The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-11
GAMBLERS ARE FREE
CASES IN THE DISTRICT COURT
ARE DISMISSED \
ON MOTION DEPUTY NEITHER
Assurance Is Given That the LaE Is
Being 0beyed and That There
Would Be No Further
Violations.
Especial to Inter Mountain.)

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Anaconda, Nov. 11.-Today was the
date set for the trial Of the six gen
tlemen of the green cloth, who We're to
answer in the district court for vio-
iaton Of the laws relating to the pro-
hibition and suppression of gambling in
the state of Montana, but on motion
of Deputy Attorney General F. w. Metler
they were dismissed. s7-,r~-s
When court convened the spectators
seats in the rear of the courtroom were
we'll filed with men who were curious
to know what the developments would
be with the cases which created quite
a sensation several months ago. when
Attorney General Donovan came to Ana
Conda. swore to the complaints against
the. defendants ana then took steps to
remove Sheriff Conley and County At
torney Duffy from Office on the grounds
that they had violated their duties in
not enforcing the gambling laws in
this city
Attorney General Incensed.
The attorney general was loud in his
denunciation of these officials for their
apparent apathy in carrying out his in
structions and declared that II they
would not cause the arrest Of offenders
ard prosecute them he would take
htnd in the deal himself and I make
things interesting in general.
Before the state official came. slot ma
chimes We're in evidence everywhere. hut
when his coming was heralded these
automatic gamblers We're placed under
the counters or turned to the wall.
Subsequently the cases against Conley
and Duffy We're dismissed. the attorney
y ~ ~ NY ,ra
gambling of any sort was apparent they
would exercise every power they pos
sessed to suppress the evil.
The cases AGAINST the alleged Offenders
were left pending.
Motion to Dismiss.
When the cases We're called up this
morning. Mr.. Mettler moved for dis
missal of the suits, stating that it was
not the desire to prosecute gamblers,
but to suppress gambling.
He then, declared that in SO far as
he could. learn that, had .beena IA ON
plished: he had been assured alst, from
many of the leading CITIZENSHIP said,
that the games formerly conducted in
open violation of the law would not be
re-opened: the alleged gamblers having
pledged themselves to these citizens not
to do SO. That being the case and the
attorney general having every reason to
believe that all parties concerned We're
acting in good faith, he thought the only
proper course to pursue was to With
draw the prosecution of the suits.
Mr.. Mettler was in communication
with Attorney General Donovan in Great
Falls yesterday and gave his instructions
to that effect.
Mr.. Mettler stated to an Inter Noun
tain representative after the order OF
the court was made Diminishing the suits,
that the action taken this morning did
not mean that there would be any let
up on the part of the attorney generals
Office on seeing that the gambling laws
are enforced. r.;
1--WE intend to keep right on,'' said
he, land enforce the law wherever there
are any infringements practiced and the
cases pending in some other places will
be prosecuted" I