The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-31
CHARGED WITH
 VIOLATING THE LAW Allegations Against Men at Old Dominion Telegraph Office POOL SELLING IS INVOLVED Chief of Police Issues Affidavits Which Were Served Yesterday Afternoon.
 Bonds of s1oo Each Are
 Madeline Counts.
POOL SELLING IS INVOLVED

George Tate, John Mayberry, Charles Berry and Arthur Kirby were arrested yesterday afternoon about o'clock at the Morris hotel by Capt. John S. John son of the police department, charged with violating the state law against pool selling. They gave bond in the sum of $10O each for their appearance before Judge Feagin next Thursday.
 The affidavits on which the men were arrested were sworn to before Judge Feagin by Chief of Police wier
 The allegations are that the four men are employed to receive money orders, and that the money is used for betting purposes.
 It is alleged that the room at the Morris where the four men were arrested is con- ducted by the Old Dominion Telegraph company, and that 1t is in charge of T. G.. Hewlett as state agent.
 Chief of Police Wier stated last night that he had received numerous com plaints about pool selling at the Morris, and had reason to believe that the state law was being violated.
 The text of the charges against the men arrested is as follows;
 The Charges.
 Personally appeared before me, N. B. Feagin, judge of the Criminal court of Jefferson County, w. E. Wier, who, be- ing duly sworn, on oath says that (names defendants) within twelve months before the making of this affidavit in said coun- ty did buy or sell what is commonly oo nY. fpf oF ch a in such pool, or did make or take what is commonly known as book upon the running, pacing or trotting or what pur- ported to be the running, pacing or trot- ting without this state of a mare, horse or gelding or upon horse race, or upon what purported to be horse race with out this state.
 Affiant further says on oath that the said (names defendants) did take or re- ceive from another money or other thing of value to be bet or hazarded, or to be used in buying pool or an interest in such pool upon the event of a horse race without this state.
 About Bookmaking.
 Affiant further says on oath that the said (names defendants) within the time and at the place aforesaid did carry on or conduct the practices commonly known as DOCK making or pOOl Selllng, or eltneI of them, or did keep a place where per- sons resorted for engaging in such prac- tices, or either of them, or for betting upon the event of horse race without this state.
 Afflant further says on oath that the said name defendants) within the time and at the place aforesaid did either as principal or agent sell pool ticket chance or other device. or made or took a wager, or entered into 6 transaction whereby money or other valuable thing was won or lost upon a horse race taking place outside this state.
 Affisnt further says on oath that said (names defendants). within the time and at the place aforesaid acted as agent for another person in procuring or placing outside this state for such other person a pool ticket, chance, wager or other device, or did something in this state to aid such other person in entering into a transaction whereby he won or lost money or other valuable thing upon horse race taking place outside this state against the peace and dignity of the state of Ala bama