Evening journal., 1900-01-22
John Gostrayer Paid SO Saturday
for Small Glass Ornament
at Moorish Palace.
EFFORT TO SETTLE THE CASE
MADE BY MANAGER CONNOLLY.
or THE JOINT NO. AIS MARKET
STREET BUT JOHN REFUSED
MONEY OFFERED HIM-CAsEs
BEFORE THE COURT.
BEFORE THE couRT.

John Connolly was arraigned In
City Court this morning on the Charge
OF maintaining q gambling device at
No. AS Market street. known as the
Moorish Palace"
The method OF the game which Is
alleged TO have been conducted In the
place has been fully described in the
columns OF the Evening Journal and
the place fully exposed
The prosecuting witness this morn
ing was Joseph Gostraver. an unsophis-
ticated German, who claims to have
lost 50 on the game. Gostravcr was
represented by Attorney Harry p. JOS
lyn, who asked for a pOstponement on
the ground that he had just been called
into the case.
Judge Ball stated to the attorney
that It had come to the knowledge OF
the court that the prosecuting witness
had made the assertion TO Chief Dolan
that Connolly had offered him induce
ments TO drop the case. and that he de-
cided to hear the prosecution. but
would grant the defendant o continu-
ance until tonight. in order that he
might prepare his defense.
WANTED TO SETTLE.
Costraver was then called to tho
stand, and stated, through Interpreter
schell, that Connolly had taken him
into a saloon about o'clock Saturday
night and offered him IS to settle the
case. This he refused TO do.
The witness then went on to state
how he had played the alleged game.
until he lost 50, paying 81 or 81
at time. The only prize he drew was
a miniature baby in a glass bottle. Sew
cra other similar prizes were offered
him. but he refused to accept them. His
object in playing was to secure large
glass vase, together with a conditional
prize Of some S6 or SIS. This he never
succeeded in drawing
After his money had gone another
man gave him SO 70 play again with.
This he also lost. but the dealer return
cd II 10 the man who had loaned K 10
him.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY
George j. Sect. gave some damaging
testimony against the defendant He
stated that he had gone into the moor
lsh Palace on Thursday night. and
watched the game in progress. He no
ticed cne man playing and saw him
drop several dollars In vain effort 20
secure a large vase and the "cnndl-
tional" money prize. The played start
ed at ten cents but doubled up his
money. and every time he did SO the
dealer doubled up. II the player wC1
he was to receive the vase the condi-
tional prize, and his money back. Re
never won. and stopped playing on The
advice Of friend of his CScott's).
There was one man played ten cents
and drew q large vase, but the man
. who get the prize was the one who let
him out the back way.
RED HOT SHOW.
why did you go but the back way.
asked Assistant City Solicitor Cahoon.
well" replied the witness, eve had
10 go out that way or be thrown cut.
b guess my friend and / went into sec a
red hot show. such as would take
cracked ice to keep you cool which
was being conducted in the itcnt "a
the store They refused 10 let us g }
cut. however the way we entered.
Harry G.. Broomal, who acc0inpan
led Mr. Scott on Thursday night, cor
federated his testimony, and stated
that he had given the tip to the MAJ
4 TO stop playing.
p The defendant, Connolly, was held Ia
e 1000 for a further hearing tonight
+ Judge J. Frank Ball held a short ses
). sion of Municipal Court Saturday
evening, only disposing Of a few cases
Nathaniel Glue was arraigned charg
ed with violating the city ordinance bl
i lowing a box OF rubbish to remain In
e front of his place of business. No. 20l
e West Second street after being notified
\ Ito remove it. He was ordered TO pay
e the costs Of the case.
Jacob ID. La Rowe George W. l..
Fevre and James Boyer were charge,
with being drunk and unable to TAX
e care OF themselves. Judge Ball ordere'
x &hem to pay 81 and costs or speni
thirty days in New Castle Jail