National Republican., 1877-04-19
ulrEsrREEr PoKER-HoUsE.

Hearisg Of Geddss In the Police Court Yes
tsrtisg-Prssident Garfield, Of the Union
Club. Describes the Organization, wassch
was Granted Immunity ey the chief Of fo-
Hee-A Witness Whs Was 'sees."
IN. Geddes, the secretary Of the "Union
Club,- on street, between Ninth and rsnth,
and the alleged proprietor Of . gambling room
run under cover Of the name Of the club, which
vas spullsdn BY the police Of the fifth precinct,
On Tuesday nisht, spent, Il 10 presumed, rather
an unconfortable night In the renth-strest sta
tieu. and % rot IN the best Of spirits In the
Psss SeSri dSsr ys',sra.y %G,.Ss n & e,
fore TIE court and plead not guilty for his client
70 the charge Of Keeping q gane,ias house, Mr..
Clause IN the statute On which the information
vas based, and which did not include Poker IN
The es',lSsos 2, ls.. He sl.9 80 ~. az
"upiOn' Club to show that Geddes vas not pro-
prieter CT the piaee, and stated that II the com
have the club Indicted collectively. but Mr..
@. ddss uas not rssponsibls FOR the acts Of the
Judge snsli remarked that the act Of ineorpc-
ration would not do away with the Law or legal
iIe . ks1biink room
him In tAe street, and compia'ued that he had
lost .ensy in sanelins .esr and Sansed ,s NJ, him =,
the T1fth precine. station, where the yoang man
made his complaint. and Oncer Maeh ahoa went
With Ssrsesnts Fainisf and Leach TO the house
eonina Co % cu;, % and % prseesdIrs Upstairs secured =
quantity Of cards and cheeks, and took possession
ofths room. They ar.e.tsd also tve other men.
Sergeant Leach testihed similarly In reference
to the arrest Of 0eddes and said that ut the sta
ton Geddss eHsred to refund the money lost At
sws., is Pessr-" asked the Court; "a game
.Yss," answered several lawyers at snees
II only wanted to know as matter Of proof"
remaIk ked the Court, with smile at the enlight-
enei lawyers, and the case proeeededl
WHAT PRESIDENT eARsIEIp HAD TO SAT-.
an .a.s s. se y
bers He gave short sketch o. the origin Of the
opss sa
O'Clock in the afternoon until II At night; there
s q Ss sr
| Enjoy thss..lS:s i every wv .ss y ssss ..s p,op.r
ma. mad. e;n eaes month 10 pay run
Ming expenses. when there vas . surplus fund
sssn to sss pss',s sns.s,s' ~. IN: sS,g:
sIPlsissd Sov they usIs used in eoastins %
esips ..isss ~ s.sssr. esoss 70 q %. Wssa q; ;
| Eaas toe money Vas glayed. useaiiy an assess
asasyns tree tfs sssss.ss ~ M 4 he club. osddss i ss1
l no more to DO win IL than any other member o.
| tse club.
RICHARDS eaAxTs TIE Clue IMMUNITY.
l when the elsb oryas,sed,r said the witness
ae,iy what the organization would be, SAYING thA
i n Lsrs vas anything ILLEGAL vs wouldn't organ
ire and he said 10 ahead ~ The witness continued
| that NO one owned the organization Tho rule
/ we're very strict about allowing strangers int,
the reons Rs.idsnts q The city ware limited =
they became members. Strangers could receiv,
admission eards, which were keod for ten days
i poker there myself" said the president Of tn
| Gnion Ciub, frankly, aim rather fond Of IT.
when / have any thing to play IL With
peared that the room vas kept and used as
| Esmblir room, each Of the members Of the elu
could be proeeeded against, and he nnsd Nj
Geddes go, frcu which an sppeal was taken
TEE ABsEsr coNrLAISASr.
One Of the noticeable features OF the trial va
IisatsnaSt siippsn thai he had iost 50
| Geddes' place Tuesday night Thorn hun
aresr the station- house, and vas mad enOug
.sSa. b, isss ISnsy sS ssrs sSs
| In the Police Court his name was casually II
ferred to by the District Attorney, but no va
| not present A police sergeant Who vas aske
y @P fss rsh g Il.
| Mr. Thorn had ajumpedr to avoid testifyin,
Tho Union cub people had ..raised" an
n Hs ind n Ssa %s. 'Saps nIs
neesasary as Il vas supposed IL would be, as n
| president Of the Union Club himself tol
enough about the little games that were carrie
An obssrsant police oineisI who takes no stoc
| In the plausible stories told bv the members
| the club, remarked, after hearing the case trie
msnbers Of the club was to get men in ther
| and neece them out Of their money by clever cal
l shunimg. Under Judge Snelrs opinion. the poli'
Il sN.A b.r aks To- Es 4 tkaa