The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-24
Tells How the ~ ST.
Saloon Was ''PinChed''
RAIDER" JAMES. OF THE CIVIC UNION GIVES THE
TRUE VERSION OF HOW ONE GAMBLING
JOINT WAS suppress SEQ

tation of the police department for
rAiding gambling places had been.
| am willing 10 admit. slightly on
the bum. But then that wha none
OF my business. aud / never met
| officer LOCKER until s IS O'Clock ON
Tuesday night. and when / met him
and heard him talk know that !
was In the presence OF the real
thing In the seattle police depart
ment
Nov. as there has been some con
troycrsy as 20 who ought 90 get the
glory for that raid I would like 70
state the facts a. | aaw them. |
Was passing up First avenue wlth
friend and I dropped into the ~
! and and there I found a cosy lit
tie game Of poker going on with
chips az 80 cents per stack. and all
hands getting rich. was invited
Ia participate. but I politely de-
eiined and vent out aud stood on
the curb. where ! began 10 think
As ! waa thinking. officer LOCKER
came EtruilinE down the street |
waited TN he had passed me. then
went up behind him and accoated
him. ! said. lis this Mr LOCKER ,"
Yes. air he said. said Mr.
LOCKER. there iH a game Of poker
going on In .hat saloon. I have
been In there and seen the money
pass" Mr LOCKER did not seem
20 be In the least Mortified BY this
information. Hia presence Of mind
Naa admirable lie aaid 10 ne
Well sir. what do you want me
20 do about itg" said Why
don't you 60 la and arrest them -
To which came the answer. IF /
vent In % arrest them. a. soon a.
they RaW nae coming they would
hide their money. and / would not
be able 10 swear that they WEIR
gambling
This vas logical Ia a flash I
saw HIS point OF view. I told him
that ! would undertake. 10 get the
evidence. Then be hit out straleh {
and said Well. sir. II you mean
business and viii stay with Il and
swear out = complaint. ! W.i 70 IN
and raid those fellows nov. or any
time you say"
When Officer LOCKER blurted this
out AZ me ] was staggered. Here
was the right man IN the right
place a. the right time. Here vas
n man who knew his duty and Who
NAa willing % DO Il That iH the
Kind % man that the Civic union
likes 10 do business with I say
that II NaA up 10 me Go get the
evidence that ! Owed that much
% Mr LOCKER aud 60 the police de-
nartment That va a. 8 n p. n.
There were nifty gambling games
running ia Seattle At that moment
The next time I snN Officer Look
81 SAz At II 80 lie xaa standing
In front q the II. a l." saloon
| noticed that there Vas a cop
stationed AZ every corner Of the
atreot crossing. and saw half
Dozen city detectives looming up
from the direction Of Pioneer
square. and know that something
Wa doing" but the game In the
a A was still running full
blast went up % officer LOCKER
and told him that had the goods.
and In about ten minutes after that
gambling tables. chips. dealers.
pnuprioiora and players. with blast
I'd hopes and empty pockets. we're
being piled into the patrol wagon
aud hurried of 90 police headquar-
terH.
You ssy in your editorial thar the
.natrolman zon the beat seems q
have been sound asleep or else
that he was In on the game" You
don't know Mr. LOCKER. Now. this.
is the true story Of the raid on the
II. a l." saloon Therefore Mr.
Editor. N you are going 20 pass
out any flowers for the succees Of
the Aid. please hand a few % them
10 officer LOCKER. That raid NAV
become historic. ! shall remem-
Der II as long as I live Il was
the elimination Of a big effort IL
Nas a hig effort for a big result
Can Ne keep that result Yes. II
Ne can Keep men like officer Look
r. on the police force Of the city
Of seattle Yours truly
EnW Arm g4nT Tn& FANfea