The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-12
William DOney Has a Talk with
Prosecutor Jessup About
the Matter.
OFFICIALS SAY LIDS ON
"WILLIAM TRAvERS JEROME"
JESSUP REFUSES TO KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THE MOMEN-
TOuS QUESTION.


was in Richmond yesterday. and al
though he did not come over on a re-
form mission, when he met Prosecut-
ing Attorney Wilfred Jessup he i'm
parted q few observations to him
about gambling that he thought was
going on in Cambridge City just now.
According to what Mr. Doney told the
prosecutor yesterday afsernoon. the
town is wide open. But last night.
when Palladium representative talk
ed with Mr.. Doney about the matter
over the telephone he asked that what
he told Mr.. Jessup not to be made
public.
Mr.. Doney said that it was not
through desire to hedge on what
he had told the prosecutor that he
asked that nothing be made public
about the matter but rather because
lis conversation wos supp ,".:d 1--we
been of a .. .vate nature. III Doney
said that tn se might be SUCH thing
as his beng ES.; .nfor-and about the
;ar.ged gam bling He IS Il last night
that he inc>.a..oc to Investigate the
-'imors today. 1t was suggested to
him that an investigation on his part
might cause the places, if they were
open, TO close.
Doney to get Information.
"Oh, / would not go into the places
myself" replied Mr.. Doney, I'm fact
could not get in. l am regarded as
reformer, and those who conduct
such resorts here. will not allow me
about their places. l have way to
get information, however"
Attorney Jessup was asked if any
action would be taken as result of
of what Mr. Doney had told him.
don't know anything about Mr.
Doney' Mr.. Jessup replied.
''Yes but you do the Palladium
representative told the prosecutor
and did not care to publish it with
out first giving the authorities the
right to a statement
Il know nothing" said the prosecu-
tor with the Jerome like air that
has lately hung about his office, es-
pecially when there is a big piece of
criminal work on foot, like the catch
ing of a hog thief or a ten year old
lad
But you don't want to be quoted
as saying you know nothing?' was
asked
Say you called me up and I had
no statement to make about the mat
ter" the prosecutor said.
Seats of Less Mighty.
The Palladium then proceeded to
the seats of the less mighty
in the hope of gathering information
for the public.
The Palladium was told yesterday
that Marshal Drischel was reported to
have said that he would take no ac-
tion in closing gambling joints until
he was instructed to do so by the
town board In order to give Mr..
Drischel the benefit of statement he
was called up over the telephone last
evening. He said that he had made
no such remark
You can say" said Mr.. Drischel.
that there is no gambling in Cam
bridge City to my knowledge. If there
is gambling here | have never seen
it AS for enforcing the law only
when the town board tells me. that
Is all rot. I do not have to be told
to enforce the law The Office hold
gives me that Jurisdiction.
Suggests a Reform League
1t is known that Prosecutor Jessup
Yesterday suggested to Mr. Doney that
a law and order league be formed
at Cambridge City to ferret out eva
sions of the law and see that they
were properly punished
County Treasurer Mosbaugh, a
member of the Cambridge town board
said yesterday that the lid was on
tighter at Cambridge than it had been
IN ten years and he did not believe
any stories concerning gambling He
secuted the idea that the town board
would. with the intent of permitting
gambling, fail to instruct Marshal
Drischel to enforce the law in this
respect.