The Crackdown on Seattle’s ‘M & N’ Gambling Den

At 10 o'clock yesterday afternoon, William Emerson and William White, the two faro dealers arrested by Chief Butterfield in his raid on the M & N saloon Thursday night, were brought before Justice Miller for trial on charges of conducting a gambling game. They both pleaded guilty and were fined $50 each. F.H. Wadleigh, proprietor of the games, who had deposited $1,000 for their appearance, paid the fines, and under the advice of the city attorney, the faro layout and contents captured in the raid were turned over to the city. Justice Miller was not present at 10 o'clock to try the cases against John O'Leary, William Clein, and Peter Chandler, the gamblers arrested in the first raid upon the same saloon; the cases were continued to 7 o'clock this evening. The cases against Edward Huntley, Mark Norton, William Way, Hugh Bates, and Peter Chandler, also arrested in the second raid on the M & N, were also continued to Monday at 10 o'clock. The cards and gambling paraphernalia captured in the second raid on the M & N are still at police headquarters.