The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-14

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Hobart Tuttle as an Expert
Witness on Faro and
Pool Selling.
WON s14. ON A SCOUTING TRIP
Freeholder BindernagIe on Trial
for Keeping an Alleged
Gambling Den at
Weekawken.

Philip Bindernagle, member of the
Board of Freeholders, was put on trial
today in the Court of General Sessions
for keeping disorderly house. The place
was known as Little Monte Carlo" and
was situated just below the old ferry. at
Weehawken.
Admirably located explained Prose-
cutor Winfield, in opening the case for
the people, because no officer could ap-
proach it without being seen, and there
was plenty of time to hide evidences of
gambling and other pernicious practices
carried on within its walls. If it should
appear that Freeholder Bindernagle was
not responsible for these practices-well
acquit him..
The Prosecutor called as his first wit
ness Hobart Tuttle, private secretary to
Governor Griggs, who had been sent to
see the place by the Governor, who had
received complaints about the disorderiy
character of the house.
Mr.. Tuttie said he visited the house,
ana found a long room off the bar in
which men were congregated. There
were a number Of posts in the room. on
end of the room was a partition, Behind
which he heard voices. Occasionally
some of the men in the crowd would write
something on paper and hand in money
to man behind the partition Then
the witness said, the man who received
the money cried out, They're off at ST.
Louis or New Orleans
Then" said Mr.. Tuttle. siI heard
some one cry out the relative distances
OF the horses at the quarter and the half
and at last he announced the winner
board the name of the winning horse A
line was formed and men received money
Back.
Counsellor Allan 7. lIeDermett. who
represented Freebooter Bihdernagie, OBJ
jected to this testimony because it WASH t
proved that Bindernagie was present.
Did d, yea invest any Of your money
Yes, 81 replied the private secretary.
smiling.
How much did you get back?'
Fourteen dollars was the reply, and
there was a roar of laughter and a cry
of Seven to one shot, by goshH
Witness, continuing. said he visited
another room and found people playing
faro, roulette, poker and other gambling
devices. He, witness, staked some money
on a device, but he could not tell what
it was. He ventured S. on this game and
lost.
!. so you heard nss, some one say. They're
on at St Louis? asked Mr.. MeDernott
of the private secretary.
yes, sir"
That was about the time of the Popu-
list Convention?' asked Mr.. McDermott,
and there was a roar of laughter.
Mr.. McDermott was curious about Mr.
Tuttle's knowledge of the intricacies Of
faro, which game the private secretary
said he saw being played in one of the
rooms. Counsel asked the witness if he
knew what .scoppering the queen and
calling the turn meant, but Mr. Tuttle
shook his head and everyone laughed
The next witness was Charles Binder
nagle, brother of the defendant Charles
carries on the business since last May.
He had never seen any gambling in the
rooms. he declared.
Were there any religious services con-
Quoted there of a Sunday?'' sarcastically
asked the Prosecutor
''Yes. sir, ball playing" was the inno-
cent reply and everybody laughed.
so that was the only religious SER
vice ,held?" asked the Prosecutor.
Yes, sir (Renewed laughter.l
The Clerk of the township produced his
records and showed that the license for
the house in question was taken out by
Freeholder Bindernagle.
The defendants case is that he only
took out the license in his name for his
mother. He never owned, leased or rented
the buildings adjoining that near his
saloon, in which the alleged gambling
transactions took place and was not
aware that any such practices were being
conducted therein.