The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-06

said he had been informed that this was
the result of the effort by the San
Francisco police to suppress gambling,
but he didn't know what the effect
would be here.
will you make any effort to stop
the gambling on the stock exchange
and among the brokers?' Mayor
Thompson was asked.
That is a question I haven't yet
considered ne replied. And besides,
do not consider the operations on the
stock exchange gambling" Mayor
Thompson was asked further if he
would suppress the bucket shop" on
Second South street. To this he also
replied that he hadn't thought about it.
OF his own personal knowledge he
didn't know there was a bucket shop,
but he had heard there was.
"WiH you close the saloons on Sun
days?''
Il have thought about that ques-
ton some.' answered the executive,
but have reached no conclusion
Chief Hilton's Explanation.
Chief Hilton, when seen in regard TO
the closing measure last night, said
that it was simply done to meet the
demands of the people. He said that
the citizens had manifested a desire
that the gambling houses should be
closed, and as the police department
was the servant of the people, they had
done according to the expressed wishes
OF the citizens. g'he order would be en-
forced as long as the police department
under him had the power to prevent its
viola SION.
The chief said that he and the rest
of the department had been wanting
to put into effect the measure that
was enforced last night. but that owing
to certain circumstances. which he
would not explain, he had been unable
before now to secure the closing of the
gambling houses. He had decided to
issue the order, ard after a consulta-
ton with the mayor, in which he OBJ
tanned the latter's consent, he had or
dered Detectives Sheets and Janney to
see that every gambling house in the
city and every resort OF like nature
which would come under the scope of
the city ordinances, vas closed
When asked if tins agitation of the
Ministerial alliance on public morals
had had any influence. il the closing of
the houses, he said that the ministers
had made no petition to his depart
ment for any reforms, and that they
were not considered in the measure at
all. When asked if the order would
extend to the saloons in the matter of
Sunday closing. the chief said, that he
could not tell as vet, as he had the rest
of the week to consider the matter. He,
however, let ii be understood that he
would do whatever the public de-
manded, and would enforce it so long
as he had the power to do so.
Gamblers Blame Ministers.
The gamblers were very open in the
expression of their belief last night
that the whole reform uDheaval was
due to the work of Rev. w. II. Bagby,
president Of the Ministerial alliance,
and the members of that body, whom
/ the gamblers bitterly referred to as
those Christians who want to dictate
what shall be done in the city" They
declared it to be their belief that Mr.
Bagby was the prime mover, who had
( been stirring the matter Up in Christian
/ circles until the crusade of last night
! was the result. At one place one of
! the proprietors was heard to say as a
/ string of players filed out of the place
/ on TO the street: They have male US
/ turn this rabble out upon the street.
! Now I wonder if the Christians viii
| take care Of them?'
Mr.. Bagby. when seen last night, de-
clared shat be had nothing whatever