The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-25
RAN GAMING CLUB:
MUST GO TO JAIL
O'Brien Refused Writ OF Error
in Famous Hot Springs
Case.
WEALTHY PEOPLE PLAYED
Board Of Governors" Of Club
Acted on Application in
Five Minutes.

sentence was affirmed Yesterday by
che supreme Court in the case Of
| honas O'Brien, the man convicted OF
operating Il gambling establishment. at
refused and O'Brien must serve his
term or Two months in the Bath coun-
I! JAZZ at Warm Springs. and must
pay the fine of S25Q.
because OF the nature of the case.
aGa the standing of the witnesses upon
whose testimony O'Brien was convict.
interest at the time. 1t vas Stated
at the trial that OBrien had formed
q: sort of club. to which wealthy us
| !tors TO the springs were admitted, and
where games of roulette, tIro and SIM
liar summer amuscments were played
Tor large stakes.
New York Lawyer Played.
One OF tho witnesses ror t,l= uruscc u
ton was w. IL. Jackson. an assistant
attorney for the city OF New York.
who had purchased u summer home at
Hot Springs. MIR. Jackson's testimony
as rcplete with interesting statements.
~ seems he had heard OF OBrien's
place, and decided to investigate. On
the lower floor there was a restaurant
winch MI jackson entered and where
he met the proprietor. The New York
CT inquired as to play and was in
formed that 1t would be necessary for
MIN TO join the club before he could
be admitted 10 this privilege Mr.
OBrlen added that MIR. jackson must
make application for membership,
which would go before the board Of
governors for approval or disapproval.
Ihereupon. Mr.. jackson wrote out an
application. Mr.. O'Brlen disappeared,
and returned within i've or ten min
utes with the information that tho
New York attorney had been elected
10 membership The presumption is
ed with having Mr.. jackson in the
organization.
Needed Evening Dress.
Having become member of the
IaI
TO the upper floor, where he found a
woman's dressing room. with maid in
attendance, and small rooms. evidently
! Intended as private card or lounging
rooms. There was also a large room.
winch contained two tables, around
which men and women were seated.
the game literally, but Mr.. O'Brien told
him he could not do so unless he
were dressed IN evening clothes.
apparently, being q man who is not
j baked by. small things, Mr. Jackson
| went 10 his summer home and chang
ca ms golf toys to evening dress &C
| coutrements. lie went back TO the
club, and was allowed TO play faro
to his hearts content
Laier he returned to the restaurant
MAJ him. ' on Ills oas e1on sha Ts was
/ found another man in charge Of the
! gaming room.
Lost Membership Suddenly.
But Il break came. MIR jackson met
/ Mr.. O'Brien in the lobby of the Home
stead Hotel and told the club mann gel
that he had a friend whom he desired
70 hays, partakc OF the privileges OF
the club. Mr.. O'Bricn, with Il for
| bidding look said that these delights
we're reserved for members There
! upon, Mr.. jackson responded that he
/ knew his friend was not Il member but
| mat he himself was, and he thought
| he might extend courtesies
! MI. O'Brien then informed Mr. Jack
| son that he was not Il member OF the
| club. When the New Yorker reminded
| the club magmatc that the latter had
notified him of his elections Mr.. O'Brien
! said that there had been some mistake
IN the election. and that Mr. jackson
/ was not ii member
| Before a justice Of the peace O'Brien
VAS given two months in Jail and
nned $1,000 lie appealed TO the Cir
cult Court, where the jury reduced the
fine to $3.50 With the same Jail sen
tence. In addition TO technical matters
regarding the warrant. the defendant
! claimed that three of sthc witnesses
against him. who had expressed the
opinion that the chances in the game
OF roulette were distinctly with the
| mouse. were not experts with this fes-
| tive game OF chance