The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-14
QU|GLEY ANSWERS
ST0UGHT0N'S
STORY
Sheriff Says Story That No
Gambling Exists is
False.

The Valley View contained an ar
ticle yesterday which needs an ex-
planatory answer, and the purpose of
this article is to uphold myself and
the city Of East Grand Forks in de-
tense Of the vile attacks and insinu-
atoms flung at me and the city by the
paper which is run under an editor's
name and is really edited by anyone
who wishes to vent his spite and sore
ness on a political opponent.
The article in question is about the
raid l made on Dan Sullivan's place
of business" and from where | took
a stud poker table and arrested Mr..
Sullivan on charge of permitting
gambling in his establishment. AS
everyone who reads the papers knows,
MI. Sullivan was bound over to the
grand jury on this charge, and the
Valley View comes out with the fol-
lowing words in direct contradiction
to the testimony offered in Judge Sui
livan's court: "The case in question
has only been aired here in the NUM-
cipal court and Mr. Sullivan was only
bound over to the district court under
bonds awaiting trial, where he intends
to prove that no gambling existed and
that the table was only used for the
amusement of his guests, at social
game of seven-up or pedro"
Possibly the editor of the Valley
View will again cry that he himself
said on the street that he had been
playing AS" on the self same table
and possibly he would swear to that
statement on the witness stand.
Now 1t Is an established fact that
the present city administration was
elected on platform to cut out
gambling in any form or manner and
none has existed since Mayor OLeary
has taken the reins and all the resi-
dents of the city are aware of the
fact" This statement is one of the
most baseless statements that has ap-
peared in the east side sheet for some
time. Gambling has existed in every
form and can prove it to anyone who
wants 1t proven and 1 am going to
show the grand jury what has been
done in that line here when it is
called.
When a paper comes out with the
above statement and tries to tell the
citizens Of East Grand Forks that no
gambling has been carried on during
Mayor O'Leary's administration and
that everyone knows it when gambling
has been carried on in every form dur
ing the last seven months. it is time
something is done to check the mis-
leading statements that that paper is
uttering to the Oublic
would ask the writer of that ar
ticle. whoever 1t is. for l am sure the
genius OF the editor-in-name would
not permit his writing such good
article, if he can go on the stand and
swear to his statements as to no
gambling being carried on and | will
get witnesses who will swear that they
have seen gambling in more than one
form in progress and also have seen
money pass for chips and I will swear
to the same thing.
would also ask the writer If he
wings already have sprouted l am sure
he has, and | would like to know it
he never saw the slot machines which
have been in almost all the saloons in
town and which have been installed
for the past few months.
The article further says: "The
present city administration was elected
on the strength of the city being re-
formed and this was one of the first
moves of the present of'icials-to see
that no gambling was done and the
paraphernalia was put out OF sight.
This promise has been fulfilled to the
letter and all are united in saying that
no gambling has been carried on" ]
want to know who the AL" are who
are united in saying that no gambling
has been done under the present city
administration. Possibly it was the
editor and his cronies. among them
city official or two. who have their
beer parties in certain saloon in
town and when they have enough of
the hop in them to be talkative. then
perhaps they unite in saying that no
gambling has been carried on under
the present city administration. Or
perhaps the words are spoken through
the same hole in the wall through
which the editorials for the Valley
View are dictated. Nevertheless it is
a we'll known fact that the games are
carried on and ask the cooperation
of the citizens of East Grand Forks
in helping me stop this evil 1t can
readily be seen that the city officials
will take no steps in this direction and
see that the county officials will have
to take a hand.
Hugh Quigley.