The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-02
RAILING OUT OF CERTAIN PEOPLE
RESULTS AS THE PROVERB
AYERS.
ARE POLICEMEN ENTANGLED
WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF CER-
TAIN GAMBLING RESORTS
RUNNING UNMOLESTED.
SOME GRAVE CHARGES MADE
In the Trial of a Victim Of Il Recent
Police Raid-COunciI May
Make Inquiry.

Mayor Doran, as chief executive of
the city and head of the police depart
nnent, is just now placed in a very
embarrassing position. AS a result of
row between a number Of sure
thing" sports, charges have been made,
which, to say the least, places the adj
ministration, and, particularly the
police department, in very bad light.
The sources from which the charges
come are possibly not Of the best, but
the facts and data on which they are
based are said to be so definite that it
is claimed there is but little chance for
doubt. The mayor has been officially
notified that there are a number Of
gambling resorts in the city which are
being operated. This information may
or may not have been news to the chief
executive, but the gentlemen who fur
n1shed him the facts announce that
his honor promised to have the matter
investigated. In case this is not done
it is threatened that resolutions will
be introduced in the council calling
Tor the appointment of an investigating
committee to hear the evidence and
submit report on the charges made.
The case Of Eva Germaine and Will
nam Pleiss, the former charged with
Keeping a d1sorderly house and the
latter with visiting the resort. was
tried in the municipal court YESTERDAY.
After listening to the testimony Of the
dlI1erent witnesses, Judge TWohy took
uhe matter under Amusement until
Thursday
While on the witness stand Pleiss
openly declared that there were a num-
Der OF gambling houses in operation
in the city and wanted to tell where
they are alleged to be located and to
give the names Of the proprietors, but
an objection on the part of City Prose-
cutor Hall stopped the revelation,
Pleiss claims that the arrest of him.
self and the Germaine woman is the
result Of spite work and declares that
to get even" he will expose a few
inner workings Of the reform adj
ninistration, with which he claims to
be familiar. To a reporter for the
G. e after the hearing yesterday,
Pleiss said:
My arrest was-the result Of a job
by the police and those under their
protection, and I propose to show UP
the entire matter. There are a num-
Der OF gambling houses in operation in
st. Paul which I have visited and
played in night after night. All kinds
OF games are running from faro to
craps" and the proprietors are pro-
tected by the police, with whom the
winnings are divided Every piece Of
dishonest money which is made in the
city is cut up among certain people.
I have the street and number of every
gambling, resort in the city and the
names of the proprietors, and I can
get the afffdavfts of men who will
swear that they have divided money
with the police derived from conf
dence games and grating big
Mitt" Joints are also in operation with
the knowledge of the police, and under
the protection of a favored clique of
gamblers who are the gobetweens with
the authorities.
How do I know all Of this to be true?
Wasn't l in on the deal myself until l got
tired of 1T, and then, when l quit, the gang
with the assistance of the police put UP this
job on me- / intend going down the line with
the whole crowd and if they don't try to
pull me off before two days / miss my guess.
But they can't do it. I've laid my case before
several members Of the council, and if Mayor
Doran won't investigate the matter the coun-
Gil will. The councilmen who have taken
what say, and the business is going through
to hot finish for some one. was all right
until disagreement between myself and one
Of the chief protectors of the gambling re-
sorts, and If this crowd thinks to give me
the worst of 1t they are taking chances, be-
cause l won't stand to be jobbed' with the
knowledge l have of the way things are run
in this town, and I'll make sworn statement
of every charge bring"