Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-02
officers Saw Games Going on
And Witnessed the Passing
OF Money.
INMATES ADMIT PLAYING.
Detective shannon Told Proprietor He
Would be MISUNDERSTANDING
or Herald Staf,

vi, II. w llSOI, alleged 10 De proprietor
OF the Montana club, or gambling
house, charged with gambling, occupied
the entire session and was continued
until this afternoon. 1t is believed that
the case will be concluded today.
The place. alleged to have been run
by Wilson. was raided by the police,
and % men were arrested. All Of them
furnished bonds. and were represented
by Attys. w. i. Gunter and Judge Nj.
M. Warner. The prosecution is being
conducted by Asst. City Atty. p. J.
DAILY.
The feature Of yesterday afternoons
session Of the trial was the testimony
or Detective Dick" Shannon and the
summoning OF four members OF the
Herald staff. The newspaper men sum-
moned were William Igleheart, man.
ager; A. N. Mckay, managing editor;
y. b. Palmer, city editor, and Benny"
Roberts, police reporter.
SAW THEM PLAYING.
The first witness called was Detective
George r. Raleigh He testified that no
vas one OF the officers who raided the
place; that when he demanded admit
lance to the place the door was opened
for him; that when he got inside he
saw several men playing cards; that
chips and cards were on the tables;
that the defendant was Sitting in a
game OF cards." that the door leading
INTO the place was locked, and that
there was push button and a look
out mole so arranged that an alarm
could be given. and that any person
entering the place could be seen before
entrance was gained.
Mr.. Raleigh, do you know what re-
lation the defendant bears TO the
placer asked tho prosecutor.
He told me a few days ago that he
had rented the place." said Mr.. Ra-
leigh.
TOLD POLICE WERE COMING.
The most damaging evidence against
the defendant was that given by De-
tectice Dick" Shannon, and Detective
Howard Wilfon. The former said.
The day before the place was raided.
i met wilson at the entrance TO the
rooms. ! told him that | knew gamb-
ing was going on and that II he did
not stop II we would come down and
kick down the doors, and arrest him
and everybody In the place"
What did the defendant say7'
He said all right, | Will cut 1t out"
ADMITTED GAMBLING,
on cross examination. Shannon de-
MED that he had stated that It would
| cost every man In the place si00 each.
He admitted, however, that he did say
to Wilson that It would cost him 5000.
| Judge Warner then asked the witness:
rs II not fact that he told you
| that there was no gambling going on
| there?"
mo sir. He practically admitted to
me that gambling was going on"
SAW GAMES AND MONEY.
Howard Wilson testified that he had
been In the place two or three times be-
fore the raid. on the afternoon before
| the raid. Wilson said he was In the
rooms In question and that games were
| going on. He said he saw slough
game in which 40 cents changed hands.
and that he saw faro table In the
| place.
Was there a layout on the tablet"
mo, but the cards were painted on
| the table"
This answer provoked considerable
| laughter as It displayed ignorance on
| the part of the witness as to what con-
| stitutes faro lay out, Wilson then
stated that he had seen stud poker
| played In the place, but did not see
money change hands in this particular
| game.
do you know how to play stud polk
| err" asked Judge Warner.
Yes"
do you know as much about stud
poker as you do about faro?"
Yes. sir"
you did not make any arrests at
| that timer
mo, cir"
Now, as to the slough game, how
do you know that the game was being
played2"
| The answer caused another laugh,
Detective Matt Rhodes testified to
some minor incidents associated with
| the raid.
NEWSPAPER MEN TESTIFY.
Then came the newspaper men. Mr..
| Jgleheart was the first called 10 tho
stand. Answering Mr.. Daily, the witt
| ness admitted that he YVES responsible
for all that was published in the Her
| aid.
'Do you know. OF your own knowl-
edge. that gambling was going on In
the Montana club on the night In ques
| tion?"
"Of my own personal knowledge no.
| az nv own knowledge | know nothing
about gambling either in Salt Lake or
| elsewhere"
Then Mr. DAILY asked: do you
mean TO say that you permit articles
to he published In your paper OF which
you know nothing about7"
The question was objected to, and
Judge Diehl sustained the objection.
| who wrote the article?"
| This was also objected to and the
| objection sustained
| Messrs. Mckay and Palmer were then
| called In the order named, the same
I! questions we're asked, objected to and
| the objection sustained.
DID NOT CALL BEN.
| Mr.. Daily did not call Mr.. Roberts Of
the Herald. He left that until this
afternoon. lie says he Will use Mr..
| Roberts In rebuttal II the defense at
tempts to show that no gambling was
| going on Mr.. DAILY Gays that he out.
lined his plan OF attack and, having
! proved that three of the newspaper
| men knew nothing, OF their own
knowledge, Of the case, It followed that
| Mr., Roberts Is the only one who does
profess TO know, and he proposes TO
have him testify and tell what lie
knows.
ADMITTED THEIR CALLING.
when Mr.. DAILY concluded his case.
the defense put on several witnesses
men who admitted they were profess
sional gamblers. With one exception,
they all denied that any gambling had
been going on In Wilson's place, the
exception being In the testimony OF c.
T., Decker. The latter admitted that
he had seen games played for cigars,