Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-21
Alleged to Have Signed Due Bills
for Losses at Poker With Fic.
ti'ious Name,
SLIPS FOUND DURING A RAID
Told Policeman Who Caught Him
That He Was Trying to Rescue .
Friend-saloon Keeper Tries to Elk.
plain Away the discriminating Ev,.
dence.

State School Superintendent cot.
ton is to be final referee as to the
deDts from poker game, In whic!
1t Is charged by the police Of Reng
selaer, Ind. Professor Il. N. Fendis
was one of the participants. County
superintendent l.. II. Hamilton has
already passed upon the game twice
and roth times he reached the con
clnison that Professor Fendig wa.
the Bernard of--the |. o. u. slip
and Fendis's given name is Beniart
Fendis's only appeal is to the State
superintendent.
lIy the police and, acting upon this
information, superintendent Hamil.
ton revoked Fendig's license TO
teach. He demanded Il re-hearine
and then it came out that DURING
the raid he ran into policeman's
arms al the back steps and explain.
cd his presence by saying that lie
had come there to get a friend out.
Professor Could Not See.
Tic policeman swallowed hard, hut
ii was dark and Professor Fend!s
did not understand how his answer
was accepted and had the Policeman
called 10 testify as to his good mo-
tive in going to the rooms. The
policeman smiled on the Witness
stand.
Aftidayits were introduced from
City Marshal Parks and Officers Vicks
and Zen, who made the raid in which
they testified that Professor Fen
dig had the reputation of frequent.
ing the gambling room. and that
on memorandum found by the Of
ficers was the name Bernard" and
opposite the name -, 5. 5, 5" ap-
peared. Other names appeared for
various amounts.
Just a Social Game.
Frequenters of the saloon explain
that the memorandum was for social
games of cards played I'm the rooms
below for drinks and cigars, and
that the numbers on the memoranda
um were for checks due the different
players, but do not admit that Pro-
fessor Fendig was the party referred
to in the memorandum.
Policeman Zea, in his affidavit. ties.
titled that several weeks ago he &C.
cused Fendig of freauenting the
gambling room anu threatened to ar.
rest him and other players unless
they ceased the practice
AT the rehearing Professor Fendig
made counter affidavit In which
he denies that he was In the gamh-
ling room, and that he had ever
been warned by the officer or had
any conversation with him on the
subject Of gambling. MIR. Fendig
denies that he admitted to Superin-
tendent Hamilton that he was in the
habit of gambling. but that he did
| admit to the superintendent that he
played cards socially, the same as
Mr.. Hamilton often did in the court
house with his brother officers and
others.
After hearing the evidence, Sup
crintendent Hamilton affirmed his
former decision, but granted an ap-
peal TO State Superintendent Cot
| ton.
! Others Fear Exposure.
The Fendig matter Is bringing 9TH
or persons of prominence into the
ease. The name of Walter V. Por-
ter, Republican County Councilman
| and candidate for reelection, is said
to have been found on the memor.
andnm. The amount charged against
him was eight, five." or as inter.
preted by the officers, $40. Other
names of prominent citizens which
have not been made public were on
the list, and these citizens are shak.
ing in their shoes for fear grand
| jury will be called at the next term
|, of court to investigate the gambling
charges.
4 It has now come out that ProfesS1r
/ Fendig is not the only teacher to
be investigated on the gambling
charge and that one prominent in
structor took Mr.. Hnmilton's advice
and did not apply for school at
this term. Another teacher who is
said to have become intoxicated. is
said to be booked for revocation
of his license If the charge proves
true. The agitation brought on by
the revocation OF Fendig's license
has resulted in all games being clos.
ed even the social games in the
Court House.-New York Herald.
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