The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
GAMES GO ON
 WHILE CHIEF
 LEES DREAMS No Attempt Made to Close Them. MORE STUD-P0KER FOUND ONE ESTABLISHMENT LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. Some of the Favored Slot Machines Escape the Sudden Onslaught
 of the Police Depart
 fnent.
MORE sTUD-P0KER FOUND
ONE ESTABLISHMENT LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY.

The attention of Chief of Police Lees Is respectfully called to the fact that beyond raiding a few nickel-in-the slot machines he has made no move to- ward suppressing gambling in this city. Lees persistent inaction goes far toward nullifying his feeble attempt to shift the responsibility upon his subordinates after The Call had shown the utter unworthi- ness of his assertion that no gambling was going on, and it strengthens belief in the repeated statements of Joe liar vey's touts that the Palace Hotel faro game at least was under police protection.
 The Call has given Chief Lees the loca- ton of faro, crap and stud poker games in all parts of the city, but there has been no sign of any move on his part to sup press them. To be sure, some of the gam blers, taking alarm at The Calls expose, have suspended operations, but they have by no means closed their games perma- nently and are only waiting for matters to quiet down before resuming operations as openly as they were running before attention was directed to them.
 There is no desire to do Chief Lees an injustice He is very old, and must of necessity place some dependence on his Subordinates; consequently 1t would be manifestly unfair to criticize his lack Of knowledge of the stud poker games at Ingleside. Nobody could expect the vet eran of forty years service in the depart ment and innumerable street parades to look for gambling out there If he ever got that far from home he would never find his way back; but when, figuratively speaking, he has dozed night after night under faro table 1t does seem as though he ought to know something about what was going on.
 Old Eagle Eye knows about everything that is going on. If you don't believe it, ask him, and he will tell you so. But +l,t !, games and gaming that he seems to be a little musty on. For instance, he has been overwhelmed with astonishment at The Calls long list of establishments that flourish all about him, never once dream ing that such a thing could be possible. Doubtless he will be more shocked and grieved titan ever to learn that stud poker fiourishes in the heart of town as contingent, including jockeys, touts and others who have neither the inclination nor the equipment to tease the tiger have been in the habit of indulging in this royal game of bluff nightly.
 The game is located upstairs in the building at the corner of Post street and Grant avenue, and is conducted by Billy Lyons and the George brothers. It was not running last night, and the proprie- tors may have concluded to adjourn for a brief rest; but up to within a few nights ago it was in full swing. This game is exceedingly popular with the racing peo- pie, for it has the reputation of being conducted honestly, and. a player stands some chance of winning more than the house" will claim. But, honest or not, it is illegal, and were Chief Lees not so engrossed in dreamy contemplation of his own greatness 1t would have been sup pressed long before this
 There is consternation not only among the cigar and saloon men who have ope- rated the big lever nickel-in-the-slot ma chimes, but among the agents therefor. For the past three days they have not known exactly where they were .at'' owing to the surprising act of Chief Lees, for the senile head of the Police Depart ment has been doing some ground and lofty tumbling, the reason for which the agents cannot locate.
 This situation grows out of the fact that Lees within the past few days has had his "hurry-up" wagons and hospital vehicles securing the town and sefzing every machine of this description that could be found" The rapid action oid not end with the seizure, for in many in- stances the proprietor of the house was required to put up $100 cash guarantee of good faith or to go to jail with his slot box. Of course there were cases where the man behind the star forgot about the little matter of money while carrying away the machine Another peculiar feature of the situation Is the fact