The record-union., 1896-12-20
HULSAPPLE WAS ACQUITTED.
How a Washington Jury Considered the
Case.
Tried by Eleven Jurors and Verdict
Arrived at by Ten of
Them.

James Hulsapple, the faro dealer who
was arrested in Washington, Yolo
County, a few days ago on a charge OF
gaming, was tried by jury in Justice
Gill's court yesterday.
The case is the direct outcome of the
gamblers war which has ragged In
Washington since the games were shut
down in Sacramento a short time ago,
and as a result the sporting fraternity
was out in force.
District Attorney Hopkins of Wood
Hand prosecuted the case and was as
sisted by G. w. GaIlinar, while S. r.
Hart of this city looked after the de-
fendant's interests. 1t was agreed TO
try the case with eleven jurors, the
panel having been exhausted before the
usual twelve had been accepted, and the
names of the eleven men chosen were:
Calvin Perkins, William Roberts, l..
Spiker, Robert Hatch, Ezra Casselman,
Fred Preston, A Casselman. James
Crum, A. H. Berger and H. Casselman
Charles w. Zile was the first witness
called for the prosecution. He testlhed
that on the night of the Sth inst. he had
visited Duffy's saloon and bet upon
faro game presided over by Hulsapple.
and had agreed to testify in order that
gambling might be stopped. A tough
gang, Zile said, congregated about the
place.
A number of other witnesses were
called both for the prosecution and the
defense, and when the evidence was
finally in the case was submitted with
out argument.
cit f1n i11y~u
stayed out and word was brought that
it stood nine for acquittal and two for
conviction. The dinner hour came final
ly, and the jury was turned out to for
tify themselves. Ten of them came
back, but at o'clock L. Spiker was
still absent. At $50 o'clock only eight
jurymen were in the room, and it was
reported they were having high old
time. A musical clink of glasses came
from behind the closed doors, and
sounds like the riffiing of pack of
cards were waited to the weary watch
ers, who Were waiting the outcome in
the damp, cold street
The three absent jurors evidently did
not change the aspect of things in the
least, as word was once more passed
around that the jury stood eight for
acQu1ttdl ana Two TOT cOuFlCllOl, WlLA
Spiker to be heard from.
Most of the jury took supper and
other refreshments in Sacramento, and
1t was not until 8 o'clock that the two
men who had held out became con-
WINGED that Hulsapple was innocent,
and brought in verdict accordingly.
The defendant was discharged. with
Spiker still to hear from.
1t Is asserted by some that the said
Spiker may object to the verdict when
he finally does show up, but it is
thought his protest, if put in, will avail
nothing.
Another peculiar feature of the case
was that Ezra Casselman, one of the
eleven, or ten, jurors, was a member
of the Board of Supervisors of Yolo
County at the time the law prohibiting
gaming was passed, and in all coun-
tries, even darkest Africa, such an ac-
tion is said to be unprecedented.
However, Casselman was not present
when the resolution was passed, and is
said TO have roundly cursed the entire
board to his hearts content in open
session for their action in taking UP the
matter after having promised to defer
1t until he arrived.
SO Hulsapple went free, and SO ended
the farce played before Justice Gill in
Washington yesterday.