Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-18

of the fact that he has taken part in
these games as booster" for the
house. declares there are more than a
dozer gambling fjonits' running in
this city every night. He has been fur
nished with the coin to "sit In game"
to trim an easy mark and has been
paid the usual percentage after the
picking. He claims TO have been in
all of them, and explains that some
times the "booster' works what they
call tine double cross" on the proprie-
tor. According TO the information fur
nished, here are some of the places
where short card games. poker, dice,
etc, are going on:
SOME QUIET LITTLE GAMES.
visit to a room In the Wilson hotel
building might reveal something of
interest to those who wish to suppress
gambling. 1t is said a man named
F'oote runs a quiet little game. Then
there is a place in the Kenyon hotel
building and another at the Luxus
1t is reported that there is also some
thing doing every night at Lavielles
on lower Main street
HARRISON'S OLD STAND.
A seeker after a chance to lose his
money might find ii convenient TO
the d. r. Walker building or 60 to a
room In the Atlas block, or to n
place at the rear of Kid Bray's place
on east Second South street or to
the Miners saloon ON Victoria alley
and state. There is also place un-
der Ada Wilson'S house on CONNER
cial street. and II ~ claimed that only
last week a wheel and faro layout were
in fall running order, but the proprie-
fA1s nd -
for fear OF a visit from some police
man who would consider IL his duty TO
make an arrest. Then there Is a room
IN n building opposite Keith O'Briens
store, place called Reagnn's, where
the goddess of chance has been wooed
recently. The Metropole on east Third
South street has also been mentioned.
CoLORED MEMS CLUBS.
The notorious colored man Hatfield
is reputed to be running two places.
one on east First South street and one
near the Grand theAter, These places
are called clubs, like Bruce Johnson's
on Commercial street. Poker and
craps and other games are not UNI
known there, but there is small chance
Of an officer seeing anything worth
making an arrest for because the doors
are guarded,
CHINESE BUCK THE TIGER.
After q visit to these places. a trip
through Commercial street, Plum al
ley and Commercial alley would re-
veal gambling in nearly all its phases
among Chinese, Japs and white men.
Al IA Plum alley, poker and fan tan
| go ON day and night undisturbed. IL
IS run by a new man" recent
| addition TO the Monaghan colony here,
/ one Lee Yah Lung. There Is another
| at No s Plum alley run by zee Ho.
| 1t WAS formerly conducted by An Kee
! but the latter lost OUT n short time
| ago and caused considerable stir among
| the Celestials. Jacob Morit2 10 said
| to own the building ana that All kee
| rented from him.
RENT RAISED Ss5.
The rent kept ON climbing higher
| and higher until he was paying E75 per
month instead OF $40 which he at first
Maid. one Chlnnman said yesterday
| that An Kee was offered a lease on
the place for four or nve years at 500
per month but before he had decided
whether or not TO close the deal zee
| Ho Jumped into the arena ana carried
on the prize, paying $500 for inc lease
at $l25 per month.
II il not difficult 70 realize from this
the great profits CLEANED by the willy
Monaghan,
OPIUM DEN on PLUM ALLEY
yee Ho Is also interested with Yee
Luke IN a joint az 5lh Plum alley'
where opium Is smoked and where
eambllng goes on. Three small tapers
burnine there yesterday afternoon was
a notice 10 members OF the Fiowery
Kingdom that the allurlng games OF
poker and ran tan were about TO be-
gin. Sing sung runs q place at AVA