The Washington times., 1905-10-29


BY the Court-You state he did not
win?
! Al do.
Q.-How do you know that?
! A.-The horse that did win was not
marked up as Dromedary.
I BY States Attorney-Q.-Did they
mark up the result of the race?
| Ayes
| Q.-How did they mark it up?
A.-with chalk on a blackboard.
| Q.-what did they do with the horse
| that ran second?
A.-They would put two over his
name.
Q.-And the one that,ran third?
"A three over his name.
| Q.-Now. Mr.. Baur, did you pay any
body a cent for the money order you got
that day?
| A.-No. only the 81 layed down.
| Q.-You did not pay a cent to the tele-
graph company for the transmission of
that message?
| A.-Two dollars was all paid.
Q.-Where was this telegram that you
sent supposed to be sent to?
A.-To West Virginia-R. p. Lee & Co.,
think it was
OIL will ask you was an announce
ment made as to the winning horse, the
horse running second, and third. IN the
race in which Dromedary was entered
that day?
Alt vas.
Q--How soon after you made the bet
was 1t that the announcement came to
you of the result of the race in which
Dromedary ran?
Al can't remember that.
Q.-Can you speculate as to the time
A.-Possibly half an hour.
Q--Now, Mr.. Baur. you say you saw
Mr.. Arthur Wall present there that day?
| Ayes.
Q.--what was Mr. Wall doing there
that day. that you know Off
A.--Apparently the same that was
walking around and talking. I did not
see him buying any money orders or
sending any kilograms. He was walk
Ing around the room.
Odd you see anybody else there on
that day handing IN money the same
way that you handed IN yours?
| Ayes.
Q.-How many did you see there ths.
day. do you think?
| A.-Well, / couldn't say.
Q--Speculate on It; about how many
did you see do exactly what you did
with money on that day?
Al couldn't say. While 1 was a;
the window saw several.
Q.-How many people did you see In
the place altogether
A.-That Is a hard matter to Judge. ]
guess 150 There may have been that
many. / am not a good Judge of the
number In a crowd
Q.-Mr. Baur, did you lay down any
other money there that day to be BET
on a horse racer
Ayes.
Interlocutor here offers in evidence
telegraph and money order blanks, say
offered previously
j: money for the purpose OF betting, or
} another occasion that day?
:, Ayes.
!, Q--What horse did you lay money on
A horse named Masanella.
Odd Masarelia win?
A-No.
Odd you put money on horse thai
day that did win?
Ayes.
Q.-what was the name of that horse
A-You have 1t on the telegram IL
your pocket.
Interlocutor here offers a telegram
or memorandum. Objection is made Il
it's introduction. and States attorney
replies that he offers it merely for th'
witness to refresh his memory.
\ Court holds that witness may look a
: the paper.
Odd you put on a paper the nam'
" of any horse that you bet on that day
Counsel for defense objects. and IN
terlocutor asks:
Q-What horse did you bet on?
A.-Lady Terecon. La Purcell. and ;
horse named New York
Did you receive the money there
A.-Yes.
Q-was 1t brought to you there?
Att was.
Q.-Who brought you the money?
Al don't know the man: IL was a
one OF the windows.
Q.-How much money did you bet OF
the horse?
A.-Two dollars.
Q.-How much odds?
A.-Even money.
Q o.-How much did you bet on tn
e second horse?
A.-Two dollars.
Q.-What odds on him?
l. A-Even money.
Q-Was his name on the black
board7
Ayes.
Q.-You won how much money o.
&c these two horses?
! A.-Two dollars each.
/ Q.-How much did you bet on Lad
d Terecon?
A.-Two dollars.
Q.-What odds?
A.-Three to two.
III Odd you win?
IL Ayes
Q.-Were announcements made
that particular place on that day as
the progress Of the race in which yo
In won money?
IT Ayes.
,e Q.-Was the general result of the cor
e. test announced there that day?
Ayes.
Q. Odd you pay any money for til
ne transmission of any telegram that yo
sent away from there that day?
as A-No.
v, Odd you pay a cent for any none