Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1909 — GOVERNOR AFTER GAMING RESORTS [ARTICLE]

GOVERNOR AFTER GAMING RESORTS

French Lick and West Baden Cases to Be Tried. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO AID Prosecutor For Orange and Washington Counties Has Conference With Executive In Indianapolis—Declaration That the Sixty-Eight Cases Now Pending Will Be Brought to Trial. Belief Conviction Can Be Obtained. Indianapolis, May 11. Frank S. Houston, prosecuting attorney for Orange and Washington counties, conferred with Governor Marshall concerning the prosecution of the keepers of alleged gambling rooms at French Lick and West Baden, with the result that Attorney General Bingham will be called upon by the governor to assist the prosecutor in bringing the accused men to trial. The situation thaj confronts the prosecutor in Orange county in cases of gambling was discussed in detail. Including the passive condition of the Orange county mind, due to the prevalent feeling that the gaming does no one in Orange county any harm, but on the contrary is good for the community, in that it attracts a great many hundred people to the place to eat Orange county products and pay the Orange county farmer and gardener for his produce. Houston said that there are now -sixty-eight cases pending against alleged keepers, and that every one of them would be tried. “I am going to put it up to the people of the county,” he said, "and will force every case to trial. “The first case, I believe, is set for May 18. With the assistance of the attorney general, I believe we can obtain a conviction in every case. At any rate, gambling at French Lick must stop.” PROSECUTOR OFFERS SIOO Will Pay Man Who Can Buy Drink Illegally In Sullivan. Sullivan, Ind., May ll.I—“ Statement s that there are many ‘blind tigers’ operated in Sullivan are lies and I will Offer SIOO to any Shelburn man who will come here and buy a drink of whisky Illegally.” This was Prosecutor Wood’s statement in reply to charges by members of the Shelburn town board. Wood, a short time ago, w arned that board that if the members did not stop protecting illegal sellers of liquor he would prosecute them for failure to do their duty as public officials. A cartoon was published showing Wood stalking a Shelburn tiger, while a Sullivan tiger was trailing him. Frauds Charged by Wets. Madison. Ind., May 11. —Managers of the wet campaign in Jefferson county have filed notice that they will contest the recount local option election in which the drys won by a majority of 103. Frauds and mistakes in the counting are charged.