The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-17
POOL ROOM IS SAVED
BY LEGAL COMPROMISE
Appeal in Superior Court is
Withdrawn, Defend
ants Pay Costs.
BAN ON GAMBLING PERMANENT
Agreement of Owners That Building
VIII Not Be Used for Illegal
Purposes Saves it.

The beginning of this week wit
messed the last step that has been taken
by the authorities to suppress the
Dearborn Park pool room, all parties
interested having signed a document
which was forwarded to Attorney Gen
eral Bingham, last Tuesday
By the agreement the pool room is
saved from destruction. although it was
ordered to be destroyed by Judge w
". Mcmahon before the case was ap-
pealed to the superior court. The de-
PENDANTS withdrew their appeal and
agreed to pay 5000 OF the court costs
and also that the building will not be
used for Illegal purposes hereafter.
The agreement was reached between
Attorney General Bingham and Daniel
Boone, the prosecuting attorney, and
John A. Gavit and William J. McAleer.
representing the defendants.
An affidavit for a search warrant to
search the premises of defendants was
filed April Is last. in the city court at
Hammond. Previously to that time
Dearborn Park had been a mecca for
sportsmen. and it is said the followers
OF the races had come from Chicago
in great numbers, the number some
days reaching 500 or 800 The search
warrant was issued by the Judge of
the city court. The chief of police
served the warrant, and the following
property was seized at that time:
Property Seized.
Three telegraph instruments and
tickers; three punches OF tickets for
recording bets; eight tally sheets for
recording bets; one score card for re-
cording results of races; one mega
phone for calling and announcing re-
suits of races; one sectional black
board, composed OF three dozen sec
tions for scheduling the names of
horses. the time and the weight carried
and the tracks where horses are being
run. on which bets are made; one book
makers table ninety feet long; one
bookmaker's desk and counter ninety
feet long; six booths, six stalls and
other gaming devices; tables. machines.
telegraph wires. building establish
ment and stockade. and one large
frame poolroom and high light board
fence surrounding it,
On the same day the warrant was
served the prosecuting attorney filed a
motion for the destruction of the prop
erty. After hearing the case the court
decided that the gaming devices found
should be turned over to the sheriff
OF Lake county and that the sheriff
should Immediately destroy them.
Appeal Sought.
The defendants sought an appeal to
the Lake superior court in May. The
attorneys for the defants soon after
ward showed their desire to compro-
mise the case and dismiss the appeal
The attorney general was willing to
effect compromise provided. of
course. that the compromise would in
clude nothing that would permit gamb-
ling in any form.
Under the agreement 1t will be pos
sible to conduct a restaurant or lem
onade stand or something Of that sort
at Dearborn Park, but there Will be no
more meetings OF the merry race fol-
lowers. The attorney general saw no
reason for destroying valuable prop
erty so long as the desired results
could be reached without 1t.