Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1910 — PROSECUTES GAMBLERS. [ARTICLE]

PROSECUTES GAMBLERS.

Former Jasper County Man Making Things Warm In Gary. J. E. Westfall of Whiting, formerly of Remington but now deputy prosecuting attorney of Lake county, is making life a burden to Lake county gamblers according to Tuesday’s Gary Post, which says: “Nine south side saloon keepers were arrested this afternoon about two o’clock on warrants sworn out in Judge Ellwood’s court by Deputy Prosecutor Westfall on the charge of conducting gambling machines in their places of business. “The gambling charged is in the form of slot machines. The machines are all r 4rade machines, that is machines which checks or money can be played for checks on the house. Some of them can be played for amounts from five cents up to a dollar. “The prosecutor stated this afternoon that this is his first step in the move to clean up gambling in Gar} r and Lake county. He would not state what further steps he intended to take in the matter but he said the steps taken would have to speak for themselves. . “The men are getting a hearing this afternoon. Bailey, Kokotovich, Hecker and Prascsak pleaded guilty and were fined $2:? and costs.”