Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-19

| Jury for the noon recess. at the request of the
attorneys, they were Informed that they need
not return until this morning, as the after
noon would be occupied by the counsel in
discussing certain legal points.
At the afternoon session it was admitted
by the defendants that at or about the time
alleged in the Information, the defendants
were, both Of them, engaged in dealing. con-
Quoting and carrying on, as an owner and as
an employe, banking game known as the
game Of tan. it being such game as is de-
scribed in Section $50 of the Penal Code,
this being the section under which the prose.
cution is brought that l. was banking
game, conducted and played for money, and
thss it was so conducted in this city and
county.
The prosecution admitted that the game
was dealt, conducted and carried on in a
room open to the public, upon the second
floor Of building on the premises described
in the information.
Mr.. Edgerton, in addressing the Court,
said the defendants in this case offer in evil
dencs sn ordinance passed by the Board of
Trustees Of Sacramento city, known ss No.
1S6. aud generally referred to as the gambling
ordinance. lie also offered Ordinances No.
10. also Section 1 Of the legislative Act APP
proved April l, 1864 The last ordinance
and the Act referred to provide for punish
ment for the violation of any legal city ordi-
nance. Ele then offered license, issued by
the City Collector TO the defendants, which
allowed them to carry on, from Septsmber |
to October l, 1883, 1.-THE business of gamb.
ling, tan game, in the city of Sacramento"
L. was then admitted that defen6ants were
conducting this game under this license. He
then offered to prove that immediately, and
for long time prior to the enactment Of
Ordinance 1S6, gambling, Of the forms of
gambling described in Section $50 Of the
Penal Code, and many other forms of
gambling and gaming, were extensively car
ried on in the city of Sacramento, TO the
great detriment Of the good order, welfare,
peace aud morals Of the community. That
the hjsct Of the enactment of the ordinance
licensing gambling was to suppress, restrain,
and limit the great evil. That the
direct and practical result OF the en-
actment Of the ordinance has been greatly
to diminish gaming and gambling in
this city. That prior to the enactment
Of said ordinance gambling was carried on by
collu7ion with certain peace and police off.
GERS and Deputy Sheritfs of the city, they
receiving money from these games, the con-
sideratiou for which was to keep it secret,
and TO thwart and defeat any law that might
have been in force. Some OF these officers
rGnLeQ EOOu5 lUE DuEDOo6E, IOI
which they received rents and it is a we'll
known fact, and can be proven, that some
have made $500 month, while others have
gro Rn rich at the business. The result Of
the enactment Of the ordinance licensing
gambling has been to wholly break up that
practice, and to turn into the city treasury
large revenue.
Mr.. Carey objected to each of the offers Of
Mr.. Edgerton, on the grounds of their being
irrelevant, immaterial, incompetent, and that
the evidence proposed does not constitute a
defense to the proceeding. It was admitted
that the ordinance referred to was duly
adopted and published by the Board of Trua-
tees. Mr.. Carey addressed the Court, occu-
pying nearly an hours time. He was fol-
lowsd by Henry Edgerton, who spoke on the
subject for over two hours.
At o'clock the Court adjourned until 9
A u. to-day, when the closing argument will
be made by C. T. Jones.
He PAID HIS DEBT-Yesterday an up
town saloon keeper bought cord Of stove wood
from q country wagon and had it unloaded ir
front of his building. An old tramp, who
had been sitting on the curbing on the oppo-
site side of the street, watching the unload
ing Of the wood, stepped briskly across the
street, entered the saloon, leaned up against
the counter, snd cycling the barkeeper closely,
remarked: "Sure and its glass of whusky l
wants and if yees will give me drop Of the
crsythur Til be afther carrying IN enough
wood to pay for t." The barkeeper glanced
at the man, then at the pile Of wood, and
then with an g ell right, my friend, see that
you do it" passed out a black bottle of chain
lightDing. The tramp walked out doors, fol-
l.. EN,- l,rG H.
see how his newly-msde acquaintance was
getting along with his work. When he
reached the door he discovered the wood con-
tractor nearly block away and going ap.
parently as fast as he could considering the
amount of tangle-leg he had imbibed. The
barkeeper pursued him, and when he was
overhauled he tried to excuse himself by say
ing he was just slipping around the corner to
get a friend to assist him. He was brought
back, and compelled to carry the entire cord
of wood up two flights of stairs, during the
whole time of which hewas guyed by num-
ber who had assembled to see that he did his
work well. 1t was undoubtedly the fret
honest days work he had performed, Tor hon.
est debt he had paid, in many day.
MILK WAGON WREcKED.-About o'clock
last evening" horse attached to one of the
milk wagons Of n. V. Hatch, which was
driven by lad about IA years of age, started
on q runaway at Seventh street and dashed
madly up K street. 1t was quite dark, and
several pedestrians narrowly escaped being
run over. The lad held all he could, but the
horse MAS perfectly uncontrollsble. At Tenth
street the corner was turned so quickly that
the horse was thrown, falling on his side, the
wagon turned on its side and dashed against
one Of the columns supporting the portico
around the Scrogg5 building. The wagon was
demolished, milk cans bruised, broken and
mashed in all kinds of shape, and the horse
lay apparently killed. The wagon was turned
over, che horse assisted to his feet, but the
boy, where was he?-stauding back OF the
crowd on the Sidewalk, completely drenohed
with milk. He, to the astonishment OF all,
declared he wasn't hurt bit, and said
no reporter would get his name; no. STREE,
when want newspaper notoriety I'll buy i!
that's me every time"
INCoRPoRATED. Articles of Incorporation
have baen fled with the Secretary of State
by the West End Mining Company, Amador
county. The Directors are A. l.. Perkins
tresidencs, Oakland), Frank Underhill, John
III. Duke, II. w. Vosburgh and Samuel M.
hinBston tresldence, Dan rranclsCOl. 1no
capital stock is s., 900 0OO divided into 1Oo 00O
shares at so each. Also of the Pacific Coast
Steel and Iron Manufacturing Company,
Melrose, Alameda county. Its Directors are
II. J. Boughton, Benicia; r. II. Lee, Ala
meds, Alameda county; II. X. Owens, San
Leandro; Andrew Graham, Benicia; and
Peter Stewart, Benicia. Capital stock, ST.
O75, 600, divided into 215. 900 shares at s.
each.
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