Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21
JUDD GIVEN
A CRUEL In C
TEST ON STAND
CONTINUED in Next Issue.)

O8 Judd said "and latter one mad &c
rap on the door to get In. Ihere
were ninettn other places run WIDE
open in fall of 1907.
McNett objects.
An objection was made at this juno
ture by Attorney McNett on grounds
that the question was not IN keeping
with the ruling of the court on the
original petition in that 1t was not
sufficiently specific and that the places
alluded to were not mentioned IN the
petition. Senator Cosson replied tna1
the actions of the defendant while
mayor whether before the present
statute became effective or not, is be-
ing considered by the prosecution. A
motion at the suggestion of the court,
to strike was then made by Attorney
McNett and it included all testimony
of the witness relative to gambling
houses except where the name and To-
cation is mentioned and that dealing
with existance of such place prior TO
March 81, 1909 when the Cosson law
became effective.
Liquor Sold in Houses.
The witness then testified to liquor
being sold in the gambling houses and
told Of some places, where, being TO-
Gated over a saloon, an elevator was
operated that conveyed the money or
chips down to the saloon and the
drinks were thus brought up to the
PLAYERS. "There were others where a
bar was located in the gambling
room" said Judd. "and others again
where the drinks were brought from
q saloon across the street by a mouse
man for the gamblers" He ackno"l-
edged having both played In these
houses and drank there after 10 p. NJ
and on Sundays and stated that ne
saw police there in uniform drinking
on Sunday and after 10 p. m.
Names Houses and Games.
He described the George Violet
place as located in the upstairs of one
Of the Mecham buildings, occupying
an entire floor. 1t was fitted with two
crap tables, two roulette tables, one
faro bank, two stud poker and one
draw poker tables during 1907 and
1908. He said that it operated con-
tinuously for about year He also
said he knew w. B. Floyd had a
gambling room over the OttumWa
saloon, using the entire upstairs and
had one crap table, one roulette
table, two faro banks, two draw poker
and one stud poker tables the same
year as Violet operated. He told OF
one located over the Derby saloon
which he visited night before last, opt
did not give the name Of the operator
of the house. The place contained TWO
roulette tables. faro bank, bird cage
and poker tables. He entered by "a3
of the Mingus restaurant and through
door there he mounted the stairs
leading to the gambling room two
flights upward and that five or six
persons were there.
Hear Click Of Chips.
The Rem Lane place over the old
Corn Exchange building on South Mar
ket street was next mentioned by the
witness as having run during 1907 and
1908 This place had roulette table,
crap table, two poker tables were used
and the place run wide open cont1nu-
ously for about nine months. He also
told about a gambling house being OPP
Grated over the Brennan saloon, but
did not know the name of the operator.
This was sale to run during the fall
and summer of 1907 He could not re-
member the amount of the parapher-
MALTA. The Booth place on East Second
street, alluded to last evening in his
testimony, was again told of, and the
witness, who said that the basement
beneath No. 100 East Second street, as
well as the upstairs room over the sa-
loon at III East Second street, were
used by this house for gambling during
hot
lette, klondike and the old army game
were played in the basement and one
could hear the click Of the chips while
passing, and if the windows or door
happened to be open one could see the
games Also that the paraphernalia up
stairs consisted of poker and roulette
tables.
Policeman at Banquet.
When asked if there was ever a
special occasion held by this gambling
house for it's patrons where they were
entertained, the witness related that
he had attended banquet given the
patrons by the house during January
of 1909, but he was not clear as to the
date. He said there were some fifty
persons present and he was one Of
the number. He declared that a police
man came upstairs and ate, after
which he left. He said there was beer
served at the banquet and that both
draw and stud poker was played dur
Ing the occasion. "At this time" said
th, witness, 81 knew of no other places
than Floyd's where gambling was go.
Ing on"
Minors Play Pea Pool,
At this juncture Attorney Fletcher
turned his questioning on the billiard
md pool halls and asked if the witness
ever saw games being played there for
money. to which an affirmative was
made. Judd said that he frequently
went to Herm Davis place on South
Market street, the Colonial, Hutch
lson's and Jim Griffin's places during
The last year and saw persons play
Ing for money. A motion was here
made by the defense to strike. This
was treated like all such by the court
who instructed the reporter to made
note and the court reserved judg-
ment until later, permitting the wit
ness to answer The witness said
that he had played pea pool at the
Davis place and described the game
, no