The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-25
A11Kinds of Gambling
Going on IN Seattle
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Good evening. Chief OF Police Dc
laneyi
Ready for another little constitu-
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Well. where shall We go this timer
No. much Obliged. Dir. Ballinger.
really. I don't care for automobile
/ rides Thank you kindly. chief. ]
! never attend the theateral But. ride
/ 20 Aik7 Now. that sounds inyit-
/ ing. but I've a better idea.
Wen stroll around a Bit and see
] IL we cant make n little money
bucking the festive tiger.
Beg your pardon. chief No place
In Seattle where se can gambler
Oh. well. Of course you ought 10
know. but there are some things
that even the Willy police do not get
next TO.
Wen drop into Mullen q OBrien'a
saloon. III Yeules. near Occidental.
and see what's doing
Before We give the signal on the
door NJ the end Of the bar. well
line np and have a drink.
Whatll Il be. mayor7 And you.
chief7
Charley. give the mayor n bromo
seizrr sour in long glass. and Tom
wants pousse cafe with dash Of
chloride Of lime
10!
Now for the back room.
Tap. tap-tap. tap The door opens
and in We go. We zee Il fairly good
tized room. about SIX by nine. fur
nishcd with handsome. dark furni-
turc. aud In the center is the regu-
letion green covered poker table.
about which airs SEATED seven inter
esied playorh
They are engaged In the great
American game OF draw. and each
deal means a contribution to the
Kitty. Yes. chief. Il IL n professional
game. not \ frieadly little bout for
the drinks
Don't care to play here7 Very
well. we'll wander up 10 Second
across from the Butler hotel and
drop In at Gottstein'a cigar store
In the rear Ne find a fairly stiff
game OF poker. the players are 40
ongroased that they barely glance
up az We enter.
Way up Second. on the left hand |
side. not an awful wayssrom Union. |
IL a prominent office building. Up
stairs an alleged club occupies n
suite OF rooms We cant enter
there. because the men ia charge
are very careful Nho Is admitted.
But
n nc could. we would seo one OF
the fastest games Ia the city. In
which many well known business
men participate.
Oh. | forgot TO put 4 dollar on a
horse while we were In Mullen A
o BrienA Too bad lie looks like |
winner TO me One OF your
sls3iihs. chief. cent out the tip on
him. A aeYen-to-one-a shot. too.
Didnt know there was any book
making going on In town. Mr. Bal
lingerf Didn't You. either. chief
Ask any Of your detectivcs-almost
any, ! mean-they ought to be- able
TO put you on. inasmueh as almost
all Of EN- play the ponies every
day. Just drop Into Williams sa-
loon on First. or ClAncy'g on
Washington. and you'll run across
one or more members OF the de-
tsctiye force patronizing the books
Yes. they also hang about Mullen q
o Bricn's a good deal
| venture to say that about every
member OF the Seattle detective
force knows where there are a half
dozen professional gambling games
going on.
And
also venture TO say. Mayor Bal
l,nger. that many a good five-doilAr
hat and tailor-made suit is donated
by the propriefors OF these same
gambling Joints 10 the worthy local
Pinkertona
Now. mayor. what's the use OF
talking 10 sharply 10 Tom7 Itl
isn't his fault The chief IL one OF
the best fellows on earth: that's
Just where be Is weak. He's got a
heart inside OF him as big as an
outdoors and he just simply can't
think wrong Of the men working
under him.
Toms too good a fellow for the
Job Hes easy" is what the fly
bohs say.
But
One OF these days Honest Tom
Delaney here will get on his ear
and when he does there will be
some dust stirred-yes. considera-
BILE. Ell. Chief7
What, golng7
I'm sorry. Thought We might
take a walk down Yesler and see
the Cinnamon gamble. There are
several well-equipped joints down
there under police protection.
oh. yes they are. ehief-and when
| say under police protection. |
MEAN IT.
Take, for instance. Louis King.
who makes a fortune each wear
from his place. Do you think for
"A minute that he could continue i'm
| his business without the police
knowing it, And do you imagine
for an instant that he is being al
lowed TO run lust because he is a
good sort Of chap
NOT ON YOUR LIFE!
He has TO cough up Just the same
as do Mullin a O'Brien. and Gott- |
stein. and Clancy. and the rest:
just the same as did Seotty Fergu-
son before things got too warm and
he had 10 close up
| ! know Of only one gambling
house In the city. Mayor Ballinger.
where the games are running I'M
molestcd without digging up for
protection.
AND THAT'S THE RAINIER
| CLUB
II goes without saying that there
are big doings at this club. In fact.
some games are pulled off there
that remind one strongly OF the