The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-07
SAYS GAMBLING MUST STOP.
Prosecutor Jessup Talks to Cambridge
City Authorities.


of Cambridge City Tuesday evening
there were exciting doings and the
proceedings were witnessed by as
many citizens as could crowd their
way into the town hall. The excite
ment was furnished by delegation or
men. seventeen strong, who have been
posted by the town marshal as drunk
ards and men who do not support
their families.
These citizens had many and long
complaints to register and the mem
bers of the town board told them in
very positive language what their
opinions of the compliments were.
Prosecutor Jessup also added zest to
the board meeting by giving some
pointers as to what he knew of the
gambling games alleged to be operat-
Ing in Cambridge City. The board
meeting started at 1870 o'clock ard it
was well after midnight before the
board adjourned.
Seventeen Names Posted.
At the last meeting of the town
board in February a resolution was
adopted calling upon the town mar
shall TO enforce section STA of the
criminal statutes of the state, which
provides against the selling OF irtox'
icating liquor to men known to he hab-
ituaI drunkards. The marshal pro-
ceeded to obey orders and in COM
pliance with the law post in various
saloons the names of men to whom IL
uuor should not be sold. There were
seventeen names on these lists.
IS h. inf
Tuesday evening the seventeen vic
tins of the marschaTs action appear
ed before the board, pleaded with and
threatened the members. All com
plainants had something to say, the
gist of which was as follows: Their
families had been disgraced by the
posting of their names; their fellow
townsmen Stunned them as things UNI
clean: they could obtain no employ
ment because of their disgrace, and
that they were victims of a conspir
acy.
Complaints Are Answered.
President John E Gray, Frank Mos
baugh and other members of the
board answered these men in the
heart to heart style. They were TOLD
that council had passed no ordinance
compelling the marshal to post theil
names, but that the marshal was only
acting in compliance with the state
law. These men were told that fol
some time past they had spent al
their time and money trying to con
sumo the liquor supply in Cambridge
City and that in the meantime they
had permitted their wives and fami
lies to exc out a miserable existence
providing them with no support ane
obliging them to shift for themselves
Mr.. Mosbaugh stated that the wife %
one of the compliments had INFORMED
him that her husband had given hel
only four dollars since last September
and that she had to take in four an6
five washings a week and do house
cleaning besides to support herself
The big crowd in the hall heard these
curtain lectures with the greatest in
terest and the men TO whom they were
directed listened with dropping heads
Jessup Commends Board.
Prosecutor JesSup, who was in at
tendance at the request of the board
commended the board in the action /
has taken to suppress the class of mel
who deprived their families of the ne
cessities of life TO appease their appe
tites for drink: then the prosecute
created somewhat of a mild sensation
by stating that he had received re-
ports from respectable and reliable
citizens of Cambridge City TO the ef
feet that the lid is off and the clicl
of poker chips, the whirl of the rou
lette wheel and the callings of the fart
game keepers could once more b.
heard in the town Mr.. JeSsup state,
that it is the duty of the town boart
to investigate these rIports and i
they are true, all the gamblers shoulC
be driven out of the city. Mr.. Jessul
aid not state what course he woul,
pursue in replacing the Cambridge
City lid" Members OF the tow
board state that they have n,
knowledge that there is gambling so
inE On in Cambridge