Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-23

ceedings against them, the public need
not be surprised to learn any day now
that the public gaming houses in the
city are opened and running full
swing
Gamblers Not Alarmed.
All of the members of the fraternity
remain in the city, evidently awaiting
word from their official friends to turn
loose the wheels and the dice, and
they are taking this defiant attitude in
the face of the grand jury investiga-
ton and the expressed determination
OF the Law and Order league, the lat
ter having the backing of the decent
people of the city, not to cease it's in
designations until Rock Island is
cleaned Of its immoral cloud. The IN
vestigators of the Law and Order
league are continuing their work, and
with the assurance of the states at
torney that they will have the full pro-
lection of his Office against the intimi-
dations of the lawless crowd that is
seeking to frighten the law-abiding
people into the storm cellars and per-
NIT them to go ahead as they have
been the past year or more.
Cases Again Continued.
The cases against Mrs. Lew Kelly,
419 Fifteenth street; Grace Cooley,
1906 First avenue and John Wealth
ers, (colored) manager of the Lin
coin club, on Fifth avenue and
Twenty-sixth street, all charged
with selling liquor in their resorts
without a license, were continued
10 days by Justice ]. H. Cleland
this morning. Mrs. Kelly, who was
represented by Attorney H. NJ. Nc
Caskrin, demanded an immediate
trial, which was refused by the court.
Mrs. Kelly explained that the reason
for her desiring that her case be
heard without delay was that she
had planned a business trip to
North Dakota. She further stated
that she needed the 500 she had
put up as bond to pay the expenses
of her trip and asked it's return. Her
request was granted and Mrs. Kelly
was released on her own recogni-
zance.
Another Continuance.
The hearing on the search war
rant on which the Billburg gambling
rooms on Twentieth street were
raided last Saturday, came up again
this afternoon in the court of JUS
tice P. H Wells and it was contin-
ued until o'clock Monday morning
by the justice after H. NJ. Schriver,
who appeared for the state, asked a
on the grounds that the
states attorney was out of the city
and that the office was too busy to |
take up the case. Looney protested |
against the case being continued, but |
Justice Wells was firm, and after he |
hemently and fruitlessly undertook to |
secure a reversal Of the ruling
Justice Wells said: States Attor-
ney Magills assistant has stated that
he is not familiar with the Billburg
case. l therefore am serving no
tice on Mr.. Magill, who is out of the
city today, that if he is not in my
court in person at 9 o'clock Monday
or represented by someone
familiar with the proceedings, 1 will
dismiss the Billburg case. I do not
propose to be played with in such
natter" OF course, that would be
90 bad, too.
Looney. in a parting shot to Justice
Wells, said: 'I'll get you with the rest
# them
On the Schaum replevin writs is
sued by Justice Nissen the Schaum
brothers and Otto Seidletz appear
Is bondsmen. On the writ secured
~ H. E. Mcbride (of the Billburg
house, the bondsmen are
Mcbride and Simon Lewis.
Notifying Property Owners.
The Law and Order league is serv-
ng notices on owners of property
'ented for gambling or public pres
tuition to order their tenants to va
ate. A reasonable time will be al
owed owners, and if they refuse to
comply they will be prosecuted &C
.ording to law.