The Portland daily press., 1898-08-26

'Aino 'iie'o ohe same must be stopped and
suppressed by the managers of the associ.
alton. He informed me that he would
Immediately report the matter to the
management. During the afternoon of
wednesday following. 1 was informed
| that there was no change in the situation
OF affairs, which had existed the day be.
fore, thereupon, I notified the sheriff's
Office oil the complaints that had beer
made and requested the departments to IN
vestigate these matters and arrest the
offenders and was informed that prompt
| attention would be given to these matters,
| During the forenoon of today I was
waited upon by several members of the
| association and was assured by them that
| the Objectionable features of the fair
grounds should be at once removed and
that they would do all the could to rid
the park of gamblers and swindlers.
During the fternoon received call
from Mr.. Walker. the manager of the
shows complained about, who said that
he had been requested by the fair people
to vacate the grounds and had come to
see If he could make somo arrangements
to run different kind of performance.
I Informed him that no such arrange
Inents could be made; that the only thing
for him to do, was to vacate as requested
and the interview ended
Il believe the public should be protected
from immoral shows of all kinds and that
gamblers and swindlers should be
promptly and swiftly apprehended that
the commun titles may be safe from the
clutches of these destroyers Of tho Pablo
peace and the private purse and such SER
vices as I may render the public to ac-
complish that result Is at =. cir oom-
mand."
Sheriff Plummer was next seen.
1t is reported Mr.. Sheriff. said the
representative of the PRESS, THAT on
Wednesday your attention was called to
certain violations of the state law at Rig
by Park. Have you anything to say
touching the matterP"
"Now, Mr.. Reporter said the sheriff,
'sby whom was this report brought to
you?'
sit was SO stated by the County At
fOrney, was tho reply.
"Will you kindly show me the state
ment?" ?"Easked the sheriff.7
The statement was shown and this Is
the sheriff said:
Wednesday noon, the Gath, while at
dinner, / was informed by telephone that
the county attorney wished to see me. Z
at once went to is office. He informed me
that he believed that the laws of the state
were being violated at Rigby Park, in
South Portland by the sale of Intoxicating
liquors, pool selling, gambling in various
forms and by immoral shows. He also
informed me that he had notified the
that unless the immoral
shows and the form OF gambling known
as the tub game was Immediately
stopped, that he shonld proceed against
ell of the various forms Of gambling on
the grounds, and that he desired me to
ment that unless his requests in the
particulars mentioned were acquiesced in,
that he should expect me, at once, to in
stitue proceedings; that he was in posses
sion of the names of the various men
who were operating th sm In violation of
law; that he also had the names of promt
nent citizens of Portland and South Port
land who had patronized the various
gambling schemes and whom he proposed
to summon before the grand jury. I
went Immediately to Rigby and saw
several of the gentlemen who have charge
of affairs there and notified tn EN- of the
request of the county attorney. They
very promptly took measures, or at least
said they had taken measures to suppress
the forms of violation of law that seemed
peculiarly Objectionable to County At
torney Libby.
81 was called upon this morning the
25th, by the county attorney, who said
that he understood that there was no
change in the condition of affairs al Rig
by. thereupon said to him that would
promptly execute any pTecepts which he
might place in my hands. Later on In
the forenoon was informed by the secre-
tary of the association, DR.. Huntington,
tn at he had had an interview with the
county attorney and that they had reached
an amicable adjustment of their diff
oulties.
'In conclusion I only wish to state that
was reques ed by Aionzo Libby, man
ager of the New England Fair, some day
prior to it's meeting to send Mr.. Firth
and Mr.. E. G. Plummer to Rigby during
the New England Fair to specially look
after the interests of the visitors at the
fair grounds. that they might not be an
noyed by thieves, pickpockets and q large
class of light fingered gentry that usually
follow exhibitions of this character, the
which 1 have already done"