Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
Judge Diehl So Decides in Case
Against Its Proprietor,
NJ. H. Wilson.
THE SENTENCE IS POSTPONED
Flaw in Complaint May Permit
The Twenty-Five inmates to
Escape Punishment.
Story Of Raid That Failed on Satur.
day Night and How IL IL Told
by the Gamblers.

The published charges Of the law
and order press Of the city that gamb-
ling was being fiagrantly and notori-
ousy conducted in Salt Lake, has
been officially substantated and de-
clared
Judge c. b. Dlehl. Of the criminal
division Of the city court. so held In
decision given this morning, In the case
OF M. II. Wilson, proprietor Of the so
called wasatch club rooms. Wilson, 1t
will be remembered. was arrested by
the police with % other inmates OF his
house a week ago, That gentleman
maintained, in effect. that the men
present were his friends and there sim
ply for social purposes, and that gamb-
ling was not and had not been carried
on.
TESTIMONY WAS DIFFERENT
The testimony in the case, however,
was Of an opposite and convincing
character. and though the defense made
a vigorous fight against heavy odds,
It believed that It would score a vic
tory and openly offered TO wage odds
to that effect, and when II failed this
morning Attorney Gunter positively de-
clared that the Deseret News had con-
vlcted his man by single paragraph
IN one OF its stories Of the case.
WHAT COURT HELD.
On the opening Of court today Judge
Dieh promptly took up the case and in
passing on IL said
In the matter of the city VS. M. ii.
| Wilson. charged with conducting n
gambling house I can not do other
than find the defendant guilty as
charged in the complaint Although
| with Mr., DAILY, l believe that the case
is technical one. But as TO thu
! gambling that was going on in the
place. ] am satisfied that II was with
the knowledge Of the defendant. This
Is shown by the fact that he had just
put IN heavy blinds 10 shut out all
light and employed doorkeeper, and
furnished light and fuel
Judge Dlehl then stated that he did
not care 10 impose sentence until the
other cases were disposed Of
INMATES MAY ESCAPE.
There are 90 others charged with
gambling Prosecutor r. j. DAILY will
take these cases up in the near future.
II is feared that the case against them
may fail for the reason that they are
charged with gambling, which may be
difficult 10 prove. whereas It would have
been an easy matter to establish THAI
they had resoTted to a gambling house,
which is a punishable offense. Through
this loop hole the defense expects to
pull its clients into an opening that Will
result In their discharge.
-, t-r,
The raid that failed may not be an
inappropriate title TO further effort on
the part OF couple Of detectives who
sought 20 enter the Arsonaut gambling
house. In the rear OF the Kenyon hotel
block on Saturday night The officers
In question were DICK shannon anu
Howard Wilson.
The story OF how they were unable to
secure entrance Is not being told by
themselves, but the gamblers are not az
an dislncliued 10 discuss the question.
They have been laughing about II for
almost IS hours, and say that had ths
officers been preceded by political
drum CORPS. they would not nave given
more effectual warning 10 the knights
OF the green cloth than they did by the
manner In which they opened their as
sault on the place.
VIII ! NE lIiLN
II the detectives would tell the story.
and tell 1t trutnfully. they would furu-
ish one of the most interesting chap
ters in the absorbing story OF why II
Didn't Happen"
Having received q "hunoh," from
newspaper man. that II was really
fact that gambling was going on with
IN the city limits. the sherlock
Holmes" aud the "Viadoou' OF the po-
lice department alias Dick Shannon
and Howard wilson disguised them
selves as citizens and started In hot
pursuit determined TO bring the guilty
10 Justice even " Il cost the bursting ~
a pair Of galluses.
"A-a-a-a-h vilans We have YOU
now" whispered one OF the sleuths 70
the other as they crept stealthily To the
"hrst' door leading into the gambling
hall.
BY the aid OF match one OF the
officers discovered the presence OF an
electric button Regardless Of the ter
rible consequences that might follow,
no other answer was given. The de-
tectives cleverly decided 70 walt--there
being nothing else 10 do--and at last
We're rewarded by the appearance Of a
man. Had IL been a woman they might
have ben surprised but being a mere
man they hell tnelr breath
and their money purse and waited.
GALLEAZ2I APPEARED.
The pilgrims also pushed the button
md alsC the ben rang The door was
opened and a fare appeared. The FADE
was that OF Sam Galleazz-be OF dog
fame Che rHn who used 20 cororl hair
less Mexican pups with o wire moose
ana a stuffed club sam admitted the
now arrival. and the detectives seized
the opportunity OF "butting In" They
found themselves in a narrow hall
way confronted by another and more
formidable door
LIGHTS WENT OUT
Gnlleazzi demanded OF the new ar
rivals who his friends were The latter
disCiaimed by saying, II don't know
them from q ton OF coal"
"Well hen so est git In here said
the door Keeper.
At This shannon made a rush ~ the
other door. but as the door was harder