Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-25
TRICKS OF THE WHEEL.
The Way the Fortune Wheel and
Turkey Rattle Were Carried On.

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Turkey Rattle Were Carried On.
Noah Camps and Max Pasen. the two
young sports who were arrested for rum
ming the turkey wheel Of fortune swindle,
were given hearing yesterday before
Magistr ate W airing Russell.
The place was on Broughton street, a
few doors east of Porter's drug store.
Both of the defendants claim to be from
New York. Confinement ia the county
Jail, although only for three days, seemed
10 have had some effect OF Camps, who Is
rather good looking young fellow.
Solicitor General duBiguon called
Sheriff John Il. Roman for the first wit
ness. The Sheriff stated that he served
the warrants on Camps and Pasen Tues-
day night. The room in which the game
was being carried on was open and there
was big crowd around the counter. One
man was turning wheel and the other
was handing out paddles. The Sheriff
dld not notice the game especially, but
arrested the men who seemed to be con-
Quoting it. He identified Camps as the
one who handed some man i'll the crowd
quarter and who remarked that the
game was closed. In few minutes the
place was closed up.
May Henderson testified that he won
some turkeys in the place. The game
consisted Of a wheel with numbers from
one to thirty-sIx on it. Six paddles, each
containing six numbers corresponding
with those on the wheel, were offered for
sale at 25c. paddle. The wheel was then
given turn and the holder OF the paddle
bearing the winning number was offered
either a turkey or 81 %. 1t was option al
with the winner whether he would take a
turkey or the money.
The players made 25c. on every 81 So
AT that point in the evidence Solicitor
General duBignon asked the witness IL he
knew anything as TO how the game came
to be started here. Walter Charlton,
Esq, who represented the defendants,
objected to the question. Mr.. duBignon
remarked significantly that there might
be others who ought to be bound over and
he thought it was to the pu0lic's interest
that the question be answered. The
Magistrate, however, ruled it out.
Tom Golden said that he was In the
place one night and saw the game run
ming. He did not see anyone get a tur-
key, but he saw several people get ST %
apiece. The witness was offered q paddle,
but he did not want tame turkey.
A c0lored barber stated that he invest
ed quarter on the game and won. He
did not hear anyone say anything about
turkeys. although he saw turkeys in the
room. The witness got 81 % aud tried
the game again and won. He intended
to take turkey the next time, but he did
cot win any more, and when he quit he
was dead broke.
Camps made statement in his own de-
Tense and said that the game was started
by party of four. Al first there was
woman interested in it and she sold the
paddles. The players merely took
chances on turkey and il the winner did
not want turkey the commission mer-
chant would buy the fowl for 81 %. Camp
considered the business just as legitimate
as the buying ana selling of goods in
regular store. The proprietors paid the
county $25 tax and understood that they
were licensed to go ahead. Pasen. the
witness added, was paid 75c. a day to
clean out the room, feed the turkeys and
roll the wheel.
Pasen said that he did not want to make
sta emeut. The Solicitor General ar
gued that, under the law, both Camp and
Pssen were principals, and they were
each committed to Jail in default of $500
bond for their appearance at court.
1t is understood that the Solicitor Gene
raj has Information to the effect that GER
tain parties in the city were interested in
the game and received third OF the
profits, and it was that point that he de-
erred TO bring out through the witness
Henderson.