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

Inc HIST or the EamDllnS cases,
which will likely occupy the time OF
the municipal and other courts for a
considerable length OF time, was start
ed before Judge Murphy this morning.
After the hearing of testimony from
a number of witnesses, the most I'M
portant for the city being that of
Rev n, 6. Elderkin. the court at noon
adjourned until tomorrow morning,
when the case will be continued. The
defendants in the case now being
tried are !. c.. Watt. John Doe John
son and Richard Roe Tyre. alleged
TO be connected with the Turf gam
bling house on Twenty-ffth street
It was evident from the very start
that every inch of the case is to be
stubbornly contested by both the
counsel for the defense and for the
city. The case has excited great
deal OF interest among both the gam
Ing fraternity and among the more
staid and conservative OF Ogden's citf=
zens, and az consequence the court
room was hardly adequate TO hold the
thronG of spectators who gathered to
hear the opening OF the legal conflict
The first witness TO take the stand
ioi lut plpoCNuIlbi WIS b'ltCllNe J-
F Fender. one OF the officers who
assisted in the recent raid of the
gambling houses. City Attorney De-
vine asked the detective II he knew
the men who were In the room as de-
PENDANTS and Pender answered that
he did adding that Watt was one of
the proprictors of the Turf gambling
house.
"Havc you ever had occasion toNar-
rest any of the\ men .before7' asked
the prosecuting attorney.
\ "I have arrested Mr. Watt two or
three times before, answered the of.
ncer.
when did you first learn Of Mr..
Watts connection with the gambling
house?"
'T learned of It last spring"
Officer Pender attempted to tell OF
how he had learned OF the mans oc-
cupaton, but on the objection of At
tcrneys A. G. Horn and T. d. John
son, counsel for the defense, the de-
,tctive was permitted only 10 tell OF
his actual experiences with the de-
lendant In question.
In the oyoss-eXamination which was
gery short Mr. Pender stated that he
was not positive concerning the time
of the arrests of Watt He said that
he thought that the last one was be-
tween the twentieth and thirty-frst
of July.
Mayor GlaSmann was next called
to the stand and asked If he knew
the defendants He answered that he
was not acquainted with any OF them.
The witness was next asked concern
ing the trip which he made to the
Turf place with the leaders OF the
Bettermcnt league.
In brief the mayor told OF the first
trim made to the different places
where 1t was suspected that gamb-
ling was being carried on. In a gen
eral way he described the interior OF
the Turf roops and stated that there
we're few people in the place at The
time OF the visit The mayor did not
display very definite knowledge OF
the different paraphernalia used toi
gambling purposes but was certain
that he knew a faro table when he
saw one-from a little experience he
had had thirty or forty years ago In
Nontana-and he was sure he saw
faro game that evening. He stated
that the trip OF inspection was made
about August |. He could not iden
tlfy the men who played that night
The defense declined the invitation
to cross-examine the witness and the
mayor left the stand 10 make way for
Rev. Elderkin. the really important
witness OF the morning.
The minister's memory was good
1h
answering the questions put To him
although at times he dropped into
IRONY and sarcasm.
After being questioned as to his
IDENTITY he was asked by Attorney
Oemnc if he knew the defendants.
q know their facesy he answered
turning his gaze upon the defend
tnts who were seated only few fee
rom him.
81 saw them ON the night of Aug
Ist 3. when, with other members o
,he Betterment league and the may
or, / visited the Turf gambling house
Mr Eldcrkin was asked to describe
the room and did so with consider
able more minuteness than did Tho
mayor, although his description II
general tailed with that Of Mr.. Glas
mann. except that the mayor said h,
entered by the left door, while Ed
erkin entered the right door
"Inrespect TO gambling devices, Mr.
Elderkin. tell the court what you saw
in the ROOM" Attorney Devine asked
Il saw a roulette wheel and a far,
bank"
Did YOU see anyone playing a
theso cameSPY
"I did. l saw a number OF persons
placing checks and money on certain
numbers and cards.
you say you saw money-wha
Kind Of money was it that you saw
Mr Elderkin?'
AT the Turf it was mostly silver
in dollars: at the White Elephan
there was more gold displayed on tn,
tables / saw one man in the Tur
iooms place seyenty-6ve cents on
card His money was in a flfty-cen
piece and a twenty-five cent piece
This was at the faro table and | saw
the brother in charge take In tn,
Coney after the dealer had taken ou
lome cards from the case | remem