The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-19

nor KNOW ANAhNiNH ABOUT li from
my own kuovIedrs The place 6.
arranged al regards Htalraaya and
boxes like other hotels throughout
the Citv."
Tho members % the eommltte,
called his attention e. the fact that
the establishment vas not a hutcl
aud that guests were not required
to register their names
Well 10 the members ~ the CON,
mlttes Vtll furnish me any cyldsuc,
on which ! ean arrest the proprietor
or guests ot the place. wlil gladly
De 90. rather warmly replied The
chief III Is easy "a hear an sorts
- srandalouH reports To- regard q
sarh places bat another thluE a.
get The evidence against them
Mayor iaiI.urrr when asked
about the same reports several DAYS
4go By Star man. talked In about
the same manner as the chief talked
e. The committee lie said that a..
siEratian might be practleed At The
Aaisou and gambling also. as On
other hotels 10 the city. bat that Il
VAS generally impossible q got auf.
fleert evidence 90 make an arrea,
and stop the practice
A Star man called upon Jack Har
beris. part proprietor and the man.
aver of the NaIsuu. last evening
he denied that the place had been
run in anything but a respectable
manner and said BE- did not belIev,
the report that usll knaun bust
reHs man ~ the cify bad Wan g. a0l
q the gambling rooms on the first
floor playing poker within the
present week he Was forced q al
nit that a gathering % men va.
PLAYING poker in the rooms when
The Star man called Their voices
could be heard outside the rooms
although AR narherla would not
allow the reporter % 20 IN
He explained that dumb" waIt.
~ that ran from the bar ca tho first
floor o. the rooms on the third floor
Was harmless and that IL had been
Ia use for years In hotels h. sx.
planned. iqpor waa brought n
guests b. walters from the bar The
only difference in his establishment
being that a dumb" waiter ala ths
business
lie showed the reporter the rooms
On the third floor which have
caHsed 80 much sensational discus
si0n. There we're two rooms With
beds IN them The rooms looked
Innocent enough bat 81 course the
evil ~ their existence would depend
entirely upon whn occupied them
They we're very handy 10 an en-
closed stairway running up % the
third floor from the alley Al the
rear o. the building II would be
very EASY Tor persons 20 aileht from
hack and 80 70 one o. the rooms
unnoiiced
Those rooms are used IN emerr.
cnelcs. where a travelling man or
other person might wish % stay
over uiEht when caught out late .
explained Mr. Barberis Though
n the council sees any objections 20
them. I will have them torn out I'm
mediately Otherwise. yau don't
see anything that could possibly be
wrong with the place can you?
As % those rooms down there
where the men are playing. I have
nothing 70 Do with them. have
supervision only OF the main part
q the saloon The cigar store In
front q the building Do run indie
pendently from me. az are the
rooms In the rear suppose VII
liam Gottgtolu r. running the rear
rooms where the m-n are PLAYING
But. AZ any rate, have not any
charge 81 a. or OF the cigar stand
have leased the main part ~ the
saloon 10 Gottateiu and have moth
ing 10 do whatever with the rest a
the first floor
He showed the reporter a couy
OF the lease Of three years duration
which he made with Gottsfeln. II
excluded the rear and front ends 81
the building. ne he said.
Mr. Harbcrls and biz attorney
we're present at the council meeting
last night 20 present their ease. but
as the license wa8 referred back h.
the license and revenue committed.
theY will make their plea before that
body At its next meeting.
Mr. Barberia explained the fact
that the saloon has been running
without a license for nearly a week.
10 an understanding he claims 10
have bad with the Seattle Brewing
4 Mating Company lie says that
struv Hats one half price T.
~. Brooks & CO, i22l Second ave
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