The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-19

When deputy sheriffs swept down on
tha gambling rooms al room Eot D. IL
Walker building, and placed Jack
RYAN ana others under arrest on
charge OF gambling last night, Ryan
openly accused Frank klmballr city
license collectors, with obtaining ana
syr0rting 500 from him September Is.
This amount. ne said. he had paid at
regular periods each month Tor the pro
lection OF his gambling rooms. lie
euened his books 10 deputy sherirIs
ana showed in the ledger entry OF sep
itemhrr ZA. 1870 81 nlch read as IO4loWs.
PAID TO FRANK I>IMBALL, $50
Gust k0ins, "a Greek, who conducts
gambling and coffee house al 5ZS west
Second South street was arrested by
deputy sleritfs. He stated 10 Justice
of the Peace Stanley A. Hanks al the
county jal last night that he had been
informed by police officials that gam
buns was legal as long as he contrib
uted. lie did.
And he was not given a receipt.
"Less than two weeks ago said
koins 10 Justice OF the Peace Hanks,
"two members Of the detective depart
.ment af the salt Lake police. who wore
san Lake police badges, called at my
gambling house and made me give them
SEQ. They said that they were collect
Ing it foE the Republican party, and
laughed Though / am not certain OF
bers OF the American party and have
been detectives for years. / tried 10
GET a receipt for the money but they
told me that III I ever said receipt 20
them again they would throw me III
jail
ca little later Frank KimbalI whom
7 know very Well. came 90 nay place ana
held me mp Tor 500. lie would not give
me q receipt Tie said that lt was tEc
monthly contribution I would have TO
give regularly i'm order TO get protec-
ton and ger along I'm salt Lake. Z
have had 10 give zap 10 detectives fire.
guently and sometimes 20 policemen in
fun uniform"
W. o. Otse and X. Okomo the jan
auese who conduct gambling den al
-k Commercial street also claimed
after they had been arrested last night
that they had paid for their protection
IcgElaTlE 10 either tie police depart
ment or Frank Aimbsil tie license col
Gee or.
Iu an investigation made by Deputy
sheriffs Bert Seager @. Y. Russell and
. Il. EddInELun Immediately after the
two 5aps had been released on bonds,
oise and okomo gave out the following
statement.
Threatened win Ruia
-Four days ago Frank Kimbau ac-
egmpan-ed by Police Lieutenant John
Lempel called an our place os business
ana demanded 500. We d.d not wish no
give So much. The lieutenant said thar
he would close AS mp II we didn't come
jail e WE didn't give Kimbau 500 inn
medialeiN, We had 10 do it, After
LOT ~ uaukeFluE We managed to force
Almball into giving as a recent for me
money Ee gave him. The receipt saws
Fof Falue received We know that
hlinua.l placed the signature 10 the re-
crinr but 10 can scarcely be distin-
slls-fd as indicating any more than
several irregular strokes OF Pen"
shannon Makes Hounds.
Gust koins, the gambler OF 52S West
second south street also informed JUS
-itr OF me Peace Hanks thar Police
Lieutenant r. l. shannon called On
.Lr eroprietors Of all the pOliee-pro-
leetel dens in West Second south
-ttrel several days ago. After making
trLta-l demands he gave them instrue-
t.en. REGARDING the way their gam
eliiS houses should be shielded from
WIDOWS leading out OF the street and
1919 10 would be advisable to buy the
and repairs
IN The raid on the gambling dens last
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