Show EXERTING mm PULL run TO 1 0 SAn SALOON Candy Bill Bit Place Undisturbed After Probably Fatal Shooting POLITICAL INFLUENCE USED CRIME COMMITTED IN COURSE OF GAMBLING GAME GAMEOn 4 M H M H Hf H HOn On March larch 6 Candy Bill McKen 4 4 de was permitted to open his resort at 3 J Commercial street f 4 fOn 4 On March 12 a probable murder f was committed In the basement of f 4 the resort In n a row over a game of t 4 craps crapsOn crapsOn 4 On March 14 the place was still 4 running t tt I 4 In the face of the boast of the police pollee that saloons in which the law is broken will be b closed Candy Bill Bm Commercial street resort Is still running as wide open as ever although the police I have information that the probably fatal shooting of Henry Staten by Jerry Chorn the negro jockey was the result of a dis dispute dispute over ewer a crap game Candy Bill McKenzie is exerting him himself himself himself self to the utmost to prevent any apy action actton being taken toward the closing of his place Back flack of him it is said are sev several several several eral Influential politicians whose efforts in his behalf are expected to result In Inthe Inthe Inthe the dropping of the Investigation Into the quick outbreak of lawlessness following the opening of Candy Bills dive Candy Cand Bill denies that the murderer and his victim were gambling in his place He declares that they were playing pool and that the shooting scrape serape grew out of that pastime But Butr r eyewitnesses of the attempted murder have told the police that the men were gambling On Friday the police were not disposed to believe bellee Candy Bill and seemed to credit the statements of disinterested wit witnesses witnesses witnesses nesses Against Police Policy Polley Candy Bill McKenzie was able to se so cur the approval of o his license to open a anew an new n w saloon In Commercial street early this month although the announced policy of the police department was to reduce rather than augment the number of drink drinking drinkIng drinking ing places placer of that character On the ground that saloons were becoming too numerous In West Second South street licenses for new resorts in that street have been refused Yet Candy Bill had little difficulty in overriding the police rule and shouldering his way Into the already crowded field of Com Corn Commercial mercial street In Just one week it was demonstrated according ac to the statements of witnesses that Candy Bills place was the scene I t L of a shooting Crap shooting was Al Allowed tl lowed In the basement of the saloon and andin andin andin in a quarrel between two negroes after one of these th se games a man was shot and ana an probably fatally wounded Jockey Chorn s attack upon Staten brought to light the fact that Candy Bills BIlIe place was being used as a gam Elam gambling gambling bling hung place When asked about Candy Bills BIlIs place pla e yesterday esterday Chief Chef Pitt said Nothing has hasI I yet et been done toward the closing of at the tIle J saloon because the police investigation A Into the circumstances surrounding the shooting of o Staten has not been com corn completed completed The investigation will probably show that gambling was going on In the tho th place before be re the shooting affair I have not decided what I shall do In the matter but If I am convinced that the base basement basement basement ment of ot Ute tile saloon was being used as a gambling resort it will go hard with the proprietor of the place |