The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-25
To
ALLOWING
GAMES
CIGAR MEN FINED FOR
VIOLATING THE
LAW.
Star Proves Tnefficiency of
Police by This
Conviction.

AfFe@tHu November on
charge Of having permitted gam.
bling games TO operate In their
place. Frank circuit aud A. w. KEEL.
Ter. proprietora Of a cigar stand at
100 Pike 81. entered plea II
guilty Ia the police court this morn.
lng and were fined SO and costs
BY Judge Gordon.
The arrest was made upon
complaint sworn out By q. ..
Costello. Of The Star. after the
police bad failed 10 raid she place
when notified hy the reporter that
gambling was Ia prnNrcaa
This Is the FIRST time IN the hss.
tory of tho city that the actual
pT0prietorw Of these places where
games have long boen permitted
10 fioarinh unchecked have been
arrested and convicted. and Chief
% Police Ward announces that II
stii arm him with powsF to make
further AErpats.
osnaes Run unchecksd.
In the past the propFiefars of
score II cigar stores. pool rooms
and saloons In this city have been
reaping a bsg profit out Of the
games that we're permitted 70 run
unchecked In reAr rooms. Owing
30 the failure of the police 10 act.
these propFiat0Fa have long con
aideref themselves immune from
arrest. and have continued 70 dis.
regard alleged orders 10 close up.
believing that II a raid wers car.
Red out none hut the actual players
would be arrested.
The actions % the police depart.
meat In connection With the yarn.
bling Investigation conducted b. The
Star haa not entitled tbs depart.
mens to very much credit One 70
sort on xeMler way was rAlded up0u
Information furnished By q star re-
porter. but - other places where
gambling waa known to have exist
cd were not moicascd.
Police Make Excuse.
In reply 10 criticisms. the police
stated that they could not get evi. /
dence. Chief Ward also entered
the excuse that II Was impossible
90 convtet the proprsataru 81 this
places where the games were car.
RED on. To show the fact that
these proprietoFs could really BE-
arrested and convicted. Costello
readily secured evidence against
Keller and GFout. procured q ~ar.
rant for their arrest and today,
through their attorney. they plead
cd guilty and paid q heavy fine.
In the future there can Be no
excuse for the police department
not closing up these games. They
have This first conviction 10 war
rant them in arreating proprletorn /
OF any place where gambling IL
carried on and any failure to act /
viii simply emphasizes the thorough. /
~ Inefficient manner in which they /
are nov enforcing the laws.
Chief 10 Pleased.
= am highly pleased al this con
ytetion." stated Chief Ward today. /
You can say that from now on /
we will arrest the propriators OF /
these cigar stands whenever We
find that gambling Ii being con.
Quoted In their places. / give all 1
credit 20 The Star for the success I
ful outcome of this case and will 1
give orders to the men OF the de-
paFtment to act promptly hereafter.
whenever the existence Of any
gambling comes to their attention. 1
In tbs past We have been folled /
many times In raids BY inability /
20 arrest the men actually engaged /
In the games. II the proprietOra
OF these places realize that they
can be arrested and convicted. al. 1
though not actually having a hnd
In the play. It Will simplify the
work of this department in control
ling this most common attempt 10
evaae the laws"