Show ARE AIE SLOT MACHINES GAMBLING AMUN fiA 1 DEVICES Case Transferred to Judge Whit Whitakers Whitaker's kers ker's Court on Change of Venue The fir first 1 skirmish in the coming battle h between t c n Chief of ot Police Pitt on the on j si side and the tIne owners of or slot machines on th the other which will vill establish tho the pr precise status of oC the slot machine was as fought yesterday yesterday yester yester- cst rda r- r da day afternoon before Police Pollee JU Judge Diehl DIehi in the criminal branch 0 of tho the pollen police courthen court When hen the case of ot otar Marl Mark ar Dates nates who is a n. clerk In cl cigar ar store 10 r. West It Second South street and anti who Is chal charged e 1 with operating a ua gaming mb- mb de- de vice was called callerI Attorney Soren X Christensen Christonsen applied for Cor a change of or venue to some ome other chimer court saying that Judge Dion h I ha had 1 already gone gono on r re record record re- re cord by declaring that the slot machine machine machine ma ma- chine was not a gaming device on and 1 the slot shot machine owners desired to have o the case tried before another Judge Julge and threshed out thoroughly and for Cor all aU time Judge Dichl granted grante 1 the change chang of or venue venue an and 1 the case will be mado made a test case by JU Judge gC J. J J J. J Whitaker n Inthe Inthe in inthe the city court COUlt some time during this present week probably No disposition lion tion will be mado made of or the tho other cases until the tho test case is settled It Is the understanding that If Judge decides that the time slot machine Is not a n. gambling device that the matter mattor will rest as the city has not the right of appeal oven o If Ir Iro so o dl disposed If on the oth other r hand Ju Judge g-e g decides that the slot machine machino is js a gambling device de the ilie case casp l hi ho Appealed to tho the higher courts r |