Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-15

found in the rooms placed under arrest and
conducted to the police court rooms.
The police then crossed to the East side
after Wsllace's stock in trade. Here they
didn't find much, but all the chattels were
taken to the court, as was also John Jones,
who had been left in charge by Wallace.
At 5 o'clock things were finally
brought to focus in the police court. Mr..
Robinson, understanding that Mr.. Tanner
| would plead guilty to the charge of keep
ing gambling devices made in the search
warrant, and inasmuch as both warrants
were based upon the same days operations,
moved dismissal of the former case-the
| case which had been called in the morning
and continued until next Wednesday. The
motion was granted and Mr.. Tanner ar
raigned under the charge of keeping and
owning gambling devices. Mr.. Rea enter
ed plea of guilty to owning the funny
little things taken from Tanners rooms,
and fully described in the return on the
warrant, but stated that the defendant
would not admit of gambling with them or
having anything whatever to do with them
since the date of his trial, and paying a
fine for gaming couple of weeks since.
The court thought Mr.. Tanner should be
fully encouraged in his reformation. He
had abstained from gambling, and as the
minimum fine for the offense
of owning the little devices
on exhibition in the court room was $75,
and as the maximum fine was 800, he
would be lenient and only place the fine at
an even 800. That was easy change
to make.
Judge Rea-Hasn't the court made a
mistake and fixed maximum fine when it
intended to only place it at the minimum?
His Honor-This court meyer makes
mistakes.
The fine was promptly deposited with
| the smiling clerk. and Mr.. Tanner left the
| court room saying to Jordan, "fil throw up
the sponge: that ends the business
The names of the parties found in Tan
ner's rooms were next paraded before the
court. Mr.. Robinson moved tine dismissal
of the parties upon the ground that there
was no evidence of their guilt in the pos
session of the complaining witnesses. and
they were SO dismissed.
George NJ. Smith, being arraigned, e1-
planned that he had no gambling device.
and that he had nothing whatever to do
with gambling. In the absence
of Doc. Noble he had simply
taken temporary charge of the
rooms. His plea consequently amounted
TO in substance mot guilty." The trial was
continued until Wednesday afternoon, in
500 bonds.
The case of the colored janitor, Jackson,
coming up in its regular order was dis
missed upon the same ground as was those
against the men found in Tanners place.
st this juncture, George NJ. Smith,
after having entered into consultation
with a number of Doc. Mobiles
friends and Judge Rea thought that mas
much as Mobiles property had been confs-
Gated and as a case would be brought
against him also, concluded to withdraw
the plea Of not guilty and enter one of
guilty, SO settling the Mobiles house. The
court again spoke of being Intent, and
stated the minimum and the maximum
fines, concluding his remarks by fixing the
maximum fine, which was paid.
John Jones. he who was in charge of the
Wallace place, entered plea of not guilty.
He stated that he was only temporarily in
| charge of the rooms, while Mr.. Wallace
was absent-a matter of accommodation
to his friend Wallace. The trial was set
| for Wednesday afternoon, and the defend
| ant allowed to go upon deposit of 500
for his appearance.
The cases being so disposed of for the
time being, Mr.. Robinson stated that the
statute explicitly provides that
the court should destroy all
the gaming tables, cards, tabs, checks.
| chips, ETC.. ETC., but Judge Rea entered i
protest against such action being taken
by the court until the matter couid be
Thoroughly tested, and the court stated
that while the goods stood condemnrd he
would refrain from ordering thei; cesttuc-
ton until after the conclusion of the
| trial.