally per-
suaded Rev. David to walk UP to the
city hall and see what could be done
They called on Corporation Attorney
Darragh, and he suggested that thew
all go IN and see the mayor They did,
with what exact result isn't known
In TACT, the whole thing was seemingly
Kept secret, for it leaked out a week
after 1t was over. The young man
said that he had lost his money in a
game that was being run over the
Monogram saloon on Wabasha street.
One result of the visit was that the
game was closed for a few nights But
it was too good, or to easy, to keep
closed, and Saturday night it opened
again. It was open Monday night, too,
but last night it was not open. Cor
poration Attorney Darragh had heard
that 1T was running again, and yester-
day he directed a note to the inter
ested parties that they would have to
close and keep closed. They closed.
Mr.. Darragh said yesterday he had
had man keeping tab on the place
who had been in and out, and that he
there fore had proof that gambling was
going on there. He was going to stop
it, even if the police didn't show any
disposition to do So He said that the
place was being run by Minneapolis
man, but he understood that w. H
Griffin, who was so active in Mayor
Doran's behalf during the campaign,
was behind it, Mayor Doran, there
fore, can count on the cooperation at
torney to carry out his outlined policy,
even if his police force doesn't show
any disposition to do so.
w. HI. Griffin denied last night that
he had anything to do with the place
I have never been up there he said
and do not know what kind Of a game
they have been running, If any am
out of gambling myself I have always
believed, however, that people who
want to will play poker, and If that was
the game going on there. they might as
we'll play over the Monogram as in some
saloon. They'll play, anyhow. That's
how look at 1t; but, as say, 1 don't
know anything about the natter