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Show County Deputies Execute Big Raid in Bingham Canyon Alleged Gamesters Caught in Net; Local Police Are Estopped. BINGHAM CANYON was st riled out of lis complacency last night when a coirs of Salt Lake county officers offi-cers unexpectedly swooped down on the gambling dens of the town, and sent poker chips, cards an I "scared humanity flying. Not much of the humanity succeeded In flying very far. however, as nearly a dozen offenders were caught red-handed "with the goods" and in such a way that attempt to escape was useless Coincident with the raid tost nlgW came the announcement that the county attorney and .sheriff had issued an ordci to the effect that the Bingham police could issue no more complaints or have anything to do with the town nail, riils action was taken, it is said, because ot the. alleged lack of co-operation on the part of the town, police with the county lU the Athens coffee house, five men, John Daslalakis, Paul Sopas, Gust Butlas, CleorKC Podyan and Christ. Gosdlz, together to-gether with the proprietor. Theo bolotos, were peremptorily rounded up, taken to the town hall and were each made to give cash bonds of J250 before they were released. . with the exception of John Hyatnaus, the gamblers were successful in making their getaway from the American pool-hall. pool-hall. Thirty-six dollars In cash was taken from a twenty-one table and chips from the poker table. Hyathalis was released re-leased on a $150 cash bond. John Kalovas, proprietor of the liberty Pool hall, which was tho third victim of the officers; Sam Allle, poker dealer, and George Pappas were also among the number of those apprehended and forced to give cash bonds to tho amount of J25U each before being released. Three of the men playing at the tablos escaped. The raid was conducted by Chief Deputy Dep-uty Sheriff Oscar Fullmer, V. B. Jones, R. H. Kinner and Silas Jones, who was formerly chief of police at Bingham Canyon. |