Show I GAMBLING CASES NOW UP TO COURT For Three Days Judge Murphy Has Listened to Argument and Evidence Special to The Ogden OgdeR Aug Au 15 The question as to whether tn U the crowds of oC gamblers ar arrested rested reELed ted in the Turf Turl gambling house by bythe bythe the police and aDd Betterment league eagUe officials dais two weeks wINks ago alro today were gath gathered gathered gathered ered in the mere social pastime of ot play playing lag ing cards carda or were betting real money DOW now rests r with Judge J 1 D Murphy of ot the local police pollee court For three days das the city has baa been placing witness after atter witness on Oil the stand to testify to the gambling alleged to have havo been going on at the time of ot the raid and with one or two exceptions the witnesses mostly Betterment league leacue officials have the severe cross Ire fire of ot the defense e pro produced but little litti accurate testimony One Oll Defendant The only testimony te offered today was that of ot George J Kelly real estate dealer concerning the leases lOOMS under which the gambling houses houlles operated With the examination of oC Mr r Kelly the prosecution rested its Ita case caBe and the de do defense offered no witnesses On motion of ot Attorney A W Horn J D John Johnson Johnson Johnson son one ODe of ot the three defendants was found not guilty and nd released for tor lack of ot evidence e The prosecution offered no objection The defense then theft launched into an i argument asking that J C Watt att pro proprietor proprietor proprietor of ot the Turf and nd Richard Riehard an au loyee be exonerated of ot the i charge chae on similar grounds Arguments for tor both side atliN were finished at noon and the case taken under advisement Tomorrow the trials of ot similar charges against t J F Smith and E K A ASmith ASmith ASmith Smith proprietors ot of the Elephant gambling house will begin This will willbe willbe be the most important hearing result resulting I ing log from the crusade |