Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-18

age to shoot. Friends jumped Tn be-
 tween the excited men and Sorrells
 was taken one way and Stewart the other.
 MT. SOrrells' Statement. Later relative of Chief Stewart went to City Attorney Sorrells and Jried to quiet the matter, but Attor- ney Sorrells, insisted that the public must know of the loss of revenues to the city. He declined to take back any of his statements relative to graft. There is one of three things Chief Stewart will have to do," said Attorney Sorrells, One is to stop gambling in Pine Bluff, a thing he can do with his department, or col lect monthly fines, which shall be placed in the treasury of the city., or resign his office
 In discussing the matter further Attorney Sorrells said As l told Mir. Stewart when l met him: You. Mr. Stewart, must stop gambling: collect monthly fines or resign your office Because you know that there is gambling going on in this town, and you can't fool the citizens about it. The grand jury, by d majority vote, left the matter to the police and county officials, and so far as you are concerned. i'll order to acguit you of graft, you must either arrest these parties guilty of gambling or running gambling houses, and of which fact you must know, or else you must take monthly fines, according to the majority of the grand jurys report. But you must not graft yourself.
 When the last words were spoken, Chief Stewart jumped up from his seat and drew his revolver partly from his pocket. l replied: You con- temptible coward, you wouldn't shoot a frog. was unarmed and told him so, but l told him I could whip him even if he did have the gun Mir. Stewart knew l was unarmed and yet, being armed himself, he deferred the matter of attack on me to some other time.
 T don't want any trouble with Al Stewart or anyone else If they want trouble when I am in the discharge Of my duty, they can get it.
 MT. Stewart, the chief of police must close the gambling houses in Pine Bluff, collect the monthly fines or resign. For this reason: Gam bling is going on in Pine Bluff. There is no doubt of it. These par ties are never brought before the po- lice court for trial. They are still running, so far as my information goes. Who are they paying the priv ilege to? want the chief of police, if any fines or money is collected, to get it for the city. As it stands, so far as my information goes, they are still operating and the city gets no financial benefit from them. which indicates to my mind that there is something wrong in the police de- partment.
 .'I am determined that Mr. Stewart shall account in every particular for all of his actions from beginning to end, and will take the matter up with the city council next Monday night It will be up to the city council to do their duty. am trying to do mine"
 Chief Stewart Explains.
 Chief of Police Stewart, when asked for an explanation. said that City Attorney Sorrells rang him up at home yesterday noon and asked him what he was going to do about gambling in Pine Bluff. T replied" said the chief that l didn't know there was any gambling in Pine Bluff; that my men all have orders to suppress it and arrest all viola tors of the law. He asked me if l was going to accept any fines, and | told him no. unless the city council orders me to do so, as heretofore. Mr. Sorrells then told me that Coxey Cross was there with him and want ed to pay his fine, that he might op- crate his club room. I told Mr. Sor- q