Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-05-26

IN the Superior Civil Court, Boston. Mon
nay afternoon and Tuesday, a case was on
triai against one of the MANY gaming bou.e.
10 Boston, kept by Patrick II. Coakley and
onaries J. Groves at No II Montgomery
pace. The case was brought by Willis l
co'e' brother of Henry G. Cole. for the re
covery Of $1,000. alleged TO have been LOST a,
cards on the 9Th and 18th DAYS of Aupus, 1880
10 gaming saloon at IL Montgomery place,
Boston Henry q. Cole, it app ar-, is Young
man, son Of Harrison G Cole, formerly truanr
"mcer OF Portland. He (Henrv) served hi.
ume AT the Portland Argus Office. and was
universally liked BY all of his fellow WORT
men and acquaintance generally. The rest
OF the story he tells as follows, in his testi.
monv before the court:
My name is Henry G. Cole; nv age /. 81
years; l came to Boston from Portland. Me
IN 1870; am a comp sitor and have world
on the Boston Daily News and Saturday Even.
ing Gazrtte: was married in the wear 1875
my wife died in April, 1880; she left all her
property-consisting of brick house at No. :
Myrtle street. Boston, valued at SIS. OOO-to
me l was executor of the will; | visited No.
i. montgomery place in August, 1880:
played faro on the second floor of the honse
NO. IL Montgomery place; at nv first sitting
on Friday evening, August 6, between & and
~ o'clock lost $40; on Saturday evening
August Z, loss $500 as the same place. mag
ing total loss OF $1,000. He then gave de-
scriphon OF the game. giving the position of
que-holder, game-keeper, oyerlooker. dealer
and players. He testified that on his first air.
ting he paid to Charles J. Groves, who was
dealing, $3.50 in cash and $500 in checks. He
SAID he paid his loss Of the second day, Satur
DAY, amounting to $500. in cash. Coaklev
was dealing when he first sat down to play
saturday, and that he had won about S75
when Groves came in that Groves seeing
how the game was going touched Coakley's
foot under the table and then the latter aris-
ing droves took his place; that he lost 1920
with Groves before he stopped PLAYING: that
ne nrSt went to IL Montgomery place with his
brother early in the fall of 1878; that he was
invited there by a frequenter of the place
that he lost all the money he had on his per
son at that time, besides $50 he borrowed
from MS brother; that he continued to visit
the bank right along from july, 1879, till Au-
gust, 1880, losing in all between $4,000 and
1000
Willis L. Cole, brother of Henry G. Cole,
testified that he had brought the suit in be-
half OF his brother; that he was - years old
that he came to Boston, June II, 1880; that
he was not gambler; that he had gone to 2
montgomery pace win MS brother, but Who'll
ly to try and prevent his brother from gaming.
DR.. Harrison G. Cole, father of Henry and
Willis Cole, testified that he knew when
Henry came into considerable property and
also of his habits of gambling. This closed
The case for the prosecution.
The defense called only one witness John |
A. Pope, whose testimony was that Henry G. |
Cole asked him to testify that he had seen |
COakley dealing at No. II Montgomery
place; that if he so testified and he won the |
case he (Cole) would make it all right with
him. After the Arguments by the lawyers
were made, Judge Mason made brief charge, |
and the case was given to the jury who. af-
ter short conference, promptly returned
verdict for the plaintiff of $3309.32. which
included treble the amount lost at the ia
bles of II Montgomery place, together with
full interest to date