The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-18

Police ana Erooos011ng AtAornsy
Caooe Arrest - D0nko Aen.

RolBee ana Prooeeuaan9 At4osnGv
Ca.ss Arrest - Danko Aen-
Chief Of Police Red. Prosecufins At
tosney AcElruy and Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Fulton held meeting late -.
,srs.y af.srnocn q .aich + ~ 1880 1880
hunko men under the state Law. Mr. Nc
Etroy placed the matter In 0r. Fnlfode
handa with Instructions to 90 ahead ana
within twenty minutes after the meet
ing the peEce we're ut work. and before
O'Clock In the evening had made grand
reun H The Pr.sDn:.s 49, are - f'' sr.e:
han. J. J. Cane. John FItsSeraid and Ed
Fsiger. They were taken to headquarters
In the patrol wagon. which aroused them
John Potter. Who lives near whatcom. 10
Indirectly responsible for bringing up the
second climax In the war on the onhko
men He arrived In Seattle two or three
ians growth Of uhiskers and clothes that
looked just IKE thoas worn by the Klon-
dikef. before he left Seattle He wae me-
gotiating with local business arm TOR =
position ~ driver. and Rad An appoint
ment yesterday afternoon. While he was
standing IN mont Of the store man came
up and asked him II he were the one
said he was ana the man told him to
come along. Potter thought everything
vas Oh right ana went Potter Gays that
his friend took him Into the Nagnolia
saloon on First avenue and asked him to
take drink. He refused.
About this time another man Joined them
and introduced what Is commonly known
TO have anything 10 do with the game. but
loaned his friend $50 10 bet. Potter says
that the money he loaned was put up, but
that the other man did nes put up his.
When the dice were counted Pottefo friend
won and was going TO pick Up the money
when Potter thought there might be snme
thing wrong and reaching over grabbed
.as r1 po,,s Ds h sssp sse Hs
Pafrolman Kelly and told him the story.
Kelly went In to arrest the bunkc men
but they dew.
Potter went to police headquarters ana
put his money in SerRt. Wards hands for
safe keeping. He told Chief Reed his ex
perience ard the chief and prosecuting ate
torney conferred.
The chief eaid that his attempts to pun
ish bunko men under the city ordinance
had not been satisfactory and he would
like TO see II the state law wac stronger.
II was then decided TO 20 ahead and cause
arrests under the state law.
The state law says that the following are
Migrants:
IAN persons who tell fortunes. or who
may be found: all common prostitutes. and
keepers OF bawdy houses or houses for
the resort OF prostitutes: al hafi;ual
drunkardH gamesteTs. or other dssoEderly
persons: all persons wandering about and
having no visible calling. or business 10
maintain themselves: all persons going
about az collectors OF aims for charitable
institutions under any false or fraudulent
preterse; ali persons playing or betting in
any street or public Or open place. at or
with anv table or instrument OF gaming
at any game or pretended gsme If chance"
The Justice OF the peace before whom
they are brought has the power 20 Ak
bonds for good conduct II the bonds are
not given the defendant 10 committed to
Jail.
There was no end NJ excitement around
headquarters last night in connection with
the roundup The bunko mems friends
were anxious to get them out but the
police refused to consider the matter At
torney Glenn. who represented three %
the prisoners demanded that Capt Sulif-
van name the bonds. Capt. Sullivan simply
laughed and said he could not think %
such thing Glenn threatened habeas
corpus proceedings