Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1916 — SEVERAL FINED FOLLOWING RAID [ARTICLE]

SEVERAL FINED FOLLOWING RAID

Four Drew $33.15 Each and a Lot of Others Warned—Prosecutor Heaa After the Sports. Remington Press. Prosecutor Hess was over from* Kent Land Tuesday and held a sort at grand jury proceeding. A great deal of evidence was secured which allowed no less than four full Hedged and healthy gambling places. The evidence was complete and conclusive and there is reason to believe that prosecutions of these persons would have a wholesome effect. It was a noticeable fact .that after his arrival in town had been observed there was a wholesale lot of business that had to be attended to at once. Of those concerned only one was found who stayed in town and faced the charges.

Later the other three were assessed the same fine, $33.15 each, far keeping gambling places, which they paid. Those fined were John S. Zimmerman, Orval Maxwell, Andrew Hurley and George Chappell. A large number of young fellows and boys even, who ‘had been playing cards for more or less small amounts of money, were before the prosecutor, and are subject to arrest and fine the same as are those who have been gambling rgularly. These have been assured that if they will stop now and do not gamble any more they will not be prosecuted. The charge, however, still hangs over them and they are subject to prosecution at any time on the sworn evidence now in the hands of the prosecutor. It is regrettable, but Remington has always had a reputation of being a great place for gambling and it is going to take some drastic measures to clean up the town and stop that kind of business.