Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-10-10
cor THE LIMIT.
Adams and Raushmann Convicted by q
WalkerviIle jury.

Il
i Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock til,
case OF Territory vs.. Adams and Raush
mann, charged with permitting minor
John Bate. to gamble, was called in Judge
Herbert's court at Walkerville. J. Nc
Hatton appeared for the prosecution while
the defense was conducted by George Hal
dorm OF Mcbride & Haldorn. The prosecu.
tlon asked Tor jury OF six. John Bate,
bne complaining witness, was placed on the
stand and told his story to the following
enect: He was met on Main street, Butte,
near the First National Bank by man
TO whom he was stranger, who asked him
II ne could tell him where Meaderville was.
he replied he was stranger in town having
Just come from Granite. They entered into
conversation and walked down Main along
Fark street where Raushmann and Adams
were standing at the doorwhere their game
Is carried on. Raushmann handed them
calds and invited them in
TO SEE THE GAME.
Bate at first demurred, but the steerer
thought they would go in any way. Thew
went inside and the door was closed
Adams standing guard inside. Raush.
man explained the game to them. There
was show case with cards bearing figures
indicating the prizes attached to drawing
tnese numbers. A box with envelopes con.
tanning these numbers among a lot of
blanks was shown, from which the player
drew. Raushman explained that whatever
money they put up he would put up twice
as much, and if they won they got this and /
their own money back. The steerer put up /
sum OF money and lost. While Raush-
nann,s back was turned the steerer pre-
tended to take furtive look into one en-.
Veiope and showed Bate the
UPPER HALF OF TWO FIGURES,
which looked exactly like IL. He whisp.
,red to Bate that was the "sure thing ~
and urged him to bet on it. When Raush-
mann turned round again, after some by
play by the steerer, Bate was induced to bet
SIo on the supposed IL. It turned out on
investigation to be A, and Bate felt he was
Windled, as hundreds had been before him.
Eae evidence as to his minority was very
consisting among the rest of a
ertlficate OF birth from the parish registry
q England, where he was born, and Bible
lVen hlm on his sixteenth birthday by q
lister, all OF which showed that he is some
months less than 81. Mr.. Haldorn asked
I'LL no oiu HoU zee sign, NO minors al
owed to play" but Mr.. McHatton con.
ended he was not bound to notice it. Mr..
1aldorn
MOVED FOR NoNsUIT
N the ground that there was no criminal
ntent shown and also because it was shown
hat Bate was only there accidentally
'hich was not in violation of the statute
'hich should be interpreted to mean loung.
1g round the place or making habit OF
it. The court overruled the
notion after taking it under advisement !
,r an hour. At 7:30 the court reconvened
nd the defence introduced their testimony. l
was asserted that both the steerer and
ate had been asked their ages and that
ate had said he was 90. This was denied 9
y the complaining witness on rebuttal, g
nd the jury apparently preferred to /.
TAKE HIS WORD FOR IT IL
IAN the united testimony of Adams and 8
aushmann. After addresses by the coun. Q
i the case was given to the jury who were
ut about thirty minutes and brought in a 2
srdict OF guilty, sentencing the defendants t
, thirty days in the county Jail and one
1ndred dollars fine which is the extreme
,nalty provided by statute. The defend.
ats, OF course, took an appeal and gave
ond in $400 each. Tt was nearly IL p. M 7
hen the case was decided.