Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-01
GREEN LIGHT
CAUGHT AGAIN,
Police Make Another Raid on a
Gambling House.
HOW 1T WAS BROUGHT ABOUT
Twonty.Three Arrests Made, Most OF
Whom Are Released on Putting
Up the Required sum,

The police made another successful
raid on the Green Light gambling house
on Saturday night, and caught those
engaged In the various games red
handed.
Three dealers. the proprietor Frank
Moore. lookout and about Is young
men who had been gambling, were cap
tured before the day dawned and were
all taken to the police station, one load
going over in the patrol wagon.
Frank Moore was made to deposit
500 for his appearance in court this ar
ternoon, while two men giving the
names OF Harry Smith and Fred Taylor
Were required to put up $50 each, as
they were the dealers. Two "specta-
tors" giving the names OF j. NJ. Robin
son and Jim Brown, put up S2J each
Later is men We're hauled out of little
dark room In the rear of the den, where
they had been locked before the police
We're admitted. One of them, the look
out. had to deposit $50.
The police refuse to state just how the
capture was effected, but SO far as can
be learned, a special officer gained adj
mittance to the place which was run
ming in full blast. The rooms are stu
ated above the Success saloon on Com
merclaI street Two lookouts down
stairs were successfully passed and the
man who guards the entrance to the
gambling he'll admitted the newcomer
without the least sign of suspicion.
Frank Moore was In charge OF the
place. A roulette Wheel a faro game
and dice game were all running and
doing fairly good business for the
crowd present. Three or four men were
trying their luck with the tickle wheel,
while six white men and Monaghan
were seated around the faro layout
clinking chips and anxiously watching
the cards ais they left the dealers
hands. The lookout sat on an elevated
chair and complaoently smoked a
black cigar. over at The dice game
there was quite crowd collected. Ten
or eleven men We're shaking the bones
trying to win an honest dollar"
While all this was going on a "buz2er
buzzed" and In an instant all was con-
fusion near the roulette wheel. The
play stopped \there Immediately, but
though nothing had occurred. Detec-
tiyes Chase and Officer Joe Raleigh
were at the entrance and were demand
ing admittance, but Moore only
laughed and refused to open the door.
When the hands were played out at the
two tables referred to, Moore hustled
all the players into a small room at
the rear and after covering UP the ia
bles and deposltlng the money In safe
In a corner Of the room, he opened the
door and allowed the officers to enter,
Those in the room We're Immediately
placed under arrest and taken To the
station. Detective Gillespie stationed
on the stairs at the rear, saw the sha.
dows Of the men as they went into the
room at the rear He counted them.
and when the officers entered and de-
manded the key TO the room Moore de-
clared that he did not know where Ii
was and that the room was never used
anyway. The police knew better.
though and refused TO leave the place.
After Moore had deposited his bail
money he went back To the place and
Capt. Burbdge gave him to understand
that the officers would be left on guard
there week In order to get the men
locked in the room Finally Moore
weakened and the door was opened, OF
course the men all swore that no gam
bling was going on but they fell down
hard when asked TO explain why they
had been locked In the dark room. They
We're all arrested as witnesses but were
released on their own recognizance.
When the men were lined up prepar.
atory 10 going over to the station, the
lookout at the faro table tried TO make
get away" but Capt. Burbidge's
eagle eye saw him and he was taken
along with the rest.