Show HIRED TO GUARD CITY GITY I- I Officer Manning Confesses on Witness Stand to Being Poker Dealer IS OF TOM PITT Will iII Be Accused of Promoting Game on oil Which He Spent Money The Tho trial of the tho cases of gambling against Joe Riley Will Hopkins George Smith and W. W Yo I. I F F. Craig yesterday In police court brought out an unqualified confession con con- fe sjon from J. J C C. Manning a patrolman patrol patrol- ru man n appointed about six weeks ago by Chief of Police Pollee Tom Pitt that he has been a poker dealer ealer In several se places about Salt Lake C. C F. F Smith another new patrolman sal said saidie he ie never played pol poker er in Salt SnIt Lake but that ho had played playe a n. goo good deal mainly draw pol poker er in the last lust 25 years rears Riley Hiley Hopkins Smith and Craig were arrested on Tues Tuesday ay night at the Flour Fleur de e Lis It is charged they ther were pl playing SIng car cards 13 for mOIle money Officer Manning the confessed poker dealer was the first witness lie lid sal said that ho lie and Smith went into frito the Flour do LIs Lie bar and walked back to a room where four ou r men were playing Manning says sas that Officer Smith asked how much It would tal take c to get gel Into the game and thai thal Hopkins stated It would take 2 Accordingly It Is alleged I Smith bought the checks and antl sat In Ho lie played two hands lost his money moncy and then the game gamo was pinched h bythe by bytho th the tho two officers Smith testified to the samo sarno set of oX facts acts as did Manning with rith the exception exception tion lion ho lie said that Hopkins did not deal all tho the time He lie said the tho deal passed I i Instructed to It was examination cross h bj by X Christensen that brought out the inside in side of the tho game Manning said sald hi he had jad been Instructed b by Captain Burbidge Bur Bur- bidge to Watch atch the poker game said to tc tobe tobe S be operating at the Fleur de tie LIs Dl Did Captain Burbidge tell you ou to te topI pI play a. a 3 In the tire game gains was wan asked No sir ho dl did not and furthermore I did not pla play p In the tire game was vas Manling's Man Ian rungs lings reply How lIow long have liah you been on the tho Salt Sail Lake Lale police force Corce About six sl weeks What di did do before became you ou O 3 you ou a policeman 1 I I did ld several things I worl worked cd at nt different places said Manning Well said Mr MI Christensen tell u ujust us nt just one place you worked wOl I r worked for the Utah Light and I Rail Railway way company compan Did you OU ever e play pIa on any poker I havo have heen beena- beena n. n poker dealer at several L about Salt Lake was Mannings Manning's reply y I I. I i tJ- tJ A i- i f c 0 nt J 3 iOn i- i i On examination cross Smith declared the city did not furnish h tho the money for him to play poker and that he had not been Instructed to play to malo mako a n. conviction con con- Why hy h didn't you ou arrest the players as soon as you ou saw the game was asked Bc there was nothing to arrest them for la Is It not a l fact that the only money mommy you OU saw In Inthe the game was the money you OU put Into It yourself That Is true said Smith By Dy agreement the argument of the case was passed until this morning at 10 At that hour the defense will argue for a dismissal of the cose case on tho the ground the officers not only played In tho the game rind and thereby became a a. party part to It It bu but that In iii reality the they were wore the promoters of ot the game |