The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-31


not to talk loud.
"Did you win a jackpot, that even
ing?" asked Mr.. Schmitt.
The defense objected Overruled.
'les. sir" replied the witness, Il
won several. won the last one
but had to fight to get it."
The witness was required to explain
what is Jack pot" which he did
very carefully and in detail. "In this
case the man that claimed to have
the winning hand didn't show it, he
said. Il claimed it. because / had
aces up and duces. The man that ran
the room scooped up the jack pot
which contained all of $40. | objected
and claimed FOUL and was struck
III the lace and nv nose broken"
Mr.. Daily: Il object. That was
not part of the g1me."
Inc witness: 1T was,. as far as |
was concerned"
The witness said that he had pick
ed out the other mans hand from the
heap OF cards. He had called off three
queens. and then threw his cards on
the pie. when the rule was to Law
his hand down where the rest could
see it.
Dld you finally get the jack pot? %
You bet l did. / stayed till | got
it." 90
The dealer got some chips from the
man vino sold chips and no money
passed over. There were some who
seemed to be playing for the house.
lthess sad that he had been permit
ted to leave at 3 a. m. When he had
wanted to leave after failing at first
to get his money, Hankner had showed
MN against the wall and refused to
let nm go. He was finally led out
OF the room by a back door-by the de-
PENDANT and another man and found
hlmsef near a depot.
The witness did not know tbe number
of the building where he had the ex-
per1ehces related, and on Mr. Schmitt's
suggestion Il recess was taken until thew
could walk up street and get the num-
Der. This was then done.
Taking the stand again, the witness
SAID that the building was where the
sign Browns Cafe, Billiards." is. Speak
ing OF the chips, each was worth %
cents. The man running the place want
ed witness to cast in the few chips that
he had left when the Jack pot was TAX
Ell. he SAID Get your money and get
out" The witness had lost dollar
that ne placed on the. table, outside of
the last, jack pot. The chips that were
bought for money were lost and won.
Cross examined. the witness said that
he lives in Minneapolis and travels for
a stove house. He had travelled for the
house since JAN |. The witness refused
to state anything of his past before
Jan. l. He claimed that his career was
not one to be ashamed of. Browns cafe
Is 32S South Front street. The gambling
room was back of 1876 South Front
street. but opened off of the saloon. The
witness said that he never was in Yank-
ton, S. d.. and never got into trouble
there. The only place that he ever said
that he had been beaten out of $40 was
in Mankato.1l 6"I~C
Chief of Police Osten testified that
the building and place described by the
witness was visited by him to-
lay. The old .Tivoli building extends
north onto the next lot at the rear.
Officer Garberding testified that about |
three O'Clock yesterday morning he had |
met the states witness in front of Por- |
ter & Pays. His face, clothing and |
were bloody.
The travelling man was recalled and |
said that the only door that he saw
% the gambling room was the one he
entered.
When the state rested the defense
moved, for dismissal on the ground |
hat no public Ofense had been com
nitted. TlIis was orerruled by Judge
or - Lla
Mr.. Hankner then went to his saloon
o procure his license, which was intro
luced in evidence. An attempt was made |
o show that the room in which the
,oker game took place was not included
II the license, the contention being
aised that Hankner was not responsible
or what occurred in that particular
Dom. Here the defense rested.
The arguments will be made tomor-
ow, and C. l.. Benedict will appear as
he nlea dor for tho dpfeuda Mt