The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-06

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others whose names have been men,
toned on the night in ques lion; that
during the prog of the game drinks
were served by the defendant; that
he had an alteration with Stolik err
about the rules of the game and that
the defendant intervened in an effort
to stop the row. On cross examination
he stated that it was his understand
ing that the prorrietors of the place
had forbidden gambling there and he
did not know that they had any know
ledge that their orders not to gamble
were being disregarded on the night
in question, or at any other time.
The state rested. Mr.. Allen, rep
resenting the defendant, made brief
statement to the jury, saying that he
expected to prove by reliable wit
neses that if any gambling had been
done in the place since Lightheart
Bros. leased it, it had been done ''sub
rosa" or under cover, and not with
their knowledge or consent.
Isaac Sandwich, chairman OF the
board of county commissioners, testi-
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for him five or six years; that he had
known him about fifteen years and
that his general reputation as maa
and a citizen, apart from his business,
was good. On cross examination he
said that he was not a frequenter of
or patron of the saloons and had
never Investigated the Lightheart
place With view to ascertaining how
it was conducted.
County Commissioner Buch anan
and August Void gave similar testi-
mony, except that Mr.. Buchanan ad-
mitted being a frequent visitor 20
the place. Chas. Bauer and Arthur
Mckay testified trat they had tended
bar for the defendant and had been
instructed by him not to permit any
gambling in the place. Bauer admit
ted on cross examinat tion that he con-
sidered his duty discharged when he
told his customers that they must
not gamble. Mckay had been en-
ployed there only one night. He did
not think that there was any gam
bling there then but could not say
positively, having been zoo busy be-
hind the bar to give the matter any
thought. Alex. Lightheart. brother
of the defendant. swore that gam
bling in the saloon was forbidden and
that he had never knowingly permit
ted it.
Fred Lightheart, the defendant,
was then called. He testified that
he had lived in San Juan county seven
teen years; that he had never before
been charged with any violation of
law; that he never CANDLES himself
and has repeatedly forbidden it in his
saloon for the reason that it is apt
to lead to trouble and injure his busi-
ness. He swore that he expressly
forbade poker playing, or any other
gambling, on the night in question
and that he did not know that the
players at the table were gambling
until Stoliker and Candy became in
volved in an angry alteration, which
he endeavored to stop.
At the conclusion of the evidence
Prosecuting Attorney Garrett, in q
brief address to the jury, reviewed
the case fairly and clearly, contend
ing that the allegations of the COM
D. amt had been fully sustained by the
evidence, although the with esses
were manifestly 10th to tell all they
knew.
Attorney Allen, representing tie
defendant, confined his argument
principally to the evidence that gam
bling in the place had been forbidden
and that it was not shown that either
on the night Of Dec. s or at any other
time the defendant had knowledge
that gambling was in progress.
Printing Contract Awarded
The county commissioners adjourn
ed Thursday morning until April 81.
monO the matters disposed OF was