Show GLENN SAYS GAMING IS COMMON IN CITY II I t Charging that gambling is going on openly in hi the city in many places Hugh L. L Glenn formerly a a. member of f the de detective force of the police department department department de de- de- de sent a c communication to the city commission today demanding that the c commission take cognizance of the condition and remedy it The communication follows Salt Lake City Utah Mar March h 14 1916 Hon Board of City Commissioners City a law citizen citizen citizen citi citi- Gentlemen Gentlemen As AS a abiding zen find and de Jure lure member of the police pollee department I deem it my duty to call your attention n to the fact that the state law against gambling is being openly violated in a great many places in the city This condition exists In Innumerous Innumerous innumerous numerous sal saloons ons cigar stores restaurants restaurants restaurants res res- office buildings and nd rooming houses house's so called callep on First Second and Third South streets also on on Main and State streets the games being conducted in these places are principally pally poker games with three or four foul roulette wheels mixed InIn InIn InIn In In the vicinity Plum alley there are In iii the neighborhood of eight wide open Chinese gambling houses on Commercial street there the are two or ot three gambling houses disguised as clubs That this condition is well known to many members of ot the police de department department department de- de there c can n be no doubt and that conclusive evidence could be se secured secured secured se- se cured against them if the effort were made is an absolute certainty That the filing of a a. few felony complaints against the proprietors or managers would eradicate the evil is also a amoral amoral amoral moral certainty The matter Is up to you as the police department is afraid to act without orders for fear tear of the mayors mayor's n new w civil service policy being brought Into play and they be divorced from the pay roll for the good of the service service service ice because they endeavored to en enforce enforce enforce en- en force the law Jaw Trusting that you will give this matter your your- attention at once I am Yours respectfully 4 f HUGH L. L GLENN City Detective de Jure ure |