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LESSEE BARRICADED FRENCH LICK CASINONew Man Bids $52,000 a Year lor Privileges—A! Anderson Returns to LogansportA1 Anderson, formerly employed by , sion. Ballard Is expected to resumeA1 Brown, who has had the Casino ac French Lick for several years, told friends in Logansport yesterday that| the closing of the casino was due tothe games there as soon as possible.It Is understood that A1 Brown's lease had two years yet to run and that he stood on his ‘'rights’* until the management of the hotel paid himj the trouble between the owners o£ the J $35,000. The 535,000 paid to Brown is casino and Brown, the former lessee. ! partly for the furnishings.Anderson said that the attempt was i The cutting out of the Western Unmade to force Brown, who was paying i ion companys racftixacfc service, it is$20,000 a year for the,gambling privi- | reported by Anderson's friends, was leges, to vacate the casino in facor of | one of the incidents in connection Ed Ballard, of West Baden, who Is un* | with the passing of the casino privl-derstood.to have offered $52,000 a year i leges to the hands of Ed Ballard, who for-the privileges. According to An- j already controlled the gambling privi-derson's story, Brown barricaded the • leges at West Baden., casino for three days and nights, de- I It would appear that the closing offeeding It from those that would dis- \ the casino was not the result of the possess him, at last giving up after i Governor’s campaign. It tls known.he had received $35,000 In cash. He j however, that the Governor has had lt;then released all o^hls men, Anderson j two representatives at French Lick being ones and left Ballard in posses- j and West Baden gathering evidence.
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Logansport Journal
Logansport, Indiana, US
Fri, Aug 11, 1905
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