The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-20
KoLSHoRN WENT TO JAIL.
HE PREFERS To SPEND a WEEK
THERE RATHER THAN PAY
$500.

He Made n Test of the Slot Machine
Case and Was Against Paying the
Fine on That Accountable. Leaken
and MIR. Fraser state the Two sides
of the Case-Judge MaeDOneu
Reads His Letter. TO the supreme
COurt-The Sentence Reduced From
Two Months 90 a Week-Other City
Court Cases.
Mr.. Charles Kolshorn has gone to jail
for a week. He decided yesterday. after
a hearing before Judge MacDOnell that
he would spend a week with Sheriff Ro-
nan rather than pay fine of 500, which
he was sentenced to pay as an alterna-
tive for keeping in operation a nickel-in-
the-slOt machine.
An account of the order issued by the
supreme court, permitting Judge Mac
Donell 10 amend his sentence so as to
reduce the alternative punishment has
already been published in the Morning
News.
Solicitor General Fraser was called from
the superior court when the matter was
brought up, and Mr.. W. r. Leaken was
also present as the representative OF the
defendant. Judge MacDoneu read the let
ter which he had written the supreme
court with regard to the case. Both Mr.
Leaken and Mr.. Fraser then made state
ments with regard to the facts in con-
nection with II.
Mr. Leaken claimed that the defendant
had no intention of violating the law, ana
did not believe ne was doing so. He also
stated that the machines had been stop
ped as soon as the supreme court de-
cided that their operation was in violation
of the law. He, of course, sought the
leniency of the court in behalf of his
client.
Mr.. Fraser, on the other hand, as rep
resenting the state, desired 10 insist on
a more severe sentence. He stated that
when the matter Of the slot machines was
first brought to his attention he told
those who We're operating them that he
would take no action in the matter if
they would stop it. They did not do so,
he said, and he brought the matter TO the
attention Of the grand jury and they
We're indicted. After this Mr.. Fraser told
them he would dismiss the cases if they
would pay the costs. This. he said, they
refused to do, but continued to operate
the machines and Mr.. Kolshorn, desiring
to make test case of the matter his case
was tried with the results already known.
In view. of these facts Mr.. Fraser did not
think the sentence already placed upon
the defendant should be reduced.
After hearing both sides of the matter
Judge MacDonell changed the sentence
to a fine of 500 and costs, or one week in
jail. Mr.. Kolshorn decided to accept the
alternative, and went 20 jail about noon.
He viii remain there until next Thursday
about 70 o'clock. II Is probable that the
others charged with the operation OF slot
machines viii not go to the expense of a
trial, but will make some other arrange
ments to dispose of the indictments
against them.
II is generally understood that the other
cases are on a. different basis from that
of Mr.. Kolshorn, who considered that his
being test case, he ought not pay the
fine, and for that reason he went to Jail
There are thirteen others against whom
indictments are pending, and it is hardly
probable that any of them will have to
paw the $500 fine