Show ANNUAL HOUND UP ija busy days for the city officials ai they gather ather 0 them the m in by pairs pa I 1 rs and bunches the midsummer mid summer roundup round rouia up reached vernal the latter part of last week and the early part of this week and in it some prime mavericks were caught marshal richardson was the handy handyman man with the rope took a half hitch bitch on his saddle horn and held his catches securely while city justice applied the branding iron some of the uninitiated to the tortures of captivity squirmed and bucked and balled when the iron was applied but the merciless judge recognizing neither friend or f foe oe held the hot iron firmly until the brand burned good and deep the professional gamblers were not noi caught in the net this time I 1 it t was business men almost entirely some of whom but seldom take a hand in even a private game of poker the games occurred in may but just came to light last week in the trial between W H burton and E birtsch over a matter of 25 hirsch claimed it was gambling money and told of the time ani and place he gambled in giving his hia evidence and with whom he gambled the first game wad waa in the back room of eriksons Erek sons place of business sometime in may B R R brownfield W 11 burton G R smith wait mccoy and L H woodard were brought before justice Neti eker on a charge of gambling burton and smith plead guilty and were fined 25 the other three plead not guilty stood trial and were acquitted E hirsch and M box admitted being in the game but bull as they were witnesses for the prosecution cution they escaped fine erekson was also a witness for the city the next game was held in 0 0 B St Sta leya aleys room in the coltharp block on this charge of gambling W H burton R R brownfield G R smith brig carter T W odonnell and lee mcclelland were brought into court A warrant was issued for W G lewis bat has hag not yet been served they all plead not guilty and stood trial in this game E hirsch and ray reader were participants but escaped arrest as they were witnesses for tv vernal city dr keysor who lives across the hall from the room in question oti was a witness for the city also the justice found them guilty and fined the six 25 each but to even up matters and give all a square deal the fine of burton and smith was remitted |