The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-27
], Scotchman Describes
'rithout Precedent in
|G,nbling Annals.
HlSGLED IN HIS
|gENORY OF INCIDENTS
That Donaldson Took
Ind in RObbing Him
Of Last $SS73.

|. ,a;sesiion of Judge Arm
4 ;ury. :'sandy'' McWhirter,
,ouucillor from Maybole,
| Md a story Wednesday OF
4 b,rful and wonderful game
liz ever recorded in the heav-
. as earth beneath or the wa
,he earth. This marvellous
..jolded in the trial of James
A vho is accused of being i'm
,he undoing of Sandy in
ssue in which the alleged
s.tehnan was separated from
.ssndy" declared that his
| allied the game hoky-
to SANDY, - this game OF
a vas played as no other game
r,,yed before. He dealt the
tlf' he declared. He dealt
fste downward all around,
sldsop and John o 'Brien FIVE
nkipe FIVE himself. These
vore solemnly. were then
by each player, one al a
Ia bet was made until only
4 rzs buried.
rers in the room smiled as
xzs unfolded, but under a
. tross .exa mination Sandy
;. although it is claimed that
rr's preliminary examination
Ma Straight stud poker game,
tni card is turned down by
lad all the others are turned
y sight of all the players.
4 Sand Nearly All Day.
aldson trial opened in the
|zith McWhirter on the stand,
trrci examination was con
District Attorney Loofbourow
.fdsf. He was on the stand,
,ssr!y all dav. He resumed
Be Of the day before, and
~ when Donaldson grabbed
. the pot. declaring he mad
rade an ou'cry that he had
4. Thoreupon, he declared,
'sn went TO q corner of the
revolver out of q grip.
and resumed his seat. Me.
that he then told his broth
nm TO GO for a police
isat Larry 0'Brien, Joining
suueing the game as a swim
himself would fetch po-
y tneD detailed how Larry
20 came back with Parent
lso crooks, who proclaimed
Polleemen. He also recited
the search of the persons
~ In the room by the two
and the leaving Of every
y Tor the police station in
one under the escort Of
other escorted by Parent.
aren't were brought into
sewbirter identified them
bogus policemen.
party left the room. Nc.
!ned that he did not sec
gam until two months later
iluhed him in the county
S armstrong thereupon eX-
lung that transpired there
ug the visit of the Nc.
ne police station.
Cross. Examination.
3 .,ri. =, King for the defense
'9hlr,er in hand for cross.
ne declared, in answer TO
gaesllons, that he had told
% saieh transpired in the
,.Ied that throughout the
tilking. n"u 'one
y tell Won that be was =
- demanded Mr., King.
Is,sa a was introduced that
,ne Switncss. land he
-. The latter part of
- IT, ordered stricken out by
y, admitted that neither
y, toohn o'Brien had in.
M Iase ,s a hand in the poker
tzma ''s nrst suggestion tha,
,Ss Irom Larry O'Brien,
io,. "e name M of Morris. had
A tDe room.
pon had the witness in
~ ~ OF contradictions OF
.uon .s. OF Donaldson. Al the
la1,,..e iaSa,iion he testified
lipd =. o.Brleu sat into the
! . v.l iCr $40 worth Of cbips los
0nss,o 0 o1 the white chips
tSst tSstteslioned by Mr.. King
J Nv of o., no value had been
y wbene eTe cnips. but changed
y rsy "sn what he said at
examination was read
then admitted that :, ,,o
rhh Thalgh he lost s2O5o TO
YEA fen fro ne claimed Don
stbs, he described in de.
n II, were were made, but could
ia k-nk sluUu bill in the
Ai.ds .s9VO bet. McWbirtnr m
ISS. before the jury h how p,t'Ie he
'p t,Laat AZ this point an ad.
eAeh for luncheon.
4 Great Card Game
tbi,,o session Mr.. Einr re.
a.d !, to describe in grcst
: ~ game which he pa1t;c;. EtHa.
Issd ss story already "a sIIuJed IrrLe5
I pss ! that he had "'rpyeT ncyer
81 !. before. He as Asserted euTSr
u, H. k9ew when the bhS'1r,nu, pam 2 (,
,sst sst. the game was 19 leoit;, aoife
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