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Show CHINESE IN A GAMBLING H .; CASE H H Ear-Judgo J. D. Mnrphy today ap- H roared In pollco court, for tho first H tnno fiinco leaving tho bench, as ono H of Uio counsel for tho dofonso In tho H caso of tho City against Wong1 Loo, H A Tom und Sing Wong, tho throo Hl Chinamon avro6tcd on January 15 In Ht tho Chineso gambling Joint raided nt H that timo by tho pollco. H A demurrer wno oskod on tho H ground that In the two charges mado H by the city tho lost ono Involved H playing dominoes which, tho tlofonso H held, was not a -violation of tho gamb- H ling law, whether played for money H or not. The defense then under took Hl to prove tho point by a number of H opinions rondorcd in previous cases. H After quite a Ion? legal discussion 1 liotween tho court, tho lawyers for tho fl dofonso and the city attorney, the H court ovorruled tho domurrer. H Judge Murphy then requested a H jury trial, saying that In tho meantime an effort would he mado to produce decisions and opinions to provo that tho demurrer should be granted and the caso was continued until tomor- H |