Police Smash Local Gambling Rings
A Saturday night raid targets the Peeler Block and the rooms near the People's Theater, netting three proprietors.
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The Reede gambling games in the Peeler block and the Considine games in the rooms adjoining the People's theater were raided last evening. Detective Cullihan went to the Reede games and arrested the proprietor of the place, D. M. Reede. Chief Jackson and Captain Bogan raided the Considine games and arrested J. W. Grisham and Hugh Boyle. The three men put up bail in the sum of $50 each.
“The three men put up bail in the sum of $50 each.”
This raid highlights the perpetual tension between Seattle's law enforcement and the city's robust, often illicit nightlife. A century later, while the specific locations like the 'Peeler block' have vanished or been repurposed, the city continues to navigate the civic fight over gambling and its role in local culture.
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