Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-04-10
Caught at asst.

4 OF SpIle tune IL mas peen Wei known
that certain of our un%ise young non
and some that were not 80 young were
violating the laws of the city agaius,
gambling, but up TO last Sunday morn
ing they had succeeded in evadiug the
officer. Judgment has however over.
taken them and Justice Ahlstrom has
risen to the occasion and spoken little
piece to them that it is to be hoped
will be of lasting benefit
Last Saturday night as Marshal
Thomas Uric was on his way home
from ball which he had been attend.
ing, his attention was attracted by the
noise in the upper story of the Baden
Walker and Arther Building, and as
his suspicious had been directed TO that
locality for some time he was at no loss
Mr.. Uric lost no time in securing the
assistance of Constable Fred Ashdown,
and they immediately proceeded to
business. Finding that they could not
get into the building in the ordinary
| way they resofted to other megas and
although theymade considerable noise
over it, SO absorbed were The victims
that they heard nothing of It, In "a
short time the officers found themsel-
YES at the door of the room in the up
per story where the game was in pro-
gress.
But the door was closed, and II they
knocked for admittance they were aw-
are that all they would be able TO see
when they were admitted would be a
set OF innocent looking chaps quietly
chatting and smoking
How to make sure OF the evidence
without alarming the gentlemen was
now the question; while they were
waiting developments on the outside of
the room door their prey, all unconsc-
ious OF their proximity was proceeding
with the business in hand and their
conversation was distinctly audible to
the waiting officers. Getting tired of
waiting for some of the inmates TO come
cut, the marshal fually turned the knob
of the door and giving it vigorous
push he was in the room aud scraping
the Chips and the cash from the table
before the bewildered gamsters realiz-
ed where they were at. Each fellow
made a grab for his little pile Of coin
and succeeded in getting it into his
pocket, but the Pot whatever that
may be, and the cards together with
the aforesaid Chips, were secured by
the minions of the law. The unfortun-
ate victims held a meeting with Judge
Ahlstron Monday morning, and plead
guilty to the charge of gambling. Two
of them were fiuel in the sum Of gas.
each, four Of them were fn,d 500 each
and two of then Sel e fined ell each
Our reporter did uo. hcs. lac .dence
upon which the g.al'n, Of Che Zines
was done, but The Justice doubtless had
good reason for his Judgment. The
whole Of the party paid their zines and
TOOK 10 l"e street Where they could eX-
press their opinions without being fined
for contempt of court
Three Of the men came from Kanarra
ana the rest Of them are residents OF
this city.
1t is but justice to the parties to say
, that in other respects they are respec.
table citizens, and II is to be hoped that
this will be the means Of reolaiihine
them from this vice, and crushing out
, the gambling evil from our community.
: Out OF respect TO them wc refrain from
. publishing their names; believing as we
do that the penalties Of the law are in,
4 nicted not for the punishment of the
q transgressori but Tor his reformation
n and for the protection Of society. Great
. credit is due to Marshal Uric aud Con
% stable Ashdown for the able manner in
q which they managed the eapture
wherein they manifested an ability thar
;. would do credit to men Of far greater
/ experience,