Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-31

had been out In the rain all night.
After the law and order newspapers
or the city had named several OF the
gambling houses that were doing bust
ness yesterday. the police got busy. and
u stray reporter OF the Tribune. who
happened to pass the station at the
time. got on to the fact and the result
was the city editors story which FUR
nished the proof the editor had been
bowling for. AS told by the Tribune
under these headlines. Police Raid
Club Rooms. Twenty three Men Land
ed In Jail; But Six Furnish Bonds" it
says
"Twenty-three men were surprised
In the Wasatch gambling house Tues
day evening while enjoying quiet lit
tie game, and at late hour this morn
ing IL or them were stil in the GUS
tody OF the chief of police at the city
JAN the others were fortunate
enough TO have the required bond,
Woo and had been released.
The raid came In response to ru-
mors that gambling was being carried
on in the Wasatch club. When the
patrolmen entered the place, few
minutes after an officer had gained the
inner ROOM the men were evidently
not gambling at all, simply enjoying a
quiet game of slough That they had
been playing poker there was little
doubt. and 1t may even be possible that
faro layout was in operation. but all
signs Of gambling for money had dis
appeared before the bluecoats hove In
sight"
PRoDDED BY THE PRESS.
1t is worth while remembering that
the raid was not made until the police
had been prodded by the press and
prodded hard, after the joints had
been located and their names had been
given.
THE FAVORED ONES.
The favored establishments how
ever, have not been molested, and It IL
given out by the gamblers themselves
that they viii not be except to pay
their monthly fines which the gentry
say they are only too clad to paw.
That is all they want. They are quite
willing to divide their spoils with the
city. The place that was raided last
night gave up % men and boys. Six
gave bail as stated. Out OF the crowd
the police register bears the following
names: John Burns. T. Gail. Joe Doe,
Frank Colett. John Mayne. william
Curtis, Walter Jones. ]. A. Kirk. Mar
tin Hale, George l.. Sears. S. IL, Scribe
ner Frank Hunter, w S. Holland Nels
Nelson, Andrew Howard, David
Kelley. T.. l.. lsaachs, Il. Jones' william
Pepper, John Olsen and Richard Roe.
WILL HELP POLICE.
In the matter of seeing or not seeing
things the reconstructed police force,
put on for THE good of the service"
should not be blamed too severely Its
members are mostly new men, and It
may be that some of them don't know
the difference between roulette
wheel and n carriage wheel or n sure
thing game and any other kind OF a
holdup. However. they may feel as.
sured that IL their vision remains
clouded that the law and order part of
the press will give them such needful
assistance as may be necessary In
the meantime II might not be amiss
Door" 1t may be that even they can
get in.
NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE.
Proprietor milford of the White
House today called attention to the
fact that the establishment that is run
ming near the white House and which
is sometimes referred TO as the white
House Club" Is in no wise connected
with his house, which of course never
permits gambling of any kind on the
premises OF this there is ample evil
dence. Mr.. milford Is very strict
about the conduct of his hotel but
rightly says he cannot be expected TO
control property that In no wise be-
longs to him.