The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
SLOT MACHINES PLAYED IN CITY COURT SESSION Judge Permits Demonstra- ton; Profits Used for
 Police Fund
 FINDS VIOLATION or
 STATUTE IN DEVICE Nineteen Prisoners Forfeit Bonds of $1O Test Case
 Is Made of Rawley

The state police cases against Keepers of slot machines, operated Tor r,,r. and giving cheeks, exchange aI,1es Tor drinks or other merchan- 5ise. were tried this morning in the citv court and resulted in the ma chimes being played in open court by prosecutor and attorney For the benefit of the Police Sick Benent s-'7I9.s Deeler5ng that the element of chance involved was similar to that in policy playing and that the ma chimes caused many men Of radnlles often to lose their entire pay, Judge Coughlin held that their effect was bad and that they should be sup pressed in this community. He fined Albert Borg saloon-keeper Of lOz Bank street, test case. $2O0 and costs but later permitted the sub sstitrtfon of another saleon-keeper in place of Borg, after it had been agreed that the same evidence would be conceded, and reducing the oonds of 1e other prominent saloon and hotel keepers from $50 to $10, per 1nitted them to forfeit to the court J
 RawIey. the sa1oo- keeper who substituted in place of Borg. appealed tfae case. which will be hotly con tested in the court of common pleas.
 The cases tried this mor11ins
  in this city of Feb. 3, when the fol- lowing places were entered and one machine in each confiscated, the pro urdetor In each place being arrest eds
 National Cafe. William Nelson. pro prietor, 697 Water street; Lamb es McDonoughs, 938 Hast Main street; Atlantfc hotel. 687 Water street, Frederick walkers 599 East Main street. E Pfetusi iemicz'ss 753 East Main street: Orvil1e 6 Mortons g. 16b State street: Patrick Groves 246 State street; Lee Brothers cafe, 27 State street: Albert Bergs 1O2 Bank street.: J. w. Connorls. A. Bank street; D. J. stapleton's, 1896 Main; John Farrelrs. 1872 Main street; J
 RawIeyss, 1866 Main street. Han agansss 2s1 Amdd1e street: Adolpf Fortunatfs s 1s2 Middle street; Thos Cars place. Broad and Cannor street. H. Weltner's. 21s- ssanno1 street: Fred Schuessler's Exchang' cafe, Fairfield avenue; Amazon ca9e. Fairfield avenue: William Trope,s, 1250 Pembroke street.
 1sF1e cage began. this morning befor' Judge Cough1in. Assistant Present. ing Attorney John F. Gray represent ing the state and Judge Fillmore 8 Banks the defendants. One ma chine that taken from Borg's sa loon, was placed in evidence- was characterized as a. regular gam ing machine in that no distribution of gun was made. Bronek Fisher of Hartford, employed by the stat, police in securing evidence in thi city. testified that on January 19 a noon he had put live cent piece int the machine and got nothing On : second nickel he said he got tw' checks
 Louis eRnoncin, also of Hartford and likewise employed by the stat police. testified that he had put il two nickels and then bought thre cheeks from the bartender and tlha . he got nothing. He saw Fishe play.
 Rowe wheeler. state policeman testdfied to confscat1ng the machin which he identified by number in tn city court The police testified tha it had not been disturbed and that with others had been locked in police cell awaiting the tTdal to day
 For the defense. Attorney Bank claimed that the machine would de liver goods at all times and shove
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