The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-14
GAMBLERS 10
Be PROSECUTED
In Criminal Courts ofSt. Louis
Under State Law.
LITTLE EVIDENCE NEEDED
Three Men Arrested Allowed
to Go by Paying Costs.
LITTLE EVIDENCE NEEDED

ST. Louis. Feb. REPRESENTING Attorney
! Williams says he stands ready and willing
/ to prosecute all gambling cases and AS
sistant Prosecuting Attorney Dalton de-
clares he viii issue the warrants when
ever arrests are made.
4 regard the Court OF Criminal Cor
rection as the proper place for gambling
cases TO be tried. said Prosecuting AT
torney Williams in discussing the ganb-
1 ling evil OF St Louis.
i believe these cases can be made to
stand in this court If the police display
| common energy in getting the evidence.
OF course We cannot expect TO succeed
unless We have the evidence. but / re-
gard this as not a difficult matter TO OBJ
tain 1 shall prosecute vigorously all
cases brought TO my court against gamb-
lers"
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Dalton
said; Whenever the police come 10 me
and apply for warrants against gamblers.
WHISTLER they be the keepers or players.
I viii issue warrants on the slightest evil
bored under the Misrepresentation that l
exact from them every scintill of evidence
before 1 vii act.
This is not the case. wish the police
to, understand that l am willing 10 aid
them in the prosecution Of gambling cases
and l shall issue warrants whenever 7
feel that enough evidence. which I be-
lieye should not be hard TO obtain if they
work properly. is given to me-"
Assistant City Attorney Stanton also
expressed willingness to prosecute the
cases IN the First district police court.
1t has been common for the police TO
come to me and say that they did not
have evidence against certain persons
that had been arrested. but that some Of
them would pay costs if permitted to go.
have been forced to accept these terms
on numerous occasions rather than permit
all to-escape.
I have had policemen get on the stand
here in this court often and declare that
they hro not seen certain persons play
ing ne various games. when | expected
TO show by them that the defendant was
gaming This, of course. results in the
Judge discharging the prisoner
I want it understood by the police that
am here to prosecute evfldoers. and
whenever they come here with the proper
evidence I shall lido my best TO make cases
and convict the defendants"
Detective Tom MeGrath. at the head OF
the gambling squad. swOoped down on a
gambling house. alleged to be conducted
by Johnnie VIM at No. 81 St. Charles
street, Tuesday night, and arrested three
persons
The prisoners were taken to the Chest
nut street station, where the sergeant in
charge allowed one Of them. Joseph Pow
ers. TO give his address as No 35eS Frank
lin avenue, when there is 70 such number
The other prisoners are booked as James
Dooley. No. 1Z25 Market street, and Robert
Reed. No. 3213 Olive street.
Powers. DoOley and Reed appeared be-
fore Judge Sidner in the First district
police court yesterday morning. Following
his usual custom. Detective McGrath was
present before the case was called. and
arranged 20 let the defendants go on the
payment Of costs. saying he had been IN
able TO get sufficient evidence on which
to hold them for gaming. BY standing
trial the prisoners would have escaped
punishment altogether.