The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-17
FIGHT AGAINST
(. GAMBLERS IS ON
Bingham Miners Union Would
Suppress Games in Cop
per Camp.
GETTING NO HELP FROM
Z SHERIFF AND MARSHAL
Statement Is Issued Reviewing
the Situation From the
Beginning.

Open warfare is now on between the
miners union Of Bingham and the
gamblers of the "Old Reliable - camp.
& The miners say, however, and they are
abundantly borne out by. the record,
] that they have struck two snags. One
Is the attitude of the sheriff OF Salt
Lake county, and the other is the city
marshal Of Bingham. The sheriff says
be will close gambling outside OF the
town. when the city marshal closes 1t
inside, and the city marshal says he
will close it inside when the sheriff
takes the initiative on the outside; 30
there you are. In connection with the
war. the county attorney was seen and
nc advised the miners to swear to COM
plants against the gamblers. This was
done and number of gamblers were
arrested. They were released, how.
ever. upon bonds in the sum OF SID
leach, and the cases have not come up
for trial AS further step in the
suppression of gambling; the miners
union has issued the following state
ment of the case:
Statement Of Union
Fellow Citiyens:--At the present, and
for some time past there have been IN
the city of Bingham open violations OF
the law that are countenanceo hna en-
couragcd by our county and city OFFICIALS
Bingham's Miners union. at regular
meeting. passed n resolution requesting
your city marshal and mayor to suppress
gambling the same being Violation OF
the law, and the resolution was presented
to the above mentioned officials The
mayor told us that we would nave 10
talk to the sheriff OF Salt Lake county,
Our city marshal who apparently does
not believe in uphoIding the law, took
the resolution and, with the dignity OF
car. turned his back on committee OF
ing "All right"
We then sent the resolution TO the
county attorney and sheriff. From the
county attorney we received no reply.
The sheriff notified us that we would
have 10 swear out complaint and that
ne would arrest all violators OF the gam
bling law, outside OF the city limits. Our
committee journeyed TO Salt Lake and
succeeded in obtaining an interview with
the county attorney. who advised us 10
swear out complaints against those who
were actually gambling, This was done.
and the warrants were served for the
gamblers arrest.
Released on Small Bonds.
The gamblers appeared before Justice
of the Peace Cellventra. pleaded not
guilty, and this official placed them under
OF il, Surely an enormous sum Tor
roulette dealer TO pay. But this is not
all. Six days have elapsed since the
filing OF the complaints, and the cases
have not been brought TO trial. Are
our officials shielding the gamblers, or
are our officials trying 10 enforce the
law?
Our committee then approached the
Justice OF the peace and offered 10 swear
out complaints against the gamblers
within the city limits. His honor Uhe
justice) called the city marshal into the
conference. and this officer informed us
that IL was not necessary for us TO file
complaints. He said that he could close
gambling in five minutes II he were so
inclined. and would do so if the county
would close gambling on the outside first
The committee then tclephoned TO the
do his duty II the town would act first
Dur committee at once notified our city
marshal OF the attitude Of the sheriff.
Reply Of Marshal.
The city marshal, like the proverbal
schoolboy who said Il saw IT first. re-
marked that he had made the PROPOSE
tion for the county officials to close the
outside first. and would not act unless
mittee then asked for the justice OF the
peace, and was informed that he had
zone fishing and would not be back until
Monday two days from the time this
Interview occurred.
Fellow citizens. will you allow this open
violation OF the law 10 continue? II so,
we can come to no other conclusion than
that any one in this community who
chooses may violate the law. J. as one
OF the committee. take 1t that we may
organize n mob at any time and throw
the whole gambling outfit into the street.
We. the committee. ask you. law
abiding citizens, 10 see to II that the law
dealing with gambling is enforced
ALBERT W. WILLS.
Chairm9n of Committee, Bingham Miners
Union No. 81.