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Show TO CLOSE OR NOT TO. The Question of Sunday Suspension of Gin-Slinging Again Agitating tha Department. TABLES AND GB0UND PLOOOB. Clever Capture of a Sneak Thief Mrs. Guest Eeoovers Her $1500 Diamond Orescent "To close or not to close the gin joint on Sunday" is the knotty problem that comes up periodically In police circles, and then agitates the public. The matter mat-ter has received attention in every city in the western country in the last few years, and, while some of them have ' ruled to close it on tho Sabbath, there has been such a supply of evasions that the law has been practically inoperative. inopera-tive. Yale locks, with no limit to the number of keys, alleywayi and back doors have defied the most vigilant patrolman and permitted the festive, hilarious cocktail to circulato with the freedom of any other day. In discussing discuss-ing the matter with a reporter for these columns, a prominent saloon keeper presented a very unique defense, and stated that but for the Suuday saloon Monday revenues in Judgo Laney's court would be but a ghastly reflection of what they aro today. However, there is no strong pressure bearing on the force, and, while Marshal Young is not disposed to yield to any fanatical notion or movement, he believes in closed doors and the retirement of the long neck and alluring armaments of the nar from public gaze. The saloon men believe that, In the event of mr.gis-terial mr.gis-terial action, they should secure a rebate re-bate on their license, a matter, of course, that would go before the wisdom wis-dom of the legislature for solution. ' The Hop Joint. Marshal Young has read a chapter on reform to the intelligent and public-spirited public-spirited Mongolian who is never contented con-tented unless putting up a five story block or tipping taxes to the muncipal till, in which he has ordered that when the opium pipe is smoked it must be down in tho cavernous recesses of the quarter. The loading of the atmosphere atmos-phere with its sickening mists will no longer be tolerated and the first blow to the pipe and bop joint has been registered. reg-istered. The crusade will proceed on the marshal's well taken assumption that every officer has a right to abate a confirmed nuisance. The Chinese, unfortunately, un-fortunately, is not the only race who are addicted to the dreadful practice although the whites are extremely cautious cau-tious as to how they proceed. Arrested For Robbery. Officer Donovan placed another excellent ex-cellent piece of detective work to the credit of his record last night in the arrest ar-rest of Fred Argyle, the notorious you ng sneak thiol on a charge of rob-bing rob-bing an employe at Lannan's slaughter house. The victim had neglected to remove his watch and chain from his Sunday clothing.and Argyle happening in that direction, relieved him of it. Wheu arrested, the promising young thief had the timepiece on his person, and was subsequently identified by the butcher. as the robber. Ho is in the county jail, and, as this Is the second time he has been arrested within the month, he will very likely receive a term In the roform school. The Faro Layout. The grand jury, who did bestow a "cursory glance" on the matter of gambling, having adjourned without recommending any action whatever against the tickle goddess of chance it is hardly probable that the local officials offi-cials feel justilied in molesting them. The revenues from the table swell to a large volume in the course of a year i and as one of the grand iurors stated, the period is scarcely ripe in Utah when a curtailment of these revenues would be consistent. The groundlloor game, however, is a reminiscence and in future fu-ture the goddess will be confined to the upper story. Reoovered the Diamonds. ; Mrs. Thomas Guest who two weeks ago lost a diamond crescent broach valued at $1500, had it restored to her by Marshal Young and Detective Alf Ackland last evening. It appears that an urchin got wind of the fact that a man was in possession of the jewel and going before the . ollicers revealed the fact. Finding that he had been identiGed, the fellow reported at headquarters and surrendered the pin, explaining that he had purchased it for $18. The recovery was an excollnnt piece of work on the part of the officers. Short Order. Proceedings have boon filed in the district court by Aaron Keyser against Witcher Jones, in which' the plaintiff seeks judgment in tho sum of $6000 on a promissory note secured by mortgage. Ton days allowed defendant in which to make an answer. V. II. Remington et al have secured judgment in tho district court against W. E. D. Harnett for $473.87. Tho board of education has been mado a co-defendant in the school tax case of Henj. liaylmuld against L. G. Hardy, collector. Tho case is awakening awaken-ing considerable interest, as it will be made a test issue. Pace Bros., prominent wool growers of Bountiful, yesterday secured judgment judg-ment for the recovery of 125 sheep'from Winchester liros of West Jordan. The issue was tried before Commissioner Greenman. C. J. Litwson was held by Commissioner Commis-sioner Norrell in the sum of $800 to an- wer tj a charge of violation of the Edmunds-Tucker act. The trial will bo set at tho next call of the criminal calendar. |