Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-25
Hearing of Jockey Club Officers Post
poned Until Tuesday.
ATTORNEY MADDOX MAKES SUGGESTION
Large Crowd in Police Court An
ticipating the Trial.
INTEREST IN PROCEEDINGS

Anticipating the trial of the race track al
| legged gambling cases today, there was a
crowd of race men in attendance in Judge
Kimballs court this morning. President
Samuel S. Rowland Of the Washington
Jockey Club and the members of the board
of directors, against whom charge of per-
uniting gaming on the Benning track was
filed last week, were present. Attorney
Maddox, who represents them, was in
court early and said that because of an
interview he had had with District Attor-
ney Davis he understood the case was to
go over until next week Because of this
i understanding he directed his clients that
they need not remain.
Later in the day Prosecuting Attorneys
Baker and Mullowny appeared in court and
announced that they were ready to proceed
with the trial. He had the witnesses called
and all answered with the exception of one
man, who had not been found.
Mr. Maddox repeated that it was his I'M
preston earlier in the day that counSel Ior
the government would agree to postpone
ment but ne admitted he had been mis-
taken In discussing the proposition lot d
continuance ne said one phase OF the maj.
ter was presented to the grand jury lIhiiie-
diately after the examinations IN the oiiSe
C111rt and he had been advised that the
grand Jury has the question stili under COZ
sideration He thought II was ihaniles.s
improper to hear these cases unui sne
grand jury has acted upon the cases AOe-
consideration. 49,,
Mr. Rowland and the members OF l le
hoard of directors charged, he said' are
reputable citizens, who haa e yer M re Ia W
to believe that they were violating no law
This he said they had been told by tor-
Nor district attorney Mr.. Birney. In a let
| ter which is now on file in the Capitof.
Ask Congregational Action.
An attempt was made. he said, to nave
Congress enact measure covering betun9
| on the track and this bill was referred 10
the District Commissioners. From the CoH-
| nissiouers it went TO Mr.. Thomas, attorney
| for the District. and from him 10 MT Dir
rey whose letter shows that the law was
not being violated. In spite of this, ne
| said the defendants have been proceeded
against by nonresident counsel ana detecl-
| ives and he thought. under the clrcum-
stances, that to try these cases at thiS tiiiie
would be an lmproprlety-
| Judge Kimball remarked that If the de-
| PENDANTS were convicted in the Ponce Court
the action of Mr. RITney when he was us
| trict attorney would only go to the question:
| of penalty.
| MIR. Maddox, referring to the Alexan-
| driars engaged in the prosecutions, insisted
| that nonresident counsel were assisting the
| prosecuting attorney. This both Mr.. BAKER
| and Mr.. Mullowny denied. They said they
| alone were representing the district attor-
1 ney's office. While they were not prepared
to consent to further postponement OF
4 the case, they did not think the hearing
could go on because of the absence of the
defendants.
| Inc question was further argued and
| Judge Kimban set the cases for trial Tues
| day morning. Mr.. Maddox suggested We'd
| nesday morning instead, for by that time,
| he said the grand jury would probably re-
| port the other cases.
Attorney Baker Responds.
| Mr.. Baker said the grand jury's report
| could not in any way affect these cases.
| The grand jury, he added, may find that
| the wrong men have been complained
! against, and may ignore the charges on
| that account.
! The witnesses were all notified to appear
| in court Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.