The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-01
Discovers Some Dusty Tables
and Gambling Apparatus
Unused for Long Time.
SETS UP DEVICES IN
THE OLD CARLTON CLUB
City Attorney Gives "Tip" in
Letter; Hearing Will Be
Had Today.

With the provisions of an anti-Sam- :
ling law passed by the recent lcsisia-
ture as his authority. Sheriff Joseph Z
Sharp and three deputy sheriffs inVosn-
gated an alleged gambling house at room
a0S D. f. Walker building last night at
q o'clock.
Sheriff Sharp said that he made the
Investigation on information furnished
him Yesterday by u. j. DinlnnS, Guy
attorney. He said that among otne1
places he was informed theIe mere ", maS t,e a
d F Walker building He also SAID
that the letter from Mr.. Dininny pear
Ing This information WAS addressed 10
himself the county attorney and the
chief OF police.
l. Z. Wiley. county attorney SAID last
night that hc had received such letter
from Mr. Dininny last night shortly be
fore leaving his office. He said that he
did not know why Mr. Dinnny WAS
sending such a letter. as, II Mr. Dummy
had the information, he mad as lnuch
right to take action in the mater as
the county authorities.
s Nj. Barlow, chief Of police, said late
last night that lie had received no such
letter.
Sheriff sharp and his deputies found
stored a roulette wheel and a faro table.
The dust In the room was heavy and
il was evident said the sheriff, that that
for some time. lie said that the tables
did not appear as If they had been set
up for play.
Next to the room in which the tables
were found Is tho old Carlton club, Of
which w. c. Appegate is the present
proprietor. The sheriff said that after
obtaining Mr.. Applegase's permission,
removed the gaming tables into the
club room and there set some OF them
up. The sheriff said that he did not
or did not intend TO investigate The club
rooms. Deputy Sheriff Peter Hansen
was left TO watch the gambling de-
vices
The matter of the gaming tables will
be taken before Justice of the peace
this morning and IL will be decided what
disposition IS TO be made of them.
The rooms into which the gambling
tables were taken are used during the af-
and arc fitted up with the blackboards.
telegraph and telephone Instruments, en-
try lists and past performance charts TO
be found in all such places. Returns are
received from all race tracks, and 1T Is
possible to place bet on any race run
at Anaconda or other tracks in this
country and Canada.
The proprietors claim 10 he within the
law prohibiting gambling. Patrons are
given TO understand that betting in this
room is prohibited and that all wagers
are placed at Ogden or some other point
outside the county, The clerks accept
money lenucrcu tneW 10 De placed on
horse races and Immediately telephone
the bet away. making no record OF the
transaction. If the wager is winner
II query over the same telephone elicits
an order to pay on and the winner
collects the proceeds.
Several cases are pending against the
proprietor of similar resort on Main
street, who Is charged with violation of
the gambling law in transactinC business
on the races IN this manner, and the
trials Will be held during the present
month The arrest in this case was made
by the city police.