The Washington herald., 1908-08-14
EXPOSES Big GAMES
Atlantic City Has Sixteen
Protected Dives.
THE LAW CANNOT REACH THEM
Claims of District Attorney Golden
berg, ApDOintee Of Gov. Fort, that
tudes, shows Crusade at Resort
Is Yet in the Beginning

Atlantic City. y. J. Aug 1S-As the
latest turn in the Atlantic City political
upheavaL District Attorney Clarence
GoIdenberg last night gave out list
OF sixteen gambling resorts. which. ne
alleges. have been run under political pro-
lection. and which he has been poweriess
to close. Goldenberg is an apDoiutee Of
Gov. Fort. and is generally regarded as
the latter's personal representative.
The district attorney frankly coufesses
that with all the authority al his com
mand. the right 10 employ detectives. and
draw on the county treasurer for funds
70 enforce the law. his Office has been
impotent 10 cope with the political pro-
lection extended 20 these dives. Stakes,
he says. are very high in many Of these
places. running into the thousands: the
majority Of them are run exclusively for
visitors. and no resident IS admitted
The cficial list Of places which was Civ
en- out includes also the names Of those
who. according 20 the district attorney.
are hackers and pr0prietors-
Sufficient Evidence.
a statement IS also given out from the
detective who gathered the evidence which
the prosecutor has iu his possession This,
ne says. is sufficient 10 secure Indictments
and convicJions. II ii we're not for the po-
Hucal powers which paraiyze the admin
istration Of justice in Atlantic County
He says that the dive keepers made
threats. attempted TO bribe him. and used
every effort 10 prevent him from gather
ing evidence which he IS now ready 10
present 20 the grand jury
The district attorney says that VIXEN he
came into ONCE be IaboreG under the de-
Iuslon that all that was necessary was TO
gather evidence and make arrests After
a few futile efforts. he saw how power
less he was. without the backing of pub
lie sentiment HIS arrests only furnished
free advertisement OF the gambling places
which he raided They were open, he as
serts. on the night after his raids. and did
as strenuous a trade as before
Meanwhile. the governors fight against
the vioIators Of the Bishops law Is in
sratu quo. II is not likely that the eX-
ecutive's reported threat 20 use II nee
essary. The militia 20 enforce strict ubedi-
ence TO the provisions Of the Sunday
closing act VIII be carried out until every
other possible measure has been used
Resort keepers generally are sufficiently
alarmed az the prospect of a grand jury
specially drawn from she entire state.
II has. hitherto. been impossible. accord
ing TO the prosecuting officers. 20 get the
ordinary grand jCries 90 indict Tor viola
tons Of the Bishops law.
Oppose Open sundays.
Councilman Riddles ordinance for a
v-ide-open Continental Sunday Al atlantic
City is likely 20 meet with opposition
from a large portion OF tie community
The ordinance provides that al sorts OF
places Of amusement may be operated
after 1 O'Clock p. ~ on sunday
3ii!lvIle. y. j.. Aug. I5.-Gov. Forts
excise commission. IN the course OF its
Investigation here into the conditions OF
the liquor traffic IN Cumberland and Cape
May counties. visited the West Jersey
and Seasl0Te Railroad station and de-
manded % know the number of cases Of
beer received here each week. This town
Is supposedly strictly dry
The clerk al first refused 70 give them
the information. but when they told him
they had the authority 20 compel him 10
answer he said that on an average from
100 20 200 cases are received here
weekly A Iocal eXpressuan SAYS that
with the carloads received by the brewery
/ agents and 5y the Bridgeton and 1TiIlviie
I Traction freight cars there are at least
4,5eo cases shipped here weekly