Show O gen d D Department Republican Inter Inter- Bureau St. St CITIZEN IS AfTER I OfDEN Asks District Distrct Attorney Halverson Hal Hal- verson to Put t. t tf f f 1 I a Stop t to it It RUN RUNNING BEHIND LOCKS S I i Spoilers Is 14 Is' Is inel Electric Hells HI Used ll II In 01 Chief Gels GI S Opinion 1101 Attorney t f SS S.'S S. S S 'S S S Thi qIu h following letter received el by DItrI DIs- DIs trI Flat t Attorney George on has brought up UJ the question of open upon gambling anti and as aR a u result some sonie of the theS S cl are ne preparing for or trouble S i. i C Og Ogden en May ra I 1 1 19 1906 G. G S I ST ST. District TM Attorney Halvorsen on Ogden Utah Dear Dear Sir Si You are ure probably hot aware but er e every Ambling house houseS S in Ogden Orden Is running full Cul blast blast Cant Can't U you do co something to put a stop stol to this S lou Yi u should compel Chief of or police S Browning to do hl his duty S I 1 SI I Citizen i tT Since hince open gamblin was closed some closel 5 5 ag ago there has hns been more or Ip less of cor It I conducted behind closed clo ed doors and the police police- as rapidly as It I coOs coO's came caine cameto to 0 their knowledge made are arrests t th the theL I L guilty parties being brought into court 5 compelled to tn i lines fines pay ranging S from from 5 to These small lines fines S 'S I however do o not hot seem to have discouraged aged the element and the rc- rc reS S Jl l Is that Some ome of the houses have hav ution licon almost almo running running t wide lle open The games are arti ae conducted in such uch a man man- man 1 l ner le that the police have except In Ii 11 n a 11 S JeW ew Istance instances been en almost po powerless s S Spoilers electric bol bolls boils and so forth arc are being h In used and In almost every o or r case ase aset t the 1 g games suddenly l r turn to friendly Iy games meA of cards cads a few seconds before r ti thi officers arive arrive Officer Herick In speaking ng of th S last hUH evening said sid S oot Not long ago Sergeant Tout and ami I were informed that a certain well well- wellS S known gambling house how on Tw nty- nty k fifth street w was seas u being run wide op- op n. n 1 V J 1 e mid laid our OU plans Inn to walk into the he I t 4 1 Mace by hy surprise when suddenly an Electric bell hel z buz and we huai hell 1 f ot JHC one n say cops and when W we enS en- en nl l' l S- S red tr-red the ro room m there was US as no game ame In tn S progress and having Ing no iio 10 of course we could not arrest anyone r coull j I S Chirr Sel Seeks Ad kl Chief of Police Browning said Ja last lastS t I 1 t l J. J Jf h tn I d r I S c him thai th l ct h r f troll rom the national convention nt at at l kIt l t. t t frum ings h 1 ho Jj cn u t ht had l cul h hea l locks lock oi on 01 Jl 11 doors ami that gambling was n-as as being carried on secretly In his rom rom- I 55 the chief r n asked l ed the city at- at lorney How fur can we go as to breaking in doors and confiscating the gaming t paraphernalia The gamblers If i an nn asks for admittance refuse t t. t I on the tIle doors Now in case casc we gainS gain S S 'S 5 nu H entrance anti and ant fall fail Cal to find any games gaines gainesS s S In operation can Call we confiscate tho the devices if we find them in a u gaining i find people assembled room loom and also us in Ill a n place lilace supposed to be he fitted up al p S gambling I dont don't want for fot- purposes 1 to 0 make malie nn any mistakes and anti kindly lv ask askS S that you ou look up the he law and tell tel me S 1 Just how far I I. I can go The rue 11 gamblers H II seems are going to make malte a u j t r- r d effort to run tin behind closed doors efort L an and it I will vIll wil bo be necessary for th the cUy S and and city attorney to make our ur urS Tight against them in a systematic S mistakes manner and aini not to make any uny I I 1 be le glad to hear from you OU at your yourS I S S earliest con conen convenience en Opinion of Attorney In his Ills reply lelI City Attorney Bagley DaglY submitted the following opinion FI First t as ns to t the breal breaking open o of doors anti and anI making arrests the tho olcen officers S coor window may break real open Olen the door or of the building In which the person to I he 10 arrested I if Is or which they havo have grounds for believing him reasonable uele ad admittance ad- ad after having demanded a to be he in in and amI explained the purpose for tor which admittance i Is ll desired h It I In alt all cases remembered that must be IJ al l tJust of or misdemeanor nol an un must mut havea have havo a warrant In ill his Ills posse possession slon before ho lie hoIs Is 18 Q s authorized to arrest arret an any person the offense unless chan charged ed with an public offense wih Is committed or attempted attempt e ed in his presence and und In such Ruch c cases es esthe it iL is his arrest and the officer may arest such S warrant to arrest without a n duty lUt tho the bring them before and amI persons complaint to be tiled tHed and wa warrants war war- court a within a reasonable t time timeS no rants ants Is Issued ud time A reasonable biter such uch arrest S with all con m an wih al the right of of- of S speed slIced Regarding devices to confiscate cers CErs 10 such a I machines etc slot wh wheels ls vieS vie ylo- tou found nd In II t the hp potion og ot of iwi gambling respect to S hating IB th law ha In o ol of legislature thc Hie S I have to o m say ny ll that l delegated has not so far Iltis state staLe oI 01 of 0 to such S or of S and except In caseS case have no right 5 destro such propertY S conn atc or to would L I the I 1 however helen ice devices an I such S have a r right ht L 1 seize t tuch of using for the implements COl anti t I S their purpose them to show such but aft after r of ju justIce In ht a court th 5 be he re returned to use thc they should 1 S o nr owner S |