Evening journal., 1893-02-21


This City Connected with a Supposed
Social Club Room ON French street.
Clinton Buckley Secured Money on
Wagon TO Gamble.
A social club room which has been
leading many young men, the sons Of
prominent people to ruin, has been
broken up by Detectives WitsIl and Nc
Vey. They had been working on the case
FOR several weeks and yesterday succeeded
In securing the leader Of them
In the Municipal Court this morning
Andrew Fountain was charged with
keeping a gaming table at No. 1874
French street on January 28 He was
arrested yesterday afternoon by Detect
ives Witsil and Mcvey. H. II. Ward
represented the prisoner
Clinton Buckley was the first witness.
and he testified that he was 10 years old
and lived in Baltimore. He had played
straight and stud poker for money
almost every Saturday at No. ..S24 French
street On several occasions he played with
Fountain from 10 o'clock in the evening
TO and o'clock the next morning. He
said that Fountain had taken money out
Of the "pot' without having won it.
saying that IL was to pay for heat and
light He also played with Harry Hud-
son and Edwin Goodley for money. He
was at the place about six times every
week, as often as he could get money
In order to get funds he sold set Of
harness TO Fountain for 50 and afterward
secured the loan of $40 on carriage
from another party. He lost almost all
Of his money with Fountain and never
won any. Detectives Hawkins and
| Hatton warned the young men In the
room on January 13, not to play for money
again He played poker at Fountains
| place at Second and Shipley streets
often. Every one who engaged in the
game there had to pay % cents for a
seat. The money was usually collected
by a man named Stewart.
Harvey Pennewell was the next wit
ness. He was unwilling to make volun-
tary statements. He said that he bad
lbeen present. on several occasions ut S24
French street when the young men had
been playing "stud" poker for money.
He had known Buckley four years having
met him at Delaware College He did
not know how to play the game
himself He was secretary and
treasurer Of social club which
had no name. and rented the room
from W. d. Miller for $40 month.
There we're ten members In the club and
each one paid 5 month for the rent Of
the room. He said that Fountain had
been barred from the room once because
he was too strong for the boys. When
asked II he had been In conversation
with Fountain since the latter's arrest,
he said he had seen him last evening.
wItsn restInes.
Detective Witsll was called and testl
fed TO the arrest Of Fountain and having
secured the witnesses against him.
Fountain told him that he did not keep
gambling table and knew nothing
about IL and said he rented the room to
the boys indirectly through his agent
that out Of each game he got % cents
for coal and gas. Here the state rested.
Hawkins for the Defense.
The first witness for the defense was
Detective James L. Hawkins, who stated
that on January l3 he and detective
iatton went TO the club room and found
the game in operation. He said they
we're playing o or 10 cent ante and money
was on the table. He told the young
men present that they must break up
that business OF they would be brought
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was then broken up.
! Mr. Hawkins on being questioned by
the city solicitor did not know what a
jack pot was as he was not familiar with
the game. He did not know whether
money was taken ont of the pot or not.
De further stated that he had been IN.
structed by the chief of police TO break
up the club, because a well-known gem
tleman had reported that his son was
selling every article he could secure in
order TO obtain money to gamble.
Vincent Berry was the next witness
and said that he was the occupant Of the
J store underneath the club room, and
} that Fountain paid him for every bucket
4 Of coal that was used.
At 1.f0 the testimony was all in and
2 Judge Ball held Fountain in 81 600 bail
for the Court of General SESSIONS.