The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-06

| have never been tried, and J doubt if they win be if Wood continues in office.
 Take the operators of the gamblng resorts and let's see what Wood has done With them in the circuit court
 nave already shown you the record of the J. P courts.
 Leo Mayer a gambler who ran a re sort here last winter who is said so have cleaned up over $25.0OO, was never prosecuted by Wood
 The operators of the Kentucky club another gambling house on Central avenue said to have cleaned up S40.. 900 in their operations, had about g indictments returned against Ghem Wood compromised l2 of these cases for ST50 in fines and dismissed IS ] eases by way of compromise. He re- ceiyed $500 in fees in this compro- wise They cleaned up s40,000 in violation of the law and paid s75G in fines, less than per cent of what they got We're they severely pun ished?
 w. $ Jacobs the proprietor of the Ohio club, another gambling house on Central avenue, had 8 indictments against him He entered pleas Of guilty. was acquitted in one case, the only one tried, and 29 have never been disposed of.
 In these cases he paid out $500 in fines and paid Prosecuting Attor. ney Wood $125 as his fees. Was this severe punishment.
 Mike Deayney, the operator of the Indlrna club. another gambling house on Central avenue. was indicted in only four costs. By compromise, two of these cases were dismissed and two pleas of guilty were entered, in which the fine of $2O0 all told was assessed, and he paid Wood $50 as his |
 Charles Bryan. proprietor of the Texas club, another gambling house on Central avenue, was indicted in 59 cases, he was convicted in one case with a fine of SIT and the fec of the prosecuting attorney was $25 the other 5S cases have never beer tried and most of them have beer on the court calendar for almost 6 year
 A few other small fines were as sessed against gamblers and large fees for the prosecuting attorney. l Now, my friends. you know why there is still gambling in Hot Springs
 have reviewed this situation care fully and have stated nothing but plain facts, having done so because I believe the honest voters of this ju dicial district have the right to know the facts.
 l Prosecuting Attorney Wood, are you capable?
 Prosecuting Attorney Wood. have you been honest and sincere with the people who elected you and done what you said you would do?
 My friends, my duty compels me to speak of one of the worst and most degrading public questions with which We have to deal I trust you will pardon my having to go into this sub. ject, as do so with reluctance.
 The subject of which l speak is the bawdy house, or house of prosti- tuition 1, as much as any living mafi. sympathize with the poor, unfortu. nate. deluded human beings who in- habit these red-lighted and gilded pal. aces of broken hearts and scared souls, placed there, through the per fidity and treachery of some man. for some man is responsible for every womans becoming such.
 But, my friends. these places should not exist. The public official who would permit them to exist is mot do. ing his duty
 In the city of Hot Springs today exist as many as p of such immoral houses. manly of them on Central ave- nue the principal thoroughfare. one such place is iii the sane block and one almost across the street from Prosecuting Attorney Woods office. and one of the worst and lowest is next door to Woods office, with only partition dividing the two. One Of these places is within a few doors of one of our prineipal churches.
 These immoral houses are ire. qpeHted hy the lowest class of men. and almost every one of those poor women. who live in those halls of shame, has some creature. not wor- thy to be called q man. who drives her to sell her body and soul that he may live in idleness and dissipation.
 Every man and woman and most of the young boys and girls who have to pass along the streets of Hot &uriroe har1T..