The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-05
MACKEY ALLEGES
OFFER OF BR|bE
Says + e Was Approached
by st Asaph Emissary.
HILL CASE GOES TO TRIAL
Commonwealth Attorney Scores The
Opposition Counsel for Asking
Postponement of Proceedings.
HILL CASE GOES TO TRIAL

Sensational charges of attempts to
bride him and a general denunciation
of the "Old Dominion Telegraph Com
pany' Were the features of States At
torney Mackey's effort to force a trial
in the case of John NJ. Hill and others
at Fort Myer today
Hill, who IS said 10 be proprietor of
the st. Asaph pool room; Charles BurI-
ingame, a telegraph operator. and Louis
Bargen, an alleged boohmaker. are
charged with setting up gaming table
The indictments We're found under the
code OF Virginia. which provides that
offenses charged therein may be tried
by the circuit court. In full the present
ments charge the three men with set
ting up gaming table of the like kind
as keno. under the denomination Of
bookmaking on horse races, and of the
IKE kind as faro, and of the like kind
as keno and fare. under the denomina-
ton of commission betting on horse
races"
The question raised by the term .of
the like kind is to be determined by
the jury.
Effort to Postpone.
When the case was called by Judge
Nicol this morning Burke and CarIen.
attorneys for the defense. asked for
postponement until the next session of
the court They declared the matter
of the charge to be surprise to them,
and claimed that they had not had time
TO prepare their defense
Mr. Mackey objected to a postponet
ment or continuance of the case
ou nave been expecting this thing
ness to expect it. You are defending
fraudulent concern-a telegraph com
pany that never owned pole nor a
WIRE, that never even paid taxes on such
property You are defending a fake
athletic association that has never ex-
listed. You are defending an alleged
gentleman driving park. when no one
has ever seen either the gentlemen or
the driving park Nothing about the in
dictment is a surprise 10 you.
You expect. one at every session of
this court. There isn't any decision
on gambling made. that you do not
know by heart. and could if necessary
.et to music. The Old Dominion Tele-
graph Company is a fake, composed
only of gamblers and blacllmailers
Makes Serious Charge
Mr.. Mackey in continuing claimed
that he had recently been approached
en- two separate occasions, by emisar-
ries of the ST Asaph people. who at
tempted to bride him 10 drop the case
against St Asaph, and to enter proceed
ings against the Virginia Telegraph
Company the pool room recently start
ed by John Nelson in Jackson City
II had Witnesses concealed in the
room when James Pmmfrey, an emf
sary Of Hill. attempted to brfbe me,
and before these witnesses. I forced
him 10 confess that he had attempted
a bride continued Attorney Mackey
L shall in a short while, have him in
dicted for attempting 10 bride = public
officer / shall follow this case to the
end and then / shall turn my attention
TO the jackson City pool room
Enter a Demurrer
Attorneys for the defendant then on
tered demurrer asking that the case be
postponed until witnesses living in other
cities could be summoned. The demurrer
was refused postnonement of one day
being granted the attorneys for the de
Tense in which to prepare their case.
Proceedings were also entered against
Lewis Murdoch and the Hiawatha Social
Club. of which Murdoch is an alleged
bartender, charging thpm with selling
liquor without license. Attorneys for the
defense offered demurrer. in which
they claimed that Lewis Murdoch. being
employed in the capacity as bar+ender
Of the club. is not liable. The indict
ment against the HiaWatha Social CIuh
the defense declared TO be unwarranfed
The organization. being social cInb
the defanse claimed. WAS not forced 40
procure a license. The Indictment"
said Mr.. Burke, does not aIlege a speci-
hc otfenSe.
In reply. Commonwealth Attorney
Mackey described the club as a fake
organization, and claimed thaf Honor
was sold to any person. regardless of
identity on a regular retail scale The
club he claimed was not q Jeeai bona
fide organization; and that both the
alleged social club and Lewis Murdoch
We're guilty of unIawfulIy selling liquor
without license.
The demurrer was refused considera-
ton and the case was put before the
jury.