| Show I I I I I I I 1 CASES ASES CASESI I IN POLICE GOU COURTS T I Officers Saw Games Going on And Witnessed the Passing Of Money INMATES ADMIT PLAYING Told TobI Tul Proprietor Ho 10 Would bo ho I lii Testimony Of Or o Herald Stuff In Judge C B D Diehls court yester reter irly n afternoon the tho case casO of at the tho city vs S M 1 II H I Wilson Wison alleged to be proprietor of ot time tha Montana club or gambling louse house charged with wih gambling occupied he tho entire session and Ind was continued until this afternoon It I Is believed that I Ithe the he case cose will wi be concluded today I The ha place alleged to have been run runby runby runby by Wilson Wison was raided by b the police und and 23 men were wera arrested Allot them furnished bonds bond arid and were represented by Atys W V T and Judge M MM MM I nl M Warner The Tho prosecution o is being conducted by Aut Aset City Atty P J Daly Dily The he feature of yesterday afternoons session of the tile trial was WIS the testimony of ot Detective Dick Shannon und anti the ant summoning of ot four tour members membern of ot the tho Herald lerald Herl staff The rhe newspaper men len sum were William Igleheart man tiger nger A N McKay editor edior E r 3 B n Palmer lalmer city editor edior mud and ald Denny liena enn Roberts police reporter re orter SAW SMS THEM TH 1 PLAYING FLAYING I Ie The e first witness called was Detective i George R n Raleigh He lie testified that ho hue aes as on one of ot time tha olcen who raided th the place that when he demanded tunce ance to th place time the th door was opened for him that when he got Inside ho tie saw several leveral moon men p cards that chips anti and cards card were weN on c the tables tle that hat the defendant was sitting in a I genie game g me ot cards that the door leading into nto 1110 the place vince was locked antI and that there was a n push button buton and a look lookout lookout lookout out hole so arranged that an nn alarm could bs be bl given and that any ony person on entering the place could be seen een before entrance was gained Mr Ir Raleigh do you OU know knol what that re to liLlian atlon laton time tho defendant bears bear to tho thu place asked th prosecutor fUe He told me a n few tew days ago 10 that he ha halad I lad had rented the place said ald Mr Ir Ra Ua leigh TOLD OLD POLICE OLICE WERE WI I COMING The Tue most mont damaging evidence against the defendant was wan wal that given glnn by De Dt Dick Shannon and anti Detective Howard Wilton iIron The former said The Tha day lay before b fore the time place piece was raided I met tact Wilson at the entrance to the tha rooms I told him that I knew know gamb was WM going on and that If he ime did dil not stop slop It we would Pome comae COIO down anti and kick down the time doors anti and arrest him and everybody In the place What did dil th time the defendant pay fay J He Ue said salo oil all nl right ht I will wi cut It olt out ADMITTED GAMBLING On cross examination Shannon de denied nied 1 that he had stated that It It would cost every man lan In the place 00 each He le admitted however that he did say cay su suto to Wilson that It would cost him 00 Judge Warner then o asked alted ked the witness lne s sIs Is It not a fact tact that he lie told toh you Ou that there thero was wag no na gambling going on there No sir He lIe lt practically admitted to tomo tome mo me that gambling was going on SAW GAMES AND A D MONEY Howard Wilson testified tel that he hail had been In the time place Ilace two tO or three times be before before fore tore the tha raid On the afternoon af roon before the tho raid Wilson Wison said sid ho he was In the rooms In question and amid that games gaines jam f wore were going on He lie le said Paid he saw Still a 1 slough game In which 40 cents changed hands hand and that he lie saw nw a n faro too table In time the place Was there a 0 layout on the thc table No but the cards cads were pointed painted on n the tho table This answer provoked considerable laughter as al It displayed dl played Ignorance on the part ot of the witness as to what con constitutes a faro rao lay Iny out Ion then stated that he lie had seen stud poker played In the place but did dil not see Bee money change hands In this particular game m Do you Y u know kno how to play stud pok poker er asked Judge Warner Yes Ye Do you YO know as ni much about stud about taro faro poker as at you ou do Yes Yel sir You did not nt make any arrests at that time No sir Now as ns to the time slough game gains how do ilo you know that the game was played V Well Wel I heard a feller feler ay cay SI frog The answer caused another laugn laUgh Detective Matt Iatt Rhodes testified to tl some toune minor mtnor Incidents associated with wih the rail raid NEWSPAPER MEN IEN TESTIFY Then hen came the men amen Mr Igleheart was the thc first called c led to the tha stand Answering Mr Ir Daly tho the wit witness witness witness ness admitted that he was wu responsible ald for nil all al that was published In Iii the tao Her Herald Herald Do you yom know of your our own on knowl knowledge knowledge edge that gambling was going on In iii Inthe II the Montana club on oil 01 the night In ha ques quee question question tion tonOf ton Of my m wn n personal knowledge no noot Of ot my own knowledge I 1 know about abot gambling either In Salt Slit Lake or elsewhere Then Mr Ir Daly Do ask d Do you mean menn to say sy that you OU permit articles to be ite published In Itt your paper of ot which you lou ou know nothing about Tho The question queston was 35 objected to and Judge sustained the objection Who ho wrote the article ThiS hll was vas also objected to anti and the objection sustained Mews McKay and tind nd Palmer Palme were then called colell In tho the order named the same sam questions were asked objected to and the objection sustained DID DD NOT CALL CALI lIEN BEN nE nEMr Mr Daly did dl not call Mr Ir Roberts Rober In of the Herald He lie le left Ift that until this thU afternoon He lie le says sas he will wi use Mr Ir Roberts In him rebuttal If the defense defene at attempts attempts attempts tempts to show chow that no gambling was wu going on Mr Daly says cays that he out outlined outlined lined 1111 1 his plan of attack atack and having proved that three of ot the time newspaper newspapermen knew nothing of or their men moon own knowledge of the case Clue It I followed that Mr U Is I the only one erie who does profess potS to know and an he be proposes to have knows knos him testify and tell tel what he lie le ADMITTED At THEm THEIR CALLING CAILING When Mr lr Daly On concluded his case cac the tho defence put on several witnesses men who admitted they were professional professional Ional gamblers With one exception they all al denied that any gambling hall had been going on In Wilsons place PicC the exception being b In the testimony of ot otE C CE C CI E I Decker Th The latter admitted that he had seen games played for cigars |
