The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-31
poker A PERCENTAGE GAME
Is the Finding of the Pasadena
Jurymen
HANCE TURNER is GUILTY
Two Pairs of Popular Young People
81 Are Married
Farewell Party to a Departing Quest.
Southern Pacific Trains Now
Running-Brevities
HANCE TURNER IS GUILTY

Hance Turner. colored, charged with
playing in certain percentage game.
with cards, for money, to-wit draw
poker was continued today, occupying
Judge Merriam's court until about noon.
The room overlooked with spectators,
soma standing outside and upon the
stairs, where they could see and hear part
of the proceedings. The prosecution put
but two witnesses on the stand to prove
the essential facts in the case-Messrs
Carpenter ana Hobson, the paid detec-
tives or the enforcement committee. The
former swore that he visited Doc viii.
1ams' room in the Carlton anne. on the
Sth OF September and played draw poker
with defendant and two others. He played
z with 81 in chips. for which two and
half cents each was paid. Defendant de-
scribed the game, stating that Williams
took ''rake-off'' from the pile of chips,
the number being decided according to
the character OF the winning hand. two
chips being taken if the hand was a pair.
three If 1t were flush, etc. Witness also
testified that Turner had admitted TO him
and Mr.. Hahn that he (Turner) had
played poker, but that he did not pay
cash for his chips, but took them for a
debt. Turner also admitted that there
was rake-off in the game.
Hobson testified that he saw the game
in progress. Turner and Carpenter play
ing. That he was also in the pay of the
enforcement committee. Attorney Hahn
took the stand and testified that Turner
had admitted when questioned that he
had played in the game.
Three witnesses from Burbank were next
placed upon the stand to impeach the
Z witness Carpenter. Each swore that
Carpenters reputation is bad. Three
other witnesses from Burbank testified in
rebuttai that Carpenters reputation is
good. The defense also put on three club
huuse proprietors in Los Angeles where
poker Is played Damn, Johnson and
SmIth-who testified as experts that draw
poker is played there openly for money.
They desert bed the differene between per-
Centage poker. where regular percent
age Is taken from the pot and draw
poker, in which the rake-oH depends up
on the winning hand.
Justice Merriam in his instructions to
the jury SAID that if the game was de-
cided to be u percentage game, and only
in that event could they bring in a ver-
dict of guilty.
The Jury deliberated but short time
dict of not guilty, whereupon the pris.
oner was discharged They took but two
ballots, the first one standing eight to
one for acquittal and the other being
unanimous.
WEDDING BELLS
The marriage of two of Pasadena's
popular young people took place last
evening" when Rollin Miller and Miss
ILLUS Peck were united in the bonds of
wedlock at the home Of the BRIDES
parents, on the corner of Marengo ave-
nue. and Henrietta court, Rev. CLARK
Crawford performing the ceremony. The
wedding was private, only the relatives
of the bride and groom being present.
The house was becomingly decorated for
the occasions with flowers and choice
roses. The bride was beautifully attired
in an evening gown and looked unusu-
ally charming. After the ceremony the
guests, twelve in number, sat down to
wedding supper, while the pride and
groom were the recipients OF the heart
lest congratulations. There were a large
number of handsome wedding gifts,
among which was an elaborate set of sill
yer candelabra, presented by the San
Gabriel Valley bank, of which Mr.. Miller
has long been trusted employe, and
valuable remem brances from eastern
friends and others here. The happy
couple will at once commence housekeep
ing upon Yolo avenue, and the inmedi-
ate relatives of the bride and groom have
handsomely Fitted up their new home
with household furnishings. Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller will be at home to their
friends after November 10th at 1913 Y lo
avenue.
Another wedding which took place last
evening was that OF Rinaldo G. Bufkin
and Miss Anna Stratton, at the home of
the BRIDES parents on Moline avenue,
near Villa street. the ceremony being
performed by Rev. c. E. Tebbetts, pastor
of the Friends church.
The house was beautifully decor ated
and the bride and groom looked their
best, being panied by Miss Lizzie
Stratton and Mont Bufkin as they took
their places beneath the graceful arch
way OF ivy supporting q wedding bell OF
pure white chrysanthemums. The
guests, to the nun Der OF forty, including
relatives here and also in 4Whittier and
Los Angeles, were then seated at beau
tiful wedding supper, and amid congrat-
ulations the bride and groom were pre-
serted with many valuable presents by
their friends, who were glad to learn that
they will take up their residence here in
Pasadena.
BREVITIES.
A farewell party was given TO Miss
Barnes Monday evening at the new home
of her uncle, &. W. Arbbot. The enter
tainment consisted of violin and piano
music rendered at intervals throug hout
the evening by Mr. and Mrs. Sohn: Del
sarte drills and Rotations in costume by
Miss Lu Woodland; Instrumental music
by Miss Blanche Lewis; vocal music by
the North Fair Oaks quintette. Miss
Barnes lett tor her home in Iowa on the
afternoon overland yessedray, having
spent the past three years in Pasadena,
wnere her childhood days were spent.
The Southern Pacific company started
its regular trains today, and has moved
the ticket Office into the new depot build
Jog, although the work upon the struc-
ture is not yet complete. Agent Todd
will have fine quarters when everything
is complete which will be within a very
short time. He is selling tickets to Los
Angeles today for As cents for the round
trip and % cents for one way, but tomor-
row the com pany Will put ticbket on saio
at the same rate as those in operation
on the Santa Fe.
A lively race took place on South Fair
OAKS this morning bet cen the minister of
the Free Method t church ard his young
GRANDSON, the boy coming out ahead
He is u hayward youth and when he saw
the old gentlmean coming he made him
self scarce. with his grandfather in full
pursuit, to the great amusement OF the
by-standers.
Hotel Green opened this afternoon with
something over fifty guests. An elabo-
rate menu was prepared for this even
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