Police Raid Pike Street Poker Room
Seattle authorities seize gambling paraphernalia from a cigar store, leading to a test case for local law enforcement.
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George Johnson was convicted yesterday in the police court of keeping a poker room in the rear of his cigar store, on Pike street, near McGinty's restaurant. A lot of chips, cards and other paraphernalia were captured by the police, and the question of their destruction will be made a test case of by Judge Glasgow. Pending a decision of this question judgment was suspended, the prisoner depositing $25 cash bail.
“A lot of chips, cards and other paraphernalia were captured by the police.”
This incident highlights the long-standing Seattle tension between vice control and business activity, echoing contemporary concerns about the policing of illicit spaces in downtown business districts.
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