Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-04 | Page 2 | Sheriff Swoops down on State Fair Midway; Puts Stop to Games

SWOOPS DOWN ON STATE FAIR MIDWAY PUTS STOP TO GAMES i teen Gathered In by Squad of Deputies on Charge of Operating Operating Oper Oper- in Violation of Law Fifteen at the state fair grounds vho re alleged to have been operating games of chance were ared ar- ar ested ed by Sheriff Benjamin R. R Harries and a force of deputies fi a raid upon the fair grounds Saturday afternoon Operators of paddle wheels doll L and l blanket 1 K games and ther r concessions by which the pa Sons rons are alleged to have been sep- sep rated ted from their nickels dimes and fell under the ban of ot the I who contends that there is lie unlawful element of chance in hei operation of these g games mes hence tat t their operation is In violation l he law Those arrested in the theIa theLm Lm I Saturday were booked at the theo o nty jail on charges of operating Barnes arnes Wes of chance at the fair grounds Hose hse ose whose names appeared on the sl S. S G. G Spencer J. J N. N Her- Her ego eH W W. J J. Pickard Frank Weeks arry 11 Clark ClarIe P P. A. A Bode J. J A. A Little Williams Williams George Ahlberg L. L J. J rederick E. E Morris Sam Wader t. t J jL Stanley I. I Brewster and H. H T. T 1 I CALLED Sheriff Harries and two or three f is deputies took advantage of quiet Saturday afternoon to stroll and look over the th fair When eft he said he was wis just going ut to see see the fair I Shortly after 3 o'clock in the aft- aft I moon he phoned to the sheriffs sheriff's to send out all the deputies v He didn't give any I Uon lon as to what they were wanted o and for a few lew minutes a a. wild circulated that the sheriff sheriffS S going to pinch the races tr ever this was soon dispelled lien hen word wEIrd was received from the ice station on the fair grounds hat t the sheriff had only pinched b unc-h unc of thirteen rr of those arrested in the iret raid with a lot of prize dolls I and other concession maer ma- ma er al were rolled up to the theco co county nty all ill in automobiles under the chap- chap of Captain W. W T. T Ayland hief deputy sheriff sherif A little later w more men were sent up and all aU ere vere booked anc an and allowed to sit round in the office until they could a aise lse se each a as bond for their I in court when com com- I ints are filed and the cases called calledo lor o oi he who were Lr IT Rested ested contend that their games games' re not gam games s of chance but games in which the throwing of ings and balls and the like were ver win 1 I h factors in the win win- fc of prizes S I