Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-31

| 'h'h WI tht hllll vi 4NoN1UlDtI
next to veto the further the official ca
reer of p. T. Mccartney by placing a
cross after the name of one or the
other of his opponents, and for such
purposes we respectfully submit these
documents.
THE LA PLATA COUNTY REPUB
LICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
STATE OF COLORADO. COUNTY
OF LA PLATA. IS
N. FL. Harbaugh. of lawful age. be-
ing first duly sworn upon his oath
according to law. deposes and says
that he was the under.Eheriff of La
Plata county, Colorado. under +. T.
| Mccartney during the year begin
ming January 9 1900, and ending Jan
uary Z. 1901; and that on or about
the first day of July, 1900. the said
z. Il. Mccartney. sheriff of La Plata
county, began looking up the law in
regard to the legality of gambling in
the City of Durango. and that he re.
marked to this atfiant at that time
| That they tmeaning the gamblers
and saloon mem never gave me a ci-
| Sui VI 81 anu lntie ought 10 De
| some money in it" and after he had
looked the law UP quite thoroughly.
he instructed this afIiant to go ana
interview b. F. Houx. Esq. one of the
| justices of the peace in Durango. in
regard to what action he (B. f.
| Aoux) would take in regard to the
conviction or acquittal of gamblers
| if they We're brought before him for
rial; and that this afIiant did go anf
interview the said b. f. Houx, and
hat b. IT, Houx told afiiant that the
law would be enforced if they (mean-
ing the gamblers) were brought into
mis- court. and that this afiiant there
upon returned to the said McCart-
ley and reported to him the result
IF his interview with the said HouX;
| chat thereupon Mr.. Mccartney in
structed this affiant to make out a
| notice. and as near as this atfiant
2an at this time remember. in words
| and figures as follows: You are
hereby notified that all gambling
must be closed in La Plata county on
)r before September /, 1900, and all
gambling devices must be removed
| from your place of business on or be.
| fore noon of said day or the same will
be removed according to law" that
the said Mccartney then requested
his afiiant to show this notice to
Curley Mcbride, privately. and 50 in
form him OF what action Mccartney
was about to take. which aiiiant ac
cordngly did do, and reported same
10 Mccartney and that he had fully
carried out the instructions given to
him; and that Mcbride, upon read
ing the notice. simply said. '1'll be
Cd d--d!" and this atiiant also re
ported to Mccartney, and thereupon
Mccartney said: Nov. we'll give
them little time. and If the s. o. bis
don't dig up. Wen put them on the
reservation that affiant knew of
nothing further being done until about
the fourth day of October 1900. at
which time the said Mccartney told
this atiiant that the gamblers and sa
loon men would not dig up" and he
wanted afiiant to prepare notices sim
liar to the one above referred to, and
TO prepare them that night to serve
upon the different saloons notifying
them to close on or before noon of
certain day; that this affiant did mt
prepare them that night. as he had
made arrangements to attend some
social or other. but that afIiant the
next morning went to A. X. Mollettc,
ESQ. and had him write the notices
for him upon the typewriter. making
one for each saloon in town; and that
the said p. T. Mccartney requested
| this afiiant to serve these notices, but
| that afant told Mccartney that he
| did not desire to do so. as he did not
care to have anything to do with the
matter. so Mr.. Mccartney served
them himself. and that the said gam
bling was thereupon closed until
some time in January, 1901, but that
previous to that time. to-wit, about
the list or Cd of January. the said
Mccartney began another con"ersa-
| lion with this afiiant concerning the
| gambling proposition, and that time
stated to this afiant that he thought
the gamblers ought to put up at least
| s25O0 to him for the privilege OF run
ming for the next year. and then ne
SAT down at the table in his Office,
and in his own handwriting made
| memorandum. as near as this aiiiant
can at this time recall, without copy
| ing the same, as follows:
"The Horseshoe. .......'.... $500
"The Office. .............,..S S5oo
1.-The Hub. b.......,..........$ $oOo
"The Bank. .....,.....'.... S5oo
and each OF the balance OF the saloons
in town that had gambling in them
we're placed in rotation, according to
the amount of business done, rang
ing from $3.50 down to $50, the lowest
amount, and then adding them all to-
gether the whole amounted to $4,000,
which sum total Mccartney said he
considered little enough for allowing
them to open up and continue their
business; that this afiiant made no
reply to Mccartney at this time, as
afiiant had already fully made up his
mind not to remain longer in that Of
6re for the reason that he entirely