The Sentinel=record., 1913-01-14
CIRCUIT JUDGE GOTHAM RE- QUESTS MEMeERs TO COME
 BACK ON JANUARY 27.
MAY HAVE MORE USE FOR JURY
Will Watch the Progress Officers Make in Cleaning up the City and Will Act Whenever situation
 Makes 1t Necessary.

Circuit Judge Gotham, following his recognition of the conditions pgeva- lent in Hot Springs, yesterday took action that points to the fact that he is in close touch with the situation, nd intends to keep in crose touch un- til Hot Springs is cleaned up.
 The regular panel of the petit Jury had been held over until yesterday to take up the Johnston murder case. Naturally there were many who did not qualify for service there. Before excusing those who did not qualify. Judge Gotham called the jurors before him and said:
 Gentlemen, I fxd that l may have further use for your services. I do not know that this will be tde case and l hope it will not be necessary to use you further, but 1 am going to ask every member present to report to this court on Monday morning, Janu- ary 27. All those who can do so, please signify by holding up your hands,"
 Every member of the jury volun-
 
 ported that they might find they could not serve further, but if they did so find they would report in ample time for the court to fill the vacancy. All assured Judge Gotham they would like to do so, and most probably would do so. They had served through tae regular period exacted of them.
 Next in importance in the develop ments of yesterday was the signifl- cant fact that the officers of city and county had apparently gotten together on cooperative basis, and were working to close the city in the matter of public gambling. Mayor Waters is- sued orders, and Sheriff Williams made an order for the gambling houses to close and stay closed. Prosecuting Attorney Witt and Deputy Wilmington handed Deputy Constable Tate bunch of warrants of arrest.
 Throughout the whole of the day there were congratulations on the stand taken by Circuit Judge Gotham and the Sentinel-Record in the mat -er of cleaning up Hot Springs. Every where it was conceded that there was nothing else to do under the circum- stances than to take a positive and final stand ill the matter.
 Many doubtful persons discussed the question as to whether the move ment was spasmodic, and whether after a short while it would not blow over, and the situation resume as it was short while ago. In answer to cto tar, fu no bn fight was coming from a different quarter and that the officials, regard less of their personal opinions in the matter, had no other alternative left than to close up the city in order to protect themselves.
 Sheriff Williams referred to a key note in the situation yesterday after nooa when he asked If any new move ment had been made for bond by Joe Aberly and Big Charlie" Wilk, now in the county jail, charged with lar ceny of $20,000
 No" answered Mr. Villains. And if the business men and large prop erty owners will quit signsng bonds for such men, the srsuation will be helped"
 
 of crime find more ready bond in Hot Springs than they could find any where else in the Country, and prob ably draw bcndsmsn from more re- spectacle business men. The sign ing of the bonds for strangers accused of crime can hardly be traced to other than two motives. The first motive, it would seem, in signing a bond fc stranger was in consideration of money. The old system of making money out of bond signing is to get tbe accused criminals to put up a sum equal to the bond necessary with the bond holder, then let the criminal escape, and the signer of the bond eff feet compromise or get released from the bond, keep the money, ana probably then split it vita the cul- prit.
 The other motive is personal friend ship, and frequently causes bonds to be signed, particularly in confidence cases, where the operators are men of good appearance, assuring in manner, and usually have as little trouble in assuring a business man that they will Aot jump bond as they have in assuring the victim that if he puts up his money he will ger something in return.
 1t is almost an assured fact that there are three men from the Burns Detective Agency here in Hot Springs. The attorneys for Frank Fox, the Indiana victim. who is leadjng in the prosecution here, are naturally re- luctant in discussing the Burns situa- tion 1t is remembered in this con