The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-22
ALEXANDER SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS
 HARD LABOR BY RECORDER HARRINGTON

LADUN D1 NEJUI =------------=-- =---=---------=- --==-== were not gambling when he entered l the rooms ,. 1 Patrolmen W. T. Downs, H. T.
 Ragland and Williamson corroborated 1 the testimony of Captain Taylor. | Mr. Andersen's Poor Memory. Charles P. Anderson, clerk at Q down town drug store, was the next
 witness called by the city,. He proved l to be a remarkable witness inasmuch | as his memory failed him completely. Mir. Anderson testified that he did not remember if he had ever been op the third floor of the hotel. He thought he had been in the hotel since October 1. He thought 1t was proha- ble Ae had been on the third floor of the hotel. He did not remember what room he had visited on that hoor It was possible, he said. that he had been in room where, there was a pool ta- ble and a bed.
 How long did you stay in there n asked MT. Rushton.
 'T do not remember
 Who did you go with?"
 II don't remember.
 For i've minutes. the examination continued in this manner, Mfr. Rush., ton asking leading questions and Mir. Anderson answering that he did not remember.
 Finally Mr. Anderson said he did re- member having seen persons in the room where the pool table was located.
 What were they doing in there" asked Mir. Rushton.
 Counsel for Alexander objected to this question on /the ground that an effort was making to have MT. Ander- son incriminate himself.
 Recorder Wanted the Evidence.
 Recorder Arlington 'overruled the objection saying that his mind was made up to have the testimony in the case, adding that he would instruct the witness that it was his right to decline to answer discriminating questions, which he did.
 Mir. Rushton put the question to MT. Anderson again and MT. Anderson swore that he did not remember what the men he saw in the room were do- , ing.
 Did you see any dice or cards in that room?" asked Mir. Rushton.
 Don't remember replied the witt ness.
 You swear you do not remember seeing any dice or cards in that room?" T do."
 MT. Anderson swore that he did not remember if he was in the gambling room last Sunday night. He did not remember how many times he had been there. He swore he did not remember | If he went to the hotel last week. To tn best of his recollection he said he | did go there last week. He did not | remember how many times He thought he was there Saturday night or Sunday afternoon. He recalled be- ing on the third floor of the hotel | several weeks ago. He went no | further than the office of the hotel l Saturday or Sunday. According to his | best recollection he went to the hotel alone the time he went to the gambling rooms. He was sure he was there two weeks ago. | They Did Play Dice.
 "On these occasions was there any l any one else in the rooms besides f you?" asked MT. Rushton T don't remember"
 You didn't pay any attention to the
 men in the room? 'I did not
 Did you see any dice played on the
 billiard table?' T don't remember"
 Were thay shooting dice on the bil-
 Hard table"
 objection by counsel for Alexander was overruIed by the Recorder, and argued at some length. and was over ruled by the Recorder Then Mir Rushton took the witness 1 again.
 | What is your best recollection as to whether any one was shooting dice on that table?" asked the City Attorney deliberately.
 ! The best of my recollection Is that they were" replied MT. Anderson. NI,k fn ney, and this closed Mir. Anderson's tes- timony.
 You are excused MT. Anderson, :" said Mir. Rushton. "I am much obliged to you" J. O. Williamson was the next wit ness He. too. failed to remember
 whether he had been in the gaming | rooms.
 He testified that he had been in the Merchants Hotel within the last twelve months. He did not remember having been on the third floor. He only re- membered having been in the, office of the hotel.
 MT. Rushton asked the witness a number of questions about the third floor of the hotel but he swore posi- lively that he had not been on that | floor.
 1 City Rests Its Case. | The City Attorney here rested his case and the defendant called Naham Greil to the stand. MT. Greil is part owner of the Merchants Hotel build ing. He swore that the property was conducted as a hotel and that he did not know what was done on the up- stairs floors.
 1 The defendant then rested his case and Recorder Arlington announced that he would enter fines of $25 and costs each against Engier. Strauss, DeBarde- lebeh and Crenshaw. The lawyer for Alexander said that | the other defendants would waive ex- animation if their bonds were fixed at