The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-24

|
Roe Tyree, were In the court room
throughout the morning. but were not
called to the stand. and the prcsecu-
| ton produced no witnesses that of
fered anything of very sensational
nature In fact, mono seemed pos
scssed of as clear a memory as did
the Rev. ~ S ElderkIn, whose testl.
mony. delivered yesterday morning,
will most likely form the keystone OF
tho prosecutions evidence that gam
bling was conducted in the Turf rooms
al the time charged,
Rev. Eldcrk,n. In his testimony of
yesterday. stated that he was positive
that what he saw going on In the Turf
rooms was actual gambling. The Wit.
nesscs this morning were not so sure
that what they viewed were actual
games of chance, In which men lost
or won money according to the flcRle
waverngs OF chance Under the rapid
lre of Attorney A. G, Van Horn. one
of the counsel for the defense. the wit
nesses were not quite sure that the
games were roulette and faro. They
lacked experience in gambling aud
were not altogether competent to give
expert testimony in tho matter
The first witness called to the stand
was ii. ScowCrolt. one OF the Better
ment league leaders, who visited the
Turf rooms on the night OF August
in company with the mayor. Yester-
day Mr.. Scowcroft testified that he
had seen roulette wheel In opera
tlon and a faro bank running while he
was In the supposed gambling house.
He also testified that he had seen 70
cents In silver placed on the faro Ia
BILE and lost by the player.
His testimony today opened with
the croSs.examlnatlon and one of the
first questions put to him by Attorney
Horn was:
Did you see any OF the defendants
In the room at the time you were
therc?"
Il did not" answered the witness.
They we're not In the room at the
time / visited the place"
Mr. Scowcroft, you're not a man
who CANDLES or is familiar with gamb-
ling devices and you don't pretend to
tell this court positively that what you
saw IN the room was a faro game.
You don't know for certain that II
was a faro bank do you?"
II know that there was what ] sup
posed 70 be faro gamo in operation
at the time | was in the room saw
chips exchanged
Can you say positively whether or
not there was actual gambling going
on in the room when you were there"
Il do not understand the game, so
that ] could not swear that what |
saw was faro. 1 saw a man part with
rs cents"
You stated yesterday, Mr., Scow-
croft, that when your party entered
the room that the men gathered there
acted peculiar What was so peculiar
attention was called to the tact?"
questioned Attorney Horn with a sting
of sarcasm In his voice
Tho people appeared III at ease,
rather restless and we seemed to at
tract an undue attention. They seem-
ed to know that we were aliens" re
piled the witness. slightly abashed by
the attorneys manner Of putting the
Interrogation.
II, II. Spencer next took the stand.
and showed less degree Of positive
ness in his answers than Mr.. Scow-
croft. He said that he saw a faro Ia
BILE and roulette wheel in the room
and that he presumed they were In
operation He stated that he knew
Watt and Tyree. the defendants as
the proprietors OF the Turf saloon.
Asked by City Attorney Devine If he
had seen any money on the tables
at the timo Of his visit he replied.
I do not recollect"
In the cross-eXamination MI Spen-
Ger was asked II he knew Mr. Tyrec
was conducting the alleged gambling
hall above the Turf saloon.
Il am not positive of It. have
heard
Never mind what you have heard"
interjected the questioning lawyer.
breaking off the witness In the midst
of his words Some legal wrangling
ensued between the opposing counsels
but the witness left the stand with
out producing anything more in the
way OF evidence.
George j Kelly, a real estate agent
who is supposed to have charge OF
the collection of the rent for the Har-
Tis building In which the Turf saloon
is situated was the next man to
climb into the witness stand.
After you were served with a sub
poena by the city 10 appear as
witness In this case, Mr., Kelly, where
did you go2 Asked Attorney De-
vine. very polntedly.
Il went 10 Mr. Watts place"
You went straight to the Turf sa.
loon and YOU talked with Mr.. Watt
the defendant What did YOU talk
about to Mr. Waltz"
Il asked him II he had had me
subpoenaed and what was wanted OF
me"
Repeat the conversation that took
place between yourself and Mr..
Watt"
>'I cannot remember what was said
well enough to do that" replied the
witness, brushing his hand over his
| brow.
isn't It strange, MIR. Kelly that
/ you cannot remember n conversation
| that took place little more than a
| half hour ago" Each one OF the at
( torneys words was embossed with
J doubt. Doubt that was meant for the
| witness to see and feel and for the
court to take cogDi2ance of.
Mr.. Kelly RETAINED from any reply
His hand merely left his brow and he
waited for the next question.
/ WHO drew the leases for the
1 -, ,,sad hy Mr. Watt9f ytyaD ,,.1