The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-19
FARO IS DOOMED TO DIE
The Law Gets a Full Case Deal
and the Box Is Flipped.
ALL HOPE FOREVER GONE
Helena Gemolers in Advance Give Up
the Fight, and That VIII Settle the
Matter AL over the State
An Opinion.

Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.
Helena, June lS-At midnight on the
last day OF this month King Faro and
all his cousins will die a sudden. al
though natural. death. The gamblers nf
Helena have given up all hopes OF
cheating the law. That means that the
members of the profession in all parts
of the state viii do likewise. for when
Helena gambler acknowledges that
there is no longer any reason To enter
tain the belief that gambling may con-
tinue In spite VI the prohibitory law
enacted by the last legislature, then
there ~ no longer any reason why other
gamblers should hope Helena gam
pliers were among the last Ia hold out
against the prohibitory law passed By
the Fourth legislative assembly, which
proved To he unconstitutional.
The question Of the validity of the
law has been passed upon, II Is under
stood, by Toole q Wallace OF this city.
who were retained by the gamblers two
years ago when the first law was
found To be defective. and the opinion
has been adverse. II Is said. To bringing
the matter into court. II Is announced
here that the lawyers after carefully
have found II Ia be constitutional
and have advised the gamblers to make
no resistance. II had been arranged
Ia take the law into the courts II at
turneys believed there was any chance
for successful attack
One OF the faro games In the Cumbi-
nation house In this city was To keep
open after midnight OF the last day,
when the men who run II and the pro-
prietors were To be arrested It was In
the programme Ia have n bond already
signed. So that there would be no ac-
tual Imprisonment or delay In securing
bail, and the next step would have been
to have attacked the validity Of the law
as defense of the arrested men. IL
was understood that the gamblers of
Butte and Helena were Ia combine I'm
the test case with such assistance as
they could secure from other members
of the profession about the state. A
small fund has already been subscribed
by the gamblers. but II IL pretty safe
10 say that no more than enough to pay
Tor legal services already performed
will -~ost~ctcd.
This opinion said one of the more
prominent gamblers ~ Helena to-day.
settles gambling IN this state and I.
for one. don't care much. ! am tired
ot the business. anyway. and while most I
of the boys will leave for pastures new.
! intend to remain nt home, or az least
In Montana. and enter somc other busi
ness. | do not think there Is much real
regret among the gamblers themselves
at the outcome III they could. they
would remain In the business, but. AS a
rule. ! think they viii quit gracefully
when they find they must. but thers
viii always be some gambling I'm ths
state and IL will not yield the state any
revenue either. The fact that the law
makes the mere playing OF poker fel-
ony punishable by fine of not less
than $500 or Imprisonment In the peni-
tentiary for a period not To exceed fivs
years. is not going To stop gambling
for the penalties are NJ severe that they
will not be enforced"