Evening journal., 1917-05-11
No SYMPATHY FOR
Confessed GAMBLER
Judge Rice Fines Smith
$500 and Costs After
Refusing Parole
AXE AND GUN ARE
WEAPONS IN CASE

Charged with conducting a gambling
establishment at the foot of Commerce
street in which poker games without
any limit we're played Saturdays, Sun
days and al days, Thomas smith, an
aged colored man, pleaded guilty before
Judge Rice, sitting in Session Ne. J., of
the Court Of General Sessions, today. l..
Irving Handy, attorney for Smith. pro-
duced n number of character witnesses,
both white and colored who testified to
the defendants good reputation.
Deputy Attorney General p. Warren
Green dilled police officers who gave evil
dence damaging to the defendant. De-
tective Sergeant Green said that he had
received many complaints about smiths
place prior to raid the police made on
it. resulting in Smiths arrest.
Mr.. Handy asked to have Smith pa
rolled. This Judge Rice refused TO do,
declaring that there is 80 much gam
bling going on in this city that steps
must be taken to break it up. He SEN
tenced Smith 70 pay fine Of $500 and
costs or be committed TO the county
workhouse for nine months, informing
the prisoner that had he pleaded not
! guilty and been convicted his sentence
would have been much heavier.
A formidable looking shot gun figured
! in a case this morning In which George
/ J.. Cook was tried for assault upon
| Joseph Raddy with intent TO commit
murder. Cook was alleged TO have
! threatened to kill Raddy and TO have ~
! preached him for the purpose Of carry.
| ing out the threat, apparently, first with
an ak, then with the shot gun and Later
/ TO have appeared in a window Of hi.
cabin in South Market street, with g
revolver which he pointed at Raddy.
Harry L. Reasons testimony was
substantially a corroboration oi
Raddys.
Franz Casey, the man said 70 have
taken the axe away from Cook anC
then the gun. related his part' In tn,
affair. after which court recessed unit
2.30 O'Clock this afternoon. Phillip L
Garrett represents Cook.
In Session No. 2 before Judge Hei
sci, the case OF Thomas Wright, al
g Information on appeal from the Mu
nicipal Court for nOn-support of hi
wife. Elizabeth II. Wright was heard
Attorney General Reinhardt repre-
scented the state and ]. Frank Ball wa
counsel for the defense. Wright ha
been paying his wife 81 a week, bu
she asked for a larger sum. Judg
'Heisel reserved decision.
These cases were disposed OF at
: yesterday afternoons session:
Alexander Gagnon, 19 years ole
I. charged with driving OF an automo
bile without the consent Of the ownei
, changed his previous plea Of ne
= guilty TO guilty. He was alleged
have taken the automobile Of his en-
> ployer, Dominic Salvatore, down II
4 state.
Judge Rice reserved decision in Il
10 case.
h William Burk. charged with larcer
! Of 1920 from Jacob Bodie. who ha
r been found guilty at a previous heai
= ing with a strong recommendation (
/ mercy, Judge Rice directed that Bur
be parOled on his own recognizanC
for two years. He was directed
pay 10 Probation Oficer Frank Stou
81 a week until he had paid $50, th
amount he was alleged to have COZ
n verted to his own use.
\ George F. Harris was found NJ
guilty of the larceny Of watch frol
David Thomas.