The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-16

to have a grand jury called the keen
scented gamblers had smelIed some
thing. and at noon all the public games
along Main street were suspended and
the gambling rooms were closed. Where
the gamblers received their tips from
is not known. and whether or not the
games are to remain closed only time
win tell
How 1t Was Worked.
The process of collecting the fines
from the gamblers or whatever the reg
ular monthly stipend ii was proposed
to collect, should be termed. was to ar
rest the propriet0rs of the gambling
Houses for violation of the city ordi-
nance against gambling, require them
to put up cash bond. and allow them
to forfeit ii. Two complaints were filed
and warrants issued upon them for
managers or priprietors of gambling
houses. one on Nov. Is and the other on
Nov. 9th.
The first complaint sworn to by city
Clerk Holland, upon which a warrant
for the arrest of the gamblers was is
sued, was filed Nov. TO. 1t cited John
Roe, Ike Johnson & Co. ]. Murphy and
Jake Jones as defendants, and charges
the violation of section l of ordinance 4o2
prohibiting gambling and gambling
houses in the city limits. The COM
plant was sworn 70 upon information
and belief. and recites the text of the
section alleged to have been violated.
which provides that ii shall be unlaw-
full to deal, play and carry on, open or
cause to be opened, any gambling
game and provides punishment for
any person who aids either as
an owner or employe of any game of
faro, studhorse, poker. draw poker, or
any banking or percentage game
played with cards. dice or any device.
for money or checks within the limits
of the city of Butte, and says they shall.
upon conviction be fined not more than
$500.
on the 27th of the same month an
other and similar complaint was sworn
to and a warrant issued for John Roe
In each instance. Chief Mulholland
served the warrant and fixed the bond
of the defendant at So for each faro
table and $40 for each poker game. He
denies that he entered any of the gam
bling houses, but said he met the pro-
prietor on the outside In each instance,
informed him of the new programme
and in fixing the bond took the mans
word in each instance for the number
and character of the games running.
1t appears that all the defendants I'M
derstood they Were to forfeit their
bonds. as none of them made any ap-
pearance in police court and the cases
were never entered upon the police blot
ter, although they were written in the
docket Wnlcn Is kept Tor record, anu
which is on file in the clerks office. The
names Of the defendants in the cases
are all fictitious, and Chief Mulholland
stated that aside from Morehouse q Co.
and Satterlee q CO. he did not know
the right names of the people he arrest
ed Why their right names were not
given in those instances he did not say.
The record of the transaction shows
that ON the 18th OF November Joe Roe,
bond $50: Ike johnson x Co. 500, j.
Murphy $40, and Jake Jones $25, failed
to appear in court, and that their bonds
amounting in all tQ S195, were forfeited.
On the 29th, John Roe failed to appear
and forfeited a So bond. which makes
up the total of 500. Chief Mulholland
reported to the finance committee hay
ing collected the money.