The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-21
State Auditor Sends Scorchinq
Letter to French Lick and
West Baden Hotels.
GUILTY OF LAW VIOLATION
TAGGART'S COMPANIES ARA
CHARGED WITH WANTON AND
WllFUL VIOLATION OF THE
CRIMINAL CODE.

Indianapolis, July 20. (Spl)-war.
ren Bisler. Auditor of State has writ
ten to the French Lick Springs Com
pany and the West Baden Springs
Company that as the result of the in
last week. he finds that the two hotel
companies have been engaged in
"wanton and willing violation of the
criminal laws" of the State, and de-
mands that both companies cease
their unlawful practices" This 10
the official finding, following the ex-
animation that was made of the pa
pers, records and documents of each
company last week. The following
letter was sent to the French Lick
Springs Hotel Company and one like
it went to the West Baden Hotel
Company.
Official Finding.
To the French Lick Springs Company.
!, Warren Bisier, Auditor of State,
for the State Of Indiana. do hereby
notify the French Lick Springs Hotel
Company that ! have made a thor
ouah examination and a careful In
vestigation Of said company and tts
business methods, and find that the
French Lick Springs Hotel Company
has been engaged since it's organixa.
tion, in the year 1901. in wanton and
wilfuI violations of the criminal laws
Of the State Of Indiana, In this to wit:
FIRST-lt has violated Section z Of
the General Assembly of the State ~
Indiana, entitled: "An act defining
the delinquency in children and pro-
viding for the punishment Of any per-
son responsible for or In any way con.
tributing to the delinquency or other
offenses Of any child" approved
March 9, 1905, In that IT has encour-
aged and allowed children to gamble
and visit a gamblinu-house, and per-
mitted such children to associate with
gamblers, game keepers and immoral
characters In gambIing-house.
SECOND-It has violated Section
557 Of an Aaet Of the General Assem-
bly, Of the State of indiana. entitled:
"An act concerning public offenses,"
approved March 10, 1905, In that IL
has kept and knowingly permitted to
be kept house occupied and used for
gaming and gambling.
THIRD-It has violated Section
$50 Of an act concerning public Of.
fenses, approved March 10, 1905, In
that II has leased and rented part Of
Its premises to person for carrying
on games Of chance with dice and
cards, and wheels and balls for the
purpose of wagering money upon the
results Of such games Of chance.
FOURTH-It has violated Section
563 Of an act concerning public Of.
fenses, in that II knowingly permits a
building Of which 1t Is the owner. to
be occupied and used as a place
wherein apparatus and books for the
purpose Of registering and recording
wagers and selling pools upon the
results Of trials and contests Of skill
and speed Of men and beasts are kept.
II further find that. with the excep.
ton Of few months from about the
first day Of December, 1905, until
about the first day Of April, 1906. said
above set forth, were performed
above set forth. were performed,
aided and abetted and encouraged
permitted and connived at by the
French Lick Springs Hotel Company,
its officers and agents, under the
claim Of corporate power and right,
and the franchises and privileges
granted by and derived from the
State Of Indiana under and by virtue
of its charter Of Incorporation; and
do hereby notify the French Lick
Springs Hotel Company to cease its
unlawful and illegal practices az
herein before set forth at once, and
that your company must cease doing
such unauthorized business and at
once cease violating the laws Of the
State of Indiana.
| do hereby request your company
to acknowledge this notice immedI.
ateIy, and that you inform me In writ
ing that your company will at once
cease doing such unauthorized busI-
ness, and that you will in the future
faithfully observe the laws Of the
State Of Indiana.
WARREN BIGLER,
Auditor of State for the State Of
Indiana.