The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-06
GAMBLERS ON RACK.
saloonmen viii Also Be Presented
to Grand Jury.

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At least a dozen cases against sa-
loonmen and gamblers will be inves-
tigated by the grand jury this evening,
if the other criminal cases can be dis
summons were sent out yesterday at
the instance of the Good Government
League, and the session of the jury,
it is expected, will be followed by the
serving of more than one bench war;
rant.
Every witness who has received d
subpoena to appear against the badly
wanted and much abused John Doe,
will be asked some pointed questions.
The witnesses will be requested to tell
what they know of quiet poker games
or other forms of gambling that are
alleged to have been going on recent
ly. It is said that some of the wit
nesses can tell of a game that was in
progress only two nights ago. In the
meantime the members of the sport
ing fraternity are beginning to feel
that they are up against it in earnest.
They have begun to feel that the cards
have been stacked and that they really
have no chance to win a pot
with the League watching them
through sharp eyes. Just how the in
formation is obtained by the Good Gov
eminent people is somewhat of a mys-
terry to those who delight in flirting
with the worries. They suspect that
there is a traitor in the camp some
where, for the reason that the tips are
too regular. Some of them have al
ready 'smudged' and say that they'll
take no more chances. They would
sooner pass it up to the League for
good and all the time than to go into
game that they now feel they have
no show to win in. They content them
selves with saying that it's a streak of
hard luck that they are in.
In the meantime, the League people
are not allowing grass to grow under
their feet, and say that a bargain day
rush would be like an ice cream fes-
tival along side of the reform game
when it has been started in earnest.
The sports are to be shown no quar-
ter and will be made to feel according
to the League, that it is cheaper to
move than pay rent. John Doe will be
looked after as long as the business of
selling blues and reds and whites con-
tinues.
The gamblers are not the only birds
for whom the League is cunning and
the men who helped to make Milwau-
kee famous are put in the same class
Over half of the witnesses who have
been summoned will be asked to tell
what they know of Sunday liquor SELL
ing 1t is said that some we'll known
saloon men are on the list and that
some of them have been up before. AT
least one of these is alleged to have
had his bar open last Sunday Quite
a number of the cases are from pre-
vious Sundays and it appears that the
League has been active since it gave
the last bunch of evidence to the
grand jury. 1t is thought that some
of the down town bars are on the list
but all of the defendants are one and
the same John Doe.
No witnesses have been summoned
who could possibly know anything
about the condition of the club bars
on Sundays. None of the officers of
the several clubs has been called as a
witness, either. 1t was stated on
the street that the clubs have all closed
down, and that no Sunday business is
being done. The league has not been
officially notified of this timely action,
however.