The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-23
MOUNT AINEERS SIT
ON GAMBLING JURY

pie at the Virginia Hot Springs were
related, and tomorrow night, when
the defense has had a say, they will be
asked to decided whether Skill isn't
just as profitable in roulette as in
poker.
This point is, IN fact, that upon
which the case is being tried
In the Virginia gambling law Is
what some to-day called Joker. When
men are In game Of chance, so tho
statute says, there is no gambling
unless the game is arranged SO there
is an unequal opportunity for one mans
winning.
poker is not gambling" court. jury.
| jurist and witnesses all agreed foKer
is a game of even chances, announcer
each witness after the defense, i!n
cross examination, had done some en-
Tightening, We'll, then" was the
/ question propounded to all, IN
roulette you put IS on t!Ne black, and
the same on the red, and dollar for
a split between zero and double zero.
| isn't roulette game OF skill; IL IS
game In which the hackers OF the'
wheel and the player have uneven
chances?'
I. Everybody figured for bit. They
figured the dollar split on the zeros
would win SIT If 1t won at all, at the
loss of sixteen on the red and the
black. If either red or black won there
would be total winnings Of eight and
losses of nine. This was taking even
chances
The six witnesses, William Fl. Jack
son. Robert A. Black, William G.
,, Denny. Eugene Perry. Lemist Esler and
Freeman Smith glanced up In surprise
from their little sums. Roulette be-
, san to have safe look and a smile
and then a laugh broke out and ran
through the section of the courthouse
\ in which sat scores OF society people
\ In gay sporting attire, 1t did not
\ spread to the other side of the house,
1 where sat weather. beaten mountain
! whites, who like the jury, We're hear
4 ing for the first time the words;
h "Roulette,' champagne, evening clothes
AL the word poker" there had been q
: look of understanding approaching
interest.
Tell the jury what dress suit Is
, said George NJ Stevenson of counse
TO Mr., Jackson,
J Mr., Jackson was assistant corpora
A. ton counsel of New York, who no
long ago was found by q CROWD Q
newspaper men In the hall Of record
lelIHS hInll tuCnS tlaL DelH6 5oOutH
ern gentleman, descendant OF Pres
dent of the United States, and Il sol
\ of a United States Supreme Cour
/ Judge he (Jackson) would not perml
\ Mr., Fuchs to use the Language he ma
begun to hurl his way. Waiting t
4 this same gambling case Mr., jackson
\ had been addressing the bewhiskere
\ jury as follows;
\ ~ ascended the hill to Mr.. o'Brien'
I club and was ushercd into beautlfu
\ drawing room, Ladies and gentlene
- In evening attire Were coming an
going, sweet music came from an or
4 chestra behind some palms, and ~
u restaurant across the hall We're shade
lights, beautiful women, laughter, IN
i. clink Of glasses and murmur OF loN
ID conversati ton
Explain to the Jury the phres
evening clothes,'r suggested counse
!, Dress clothes a dress suit" said Tn
witness, turning to the row OF shass
- faces, lis composed of black trouser
pants like any other pants, a coat an
\ vest The distinction is In the latte
Y garment. The coat is cut SO (shoWlh
with his hands,, and the vest 50 4,
Must be, something like shos
blanket whispered julyman eoN o.
lup the back good, but there a Ess