The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-26
Says Other Gamblers Have Vio-
lated Understandings.
ADMITS LOTTERY is BARRED.
But Claims That All Phases of the
Gambling Agreement Have Been
so often Broken as 70 Justify HIS
Opening n LOttery-is N0ncom-
initial az to His Future In
tcntions. His Case Continued

The fight between various members OF
the gambling fraternity, which was pre-
cipitated Wednesday night by the arrest
of Charles Clancy on the charge OF run
ming Chinese lottery. was devoid OF new
features yesterday. Clancy was In Judge
Cams court in the afternoon to be tried,
and Col. r. II. Lindsay, his attorney,
went SO far as to make the statement
that he was willing to plead guilty; but
the case was continued at the instance
of City Attorney De Bruler and Detective
Cudihee, the arresting officer
Clancy yesterday told the story OF his
grievances. AT the outset wish to say
/ have no malice toward Chief Of Police
Reed" he said. my feelings for him
are the most friendly. and all / ask is
that be given the same protection that
is accorded to the proprietors of other
gambling houses who pay fines to the
city every month.
when gambling opened the last time
there was tacit understanding at first
that both lotteries and short-card games,
including blackjack and stud poker.
should be barred. / made the fight for the
short-card games. for the reason that II
they were barred our house could not
compete with the big house--I mean, OF
course the Standard. Finally we were
granted the privilege of running short
card games. and the understanding, was
that IL the big house wanted to run snort
card games 1t could do so, but not in
the main house.
"well. the very first night the Stand
ard opened they had a short-card game
running. / made no complaint, being
content to overlook that game. Things
went on, and they increased their short
understanding. / do not use the word
agreement. for that is too strong a word.
We simply had mutual understanding
on these various points.
H0rEe-
shoe, simply as an attraction and not for
profit, put in blackjack game with the
percentage cut out out, we couldn't 40 that nat
money on the percentage. while they
were running their game simply to draw
play to the other games in their house;
Finally things reached a point where 1
considered that the other houses. or some
of them at least, had SO far violated the
understandns about .n. the n sh ,n ar,
terry. ] did so with the result that
Now, as to lotteries. have only this
time Chief Reed had the gamblers up to
his office and gave us a talk. He didn't
say anything about lotteries at that time.
allowed. But at the same time we I'M
derstood that these short-card games
wouldn't be allowed, and II one Is fair
house be treated the same as the other"
Clancy was asked IL he intended. in
case he was forbidden to run a lottery,
to attempt to close up all the other gam
bling houses in town. to which he replied:
IT can't say what 1 will do until this
case is disposed of. 1 intend to gamble
in this town If I can and propose to
be treated the same as the other fellows.
I only want an even break. I don't want
any the best of it."
The proprietor of another gambling
house, who refused to permit the use of
his name, said yesterday: Nobody has
Violated any agreement but Clancy. He
knew when gambling opened, and he
knows now that lotteries are barred. and
he knows further that short-card games
were to be allowed. That is all there is
to it. He Is looking for the best of 1t,
and is not content to run along on the
same terms as the other fellows. Either
he Is making no money, or else he Is will
ing to close up all the houses and hopes
to make money out of running a secret
game"
The Clancy case comes up before Judge
Cam at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Detective Cudihee, who arrested Clancy,
stated yesterday that he did so because
lotteries were barred by police regula-
tions and because Chief Reed ordered the
arrest.