The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-23

Der the incident of the sevcnty-0yc
cents very distinctively There were
NOT more than twenty persods In the
room and the playing was very tame
The counsel for the defense began
It's cross-examination by Attorney
Horn asking the witness to state his
business
"I happen TO be clergyman was
tho ready answer.
How old are you?"
"Thirty-two years
Have you been minister how
long?'
For FIVE years
Prior to that time. Mr.. Elderkin,
what we're YOU doing9"
II was attending school most OF the
time. In 1901 and 1902 / was In Colo
rodo and New Mexico lighting for
health
Did you follow gambling for Nv
ing Mt that time?'
NO, sir
iSsn't It fact that at that time
while you were in the west that you
resorted to places where there was
gambling"
81 visited such places; yes. sir"
You gambled7'
Il did not ! merely visited the
places because they were open. and
generally went In company with other
loungerS.
Tho witness told of his return east
and his entrance to Yale college.
where he graduated.
What started you out In the Tight
In off ~
asked by Attorney Horn.
Il am naturally opposed to the prre-
tice OF gambling and wanted to show
the city officials that gambling really
existed In Ogden. We wanted the Of
flccrs to sec II with their own eyes"
Have you made an investigation OF
conditions existing in the Congrega-
tional church basement" shot in the
attorney defending the alleged gam
blerS. The question was unexpected
and Attorney DeVine strenuously OBJ
jccted to the Interrogation.
The witness looked to Judge Muir
ply and the Judge overruled the OBJ,
lection. telling the witness to make
answer.
"I have made such an investlga-
tion."
Have yoJ attempted to bring about
any prosecution in that case7"
Such an action was not necessary.
as the Irregularities were adjusted
without any trouble"
Have you made any fight against
Sunday theaters in which your friend.
Mr.. Scowcroft. is interested?"
The objection to this question made
I'm oil kxs hr 10 81 6a
city was sustained by the court
The attorney accused the witness of
making a play for notoriety because
OF the allegation that the minister
expects to soon leave the city and
engage in "up-lift" writing for east
ern magazines.
"You would like to leave this part
OF the country and then claim that
while YOU were In Ogden you forced
the leaders OF the Mormon church to
take action against the crime of gam
bling?"
Although an objection TO this ques-
ton WAS sustained the witness vehem-
emily shouted, NO"
What causes your Great enthus.
iasm In this fight against these mem"
i would not call Il enthusiasm, -
answered the minister 1T is only
an interest that ] take In seeing the
laws of the city enforced ] Will do
everything that is fair to enforce the
laws against gambling and have been
fighting against the evil in Ogden for
the past five years.
In the cross-eXamination concerning
the playing Of the different games Mr.,
Elderkin showed surprising knowl-
edge OF the pRrlance of gamblers and
rsed such terms as man with the
box keeping cases. and clipping
the beads"
When he was asked how he knew
that the man who placed the seventy
five cents on certain card was
gambling. he answered Ironically:
Probably he was giving the money
to the dealer"
This answer caused smile to
sweep over the court roo mand At
torney Horn, appealed to the court,
incidentally asking the witness If he
supposed he was In a side show or a
court OF Justice The minister was
allowed to leave the stand without
further questioning
Mayor Glasmann was recalled and
asked if he saw the seveDty-fve cents
on the table Elderkin spoke about
and he said yes only he thought
ii was at the other place and that
he had previously discussed this mat
ter with two others who were with
him and they could not agree as to
where the seyenty-five cents was
played
All other playing was with chips.
and this IS cents IS the only gambling
for money testified TO so far, md no
one knew who the man was that
played IT,
Mr., H L. Griffin. another member
Of the Betterment league. was called
TO the stand. but brought out very lit
tie evidence not already given. He
did not have TO undergo the ordeal Of
a cross-eXaminatlon
Mr. H. Scowcroft next told OF the
visit to the Turf rooms with the Bet.
terment league leaders He told a
story similar TO that of the minister
although he did not go into as many
details. He, too testified that he had
seen 75 cents placed on the card and
presumably lost by the player. He