Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-19
Peep Behind the Scenes at a No.
torious Gambling Dive on
a. Second South.
SOME UNIQUE TESTIMONY.
Witnesses Make no Bones About
Playing Games Of Chance
In the Resort.
pu.ky Philippians Tell Amusing ana
necldedly Interesting Stories OF "Bo-
bemian" Life in salt Lake

Tho colored club known as HAT
e.l5,sa on east Second South, game
oslss "black jack" and a number or
ae.,aedly colored men furnished con-
,idsrable amusement and not a little
attenuation concerning the prevalence
~ gambling in the city. at tho morn
,rr session OF the criminal division OF
,he city court today. one witness
testified that he had played a game or
chance In the resort for the greater
part OF one night. With crowd OF ON"
Or colored "gemmin. that he had been
robbed while there, that he was not
member Of the club. had received no
invitation 10 visit the place, bat had
simply walked up the stairs without
llndrance. and his going and coming
had not been questioned.
LOST HIS COIN.
The occasion that brought forth the
foregoing facts was the trial Of one
Pearl Smith-a smoky Pearl, Of mascu-
line persuasion-on charge of rob-
berry. Hooper Phillips, whose face was
Ike the MONDAY sun AZ midnight. was
the complaining witness. He told how
that he had gone 10 sleep In chair at
Hatheld's, after spending the night at
the gambling table. and how he had
felt someone "fumbling' at his peck
cts. He felt for his money and found II
intact. When again he awoke the
cash was missing. SOLO. He was sure
il was the hand Of defendant Smith
that he had felt feeling for the coin.
EARNED AT BLACK JACK.
When Atty. Newton. counsel for ac-
oused, Cross-eXamined Phillips. "A
strange and conflicting story was
brought out. The money stolen had
been earned by him. first at Fort To-
gan. then at Fort Russell and next al
Fort Douglas and. last Of all. at least
~ OF II, at black jack. just prior to
me robbery. He was not at all suro
that Smith had robbed him. He might
nave done, etc. At this point even
the prosecuting attorney began to
smile.
4 SAMPLE PATRON.
Tho next witness examined was VII
liam Thompson. who cleans clothes
Just Ions enough to pay room rent.
board, and then 20. out for a good
time" lie, too. had spent the night
an question at Hatfeld's In the ear
~ morning when complaining witness
Phillips had fallen asleep. Thompson
saw Smith "feelln' around" the sleep
rrs pockets. The other bystanders
considered the Circumstance FUN" but
witness thought 1T no fun to play with
another mans money" and viewing
he action as being in dead earnest
he left the place
CASB DISMISSED.
Assistant County Attorney willard
Hanson arose and. addressing the court.
said: II your honor please. the CONF
planning witness has told two different
stories on the stand both OF which are
entirely at variance with the state
lnent he made TO me. | will ask the
court 10 dismiss the case against the
defendant and TO tax the costs against
the complainant Phillips" Judge Dlehl
promptly requested the clerk TO enter
an order to that effect, and the look
on Philips face was puzzling 70 be.
hold
HANSON Is WEARY.
Mr. Hansen subsequently said that
he was tired ~ people coming in and
swearing 10 certain facts. thereby caus.
Ing the arrest Of persons against whom
they have a grievance. and then going
upon the stand and telling a different
story In future, he said such PEG.
pie VIII be required 10 pay the costs
M their folly, n he has his way In the
matter.