The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
SauSaIitO'S Trustees at
Last Decide to Take
Action.
Marin County Officials Will
Be Asked to Suppress the
Faro Games.
Prosecuting Attorney Sylvia Or
dered to Notify District At
torney Martinelli.

SAUSALITO, CAL, Aug. 3.-The Board
of Town Trustees last night came to the
conclusion that Sausalito was a veritable
Monte Carlo and, for the first time since
the picturesque city by the sea was in
vaded by gam blers, took official cognizance
of the fact.
Trustee o. c. Miller sprang the sensa-
ton and Trustee ]. M. Kilgarif followed
it up In so positive manner as to leave
no doubt as to their earnestness.
Besides the poolrooms of Harrison Il
Co. and Abraham & Co. faro game and
roulette-wheel are in operation, and, to
add to this. women of doubtful reputation
have lately focked to the town.
Il have heard it from good authority on
the boat and elsewhere that the law was
being violated every day in Sausalito by
the running of faro game" said Trustee
Miller.
For a moment there was silence. This
was the first time the subject had come up
before the board.
Turning to Prosecuting Attorney
Adolph Sylvia the Trustee asked him if he
was aware of the fact-if he knew that
such a game was in operation in Sausa-
Ito.
Sylvia said that he was not aware of it,
ana Trustee Kilgarif then arose and in
deliberate manner, addressing himself to
The Prosecuting Attorney, said that he
would state that it was fact, and as one
town official to another official, ne would
SO inform the Prosecuting Attorney that
a faro game was running in the Hotel
Sausalito (uow known as the Ell Monte),
that he made the statement on personal
knowledge.
Prosecuting Attorney Silva said that
there was no ordinance against that par
ticuIar game in Sausalito. 1t was viola
ton of the State and not the town law,
and the duty Of prosecuting devolved
upon the county officials.
President Dickinson threw oil on the
troubled waters by saying that if there
was no objection the Prosecuting Attor-
ney would bring the matter officially be-
fore the District Attorney OF Marin
County. A resolution to that effect was
passed and the orders given to the Prose-
cutting Attorney.
That gam bling other than IN the pool
rooms has been carried on in Sausalito for
monlh past has been a matter of COM
mon gossip. That the Trustees have
failed to recognize the fact before has led
to much comment. Some time ago The
CALL announced that an attempt was 10
| BIS made to open faro game.
The announcement led to much feeling,
and in view of this the game was not
opened until some time afterward. when
| it was thought public opinion had died
down. Then the illegal game was opened
full blast. Apartments were rented in
j. E. Sankey's Ell Monte Hotel, on W alter
street. between the, two poolrooms.
Guards were kept on watch, and only
those who could be trusted were per-
mitted to frequent the gam bling hal
As time went by and no action was
taken either by the town or county Off
Gals, the players and operators became
bolder. A roulette-whee was lately in
stalled, and the stream of men who
crossed the bay to gam Die onhorse races
found amusement at the green cloth.
Boider and boider has grown the illegal
business, until now Sausalito during the
daylight hours is infested with gamblers
without mum ber-men, wome n and girls
all intent upon placing their money on
the various gam bling devices exhibited.
Only last week Jim" Neil, the well.
known sport was arrested for battery,
having got into an alteration with
Thomas Ryan. It seems that Neil at
tempted TO make pools on the outside,
which greatly angered the "bookies" and
took trade away from the poolrooms
Ryan went out under orders, so the story
goes, to make Neil leave. and was rbrashed.
A warrant was swore out and Neil ar
rested. He should have showed up for
trial yesterday. but did not do so. and the
Prosecuting Attorney was going to apply
.or bench warrant TO bring him into
court before Justice Bellrude.
To-day, on the streets, Neil got into
more trouble over the matter and Marshal
John e. Creed informed him that if he
attempted to reach into his pocket for a
revolver he would shoot him on the spot.
District Attorney E. B. Martinelli was
seen by THE CALL correspondent at
San Rafael to-day. He said that no in
formation had as yet been brought to him
in regard 10 the faro game and that when
it was brought before him he would do his
duty as an official