The Mankato free press., 1920-12-10
He Could Not Win At
Blackjack and Craps
CHIPS PASS INTHE NIGHT
No Attempt Made To Shield
Self From the Charge; Will
Plead Guilty

regard to the Sensational state
msnt Of Edward KatterIohn 20
the effect that his going wrong
had been brought about by aamb-
ling, stated that IL was the first
lntlmation that he had that samb-
ling was rampant In this city. He
had given the police striot or
dsrs to place anyone found pamb-
tno under arrest no matter what
station In life he holds.
will tolerate no gambling In
this city, and the officers have
bean Instructed 20 that effect"
said Mayor Waters with srsat
emphasis In his voice. Every pe-
Ileeman has been instructed by
me to suppress all games Of
chance. will Get at this matter
personally right here and noW,"
sald the eity's chief executive,
40 he prepared 20 don hls over.
eeat and hat 20 proceed 70 the
police station 20 have q con-
fsrsncs with Chief HTiosrs.
'sThis 10 the Hrst intimatIen { re-
eeIvsd OF gambling going on IN
thls city. | viii 60 after u and
take steps Immediately TO clean
out those places " any exist" de-
slarsd Mayor Waters as he
brought his fst down on the desk
with q bang that means terror fer
thoos who are guilty Of "passing
chips In the night" Concluding
hls Interview Mayer Waters
hurried over from the office Of
the Peoples Fuel and les oom-
pany 20 the city hall whore he
went at once Into private confer
snes with Chief Hilasrs.
Later In the day, Mayor Waters
Informed The Free Press that
neither hs nor the chief Of police
oeuId lind any evidence ef
gambling In Mant/to; that they
had lntsrviswsd parties who were
suspected ef gambling and de-
malls were forthcoming.
@Ne, sir" said HE Honor, "thsrs
10 no evidence % gambling In
Mankato that we could find. In
tervlsws with those with whom
katferlohn 10 said 20 have oambled
brought dsniaIs."
Mayor Waters said that the pe-
lice had had kSHeriohn under
surveillance for two weeks and
were only waiting for m oppQr-
tunity to nab him.
The mayor looks on kattsrIehn's
gaming story ~ q pisa Tor sym
pathy.
Councilman W. r. Hammstt
was seen by The Free Press aisos
but would make no fy,sne- ssste-
rneni thEa that Vam0E. E.!s1ny
exists in the city, should Do
stamped out at once.
u 10 reported that Councilman
Hammstt wanted to orino the
matter Of reported gambling In
Mankato before the council meet
Ifia yesterday morning, but, u
upon by others.
: Edward Katterjohn, the young ma
who confessed to the Mankato polio
that he broke into several places
business In this city during the pa
three weeks, was late yesterda
evening arraignsd before Judge Hill
am s. GoH on q warrant sworn TO b
Chief OF Police Jacob Hilgers chare
ing the defendant with burglary
the third degree. Kattertohn waive
and was bound over
await the action Of tho district coul
at the February term. His bond wa
placed at $1,000. In default OF IN
the young man was remanded TO u
custody Of Sheriff Osten, and he
now ocaaned in the Blue Fart
Rssiising fully that he has dor
wrong, Edward Katter1ohn tn
In . statement to The Fre
Press attributes his downfall
rambling In this cry where No lo'
heavily, and In order to retrieve h
losses. says he was tempted to r
sort TO stealing. While seated on u
edGe Of q cot In the county jail tn
forenoon Katter1ohn told the followir
story: Not any time did ne Try
shield himself from the blame.
"Yes. / did make the statement
the poisce officers that It was gan
bling that led/to my downfall.
simply got In with a gang In this ci'
who play for money. and seeing no
easily they rake in the coin, wa
tampted to get into the game.
think that it was about three woei
ago that a number OF fellows got INF
a game In O room In o local hote
I do not think that the clerks {
the proprietor at the hotel wei
aware that the game was in progress
however, / had previsously been
another . hotel where q crap gan,
was ou In room right o
from where the saloon was IL
Gated I did not lose any none
there. for the reason that va
broke, but saw money change hant
freely. Possibly the hotel peop
were not acquainted with what w
going on. The shooting Of Graz
was carried on on Q pool table. ! ali
saw this garns carried on in the c.
booses and other cars down In u
railroad yards but I can not reca
who sat in the games. Observir
how easily some OF the fellows VIC
large sums. ] was tempted to get
the game at one OF the hotels. an
] think that ! must have lost be
twesn 80 and $40 playing 'blat
jack I had never played the gan
before, and guess that proved
b. IN Easy mark.
Had Heard OF Gambling Places
At this point In the interview De-
uty Sheriff hi Kiughsrz asked Il
prisoner several questions ~ TO Il
location ef other gambling place
The young man said that he h
heard |. OF others places OF by Il
~gang." Some Of these were n
ported TO be In Easements on Fro
Continuing the story to the IT,
Press. Katterjohn said that . sho
time previous to his, losing Il
amount mentioned In . game
chance at the local hotel, b.