Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23

Second street could be seen from the
side walk if the door or window was
OPEN Herm Davis and Frank Err
bacher were credited with running the
place under the Ballingall hotel, and
little touch of information was added
about George Woollett's place in tn,
Laclede building. Jim Hobbs was
Lanes nearest gambling neighbour
having operated a place across the
street from the Corn Exchange build
ing. Scharnweber and Floyd operated
over the Ottumwa saloon. When asked
about liquor being sold in the gambling
places, Lane answered that he thought
it was sold in all of them. He said the
general reputation of the Baker build
ing was that it was sporting house
and that it had been so for quite a
number of years. He did not know
whether it was a sporting house at
this time.
On ross-examination, Lane said he
was in the Baker house once or twice
about four years ago. Lane said ne got
his idea about the house from talk
among the boys" The matter Of his
closing his gambling place and his in
dictment which followed, was gone
into briefly. When asked if the police
did not destroy his gaming devices,
Lane replied that they did not. He ac-
knowledged having some of them
stored in his barn and the other in
room on the third floor of building
on East Main street He said Cloyds
was destroyed and Woollett's seiz-
ed.
Judd Was Not There.
Lanes testimony relatives to Judd
being in his place after January / was
contrad ictory to what Judd swore TO-.
HE was not in my place while I was
running it," said Lane. The witness
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stables at his place, and that the door
was wide open and the state or county
officials could have as much knoWl-
edge of it as the city officers.
He reiterated his statement about
talking with the mayor in the restau-
rant and added that he got out Of the
place when the mayor became angry.
Phillips, but that he did not think
Pete Gallagher had treated him right
and that he held it against the chief.
Lillian Had Poor Memory.
| A poor memory was the most notice
able thing about the testimony of
Lillian Dale. who followed Lane on the
stand Attorney Cosson questioned her.
She told about living in Ottumwa for
the past twelve years. She acknowl-
edged living at 224 South Green street
in what is known as the Baker house.
Then he memory became faulty.
Were you there May 1. 1907 and
ever since?" asked the attorney.
81 don't just remember" replied the
witness.
do you remember being away be-
tween May, 1907 and May 1905" was
asked,
II don't just remember" was the re-
,ply.
Questionable you know Tom Kirby.
police Judge?
| AnSwer-Yes.
Questionable police court journal
shows that you paid SIS on May 4.
1907. Will you tell the court what was
the occasion of your paying this .ine?
Answer don't remember.
/ Question-Were you operating a
disorderly house?
Answer-Thats what I might have
been charged with, but I was not.
| At this iuncture, the prosecutor read
from the police court record showing
| the Dale woman as having paid
monthly fines ranging from s25 to $50
from May l. 1907 to February /, 1908,
land asked the witness how the sum
each month was arrived at. He sought
to find out if it was based on the num-
iber of inmates of the house. The wit
ness declared she did not remember.
The court here informed the witness
that it MIGHT be necessary to place her
IN jail Until nef ln@ihor! WOuld We
| fresher and this met the objection OF
the attorneys for the defendant who
said that tine witness had certain
rights. The matter of discriminating
herself was then explained by the
court, and the witness showed that
she understood her rights on the
stand. She later told the prosecutor
that she had warrants served on her
and paid fines. The court asked her II
sba had any ''halr' now and she re-
piled that she had always had "help'
at her house. The number at this time
was shown to be one. The plaintiff
did not cross examine the witness
Court then adjourned.