The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-11

young MASTER SAptaln Jonn Smlth.
CLUB PRESIDENT
IS f|NEO $500
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the court. But it didn't. 1t tried
them Jointly.
Wiley Open Case.
Sergeant Wiley opened the case by
telling of the raid made on Sunday,
Jan. rs, when DIR. wimpleberg ard Mr.,
Gebhardt were arrested.
Then w. c. Slaughter. of Ashland.
nonresident member of the ciuhs
told OF his visit to the club room Oh
The eventful Sunday. He said lie
brought IS worth of chips from DR..
Wimple berg, who was acting as
banker. and got in a twenty-five cent
limit game. He lost.
Mr.. Pollock drew out the fact that
there was no kitty" in the game;
which, it was explained, meant there
was no rake-off for the house; that
the club did not profit by the games.
Mr.. Smith arose and said that he
not an officer of the club but had
acted as banker merely to obiige tho
members OF the club and President
Gebhardt. This was endorsed by Mr..
Pollock.
A Little Repartee.
He merely served as banker. inst
as yea have upon occasion" said
Mr.. Pollock
Il never served as banker declar-
AT Mecklenburg Springs" put in
Mr.. Smith.
I was merely puller-in." his
honor came
He came in on a pair of lacks
ana got two more on the draw"
mourned Mr.. Pollock. II had three
aces" he finished sadly.
Inc court smiled and the case was
resumed.
Non-Membcrs Played Poker.
NJ. II. Taylor who has a place Of
! nusinSss-elese-t the club, said he
mad gone into the club on that par.
ticular Sunday, had got into a game
after purchasing So worth of chips.
Taylor testified that he was not a
member. but he had gone there and
exercised the privileges of a mem
Der. He lost a.~.s,--.. 90. -s
q. II. Wrenn told of winning $40
on the night of the raid. He had
sat in 50-cent limit game.
A. Nj. Farenholz told of losing 81
at the club. Julian Farley, of $40
West Broad street, testified that he
had dropped 81.
How many tickets did you buy?"
asked Mr.. Foikes OF one witness,
J. thitsl echtps.e4 put In ~xstlber,
Jollock. Must be thinking he's talk
ing about policy game
Tickets or chips returned Mr..
folkes Either might have been
used = = ' -
I've seen poker played with cof-
lee beans said the court.
I've used matches" said Harry
Smith.
You've used everything. Justice
IGrutchfield assured him
Books Are Introduced.
Jacob Lang, of 900 West Gary
street member of the board OF a.
rectors. said that President Gebhard,
was paid a salary of $40 weekly 10
look after the affairs of the club. DR.
Wimpieberg. he declared, had acted
as banker on the day of the raid
merely 70 oblige the members. He
faehtfffed the books shown in court
as the property OF the Arlington Lit
erary Club.
Leroy Ford. of 1905 Moore street
and Oscar Robb, of GA North Sew,
enth street. told of visiting the club.
Robb had dropped couple of dol.
lars at a poker game.
sergeant Wiley was put on again
10 estab iish the relationship of DR.
Wimpieberg with the club. He stat
ed that he knew only what the doctor
had told him.
He said he was in charge and that
ne mad been connected with the clul
Two months" said Wiley. The books
OF the club showed that DR.. vim
pleberg joined the club In December.
Harvey A. Gibbs and E. r. Meyer
told or visiting the club. Gigs die
not play on the night in question,
DIR. Wimpleberg Called.
Dr. Wimpleberg was then called
The doctor said he, was an optician
with place of business at Is East
Marshall street
On the night in question:. he
testified. II called to see Mr.. Geb.
hardt. at the club. We are going In
business In Broad Street. Mr.. Geb.
pardt was lying down. with a head.
ache. and asked me to wait,
While waiting for him, several Of
the boys asked me to act az ba nh or
for them and ] finally consented.
When Sergeant Wiley came In. he
asked. VINO was In charge. / said no.
body In particular. Mr.. Wiley sat.
ne would take everybody to the sta.
ton house unless he found out who
was in charge. he would take every1
body TO the police station.
Rather than see thirty-three boys
taken to the police station, / told hin.
that I was temporarily In charge
Taylor Is Recalled
w. p. Clark and NJ. II. Taylor wer.
recalled. Taylor testified on cross.
pigeon for Wiley.
Something like that" he said.
Had you ever played poker H..
fore?" asked Mr.. Pollock.
mo. SIR"
Then Mt Wiley IL responsible for
you playing your first poker game r,
"Yes, sir"
The government rested here and