The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-18
VIM. CAMP GUILTY
ON FOUR COUNTS
IN INFORMATION
tcontInued from First Paae.)

! continued until Messrs. BTewnson.
| Brown, Jeanette and Davis took
charge, and after these took charge
Mr.. Camp told him 20 look to them
| for his money, as he had rented the
upstairs to them; that he did not
| know if there was any gambling, but
| that he saw them playing cards and
| they had chips; that for three months
| after the club opened there was no
| cashing of chips, but he did get chips
| afterwards cashed. In reply to ques-
! ton by-Judge Reeves if he was under
/ indictment when he made the state
ment to Mr.. LoftiD, he said Yes sir,
thousand dollars worth Said one
| Of the reasons he went to see Mr..
/ LOftin was that he was not going to
| serve no fifteen years in the chain
gang for nothing, and he wanted to
| get out Of a Jam"
Lost $500 One Night.
Emile o. Roch said he had gam
| bled in the thFee-story building on
| DeLuna street, and had seen McCUl-
| Tough, Brown and Davis in charge.
He had lost about $500 one night,
and these chips were bought on
! credit. Later he settled with Mr..
| Camp for these chips. Mr.. Camp
owed him some money, said the wit
ness, and in making settlement the
amount he owed the club was deduct
ed. Some of the money, he said,
was won by Harry DeBrOuX.
He said that Camp told him there
would be no trouble about the game
at the time of organization, as it
would not be pulled for gambling, and
also later that the men at the club
were beating him and he intended
selling it out to BTowuson; that af
torn r1vrgTr h. rsr1uT
son, Davis, Brown and Sennott run
ming the game.
In reply 10 question witness said
that Camp had told him the men he
had employed brought over the re-
ceipts to him either at night or in
the morning
Cross Examination. =.
Replying to Judge Reeves the wit
ness said he was charter member
Of the Commercial Club; that he had
taken 1t for granted from Camps
statement that it was not dangerous
for the game to run; that Camp had
agreed to pay his losses at the club
out OF moneys he owed him (the wit
neSs); that the report which Camp
referred to as being made to him by
the men he claimed were beating him
was the poker game report. Witness
said that he had gone before the So
lfcitor and made the statement; that
he did not think he would be prose-
cuted for he had not gambIed for two
months and was behaving himself.
Harry =. DeBroux
said he had gambled in the three
story building on DeLuna street and
that he had won $3.50 in chips, but
could not get his money for them, as
there was no money to pay for them;
that he saw Camp a day or two after
wards and the latter said if it was
not paid he would pay, which ne diu,
about 500 being in cash and the bal
ance in orders; that he presented the
orders and was given chips in pay
ment at the house. One order for
S13 was pplaced in evidence.
Ben Clutter said he had played in
the DeLuna Club, but was not a
member, had paid no dues or appli-
cation fee.
His firm had rented a piano to the
Commercial Club, but Camp paid
for it.
o. p. Hapsood
said he had played in the club, but
was not a member.
On cross examination said after
he had made a statement to the So
licitor, he was informed that he was
immune from prosecution.
Jas. Dickens.
Witness said he had gambIed in
the three story building; that Camp
had made him a proposition to rent
the gambling room for $500, which
he declined.
On cross examination witness said
that Camp had. in making the propo-
sitiOn told him it would be good
investment.
D. corianno.
kE--G h.. =
ployed at the Palace saloon and had
gambled at the three-story building;
he had not made application for
membership, but considered himself
member. The witness said he
knew Mccullough and Davis and had
seen them ''pinching" the game. He
had also seen Mccullough bring
packages once or twice to the saloon
for Mr.. Camp, but did not know
what they contained.
On cross examination witness said
he had placed these packages in the
register; that it was not unusual for
persons to leave money at the saloon
for safe keeping; that so far as he
knew the Commercial Club was for
social purposes.
Harry Rowland
said he was secretary OF the Com
meTcial Club. His understanding was
that application would be made for
charter. Said he was present at the
first meeting of the club, at which
possibly a dozen were present, and
Head was elected president, VIM
Camp. vice president. p. Z. Peterson.
treasurer; himself as secretary. and
| r. Z. May, Moss Hall and V. J. Little
as trustees; that the day following
the raid a committee was put out to
arrange for bylaws.
Witness said he received SIS per
month salary and Head $40 per
month; that he collected the dues
and it generally took all the dues TO
pay his salary, a. dues were only p