The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-04
DETECTIVE TO LOOK
FOR RACE GAMBLING
Blease Sends Kibler to Race
Meet at Charleston
ATTY. GEMS REQUEST.
-"'' fc"p'H; Acted un.'o" sIug.r
Sin'ler', Resolution r.,,<rI.
bY General Assembly

nE ON the request or N'torno,- Coo
2r&l Thomas II. Peepics. Governor
Cole l.. Blcase this mornir. annoi,.
{" Eugene l.. kibler as state do;ec-
tVle, and instructed MIN To pruoned
to Charleston to attend the racing
meet and tc ascertain II there me
gambling or other violations of tho
criminal laws of the State in con-
nection with the meet. The detec-
tive is to report his findings to Gov
ernor Blease who told tho attornep
general th2t he would tur ma .opy
Attorney General Peoples ac;ed
or the report over to him.
under concurrent reso:uti IN pass-
ed by the General Assembly at its
extra session, requesting him To in
vestigate the proposed racing nee,
and to enforce the laws of the state
in regard TO prohibiting pool making
rr gambling at such meet. The At
torney General an letter to Cover
ror Bleasenor Blease said he had
no funds TO employ anyone II make
az investigation or to proceed with
Mitigation not having been provided
u"cer the resolution. He requested
thv Governor to appoint dctGciire
to make an investigation.
The resolution passed by the Cen
eral Assembly unanimously was in
troduced by Senator Huger Sinkler.
of Charleston.
The following copies of the let
ters which passed between ,ne alior-
ney General and the Governor i'm
regard to this matter were given
out today:
MIR. PEOPLES REPLY.
ITO His Excellence, GOV. cole
l.. Blease, Columbia, S. C.-ear Sir:
beg to call your attention to resoIu-
tion passed at the last session of the
General Assembly entitled. "a CON
current resolution in refcrcn 10 the
Charlston race track" ana TO state
that the Legislature madc no nrovis
ion in this resolution for furnishing
the necessary funds for my employ
mont of anyone or to bring any liti-
CATION in regard to the matter. I.
therefore. respectfully request that
YOU appoint one or more state dctcc-
tivos-as YOU may deem advisable
to attend the meeting of the said
Racing Association. in order 10 ass
certain and report to my onice
wethcr the criminal laws of the
state are being violated there or
not. BY giving this matter your
prompt consideration you VIII
greatly oblige.
greatly oblige. Yours very trly.
"Thos. II. Peoples, Atty. Cen"
GOVERNORS REPLY.
Hon Thamos II. Pecp:es. Attor-
ney General, Columbia, S. C.-My
Dear Sir: Your letter of November
30, 1914. in reference to resolution
passed by the last GeneraI Assembly
in regard to proposed rae, meet in
Charleston, S. c., has been received.
In reply / beg to state that, in
obedience to your request. / have
this day appointed Eugene l.. Kibler
as state detective, with instructions
to proceed to Charleston and TO at
tend said race meet, end to ascertain
If there be gambling or other violat-
ions of the criminal laws of this
State I'm connection with the same.
and report to this office his findings.
After he shall have made his invest-i
cations and filed his report. you will
be furnished with copy of said
report.
Il have always opposed gambling
in any shape or form, and still op,
pose 1t. However. / know of no law
which prevents horse racing, foot
ball, baseball. automobile racing.
church raffiles or other forms OF
amusements within themselves, but
If gambling is permitted at any of
thcm, OF course, ii is a violation OF
the criminal laws OF this state. and
l shall endeavor to see that the laws
are enforced. However, please under
stand that do not propose to make
OF myself spy or Informcr ror
will any other respectable gentle
man do so. Very respectfully.
"Cole l.. Blease, Governor.