The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-03
MAKESIT WARM FOR
THE MON TANAC[UB
Assistant City Attorney DAILY
Lets Drive With Both
Barrels.
MUCH EVIDENCE AGAINST
PROPRIETOR OF CLUBR00M
Detective Shannon Swears That
Wilson Had Been Warned
to Close Up.

When the case against NJ, H wilson
proprietor OF the Montana club. situated
at the corner OF Commercial and Second
South streets, and formerly known as
the notorious Wasatch gambling house,
was called Thursday afternoon. Assistant
City Attorney Daily lost no timo In pro-
duclng much evidence against the defend
ant And as the fate OF Mr.. Wilson Will
practically decide the fate OF the twenty
two men who were In the place and were
arrested ut the same time, more than
ordinary interest Is attached to the out
come OF the trial started Wednesday. and
which Will conclude today
Officers Give Testimony.
Detectives shannon and Raleigh and
Omccr Howard Wilson gave damaging
testimony against the defendant The
former explained the manner in which
they secured entrance TO the rooms; OF
finding several games in progress. In
which cnrds and chips were being used,
and or the discovery OF faro table,
which ut that time was not In use. In
order to gain admlttance, they said. II
was necessary To press push button and
stand the scrutiny of the guard at the
door, Howard Wilson. a member Of the
force, but who on this occasion was
dressed In citizens clothes. managed to
reach the inside of the club rooms before
the other officers arrived, as did also Of
ncer Matthew Rhodes. Detective Raleigh
testified that NJ H Wilson had told him
q week before that he was fitting the
place up for a club room.
Shannon Had Warned Him.
During the course OF the examination
conducted by Attorney Daily. the fact was
brought out that Detective shannon had
personally warned Wilson OF the conse-
quences Of conducting a gambling house.
Tho detective swore that he said TO him:
Wilson, / believe YOU are running a
q a m m c--h N-lti Ta m md hot
ter close II up or we Will kick in the
door one OF these nights and arrest every
man In tho place"
To this Wilson is said to have replied
that he would see that gambling stopped.
Saw Money Change Hands.
Omcer Howard Wilson. who managed
to gain admittance to tho rooms on sew
ber OF men playing draw poker, stud
poker and slough In the rooms. He also
saw money change hands on at least two
occasions, although the player seemed 10
be careful about doing so. and used chips
to represent money while any one was In
the room whom they had occasion to be
suspicious OF Mr. Wilson stated on the
witness stand that the stud poker game
seemed to be the real thing, as the dealer
had his coat on and had a big pile of
chips In front Of him. At that time four
games were In operation and there were
at least twenty people in the room,
Wilson Asked: whats UP"
Officer Matthew Rhodes stated that
after he had been In the rooms n moment
Mr.. Wilson asked him what was up. dc
replied that in moment officers would
be then TO arrest every man In the place.
When he entered the players at one table
recognized him, and, pushing their caips
and cards to the center OF the table said:
Guess the tlg's up"
Newspaper Men on Stand.
William Igleheart, manager Of the Her
aid, was called to the stand and was
asked whether or not he had any per-
sonal knowledge of gambling being car
rled on In the Montana club. Mr. Igle-
heart said that he did not When shown
a copy Of the Herald In which specific
charges we're made against the club in
question and asked to tell the court who
was responsible for the statements Mr.
Igleheart said that he was Counsel for
tho defendant however. objected to the
following question;
Who wrote that story In the Herald
a copy of which | now hand your"
The court sustained the objection thus
preventing the City Attorney from get
ting at the real witness who II he was
In possession OF the facts stated would
prove a valuable one. A N Mckay.
editor Of the Herald was asked
practically the same question with tha
same result,
City Editor Testifes.
City, Editor Palmer OF the Herald said
gambling being carried on in tho Mon
tana club rooms. because he was not pres
ent when the players were gambling
but nc ADDED, as juror I have
the case | have heard from a number
OF sources that such is the case.
After Mr.. Palmer left the stand Attor-
ney DAILY said the city would rest There
were still other witnesses to be called
but as their testimony would have boen
but repetition OF the statements made
by the ones mentioned, the time of the
court was not taken In hearing them.
Chief Of Police Talks.
The first witness called for the defend
He was asked by the defendants attor
ney to tell what he saw upon entering tbe
rooms Tuesday evening Chief S6octs
described the rooms and the modus
shed by describing the kind and telling
the number Of poker tables which tbe
rooms contained. He saw chips on the
tap,e and counted either six. or seven
tables such as are used In playing poker
Simply Played Bridge Whist.
S, C. Kinsley. the next witness for the
defense. said that he had been follovinc |
gambling for years. According to his tea-
timonY, the rooms were simply used hS q
number of the dealers who formcrl. |
Lake as n place In which to play briJse |
whist. There had not he said been s5,S
I'm the Montana club to his |
MS
Walter G shIpp who gave his nano 80
Walter Curtis. said he had PLAYED brids.o |
whist In the place. but had never seep |
any gambling there. He admitted tbnt |
ne ne mad ocen dealing faro at the Horse !
shoe club previous 10 the time thai tho
gambling houses were closed ''S
Other Witnesses May Be Called.
1t is possible that a number ot o,,.
Witnesses win be put on by Tho doycr