Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21

10, and Is when put into the poke,
by the player wins for him the jack
pot. He said he saw as high as dol
lar made the sum Of the players par1
to the pot and that he saw persons he
believed to be minors playing these
games. Some appeared as young as
sixteen years of age" said the witness
He told of the practice Of shaking dice
| for merchandise in cigar stores, say
| ing that he knew Of four places where
| the practice was carried on and die
not know Of any where 1t was not
practiced.
Mitchell Takes Witness.
| The evidence up to this time proved
the most damaging against the de-
PENDANT that had been offered, but
Judge Mitchell for the defence began
cross examination of the witness and
| did not spare Mr.. Judd in any par
| ticular He asked him point blank il
| aside from being tin horn gambler
| if he was not blackmailer as well
! and if he did not blackmail George
Violet to the extent of 1925 in trying
| to squelch case for the latter. He
asked the witness his Christian name
and was told Henry David Judd. The
witness said that except for year
and a half spent in Waterloo in 1893
and 1900 that he lived in Ottumwa
since March II, 1897. He told the
court that he began going to gambling
houses in 1902 at which time there
were but two on South Market street
that he frequented. He said he
specialized on poker and attended the
sittings about every two or three
weeks and some times played all day
and again all night. The same
answer were made regarding 1908. He
featured stud and draw poker In
1904, but never played at craps with
negroes nor in Smoky Row. He said
he never played the wheel of fortune,
but tried Klondike while Tom
Picker was mayor, in place on Bat
tie Row. He played some craps, stud
and draw poker and the roulette and
Klondike once or twice. During 1905
and in 1906 the places were closed but
the witness said he got in by giving
the alarm. The places visited were
Pasnau's in a place on Second street,
the Kaiser building, two or three places
ment. the Derby, a place across the
street and at Brennan's. That ne
played at all of these places during
1906 as often as two or three times
week.
Offers Exhibits.
At this juncture Judge Mitchell in
troduced six exhibits, among them
being the testimony of the witness be-
fore the grand jury in gambling cases
and a contract between Woollett and
the witness relative to Judd's using
his efforts to have Woolletts case con-
tinued or leinency shown him. The
check for $780, from Woollett to Judd
to pay for the work of the latter in
using his influence with Attorney w.
w. Rankin and Frank Darner in aid
ing Woollett in his case and paper
signed by the above persons and re-
ceipt were also shown. After the wit
ness had acknowledge the genuineness
Of his signature and Of the exhibits
produced, Judge Mitchell asked:
: us it not true Mr.. sJvdd, that aside
from being common tin horn gambler
you are a blackmailer as well, and that
you blackmailed George Woollett out
of $225?" .-....-
Objection was made by the prose
cution but attorney for the defense
continued:
How much of this 1925 did Rankin
get and how much did you give to
Darner? Did you not go to Rankin
because you were to split the pro
ceds?"
The witness said he toll, Woollett
that for the amount stated he would
do what he could to have his case
fixed through the Law and Order Of
ficials. He also said that he talked
with Darner and Rankin and that the
only reason why he did not have the
name of the late Capt. Hutchinson on
the paper was because of his serious
illness. At this junction Judge Nit
chell asked the witness If he really
thought that Capt. Hutchinson would
permit such as he to enter his private
office. A storm of objection from the
other side caused the Examiner to
state. II will withdraw that question
for it seems to hurt the ge1tlemans
feelings"
Wanted Darner's Influence.
Asked why he called upon Frank
Darner regarding the WoolieCl case,
the witness replied, "for his influence
at which Judge Mitchell wanted to
know if Frank Darner really had any
influence tn anybody. The witness
stated that ne told Darner and Rankin
substantially the same story, 1t being
that Woollett was cripple and an in
telligent man. and if let out OF this
case he would cut out the business
entirely. Also that his roor was not
run on Sunday and but few games
were played there. He said that the
reason he old rot tell R;.nEin, Darner
or anyone else about the t'-.nsaction
with Woollett, was because did not
want anyone to know he did such
thing. He said he used his inf1u< nee
partly for the money given him by
Woollett and said that if the money
was not forthcoming, he would not
have done it as he worked for money
the same as his questioner did. A
short intermission followed.
I Names Some Players.
Upon resuming court the witness
was asked when he had talked to John
GRAY about the case and said that last
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