The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-28
KAHN VS.. STATE.
Syllabus Of the Court Of Appears De-
clsion or
These Celebrated Cases-Ihe fni! anu
Official Text.
A Dscliion Of Very General Interest.

The case OF the State OF Texas vs.. w. j..
Ksir. sppealedArom Dallas, and which has
gsinsd prominence as one of the celebrated
"samtllng cases, was decided In the court
si appeals this morning adverse 20 the APP
psllant. Following Is Judge Hurts opin'
ion IN the cast
The information In this Gaze alleged that
appellant Kahn kept and exhibited, and
was interested in keeping and exhibiting
teno table on the 18th day OF September A.
% 1883.
10 the information The lpp l.uI CO.
not guilty. former cDhylulOh ~ IAs ihay
ors court OF the city OF Dallas, former con'
v,etion and acquittnl In the county court
and privilege from prosecution by reason OF
having been summoned and testiiying in
certain cases before the mayors court. III
which the parties prosecuted we're charged
With the same offense contained In this in-
f)rmstion.
The evidence In support OF appellants
pleas OF former conviction and acqulttsl
falling to show that the offenses were the
same In point Of Identity aud transaction"
II Is absolutely necessary to assume aud
rus'sir the proposition, that the oiienses
toI which appellant had formerly been con.
victed or acquitted were in their nature
continuous, and the learned counsel, per-
ceiying this necessity, In his very abe aud
IA
hrst proposition. ..Keening and exhihitiog
ngamine table or bank are continnous Of
teases
The question, therefore, il this: Are these
Qnenees continuous in their character? II
hey are the pleas OF former conviction and
scanitiai can and should have prevailed.
These, we think arc correct Propositions:
Tristan oifznse IL indivisible.
Senond-It may consist M /, ,inole act mr.
4 series OF acts
Third-It NAV be instantaneous In i,s cop.
snmms,ion or il NAV reonire an ,nt.rvsl
Stime. Its, nevertheless, but one oissn-e
A brief nnaIysjs Of the above nronns,.
lions will lend ia 10 an easy soIutior, OF III.
main omsstion which is ays The ot,sncss :,
wnioh rs,srdsnt was oonvic,ad mr. .cou',,.o
s,ntiruon
Wniir ,t IA ,,ue tb,t an oifsnse 10 i,,iv,s-
abs s,ili ,fit coIslsts of a sinsle sot. ors
series Of ette. and 70 consums,e /, an nj inter.
va, ~ ,,,rs f,nnh an ir,s.ra1 o, ~, Sm iss
mean, nv certsin authors and n oninIons
n, Snprs;ne cnnr,s, ia no, rennirad 4 is no,
eontinnons in ira ~ tina 'sf1'e'' 40 "o'
we deem in nnnecesssrv IN orta- n, This
y,olnt nnon an swnisn, ,io, y, un., a.
srssn, bJ ,,,n,s,vsI ~ ,;,a',i y, VIM A., "
tbs thlrd nror,osii;on snov. a. 4, eli m
rnrely moi ne coutended H., 40 nr,nss
consisting Of but a sinrle act ~ can,innnns
IN TO nat. nature re-, ..,.
mist Of which The Ssfsndsnf stands sJso s
on Keeping ami exhibiiine = eeno ,abIe.
H,Z whiis - no, hn go, - i 49,
t,bis i wc cnn,inu u"y .. uts Una. Ssep'ng
syidently withont AID from ~ rocs s,.
hibi,ing ~ a singIs act and 10 no, oo,, ;nn.
sas But we are moi Jeff IN snecpIate or
reason nnon his snh,sci Il hs;na atsns "a
yod S S no ihs SnSs ~ peihg psc gGa
aeterm,nes in n msnnsr not ~ no dn,h,sJ
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asksbis lsngnsge. ,,Tha r,o.d a,hih;, 4.
in,enSs 10 si,n,fv tho .", o,S,.,,.,,;no az
e.ng ar ..ms ,o.S,hs nTsnnsa -, ty...i,,v
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,his ACT il made nsnsl "a -. 49,
act defendant wac convicted the ev;denns
shoriny rim or;i,v ~ ,ha uo ur"Vv
asSsndsns or,ha IN H. ~ S.n,.t..
is,a Hsxh,hitsd tano t:h,s TO- ~ ~.
~oss n, osm;no ), he v;oi.tsd ~. p.,t
his stsie. for Which the ststs hsd tbe r;,bt
70 demand the nsnaltv Ifhs eyb;hitsd sha
sshis 70, this nnrnn.s he nnn, u,i,,od .ns s
Snrbidden bv positivs Law for vh;cb Sss
aanexed on oonvIction n,escrihsd nnnish.
nsnt Ths stste hov.vs, ns;,ha. p ~ 30.
son iustica or Ia conid d.m"nd Lnt nna
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Tror 49,, SIo VIZ.
a. nd
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ascord-Ts NM. rr,rs ~ s.c1rS
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s'cs,y 81 ~ s $500 Unom,.,;n,shiu SO,
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pos.""ve ~ oTamss ~ sn az, 0 ~ nr,,ss;on
W.rs ,he hnrnsn hang on Sa,andsnt ~
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sesns ass ,, v" 49, ~. oer'ran ~ AZ
49, y, ,ha Ian no n,ns, n,ova ,hs ,dan
~. ,ue s -. nc or,,s,inr I'd ~ his cssa
49, ~ .n doss not ante, into the com ne.
.,t,on ',I lie olI.,.ss. ae must prove la.at.ty
m nns ,,i. s,,;ect NJ, wb.,,on IN his
s,pon ~ ,r,,r,rsI n,e,dirg and n,n,,ce
noA ~ r. hnrdar ~ rsrnn3sn, n,ior cnnI
sayt t,s s ee.,as y, npsrsad a. p,v ,hs
,.S0a ~ hs,n. man him n IL no, shi,,ad
sn,irr, ssoia, avidence Of the identity
omen iii 80" ,oa, =" charced mon him !,
yon ,,,. ~ W. $1,000 w;tSa,t ,aad.
10 TINS pop $40 a. ~ ~ avS
huol ~ .-us - as osso g., M
asncs msha ,nrs, n,annndsrs,s N
yor OF tne p, na NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of mai
I've .'s t,,cs N s,,nport the plea'
must suInce 70 ~ III ,,o xr,.
A very CO.. sr NJ. wh.,,on have
onght 20 De a.h'Sr ~ ' MA "a Gs.y
ri,t oe iouuu "a Doh H., g., snnoo,, ~ III
Nd c,se si,ea ~ Nh n.ian u,. hsing n,ose.
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se'ea NJ. ,, n v. in,o,cs,,nc I,nors on
an m S s,n d ss ~ ,isc.m ssr $50 10 one
we stn Gay OF Dg Ss1a , "a, ~ vne
sonsIhsn Iisrcs Ia y,;.p 4, . W. ,ad hy
ioss convict a. 'us LA a - ,h ~