Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-12 | Page 7 | Poolroom Victory

POOLROOM Fight on oil Louisville Exchange Exchange Exchange Ex Ex- Ex- Ex change Ends in Acquittal Acquittal Ac Ac- of Sportsmen f 4 The poolroom people scored another an- an another f other victory In the Criminal f ff r r. f court a jury composed of or twelve f ff f well-known well busin business ss men acquitting acquit acquit- f ff i f ting Ung H Henry nry and a af f ff f number numb r of at of ot the turf f ff f exchange which was popularly f supposed tp be run run by Mr f f ff on the Charge of selling sell- sell f Ing pools and rec receiving bets on f ff f horse races says a Louisville f Ky special The The I defense accepted ac- ac f 4 every Juror not not- nota a member member mem- mem f ber o of of- an association organized association organized f ff f for th purpose of closing the f and f ff poolrooms th the box Was Was- f speedily filled tilled f ff f All the witnesses saw that no f betting on the races races was going f ff f t on but none could say y th t elther f Mr or any ay one one cf f the the f ff f defendants co-defendants had anything to do doy dof f 4 y th the m management o of the f place Salaries were paid regular f ff f but nobody the money money mon- mon f ey came calpe from Crom and Receiver of off t f Commissions Walter f who confessed d that that he did not f ff f know ow of pf any n difference difference between en a ai I f bet and nd a a commission was frank trank frankf f ff f enough to say say th that t he did riot not f ff f care to know as as long as the f ghost walked at r regular gular inter inter- f ff f vals Th called only one f ff f witness witness who vho tes' tes testified fi d' d that that the f turf turf was ah an orderly exchange was orderly f 4 f. place f 4 f. A motion for peremptory in- in f for the defense Was f ff f overruled and and a l lengthy f ff t f 1 The ejury jury took ook the f ff f case before supper arid and rendered f 4 Verdict the finding a accused not f guilty v t t 4