South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-16

she implored her son 10 quit gamb-
ling and seek honest employment,
and how one night recently he came
home and told her how he had been
robbed Of $3.50 fri the gambling
house where he was employed and
IN addition had been refused 500 in
wages by the owner.
Sell Druggcd Whisky.
She said that the night her son
came home with the tale Of robbery,
he appeared 90 have been druEged.
and that no told how drugged whis-
Ky was sold to- patrons Of the place
at IS cents "a drink and how the
owner bOastcd of the way he got
the best Of his patrons.
The mother told how she at first
appealed 90 the owner Of the gamb-
ling house for a. return Of her sons
money, and how she had been re-
fused BY the gambling house pro-
prietor who laughed. she said. when
she had threatened him with arrest.
She said that she wanted % know
why ne would just pay policeman
$40 for weeks tribute if he was
only 20 be arrested
Cassidy Refuses Interview
She told how she had been re-
ferred 90 Asst Chief Cassidy and
when she called him on the teie-
phone. he had referred her 90 Sergt.
Roberts She said that she had in
sisted on talking % the assistant
chief. but that he refused 20 talk TO
her and wondered what South Bend
people were going 10 do when he
was dead.
She said that she had gone 20
Sergt Roberts and asked that ne get
her sons money for her and that
Sergt. Roberts had accused her and
her son % beinE "squawk,rs." She
said that Roberts. however. had
promised TO raid the Booster club
that night, and that he had also
said that there were several other
places in the city of the same kind
that would also he raided before he
went of duty that night.
No ARRESTS Made.
According TO the mother. however.
there were no arrests that night.
and there were no arrests any other
night Of the owner OF the Booster
club or the owners of any other
gambling houses in the city. She
said that she had visited the office
Of City Atty. Slick i'm reference TO
her sons loss and that the city at
torney promised 90 see what could
the city attorney three times on the
telephone about the matter but the
third time she called him he had
told her that she had better get
some one else to represent her rs he
was unable 10 do anything for her.
The mother said that her son
finally had decided TO quit gambling
and that recently he had left the city
ard was now employed in factory
I'm another city. and that he had
taken his wife and children with
him. She said that she had begged
him for years % quit gambling. and
that he had at last listened to her
appeal and was now earning an
honest living.
Pay Tribute For Protection.
The mother told Pros. Schwartz
that her son had often told her that
gamblers Of the city were forced TO
pay at least One-third of their net
earnings in tribute. and that she
understood from her son that the.
money was paid i'm an office in the
Farmers Trust building She said
that some time ago her son and
some other gamblers in the city
We're planning TO buy a downtown
hotel and that it was 10 be turned
into a gambling house. but that deal
was not made. She said that her
son had often told her that il was
difficult for gamblers 10 get ahead
owing To the heavy tribute they were
forced 20 pay
Many Houses Operate.
The mother said that she knew
from her son that there were many
gambling houses operating in the
city She said that it was only 80
days ago that her son lost his
money I'm the Booster gambling
house ON :. Michigan ST.. and she
was positive Friday night that the
Booster club is still operating
Her appeals Co the police, she
said. TO have the Booster club and
other like places closed up had
proved Ruthless she said that she
was always referred 90 the assistant
chief and that he always in turn
referred her 20 Sergt. Roberts.