The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-11

niHg snd should be allowed to run, u1rd hu went on to name them, the same five that were named by Mir. Wilmington. and the Texas club among them They are runniug here and they ought 10 be allowed to run, now hen I want them to run; we can get revenue out of them, let them pay monuhly fines and let it go into the city treasury. We can get money to help us run the city government. by assessing fines against them month ly and let 1t go into the city treas. ury, ead let us regulate these houses as gambling institpdons and let them run on" He argued that this is a ! cosmopolitan place and We should make this a pleasure resort, and | want you as prosecuting attorney. l want to make an arrangement with you u<as prosecuting attorney by which you take your hands off of these things and not interfere with them you turn them over 10 me as mayor of the city and let me and my police men run the gambling in the city, and regulate the gambling and we will close out these dives and We will reg ulate these otfTar club rooms here and let them run and go ca and in that way get revenue for the city
 Now then l have had you sum moned here in the presence of these gentlemen -and number of citizens there, some of them signed that tele. gram to Mir. Witt inviting him 10 come over there tn have his consultation, they were present and heard it. I said 10 him after l heard it through, Now, Mir Waters. l am prosecuting attorney of the district; I have taken an oath to faithfully discharge my duties as prosecuting attorney aud do what 1 could to enforce the law. p said "These things you have re- ferred to here are direct and open yio- lations of the law you have taken the same oath of office that took when you were installed into the of. 1 flee of mayor of the city of Hot Springs; the proposition that you make to me amounts to this. that 1 will violate my oath and that you and l will enter into a contract here by which We will allow this gambling l to go on contrary to law, and in that way make me as a citizen ead tax payer of Garland county and every other law-abiding citizen of Garland county, make them paruceps criminis of the act the proposition that yo1 make 10 me is to let the gambler rob the unsuspecting victim whom he gess
 into his game let him rob him of his money, put that into the c0Tfers 0I the city and you and l as taxpayers
 are interested n that you have made this arrangement, We say to the
 gambler, go on and run your dive and get the unsuspeeting visitor or victim into your house and rob him Of his money; we haye authorized him 10 do that; it is our act because We have made an agreement and say 1 go on and do this thing aad get the money and put it into the treasury, and We will do that and lessen eur taxes and keep up our pr9ger.y, help run our government you as citi- zen Of Garland county and an officer of the state of Arashsas propose that kind of a proposition to me as an or- ficer you do that sir?
 You want to make me say here go and get thousand dollars or a hundred dollars out of tha1ictinr and so and pay your fine and put t into the cofiers of uhe city. and I am a partner with you In that thing be- came it is our game aud wo are run. nius H to get money out of it to ear. " on our city government that is what II amounts to-"
 said: No sir, I pNl not do any thing of that kind nor can you do it without committing perjury you ~7iolatc your oath-l may not have said perjury says to him. Mir. Waters, l will cooperate with you to the fullest extent to close out these low dives. veg sir. I am anxious and ready 70 J0lH WITD you and your pu licemen to do that thins. and at the same time want you to do your duty and join me and let us close them all cut that is ;ha only hing that we AS officials can dol" We'll that didn't suit Mir Waters ! am not his man for prosecuting aJtornet He wants seFfte man that will enter into that ki8d Of aH agreement with him, whether 1t he Cobb. Witt or whether it be Wilmington or Farmat. They say now he Is for Wit', he isnt for me That Is the proposition that he made to me and tAa. s tha eX-