Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-06
CASINO CASES ARE CONTINUED
TaEEart Issues Statement Re-
EardinE Conditions az the In
diana summer Resort.

PAOII, Ind. July 5-Judge Thomas Bus
kirk today granted a continuance OF the
FrerC Ch Lick and West Baden hotel cases
until July 13, on the request Of the hotel
companies which was acceded to by At
torney General Miller on the promise that
In the meantime no gambling would be al
lowed al either place. The hotel companies
were represented by Attorney Green Smith,
formerly attorney general OF Indiana, aud
other lawyers from indianapolis, Paoii and
Salem. Fifty additional afidavits were
filed by the state today against the eleven
defendants of the casinos arrested when
the raids were made. The total number of
afiidavts against them Is now seventy-two.
John w. Kern Of counsel for the hotel
companies during the argument today
called attention to the damage that had
been done the two properties valued at
$4,000 900. on account of the publication Of
the raids, and insisted that the hotel com
panies had no control of the casinos what
ever; that the casinos had been leased to
thlS persons for term OF years and
after the leases had been signed the hotel
companies had brought suit to cancel these
leases upon finding that gambling was be-
ing allowed in the casinos and that these
suits are now pending in the Orange
county courts. Attorney General Miller
said these suits brought to cancel the
leases were Jokes
Two carloads of gambling paraphernalia
seized at French Lick and West Baden
Tuesday were brought here this afternoon.
A curious crowd watched the opening Of
the machines. which were found to contain
only &57s59 in all. The officials were greatly
surprised, as it was confidently expected
that the devices would contain a large
sum.
The money was placed in bank to await
the order of the court.
FRENCH LICK SPRINGS, Ind, July g.
Thomas Taggart chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee today gave the
Associated Press the following statement
made in reply to the demand by the New
York World that he resign the chairman
ship of the national committee.
The World has allowed itself to be Inn
posed upon by the fise and scandalous
PS9ipncatlons PSita OF rival newspaper, whose
eoitor Is my personal enemy for reasons
There has been no raid nor attempted
raid upon the French Lick Springs hotel,
nor has such thing been thought of save
by Mr.. Hearst and his correspondents.
A building owned by the French Lick
Springs company, wholly disconnected
party to be used for Billiards and bowling
| alley, with strong clause against gam
| Ding In the lease AAfter a time this
tenant permitted gambling. We brought
suit for possession on the ground Of the
| breach Of that provision in the leases and
| recovered judgment He appealed the case
! and it is pending for trial i'm the present
| term of court The state authorities have
| supplemented our efforts 20 recover posses.
| sion by raiding that building, and that is
all there is to the grossly sensational
| publications in which case the World has
] placed credence.
The French Lick Springs hotel has not
and will not tolerate gambling in any form
| on it's premises. This is attested by tht
/ court records. which show our efforts tC
J suppress IL. and IL is well known to Mr.
/ Hearst. who with such knowledge continues
/ the publication OF his vindicative and libel
Gus falsehoods. I regret that the WorlC
has seen fit to dignity these atrocioIs false
hoods by editorial iiie ion s@f
The proposition that should resign Il
! preposterous. 1t deserves and will receive
| no attention.
| (Signed) T. TAGGART.