The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-15
EVIDENCE OF POLICY
RESULTS OF MAYOR KIEFER,s
RAID AIRED IN THE MUNICH
PAL COURT
THE CASE IS CONTINUED

License Inspector McIntire the
First Witness Examined, and He
Identifies the ParaphernaIia Cap
tured-JOhn Christian Also Tells
What He Doesn't Know About the
Game of Policy.
Mayor Kiefer's raid on the alleged mol
icy shop at "a East Third street. a. week
ago, came up for an airing in the mu-
n1cipal court yesterday afternoon. De-
spite the attempt of License Inspector
McIntire to create a sensation by a story
to the effect that the men charged with
frequenting the place had left the city,
! the accused walked into court when the
case was called. The license inspector,
who modestly assumes the entire credit
Tor the raid, took a seat back of the prose-
cutting attorney, while John Christian,
OF the building inspectors department,
planted himself back of McIntire While
the preliminaries were being arranged.
Chief of Detectives Schweitzer came into
the court room and a few minutes later
'SN' AO-AO"CO ny EI6uutG MANNER, the
mayors private secretary. The prosecu-
ton is being conducted by Assistant City
Attorney Griggs and Assistant City At
torney Arnold. Stan Donnelly is looking
after the interests of the defendants
The charge against the men arrested
In the alleged policy shop is gambling.
The accused gave the names Of Allen
Kendrick (colored), Charles Morton. Ed
ward Behind, John Wilson (coIored, and
George Lawrence. The latter's correct
name is Reilly and he is alleged to have
been the proprietor of the game.
Little of more than passing interest
developed as far as the trial went yester-
day. License Inspector McIntire. the
first witness. identified the paraphernaIia
offered in evidence, as the outfit seized
the night he assisted Mayor Kiefer in
raiding the Third street place The next
witness was John Christian, who it ap-
pears is to be the star witness for the
prosecution, as he was the individual
who visited the alleged policy shop and
claims to have played the game. He
told all about his experience on Third
street, smiling happily the while, as
though relating a good joke upon some
one, but sobered up with a start when
brought up against the question as to
what game he had been playing during
his cross-examination. Witness was
compelled to admit that he did not know
policy game from a fifteen puzzle, ex-
cept that he had been tod the game
ne was playing was policy. The force
OF Christians testimony may be in
ferred from Judge Hines statement in
admitting as evidence the various articles
seized, which was done after Christian
had told his story.
The articles may be admitted" said
the court, ''but it must be proven by the
prosecution that they are gambling de-
vices"
In general, Christians story was to the
effect that he had been requested to look
up evidence against the supposed policy
shop at "a East Third street by Mayor
k1efer He said he had met Reilly at
the Olympic theater Saturday afternoon
and that Reilly had offered to sell him q
policy ticket. Reilly told him to come
to "a East Third street at $50 that even
Ing and he could do so. Christian went
at the appointed time and testified that
he purchased ticket in what was called
the home drawing" In describing the
drawing, Christian said:
II paid % cents for ticket entft1inp
me to five chances Reilly conducted
the drawing. There was a glass candy
jar filled with little tubes inside. which
were numbered pieces of paper. The
drawing was done by a boy about twelve
years of age, blindfolded. Reilly held
the jar aloft and guided the boys hand
into It, The boy pulled out fourteen OF
the little tubes, when the pieces of pa
per were exposed and the numbers there
on read off. AS fast as they were read
OF the slips drawn out were posted I'D
on a board by Morton. None of tho
numbers [ had selected won anything.
Christian identified the numbers that
had been posted up on the board and the
ticket he claimed to have purchased
for the drawing. He said Reilly had
told him there would be other drawings
that evening. Witness said he pur-
chased his ticket from Kendrick one OF
the negroes under arrest in the case
Under cross-examination witness was
asked what he knew about gambling
devices
Nothing" he replied.
DID you not invent a gambling de-
vice some years ago and take it to Chi
cago to be played?" demanded ATTORNEY
Donnelly.
Christian said he had not done any,
thing Of the kind, when upon objec-
ton from the prosecution, the question
was stricken out.
"Ao SeHl YOU 10 mo. 81 East Third
street," was asked.
Mayor Kiefer' replied the witness
You bet on those numbers you claimed
to have bought, did you not?"
Yes, I suppose I did"
OF course you did, and that was gam
bling, wasn't it?"
Il suppose it was"
DO you know anything about a policy
gamer"
mo, only what I have been told"
How do you know you played policy?"
Reilly said 1t was policy"
What is this?" asked Attorney Dom
nelly, picking up the wheel in which the
numbers are turned about.
Il don't know" answered the wit
ness.
What part of a policy game is this
rubber stamp asked the attorney,
fourishing another article.
'I don't know"
What Is this blackboard with the fig
ures on it for?''
81 can't tell you
Did you ever play policy before?"
mo, sir"
What do you know about q policy
game. then?"
told"
At this juncture the case was con.
tinued until o'clock this afternoon.