The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
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Sequel to the Raid on Poker Came
The Preliminary Examination.
For defsnc OF the laws that pro-
hibit gambling, Charles Small of
the confection establishment of
Small & Son. is under $3.50 bonds
for appearance at the March term
!, of the Benton county circuit court.
His arrest occurred Tuesday night.
and he had a preliminary examin-
alton before Justice Holgate Thurs
day forenoon. The condition is
the outcome of the raid by the Of
fcers last Saturday night in which
a game of stud poker was discover
ed in full operation. The charge
against Small is gambling and deal
ing gambling game,
The proceedings, at the prelimin-
ary examination attracted wide in
terest. A crowd SO large assembl-
ed that it occupied all the standing
space in the court room and ex-
tended out into the corridors. The
examination began at nine o'clock
and was not concluded until eleven.
when Justice Holgate announced
that the evidence was ample for
holding the defendant and ordered
him to be placed under $3.50 bonds
for appearance.
The testimony was such as to
leave no doubt as to the justice of
the charge. The facts alleged were
not the result of the game that was
in operation the night the officers.
made the raid. but related to 4
game that took place Saturday
night, January end, or a week be-
fore the raid. Eight or ten wit
nesses were examined, and their
testimony as to what transpired
agreed perfectly.
THEY BET MONEY.
! The game began about eleven.
o'clock, and continued until three.
Sunday morning. In the begin.
ing it what is known as Free e
out" but was changed to stud
poker. The chips were sold by
Charles Small at IS cents for a
"stack of 20. and were paid for by
him at the same price when the
game ended. Small was the deal
er, and his ordinary percentage was
two chips on each deal. When.
however. there was a big pot the
testimony was that he took out
chips by the handful as his per-
centage. Nearly all the witnesses
swore that not onlychips but money
was bet on the game One boy of
about sixteen who was an on,
locker swore that he saw about
Sc. so staked on one hand. Two
or three other witnesses testified
that S. and upwards in money was
some times in the pot. Not every
| witness was asked whether he was
winner or loser at the play, but in
every case. where the inquiry was
made, the witness testified that he
was loser. Another boy testified
that he is "a years of age, and that
he was an onlooker at the game
from 4 o'clock until about three
in the morning of Sunday, adding
that part of the time he was
asleep. All of those who testified
were boys or young men ranging
from IA to 22 or 20 years of age.
In some instances, the replies of
the witnesses to questions indicat-
ed that gaming had been frequent
at the place, and that the stalking
of money as we'll as chips on the
play was general. The testimony
Of all the witnesses was straight
forward. and left no doubt in the
minds of those present that the
gaming had been carried on. that
it was game for boys and young
men, that money was the issue and
stake of the play and that the game
was conducted and managed by the
defendant.
DEFENCE OFFERED NO TESTIMONY.
The defense was conducted. by
Judge McFadden, and Deputy At
torney Bryson represented the
state. All the testimony was tax
en- down by stenographer. and is
available for future u-e Neither