Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-02
FUNNY SEQUEL
To POLICE RAID
Suspected Club Visited and
Gamblers Found to Be In
noCentIy Employed.
WARNED BY SIMPLE DEVICE.
Some of the Patrons We're So Flus-
tered, However, That They Held
Magazines Upside Down.

On Saturday, Chief OF Detectives Ed
Janney secured from County Attorney
Hanson q search warrant, permitting
the officer to lawfully enter the prem
ises of the Occidental at 14-16 east
First South street The purpose was
to raid the place--upstairs-in the hope
OF finding a bunch OF gamblers prac-
tising their nefnrious trade. The war
rant was placed in the hands of De-
tective Dick Shannon, and he, with
number of trusty officers. descended
upon the place, confident of big haul,
. press notices and promotion. But 1t
seemed they reckoned without their
host. and met with sorrowful disap-
pointment.
When the officers, headed by the
genial Dick. finally got to the upstairs
rooms, they found everything quiet
and serene. Several men were play
ing pool. while others were gazing In
tently at magazines, papers and books.
AS to gambling, why, there was moth
ing doing-of course.
1T WAS so SIMPLE.
The officers did not know, and per-
haps don't know yet, that they were
observed long before they began to
climb the stairs above the saloon.
The club proprietors have SIM
pie little continuance for the pur-
pose OF geene who climbs those
stairs, but the officers did not know II
and therefore wondered why it took
the doorkceper so long TO turn the key
in the lock midway on the stairs be-
tween the ground floor and the first
lancing. But, bless their innocent
hearts II they will but read this little
tale they shall know
Tere Is door half way UP the
stairs. This door is kept locked all
the time. AT the top landing of the
stairs there is a large and we'll pol
ished mirror facing the stairs and re-
hecting a fun view Of. not only the
stairs but even the sidewalk in front of
the saloon. Facing the mirror ON the
second floor are the club rooms.
HOW 1T WORKS.
Nov. when the visitor ascends the
stairs and bumps up against the door
half way up ouzzer buzzes ana at
the buzz of the buZZer a lookout in
the Club" rooms peeks through small
| holo In the door and gets a line on the
| mirror at the head of the stairs and
| said line and said mirror throws a re-
| fiectlon of the stairs, ground moor ana
! sidewalk In front OF the saloon.
| The lookout therefore knows who is
| coming Whether the visitor is n club
member In good standing. butter in
or a "hycop." This is what happened
Saturday night to Dick Shannon and
his assistants.
Were the officers admitted? Certain
ly. Why should they be kept out?
They had a search warrant!
When the officers arrived in the
| Club rooms there were number OF
men present Some were playing pool,
| others were conversing about the
weather and some were reading. De-
| tective Shannon stroled over to ta-
/ bile at which We're seated three or four
| men intently interested in articles in
/ magazines. one member Of the club
/ did not even look up he was so taken
up with an Illustrated account of the
! doings of the Pacific fleet under COM
| mana Of Fighting Bob Evans"
STORM WRECKS FLEET.
Great storm we had-eh?" remark
ed Detective Shannon to the reader.
"Storm? What storm" asked the
club" member, 81 didn't know we
had had a storm
We'll II must have been bad one,
replied the detective. II see II turned
the ships upside down
The CLUB member discovered no
had been reading upside down and
quickly reversed the magazine. No ar
rests were made.