Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-28
Bismarck Starts Out on a New Era
and the Legislature is to be
Deprived of Gambling.
Mayor Patterson Appears Before Judge
Winchester Committing Magistrate
and Placed Under 5000 Bonds.
to be Made January 3, In
the Meantime Patterson is in the
Custody of the Sheriff.
Claims Not to Own the Gambling Ia
bles and Will Fight the Case to
a Finish.
WHAT DOE 1T MEAN.


Two warrants were issued Monday
by Judge Winchester of the district
court for the arrest of E. G. Patterson,
under section 1897 of the penal code
of the state, which makes it a misde-
meanor to keep or allow to be kept a
place where gambling is conducted. \
warrant was issued, alleging that the
defendant kept such a place, and an
other that he allowed such a place to
be kept in his building. The section
of the code under which the warrants
were issued is as follows:
Every person who keeps any build
ing or part Of any building to be used
or occupied for gambling and every
owner, agent or superintendent of any
such place who knowingly let's the
same or allows it to be used or occu-
pied for gambling is guilty of a mis-
demeanor."
The warrants, under the provision
of section 1929 of the code provide
also for the seizure of any gambling
apparatus, tables, etc., and a rolettc
table and chips were seized by Sher-
if Bogue Monday afternoon in the
place on Main street, and are now in
charge of the sheriff at the county
Jail. Mr.. Patterson was out of the
city when the warrants were issued to
the sheriff and they will be served on
his return.
The complaint in the case was made
by George A. Joy and the papers were
drawn up by Attorney A. T. Patterson.
The papers are after the same manner
as those in the case at Fargo where
Judge Pollock issued warrants for the
arrest of E. j. Berry and the seizure
of the roulette table, which was after
ward destroyed. The law provides fol
the destruction of the gambling appar-
atus seized after the conviction of the
defendant.
MI. Patterson appeared before Judge
Winchester today and asked for time
to plead and employ counsel. The
cases were set for January 3, 1901, ani
bail was fixed at 5000 in each CASE
Mr.. Patterson said he would not fur.
nish bonds-but was ready to, be com
mitted to jail-and was committed tt
the custody of the sheriff and is con.
structively in Jail. He says he has
no interest whatever in the gambling
table that was seized.
1t may be asked what this action
means. The officials and other parties
to this action have little to say but il
means anything 1t means that the
legislators and the army of clerks
and other attaches are to be de.
prived of some of the luxuries thai
have hitherto abounded in the capital
city during legislative periods
Round and round she goes and where
she stops nobody knows" is to be q
thing Of the past in Bismarck. The
jingling of chips and the seductive
red and black have lost their charm
for Bismarck-no matter how lone
some and forlorn the visiting states.
men may be this winter.
A new departure has been taken in
the Sixth judicial district. Laws are
to be enforced ana justice administered
hereafter regardless Of political ALI.
ances or personal friendships. The
Judge, the sheriff, the states attorney
the mayor and other old time associ.
ates may 'speak when they pass by
in the future but the new order Of
things will require no marked frater'
nal demonstrations.
There is 10 be a new order Of things
in Bismarck.
The states attorney has been ''passet
up" like a white chip. He was MOI
advised or consulted in this action.
The sheriff Of Burleigh county ha!
been placed on the list of has beens'
and does not longer possess that con
fidence and faith heretofore productiv.
of SO much good feeling in the com
munity. He was persuaded to tax.
a little friendly walk-Monday after
noon-and while leaning against
piece of furniture, covered with a dust
cloth, was advised mot to drop dead
and handed a warrant for the arres
of one e. G. Patterson and the seizur,
of a certain alleged gaming table
just then forming a comfortable sup
port. 1t was not even necessary tina
the sheriff Of Burleigh county shoult