The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-28
THE INDIANA CLUB
LOST ITS LICENSE
COUNTY JUDGE MOONEY HEARS
EVIDENCE THAT GAMBLING
HAD BEEN IN PROGRESS.
Refuses Also Motion For a Super
sedeas--May Revoke Commissions
of Deputies Who Failed to Act.

1T is with much regret that ] make
an order Of this court which in effect
is eontiscation OF property" said
Judge Mooney yesterday in county
court but after the evidence heard in
this case ii is the order 81 this court
that the liquor license of the lndiada
Club be revoked and held FOR naueht
The dceision was in the case in
which Sheriff Williams had complains
ed to the county court that there was
gambling in the Indiana Club in viola
ton OF tie provisions which Judge
Mooney bad placed in each of the
liquor licenses issued by that court.
Sheriff VII Jams offered about six
Witnesses. each of whom had sworn
that they had seen gambling in pro-
gress. Two OF these were deputy con
stables at the time they visited the
second floor OF the Indiana Club and
saw gambling in progress. Two eth
ers swore they had participated in
craps games operated there, and one
man swore he had seen poker played
there Sheriff. Williams personally
conduotcd the examination OF the Wit
nessos.
For the defense JuUSe Sumpter,
attorney for Charles Bryan offered
bat one witness, Mr. McRoberts, who
owened the pool tables ON which the
craps games had been operated. and
who testified as to having furnished
them to Bryan under the impression
they were merely to be used for pool
purposes.
After Judge Mooney had written the
order royoking the license, Judge
Eumpter declared motion for an APP
peal to the circuit court. and stated
that inasmuch as the reyoking OF the
license was praetica ly denying the de-
fendont the privilege TO which he
seemed to be entitled if the higher
court were to reverse the lower court,
Judge Sumpter asked Judge Mooney
to make the order for the appeal sup
ereede the revocation OF the license.
judge Sumter took the ground that
unless this were done the deitndent
would be practically denied the right
OF an appeal, since the circuit court
if il should reverse the decision OF the
county court, would not have the right
to renew the liquor license.
Judse Mooney stated that he had
gene over that point at law thoroug H.
iy III the Vincent Ga Sc case, and that
he had in that case denied a super
ccdes and that it won d also be dc
MED here
Judge sumpter then asked the court
TO take judicial knowledge of the fact
that two OF the witnesses sWore they
had seen gambling il tie place about
Jaly ., anu that they had also admit
ted they took no steps to stop the
gambling al the time and that they
We're az that time holding commits
sions as deputy constable and prob
ably one holding a commission as
deputy sheriff at the time Judge
Sqmptef asked tie court to make an
order revOking the commission OF the
deputies who had not complied with
the Law and stopped the gambling
when they had seen it in progress.
Judge Mooney gave consideration
to tie latter motion. and stated that
he would aunounce his decision in
this matter oa August 20 when he
would next hold county court In the
examination of the witnesses judge
Mooney had Indicated that those wit
nesses VINO had seen gambing in pro.
press and had not there and then
made arrests and stopped the gamb-
ling were not complying with the
cath they had taken as officers of the
law