The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-11
GAMBLERS PUT UP
FOR PROTECTION
sensational Sermon Preached
by Rev. N. S. EIderkin,
COngreIatiOnaIiSt.
STRONG CASE is MADE OUT
LEGISLATURE ASKED TO TAKE
HAND IN GAME.

r.fors an audience that filled the Con-
--svafousl church to its capacity. Rev.
= : Eldarkin. pastor, delivered the first
a. a series of sermons addressed to the
t.-isrsture of Utah. He used for his
,rsms. "Ogden's Demand That Gambling
n, order 10 secure the data for this ser
Nam. Rev Mr.. Elderkin spent cOnsidera-
r. time during the past few weeks in
Inference with the Local authorities, the
records Of the police courts and even in
rsrine nersoua1 visits TO the places where
F. insists gambling Is going on, not only
n defiance Of the law, but under the pro-
rsrti0n OF the police as well as the legal
apartments Of both the city and county
Secured Some Facts.
one Of his most telling points is found in
fbe statement that while he was collecting
this data. he was furnished with informa-
lion concerning the gambling halls by Da-
nd Jensen, formerly clerk of the police
court but now county attorney of We
Aar county. According to Mr.. Elderkin.
NJ Jensen did not hesitate in giving this
Information. and in doing so has robbed
himself OF the plea, used so successfully
bv former County Attorney y. J. Harris.
hat he did not know gambling existed in
the city
Mr. Elderkin. in his sermon yesterday
said il had come TO the point where Og-
hen must demand Of the legislature Of
1873 relief from its intOlerable dilemma
With regard 10 the gambling question. He
sad that in view of the fact that law
lsssness was going on openly and defiant
lr the people are forced TO either Of two
conclusions that tine officials are inca
pabie Of coping with the problem or that
tha officials counive at the open and de
faint violation of the law As q remedy
for the existing co- itions, he suggests
that gambling be Jiized on the same
basis that it IS in the state of Nevada.
Mr.. Elderkin's Sermon.
In part Mr.. Elderkin said;
A week ago we had five gambling
houses running i'm Ogden. Toward the
end Of December, after a little formal no
LITIGATION. certain gentlemen of the green
cloth marched TO the city bastile and,
uuon inquiry. learned that the city want
Idly suggested. Then the law was read
which prohibits gambling within the city
limits and within the state limits. They
we're much surprised TO learn OF those or
diHances and agreed that the assessment
was fair enough in view of the fact that
what they were doing was contrary to
lew. So the mOneyswss left with the clerk
Of the court For S299 they had gained
two things; permission from the city to
openly ami blatantly violate the state and
tltt id"er anu alSo NEpLeCiiOu ITOn the
police OF Ogden against any noisy inter-
ference with their law breaking
Names of Men Who Paid.
Here are the names of the men who
we're charged with running gambling
houses in defiance of law and openly
confessed their guilt by paying the
amount requested: W. J. Powers, J. r
Smith & Co, CreiShbaum & Petersen,
Burns & Carter. ReinWater & O'Hara-
They were charged, as / have stated.
II they were guiltless, I fancy they would
resent and fight the charge.
Poker Games Running.
Three other thoughtful gentlemen.
knowing how dull ana dreary the home is
for some Of their brethren, and wishing