The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-15
WILL MAKE IT HOT FOR
BOSS GAMBLER FERCUS0ES
FAKE PHILANTHROP|STS
prosecuting Attorney Scott ProCures Warrants for
Two of Them Under Felony Law

Z have had a warrsnt issued Tor
me arrest OF II Lac ena ". stone.
t~o q the men whom the police ae-
eaae q beinE employed IA 'ssosty
FeFxuson's lottery den. I win prs,~-
ssgta them under tho nrw felaar
gambling law, Nhieh ! have every
sea@ssH 4 believe ruTeFa their aAas.
Further than that. I uli do every.
thing IN uiy power % ctass Ft'F.
gasoa's game ard to keep Il closed
am not In sympathy With the psss-
PIE who thtnk g ought 10 nsnalu
eeen pending a test u ths new ae
.sS ..s,si.ss ~. s. ss's.,, ssss -, -
sas2Sr& - - tsla naFY or aFef1
pe1ce officer In the city sho has
jurisdiction. 70 ei,se 40 ths iettrry
game ant kesr II closed until tiss
courts have construed the law
Il WAS Ia this syH phafic Ianeua a.
that PROSE- asiux Attorney ssxaL af
noon to-day. declared 70 a Sbu' re-
porter bis Intention 90 take the la~
iato his own hands in dealing With
the notorious boss gambler whe has
up 70 the present usofnsat asasi fhs
police 20 close gha lottery aen phleA
he - operating for alleged chart
able parposess In the new teUdeFioin
district
~. Iipla ana w stone are the tao
employees 0f FeTguson'a house she
are named in the warrant Sir. scott
procured from gustiea eleeTgsss
court They sfe charged With ops-
Grating = gambling ietice. which
under tbs 1ew l#N n felony pun
ishtbis wRh Imprisonment % frosu
osss - three teaHs IN the state pen
itsntfzry
In view q the fact nat Frosaeut-
Ing Attorney Sceft n.iiewsa the los
terry game l. beizk eonfuetsa ia via-
iaffou % the felony Law Il r. ak
tFemely likely that sheriff cadihss
VIII step in and ciesg L. aitheHs
chief o. Police Sullivan. a. usual r
hedging and says h@ VITA no, move
IN the matter until the course pass
upon the law.
A state laW makes !, the duty Il
every p@aea offieaf. including the
sheriff an precinct cousfahsss and
every I'm. 80 procure svidsnt
araina oseacta aii iaN break
afE. an iH caalhee. u n does
not wfsh *foiass his cath % Of
nee. fnust proceed against Ferguson
The fact that Chief ~ Police sui
lixsn viii not at. does nos excuse
him.
Every time scettyT Ferguson
writes a lottery tickes Ter his fake
ckasssg - Esz.aeEa t4ss4ssssf s5sssss ~
prosecution. both for felony ama
misdeEneanOr. The star yesterday
pointed oat fhs duty ~ ths city Of
neizls under the city ordinance pro-
hihiting lotteries 81 every character.
Pros~eatins Attorney scotfs in
ierview with the star faday iuAis
Gates clearly the opinion Of the
county legal Department. az 10 the
duty Of the county peace officers.
Although the lottery II still RIM
Ming. Chief Sullivan continues 20
hack and fili on the proposition u
closing w.
Thls morning he said Re would al
low the lottery to run until II was
determined m court whether there
Wss any law against a. lie is not
satisfied 70 close the place. even ar
ss- complaints have been issued
frorn me office q both The city and
county prosecutors. sss fssssis ssy1isi
10 say this fnornlaa that HE KNEW
ABOUT AS MUCH OF THE LAW
"A THE CITY ATTORNEY. and
that he you'd lot the lawyers fight
tie case out IN the courts. and IN.
~ che court decided li. the place
would run openly.
Three men have been arrested
from the lottery" said the chief 10
a star reporter. this morning. the
first man arrested Was charged IN
der a city complaint. For some rea-
son his case vas postponed for
whole week. The other two men
were arrested under the state law.
and Il has taken the eeps.v sess.=e-
cutors several days to find law
under which they can prosecute
these men.
There appears 20 be some
veiKhty point of Law Involved that
believe should be fought out IN the
courts. III take the decision of the
courts ~ final IN the matter. I've
read the city law. bat. Their. that
might be- reversed IN higher courts,
or II might even be thrown out HI
the lover court. az many other cases
have. This new felony law may be
~ conflict with the city ordinance,
sIt1 there are other points that
might come UP.
Taxing the whole thlng n, esassa
Grafton. ! think Il Be- better that the
case be submitted to the courts 10
aecideH
The complaint IN the state case
vas drawn ~ ard sworn 10 before
Justice George b. city Detective
Frank Kennedy. who made the ar
rest. u charges that:
II. Lille and W. Stone. ard each
81 them, ~ the COUNTY 81 King.
state u Washington. on the ilfh
day of June, 1903. wiifuliy. unlaw-
fully. knowingly and feioni0usiy. IN
shat certain building ia the city -
ifTsftfiHG ftfuH gnuHiys washington,
numbered and known as as Firth
avenue south. then and there did
conduct. carry on and operate "a Ger.
tain gambling device consisting of
five wooden bowls. four Of said
bowls containing twenty f2W tubes
oDeE, and each n said tubes contain
iug one numbered card and one Of
said bowls containing four tubes.
each ~ said -four tubes containing
one numbered card. which said gam
bling device Was then and there by
said w. Isle and w. Stone. and
eaeh Of them. unlawfuily and felon-
iously conducted. carried on, played
and operated for money. and said
building being a place where per
adus then and there resorted for the
purpose Of playing and operating
said gambling device"
Strong public sentiment against
rambler Ferguson has been enReu-
dared by his brazen dsfisnes Of both
iaN and dseency. A prominent at
.SrHsy today stated 70 a reporter for
The Star that he would be one of 30
eitlksna 10 make up and contribute
fzo month 70 q fund 20 be used for
The prosecution u pereOns violating
The felony gambling law, and would