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Show , I" R 1 V A T E C A It l-V I, A Y I.N'O. Sai.lt Lake City, Sept. Editors llcrahl: Li your issue of yesterday, alluding to a case in which several gentlemen were final foi" card-p laying, you observe ob-serve that two questions were asked involving the legality of the action of the police in that case. I have pans- j eel for a reply to these questions, but finding none, venture to otler the fol- j lowing observations: ' In regard (o the legal i?oints. I need j only observe that the parties concern j al have been reliably advised that, under similar circumstances, (with ; one exception, to which I shall presently pres-ently allude,) they will be thoroughly justified in resisting the entrance of the police by every means in tlieir I power. On this opinion they will nn-1 hesti bit i ugly act..' ; - The qualifying circumstance, to which I allude, was the fact of the door being wide open. This, while (as are advised) debarring de-barring an active opposition to the entry, is; I contend, a clear proof of ; innocence of wrong doing. On the j ot-he: baud, it throw's into stronger . relief the heroic conduct of the bold officers, even though it compelled them to adopt the dignified course of leaving their boots below stairs. The legality of the proceeding 'has yet to be testa!, and I see no reason why tliis could not be done amicably. There are, however, other points connected con-nected with the c:isc, to which 1 venture ven-ture to call the attention of the city authorities. They are as follows: Arc they prepared to treat gentle-: men, and even ladies, indulging in tho harmless recreation of a came of cards, for nominal stakes, in tho privacy pri-vacy of their own rooms, on an equal footing with professional gamblers? If so, let their own citizens look to it. There can be no distinction of persons, per-sons, unless the magistrate has discretion, dis-cretion, Do they think they oan enforce such arbitrary restrictions ngainst men who, from their years of discretion, discre-tion, have been accustomed at t heir messes, clubs, fcc, to indulge in cauls, and other such like amusements, amuse-ments, uncontrolled, excepting by tho self respect which amongst gentlemen' gen-tlemen' is the surest safeguard against excess of all kinds? Do they think it wise, by sanctioning sanction-ing these proceedings, to make the city intolerable as a residence to those who, by every means iu their ! power, strive, though strangers, to show a public spirit; who bring, iwid arc the means of introducing capital, and who desire nothing better than to live peaceably with all men? Let 1110 recommend these rel lections lec-tions to the Mayor and hiscolleaguea. They are worth their notice. There is a broad distinction between public gambling and private card playing, When the latter becomes a public nuisance then by all means suppress it, 1 enclose my card, and remain, 1 " Onk oi'Tii k Cuu-Hrrs." |