The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-22
GAMBLING Is
AGAIN ON
IN OGDEN
FoLicE MAKE RAID on SEVERAL
HOUSES.
Van Hoy. Who ls Arrested. Appears In
Court and Case is Dismiseso-
he is Re-Arrccied.

Saturday night Chief OF Police T.
T. Browning decided b. make raid
on gambling houses that were alleged
10 be conducting games for gambling
purposes. 10 was claimed that Gamb-
lug bad been going on in some OF
the gambling places for some time
past.
Chief Browning and Officer Bob
Burke after other officers had rnided
certain places on Twenty-fifth street.
visited TwentJ-fourth street In a
room leading from The Globe saloon.
and directly above the Lone Star Bar
ber shop. the officers found a little
game OF poker In full blast a jim
my was used 10 force an entrance
through the door leading into the room
from the saloon.
Charles Van Noy was arrested and
charged with gambling while Clyde
Walker. Dan Parker and n. w Wal
lace were held as witnesses. George
Fryo deposited $50 for Van Noy's APP
pearance I'm court, and, upon his prom
lse that the other three men would be
present. they were also released.
Earlier in the evening, the officers
suspected that gambling was going
on in a room above the Elephant sa-
loon. formerly used as a licensed
gambling hall r-aided this place also,
but found the place in darkness.
Since the five licensed gambling
houses were closed a month aGo. the
police have been tirped of to the fact
that nightly Sessions" we're being
held in several places in the city.
The White Elephant gambling hall
was raided some time ago and the
fixtures confscated During the past
few days the police were Informed
that several poker games were run
ming in the city and vigorous In
vestlgatlon was started.
The aftermath of the affair was the
dismissal of the case against Van Noy
In the police court this morning. The
case was called at about IL o'clock
with the witnesses for the city pres
ent and the defendant ready for trial.
Judge Kimball appeared as attor-
ney for the defendant, who entered a
plea OF not guilty. AT the introduce
tion of testimony on the part of the
city. Mr.. Kimball objected TO the in-
PRODUCTION Of the same on the grounds
sufficient TO constitute a cause OF ac-
ton according to the provisions of
the ordinance under which the case
was brought The objection was over
ruled and the testimony heard
Those who testified were Chief
Browning. Officer Burke, Detective
Pender. C. Walker and U. w Wallace
The facts elected were that a game
of poker for money was conducted by
Van NOy in the rear of the Globe sa-
loon. Saturday night. at which both
Walker and Wallace bought chips and
played in the game that, when the Of
dcers appeared on the scene. the
lights were turned ont and the men at
the game we're told to put their chips
In their pockets.
At the close OF the case on the part
of the city the attorney for the de-
fendant moved the dismissal on the
same grounds as the objection TO the
introduction of testimony at the be-
ginning OF the trial was offered. and
the court granted the motion The
argument of Mr. Kimball was that the
ordinance. under which the COM
plant was drawn. does not make
gambling an olfense except In specific
instances. and that the complaint did
not specify as to the act relied upon
by the city
A new complaint was Immediately
sworn to. and Van Noy was re-arrest-
ed before he left the station. He was
placed under a bond Of S4100 for his
appearance In court Wednesday.