Evening star., 1907-11-13
BEFORE POLICE COURT JURY
TRIAL OF HANDBOOK CASES TO
OCCUR NEXT WEEK.
Matter of Special Interest at Present
Juncture-All to Be
Disposed OF.

The trials of the handbook cases now
awaiting hearing before jury in the Po-
lice Court will begin next week, accord
ing to an announcement made this morn
ing by Prosecuting Attorney Ralph Given.
The cases against Louis r. Pfeiffer and OF
Bert Myers otherwise called Samuel
Emery, both of whom were arrested by
Detectives Vermillion and Owens, will be
called up Tuesday. Mr. Given stated that
the other dozen cases will be disposed Of
before the jury as rapidly as possible
thereafter.
The TWO cases set for trial Tuesday were
brought before the court early in the cru
sade started by The Star last summer
Louis r. Pfeiffer was taken into custody
in July by Sergt. Lehman and Precinct
Detectives Vermillion and Owens of the
first precinct. Pfeiffer had been under OBJ
servation, it Is declared, for some time.
There are two counts in the information
against him, one alleging that he made
a specific bet of 81 on a certain running
race OF horses and the second alleging
that he bet with divers persons on divers
occasions on the result of horse races.
Bert Myers, otherwise called Samuel
Emery, was TAX n into custody late in
July by the same tectives, and 1t was
alleged at the time that he was acting as
a runner for the baCker of a big hand
book He however. kept mum as to the
hacker. and the charge was plac against
him. There are two counts in the infor-
nation against Myers, one alleging that
he bet ST. with William j. McMillen, and
the other alleging in a general way that
b, made bets on the horse races. As
Myers is a well-known athlete around the
fcity, it is expected that his case will at
tract wide attention.
The Goodacre Case.
The Goodacre case in Criminal Court
was the first of the handbook cases to be
brought to trial. but that r. suited in no
decision, and therefore interest will now
De directed to the Police Court and in the
decision rendered in the cases there.
Prosecuting Attorney Ralph Given, who
will represent the government in those
trials. has been working for several weeks
getting the evidence in the various cas-
together and ready for presentation to the
twelve men who are to d termine the
guilt or innocence of the defendants. The
cases are in such shape now, it is de-
clareG, that they can be taken up one
after the other in rapid succession.
Judge kimballs announced policy of
sending persons convicted of making
handbooks 10 jail will make the legal fight
expected the contest in some of the cases
VIII continue for several days.
Charge Dismissed.
One of the handbook cases was dis
missed today by the court on the rec
oInmendation of Prosecuting Attorney
Ralph Given. 1t was the case against
David Pfeiffer, who committed suicide
only d few days after his arrest for al
--ged bookmaking and after his release on
oond. 1he prosecutor suggested the death
Of the defendant TO the court and on
that ground The case was ordered dis
missed.
An Interesting fact in connection with
Pfelffer $ case was that he was the thi--
teenth defendant charged before the court
with bookmaking and waiting trial before
Jury Before the fourteenth one was
filed Pfeiffer took his own life