The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-30
FRYE DID NOT
RENT THE
ROOM
IN WHICH 1T is ALLEGED GAMBL-
ING WAS CONDUCTED.
William Moyes and Walter Griffin
Testify That Room Was Rented
to Griffin and Not to Frye.

The trial of George Frye, charged
with the maintenance Of a room re-
sorted to for gambling purposes on
the night OF November goth, was TAX
en- up by the municipal court this
forenoon. This Is the case in which
the city council played a part and
then regretted Its action.
Aside from the witnesses who tes-
tilted to the gambling that was al
legged to have been conducted at the
place, William Moves and Walter
Griffin testified for the city.
Mr.. Moves stated that he had the
renting of the Eccles block, and that
the Globe saloon, conducted by Mr..
Frye, and the Lone Star barber shop.
conducted by Walter Griffin, were a
part OF the Eccles block, tha he had
leased the saloon part to Mr.. Frye
and the barber shop to Mr.. Griffin,
The room in which il was alleged
that the gambling took place is rear
room over the barber shop and. In
explaining the location Of this room,
Mr. Moves stated that II was a
small room at the rear of the shop
and about six feet above the ground
that it had but one door and that
that door opened into the room oc-
cupied by Mr.. Frye of the Globe sa-
loon, He stated that Mr.. Griffin of
the barber shop had the key TO the
door and that he knew Of no other
KEY.
Walter Griffin testified that he Ia
the lessee of the Lone Star barber
shop, Immediately adjoining the Globe
saloon on Twenty fourth street He
also stated that he leased to one
Billy Jordan, last spring, small
room at the rear of his shop, the
same being about six feet above the
ground floor and disconnected from
the shop by means of a partition;
that the entrance TO this room is
through the Globe saloon. He said
that Jordan paid him the rent for the
room up TO September 30th, at which
time. OF little before that time. Jor
dan left the city. Mr.. Frye. the wit
ness said. paid the rent for Jordan
for the month of October and that,
at the time, Mr.. Frye told the wit
ness that he. Frye. did not know
whether Jordan would be back or not,
but that If he did not come back no
more rent would be paid. He also
stated that Mr.. Frye said that he had
no use for the room.
Mr Griffin said that no rent had
been paid for November and that the
porter of the barber shop had the key.
A part OF the room I'm question the
witness said, was being used by his
porter as 4 heating room for the shop
and that he had used ii Tor no other
purpose.
When questioned as TO what Jor-
dan had used the room for. Mr.. Griffin
said he did not know. He paid no
attention to the matter then and he
said that he had paid no attention as
to what was being done with the
room since. He had not rented the
room to Mr.. Frye, and did not expect
to rent 1t 10 anybody, unless Jordan
returned. His description of tho
room was virtually the same as tha-
given by Mr.. Moves. as was also the
explanation Of the entrance TO the
room through the Globe saloon.
The story of the raid on the night
Of November 20th was related by th.
officers and the ms and outs of the
game were again related by some of
those who were participants
The case was not concluded today
and Will be continued tomorrow
morning.