The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-06

Exposures by Herald Result in Con-
viction of M. H. Wilson, Though
Daily Prosecutes.
COUNTY ATTORNEY FEARED
GAMES CLOSED IN BINGHAM
EXODUS TO BUTTE.

M. H. Wilson, proprietor of the Mon
tana roOming house, as East Second
South street, was convicted by Judge
c. B. Diehl yesterday of keeping a gam
bling house. The penalty was not i'm
posed by Judge Diehl when he rendered
his decision It will be announced at
the time the other cases of gambling,
preferred against the inmates OF the
house, are disposed of by the court.
The conviction comes as a result of
The Herald's exposure that gambling
was going on there, and in other places
in Salt Lake, despite the assertions of
Chief of Police George A. Sheets that
II had been closed The closing of the
Montana club came after a tip that
County Attorney P. P. Christensen and
Sheriff c. F. Emery were preparing to
raid some of the houses protected by
the police and exposed by The Herald
Owing to the same influences, gambling
now is apparently closed, and the gam
blerS are leaving town.
Faint-hearted raids have been made
on other houses mentioned in The Her
aid, but the gamblers always succeeded
in getting out the back door while the
detectives raped deliberately on the
front door for admittance. There is but
one club running in the city now, and
that is the Exchange club in the D. F.
Walker building This club. it is
claimed, is protected by charter and
each member is provided with a key. It
is stated, however, that guests are oft
times invited to the CLUB rooms" and
allowed to participate in the games.
Games Closed at Bingham.
The gambling fraternity suffered an
other blow when the games at Bingham
I or GrfHT zIra&v
I Marshal Frank Grant. Marshal Grant
telephoned to County Attorney P P
Christensen Sunday in regard to his
action, and said that Mayor Anton
Christensen was opposed to closing
down the gambling houses. County At
torney Christensen sanctioned his ac-
ton, and told him to stay by it and al
low no gambling. Mayor Christensen
was called up by telephone last night
but he refused to state why he opposed
the closing of the gambling houses or to
make statement whatsoever.
Opinion by Judge Dieh.
When the case of NJ. H. Wilson was
! called in the criminal division of the
city court at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
| ing, Judge Diehl reviewed the testi-
mony in the case and in passing upon
it, said:
In the case of the city against NJ. H.
| Wilson, charged with conducting a
gambling house, I cannot do other than
find the defendant guilty as charged in
the complaint, although with Mr.. DaIv
L believe that the case is a technical
one. As to the gambling going on ia
the place, / am satisfied that it was
with the knowledge of the defendant
| This is shown by the fact that he had
just put up heavy blinds to shut out all
light, employed a doorkeeper and fur
nished light, fuel, cigars, tables and
chips"
There are twenty-five others charged
with gambling and their cases will be
called in the near future according to
Assistant City Attorney Patrick ].
DAILY. It is feared, however, that the
case against them may fail as il will be
difficult to prove that each one gambled
In the house. On the other hand, the
prosecuting attorney could have easily
proven that the defendants had resort
ed to gambling house, which is a pun
1shable Offense. Judge NJ. NJ Warner
and Attorney Walter Gunter have been
retained by the defendants to fight
their cases, and they hope to have the
charges dismissed.
Many Gamblers Depart.
When the cases are called if will he
safe to say that but few will appear. in
court. For the past two days the gam
bling fraternity has been thinning out.
At least twenty have made their bow
and boarded the train for Butte where
gambling is wide open again. Several
came to the office of Prosecuting Attor-
ney DAILY yesterday and asked:
"Can ] leave town if l forfeit my
baiI?"
''Where're you going?" Mr.. DaIv
| asked, and every one replied:
She's wide open in Butte, and if I
can raise the coin I will get out to-
night"
They all assured themselves that pro-
vided they forfeited their bail, which
the court fixed at SIS, when their case
was called it would be dismissed and
that no warrant would be issued for
them. Mr.. DAILY said that it was their
privilege and 1t is probable that all the
defendants will blow the town.
The gamblers who were employed a
the other houses about town packed
| their trunks Sunday night and left for
Butte The news spread like wildfire
| that Butte was open and that there
were plenty of jobs there behind the
| games. The exit was marked like a
trush for homesteads on a newly opened
reservation.
Few of the fraternity were to be
| found last night upon the streets. These
are said to be- "touting" for the Turf
| Exchange, and will stay in the CITY of
the Saints while there is betting on the
| horses. = -~~~~
| The gamblers became frightened when
| they found that a. convic+ ion could, be
| obtained even with P j. DAILY prosecut-
| ing, and the menace of the county au-
| thorities has caused almost a panic.
| SEAEERS ACCUSED OF
KIDNAPPING WOMEN
| San Francisco, Feb 5.-Captains of
/ whaling vessels have been aroused Of