The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-17

old Albuquerque h to double the price
Of playing cards per deck aud that
charges for the rental Of tables are
made. varying from : to s. per table
per night This is held to be an e.
lective evasion Of the gambling Law.
Captain Senh took as evidence
cards. chips and money which were
on the tables. lie learned that a sig
nal system il In operation al these
places Including an electric push but
ton az the entrance. This rings In tho
rooms whore games are played.
lookout Is said TO bc maintained who
hy means Of the electric wnrnine boil
can give ample notice Of the appear
ancc of an omccr. Sherim Garcia
snid this morning that he knew Of this
warning signal systm lie said u
made n practically impossible Tor an
officer who is known TO secure evil
donce Of gambling.
The Sunnysde resort IL conducted
I ChaVes. brothcrs. with the Gold star.
u Is one Of the hve places IN Old Al
buquerque Precinct l3. which have
hotel licenses and maintain registers,
These are the places which have been
raided as houses Of prostitution. In "a
recent raid In which federal officers
I coopcratcd ten women were taken.
They were held under SEQ bond each
Z and were taken before Justice OF the
/ Peace Mcclellan The justice hret
/ the women t25 each ami they phid
/ the fines.
Grand Jury Action:
sheriff Garcia and nderrherin
Wootou reiterated this morning what
/ has been their contention all through
| tho agitation Tor u cioau-up Of old Al
huuucrpuc. that'it is impossible to stop
the use Of these places fnr purposes
of prostitution 80 long as The hotel
I license ls permitted 20 stand. The
] MI while AEftfNnHIH
unmcs are used the officers ronten1
/ they have no way Of knowing they are
! nctitiOuS They assert that she only
I procedure by which the use Of these
/ places can be stoup.d is Tor the county
I commissioners to petition the district
I court to cancel the licenses, or by
means Of grand jury indictments.
Shcrin Garcia said this morning
/ that he had furnished the commits
sioncrs sufficient evidence 10 take be-
fore the district court. The county
I commissioners have Contcndcd that
they had NO authority to act and that
. the duty Of initiating action is up TO
I tho sheriff sheriff Garcia made the
statement this morning thai it the
/ nut"i licenses were cancelled aHd no
were given one deputy Tor night duty
be would undertake to sop crime "a
/ tld Albuquerque.
The hotel license is the root OF the
j whole evil the shcrin said. Il can
iume you the propriciurs Of these
Z places and thus show Nuu that four
or i've men are responsible toIrull "t
the lIniCultN with these licenses
cancelled We could arrest any man or
woman under suspicion. We calnot
do h when they are guests at a rec
uguixcd hotel having as much right TO
operate under thu law rs the AlNafadu
pt the Combs We know What Is go-
ing an and that prostitution aud ussig
7 t.I tf tlrNf
places, but We cannot stop thcm 30
tuug as the licenses are flashed at us
Oncr Shcrin Room,
"Mhcu I went into the SunnyaldC
Saturday night one OF the proprietor
walked up 10 mo and asked DO ] wished
IA roam. At another place which has
recently been taken over 10y a woman
and whi6h place / visited Saturday
night. she asked mo if I wanted q
room. told her l did not: that ! wai
+ the sheriff She did not appear to o.,
7 concerned. She Was running "a hotel
II VIC seek to arrest "a woman Other
tnHu the proprietor We are told she b
chamhcrmHid, cook or other CmplOyc
We hold that We are helpless so lOni
aa the license rs permitted to stand
D. There is ample evidence to lustii,
! .hcir cancellation by the court wher
the matter Is presented In the prOpol
way"
ndorshcrm wooton said that on,
I of the pruprlctorA ~ one OF thesl
, places had told him recently that OF
run page of registrations on his hotC
register only one was the true mann
OF the rcgistrunt
The complaints on which Ba-cli
| and GHhuldon were fined this morninl
| we're signed hy 4, A Soma. captain
| New Mexico mounted police. Thei
| pleas uf guilty tu charges Of gumhlin
| establish The ilorald's contention tina
| Illegal gambling is permitted 10 ru
| In Old Albuquerque and that it' can b.
| stopped bN energetic official actor
! captain Seuu has demonstrated Boo
| ability 60 raid and make arrests. q
| secure evidence and TO get pleas O
| guilty.
sheriff Garvia's contention lu sun
| port ct his failure 10 get results o.
cleaning up the ganbling, b. that %
| does not receive proper support, "
| said this morning thut' ON Saturda
| nirht MAY s. he nud lndctsheriI
| ! Mootou arrested ten Young men 0
charges Of NugruuC'. Tho boys wct
found around the Old Town RESORT
| lie said thcy were released the Mon
DAY following 10y Justice ortiz. he
cause they We're arrested before ]
o'clock.
Why lie Released Boys.
II triiz said this morning thar ho "A
leased he huNs because they wet
residents of Old Town, with visihl
means of support known tn him I
bc employed aud therefore not 10 o.
convicted on a charge of yagrancy.
The shrrin's further contention
Continued nn page two.)