Evening star., 1898-11-19
RACE TRACK CASES
nHCL IHNN CHOLO
Defendants Appear in Court and
Answer the Charges.
B0oKMAKERS Held For GRAND JURY
Jockey Club Officials Give Bail for
Future Appearance.
PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY

Fifteen defendants in the race track
cases of alleged gambling appeared in the
Police Court THIS morning and answered
Charles Stunts charges. Joseph E. Ven-
dig was the only~defendant who failed to
appear, and 1t was explained that his alb
sence was caused by his being out of the
city. The cases against President Samuel
s. Rowland and other officials. charged
with permitting gaming, were set for trial
Friday of next week. while those against
the bookmakers for the alleged setting up
of gaming tables Or devices were sent to
the grand jury, the defendants waving
examinations. The bond in each of these
cases was fixed at $500, which was promptly
furnished by a New York trust company.
Prosecuting Attorney Baker appeared for
the government, and informed the court
that he understood examinations would be
waived in the grand jury cases and that
jury trials would be demanded in the cases
to be heard in the Police Court
Attorney s. w. Maddox, who represented
the defendants, agreed that Mr. Baker had
properly stated the course intended to be
pursued by the defense. Mr. Baker said he
was willing that the court should accept
the personal bonds of defendant Rowland
and others connected with the jockey club
and the race track, as they are all reY>re-
sentative citizens, and it was not the n
tention of the government to put them to
extra trouble when it was certain that
they would be in court. This was salts
factory to both the court and counsel for
the defendants, the names of those who
answered being Samuel S. Rowland Jesse
Brown Morris Cassidy, William H. Bar
rett, Samuel Ross and Charles d. Mccoy.
Clerk Reads the Charge.
They stood in a row in front of the court
and clerks desk, and Clerk Potts. calling
President Howlands name, read the charge
to the effect that the defendant, with
in the jurisdiction of this court in a
certain house, building and premises, the
said house, building and premises then and
there being IN the possession and under
the control of the said HowiaEd, did know
lngly permit to be set up ana used a certain
gaming table. for the purpose of gaming
at which there were bet and wagered mon
ey ana other things, against the form of
the statue in such case made and provided
and against the peace and government of
the said United States"
Are you guiltyAor not guilty?" asked the
clerk, when he had finished reading the in
Not guilty" vas President Howland.s
answer.
viii you be tried by judge or jury?"
BY jury was his response
The question of, bail having been settled.
Mr. Baker moved that a day be set for the
jury trials He suggested Tuesday or We'd
nesoay OF next week, and said it was his
races are over. This he wanted done for
the reason that most Of his witnesses are
men who follow the races and who will
probably leave the city when the season is
over.
This is a sort of job lot" remarked Mr..
Maddox. There are reformers here from
abroad and some of, them are all the way
from Alexandria.
The question Of reformers does not enter
into these trials, Mr.. Baker said
The defendants mentioned then gave their
personal bonds and stepped aside, and the
others under charges, Max Klein W. ].
Connor, Gottfried Walbaum. Solomon Lich-
tenstein, Edward NJ. Gaines, Matthew
Looram, George A. .Wheelock Charles
Emerson and William Snow, stepped to the
front. AS already stated they are accused
OF setting up a gaming table for the pur-
poses of gaming.
Mr.. Maddox said he would waive the read
ing of the warrants in these cases. 1t was
his desire, he said, to enter a plea of not
guilty in each case and waive an examina-
ton. This he did, and Mr.. Baker said he
would be satisfied with a bond of 500 in
each case. He said arrangements had been
made to have a surety company give the
bond and this was satisfactory to the gov
ernment