The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-17
TAKEN TO TASK FOR PERMIT
TING OPERATION OF GAMBLING
JOINTS
During Fair Week In Business Section
OF City and Operation Of Turf
Exchange.

Those who attended the recessed
session OF council last night were
treated to one sensation after m
otner. when the chief OF police was
brought onto the floor and asked to
explain to the council why his men
had not done their sworn duty ana
pulled the gambling joints which were
SAID TO be running full blast in the
city last week and which are. il is
SAID. waiting to skin the Elks when
they come here in their annual con.
Nention next week. IL was also stat.
ed that the patrolmen who work on
the Market street beat. between
tenth and Sixteenth streets. hac
made no effort TO pull the Joints on
their beats and that Detective Bucey
should not be approved. for not hay-
ing made any effort TO arrest the pr.
prietor OF the Turf Exchange. which
was voted down by council recently
Councilman Butts made some very
severe charges against the police de-
partment, In which he stated that tina.
department had knowledge OF certain
gambling joints running and that
there had been no effort made TO
stop their work.
On his motion. II was ordered that
the chief OF police be brought before
tne pody and tell what he knew Of
'ne situation IN Wheeling during the
week OF the fair. When questioned,
he stated that he had no knowledge
mat the joints over the city we're run
nlng, other than the one which WAS
pulled. Councilman Chew asked him
III II were not the case that he had
made no effort TO pull the houses
owned and run ny the gamblers svn-
dicaie In the city. In answer TO this
the chief stated that he had no kpowI-
edge OF any such places being in oper-
alton
In addition. Councilman Chew stat
"a 10 the chief that 1t was a know.
TACT that these same gamblers were
staying In the city 10 be able 10 skin
Tue blKs during their convention next
week. lie also stated that thes,.
places. while they did not seem 10 ~.
known to the police. were known 10
practically every citizen.
Former Official.
IL was also stated that many promi-
hent business houses were being oLer.
ated as joints by this same syndicate
and that the head OF the syndicate
was Tue head Of a well known whole
Saie liquor hrm and a former city OF
nClsl. IL was mentioned in connection
mat councilman Charles Miller, who
"as d democrat. was brought up I'M
Ger the old administration on con-
pla.ht OF known gambler because be
hdd tAoughuessly dumped some ashes
IN a private alley. and that no vas
warned that he would be fined ~ the
faflts fl1nQ
he 'Hlef OF police was then instruct
~ COUNCIL To have warrants sworn
~ Ior All those who Were guilty o. sol
- P MS ~ the trrf exchange last week
ne eyes of the law in direct Violation 80
t.' ~! ordIrdnce. The CHIEF IN defense
.ud that ne did not know bu- thai fba
* exchange O. ad been granted a Iite,S,
a. ate and 20 sell pools
-e c.i"' when confrOnfe,i ~ he
: 'ateinentS OF these gentlemen Ard ~ 90.
~ Or Tire cOuncf.nerl star.I ~, -
o.. nov consider man p citizen - Ee
az thes" joints We're running IN
aware 0f tie fact. lie aiso $3.50 -, ~,
is force was busy over a. 49, -
-, I t' 1rr'rg the las' week and All
~ HaNe a ca1Hce 20 patrol the resra. .
I'VE beats. otherwise. lie stated ~
Ild.e- would have been pulled he sle,
siated that during the past wet -S.,e
vas not ID sinsl" report rr,da ~ 80. ~,
..e OF anyone having lost am nor -
Wher fse report ~ 80. 'r.,-'--r .-........
zee was read ~ irh hs.I been f,.ss.I ia
." ~ re committee N f.g,i-f y, ~.
names OF the ~ -ers o.. ~. r1,r..fr -
lnittiuE them ~ the council o.. sf,,T -
al ne report was ~eie ted z. ss..~s
'.tl moro - some cOufruIers,. o.sr .orr..
~ .le OF eFs on he 'rDil u tn. 80,
mas also been stated tfta -lsre - on.
'I''"r on me ravrpli phr nparafss a.
30" Gus" IN tie ~Outf SID. and "a
cni"f asserted tHaf DO UaJ not an
!'lh,--i MN huf last uixht the ie1r ~
o department stated f-af 20 RAD mai.
~ SI-n statement 80 Appeared In ar.
efirE PAPER resefffs
ne OF ONE Of tat- hght 'r council IN
EafI 20 - gambling .ous.s .tr ufif
,n'4 NJ . great deal ~ frferesf
. "l4 me citizens &c. tho ffrt .r-.~.
re "N0eeteI - 20 some very sersstto,af
'Ft 'pmerts aHI ar i0pr ed FOR .s.'.,... =.
Nft ff" warrants for tho f...ft. ........ F.
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