The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-05
BROWN Boards
TIGER IN HIS LAIR
New Policeman Finds Gambling
House Running.
GREEN LIGHT PROPRIETOR. Is
ARRESTED.


The - 5picions of the police that
rouls1,e and faro games have been
going on in the Green Light Climb
rooms on Commercial street were yer.
lied last night, when Park Policeman
BroWn, playing the role of sucker
allowed himself to be boosted" into
roulette game and then arrested the
proprietor. Some paraphernaIia that
belonged in the room is now on exhi-
onion at the police station, and lied
oy Whack, properly known as ed
stells, is enjoying his liberty under
$500 bond
al happened this way. officer
:. - Brown has been on the force
oiliS few days and has been doing
outy az Liberty park. so that his Of
AGlal authority was rot known on the
avenue Last night after fnisbira
ms aulles "a the park, the officer. wear
ing QUEENS clothes and CARRYING i'm
ms hand a dinner bucket which gave
nm Ine appearance of a iaborer, home
Wafo bound strOlleG through Com
lneFcIal street AS he neared the
Green Light Fred w. Evans. a tailor.
approached Brown. and evidently TAX.
ing him for easy game" made him
ser a good fellow for while. and then
Ihe way 20 nice, quiet club room,
where they could have a quiet game
OF spln the roulette wheel Tor a little.
Passwords Were Given.
After a number OF secret passwords
ana passing through three or foul
dark rooms, the officer and Evans
emerged into a lighted room, where a
roulette table and a faro layout were
~ evident readiness for operation. Ae-
cordlns TO the statement OF the Of
hcer, when he went in the room StOIls.
who was behind the roulette table.
Started it going, and Evans. in an eff
Iort TO induce his friend 20 indulge a
little, put Is cents on the red. Just to
make the thing attractive, he won a
time or two and was ready for an
other 90, when Brown s. -1denly opened
his coat and flashed his star before the
eyes of the dealer and player. Both
stood Tor a moment as il their hands
had been called on bluff and looked
in vain for some place to disappear to.
but none presented Itself. and they re-
signed themselves TO the inevitable.
When the officer went into the place
there were several. men IN il. apparently
ready for game, but when he disclosed
his star they had a sudden call down
the street. and lost no time in answer
ing it. As the officer was only AFTER
the proprietor and Witness. he Cll-
Jared StOlls and the alleged booster who
steered him into the PLACE, and marched
them 10 the police station Later ne
and Acting Sergeant HempIe returned
to the gambling house and, cOnfisCating
the gambling material, they carried iC
to the police station 10 be held for evil
dences
StoIls was booked on a charge Of
keeping a gambling house, and Evans
was placed on the register as a witness
Later StOls save check for $500 as
bail, ana was. allowed to so until the
time of trial Evans was turned loose
on his own recogniZance.
At the station Stolls remarked to the
officer as he was being booked: well.
you've got me. When asked about the
matter by a Herald representatives
StoIls said he had nothing TO say untu
his trial came on He declared, how
ever, that he only opened up MS game
had done it only because there were, as
he alleged, eight or ten places running
at full blast in the city. and ne thought
that he had as mach right to operate
a game as they had
Other Games Running
Il can put my hand ON a halls dozen
games on this alley said StOlls, and
the police could md them if they tried.
I think but il seems that they have
picked me out for some reason to make
the first victim Of" w hen asked to-
name some OF the places where he
thought other games were being Oper-
ated. StOIIs declined to do 50 saying
that he wasn't after vengeance ia that
way.
StoIls blamed Evans for his capLu9es
declaring that he had proved false to-
him, and ne seemed to think that Evans
had fixed the matter UP with the othcer,
Officer. Brown declared that he had
never seen Evans bgCore he was ap-
preached by him, and Evans said ne
was taken in by deCeiviug appear
ances.
The capture Of the gambling house
was the all-abs0rbing topic Of CONVEX
5atiOn about the streets after it Oc-
Cured Many expressed the belief that
eOuld they be discovered, games could
be captured in fun progress 10 almost
any of the gambling houses on Com
nerciaI street and in the club rooms
about the business part. of the city. The
members Of the gambling fraternity
looked wise and kept their opinions to
themselves.
The. officers say. that they have sus-
1scted that all was not right In the
Green Light ever since the closing on
The houses, and they are greatly elaLed
over the capture made by Policeman
Brown.
Ston's trial viii likely come up before
Judge Timmony Monday afternoon.
Job Going a Begging.
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