The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-24
BEDROOM CARD GAME
RECORDER DIsMTSsEs THE CAsFcsa
 AGAINST EIGHT WHITE MEN.
C0nld Not Convict Under Amended City Ordinance--Chief Gerald Has Ta- ken No Action About OmeeR
 Jackson.

Recorder Arlington does not believe that the eight white men arrested | early Sunday morning in a room of the Snow building by Police Captain Tay- Tor and a squad of men are guilty of the charge of gaming.
 After a lengthy trial in his court yesterday afternoon, the eases against the men were dismissed. Recorder Arlington held that under the Jackson amendment to the gaming section of the city code, the men who were play ing cards in a bedroom were not amenable to that section of the code and consequently were innocent of a violation of the law.
 It will be remembered that w. l.. Strauss. J. A. Kicker. Thomas Hard wick, B. H. Washburn, G Pigler, T w, Goddard, G. W. Wolff and F. W. dickson were arrested at an early hour Sunday morning by Captain Tay- Tor and Patrolmen Ragland, Fender grass and Williams9n after they had watched a game of Joker for some time through one of the second story wins dows which point of vantage they gained by the use of a ladder placed oh the ground in the rear of the building.
 The men were taken to police head quarters where charges of gaming were docKsted against them The cases were set for trial first on Monday afternoon and then on Tuesday after noon at both of which times they were continued.
 The men were represented by coun- sel yesterday afternoon and City At- torney Ray Rushton conducted the prosecution. A number of witnesses were introduced and considerable tes- timony was heard. The evidence showed that the room was used as A sleeping apartment, that 1t was not A. public place and was not frequented by men as a gambling resort.
 After the evidence of both prosecu- ton and defense had been submitted both sides announced that they would rest on the evidence and the Recorder dismissed the ases.
 The court room was crowded with friends of the defendants and other in- terested persons and the case was heard with attentive interest by the crowd.
 Chief interest centers about Special Officer F. w. Jackson of the police department, who was suspended by Police Chief A. S. Gerald, Monday morning after his arrest in the poker game. At the close of the trial yes- terday afternoon when Jackson had been cleared of the charge of gaming. Chief Gerald was asked the direct
 
 reference to the suspended special of. fcer. He gave an evasive answer to the question and has not as yet, taken any decisive action in the matter.
 Ohicer Jackson has been a member of the police department for a number of yeaEs. rising by promotion from pat Folman to mounted patrolman and to special detective of the force. He ia one of the most popular men in the department and is regarded as an efa. cient officer.
 After the trial of the gaming cases against the white men. six negroes. John Hunter. W. R. Truman, Mack Wilson, William Jackson. Will Scrutch- en and Sy Brown, Louisville and Nash vile Railroad iremen. arrested by Pat rolmen Smith and Canty, Moseley and MAes Monday night on charges of gaming. were fined $1O and costs each.
 The men were shooting craps in a one room house in the railroad yards. built for the use of the lFemen of the