Evening journal., 1918-11-20
CONVICT TITLEMAN,
GAMBLING charge
Found Guilty of Exhibiting
Gaming Table for
Stud Poker
SENTENCE WAS
DEFERRED BY COURT

Isadore Titleman was found guilty by
Jury in Court OF General Sessions this
morning on one count OF an indictment
charging him with keeping a gaming
table at the house southeast corner OF
Second and Walnut streets. Sentence
was deferred.
The count on which he was convicted
charged that on September Z he eX-
hibited gaming table for the playing
OF a game OF chance, stud poker, for
money. ]. Frank Ball represented Title
man.
Trial OF the case started late at the
session OF court yesterday morning and
continued throughout the day. The
Jury. after argument by counsel, was
charged this morning and were out
about an hour before reaching a YER
dict.
One OF the witnesses in the case was
an Abraham Lincoln, and there was
much surmislng as 10 who the Abra-
ham Lincoln was. He was one OF the
principal witnesses for the defense, and
gray-haired and with small dark
moustache, he bore no resemblance TO
the great Abraham Lincoln, and he
claimed no relation 10 him.
The trial OF Titlemsn on a charge
OF pandering is set for tomorrow after
noon.
Argument before the Jury was heard
this morning, all the testimony In the
case having been taken yesterday.
Owing TO the homicide cases set for
hearing today, the court met at $50
o'clock instead OF at 30 o'clock TO al
low time for the argument without in
,terfering with the cases listed for to-
day.
Harry Tappman, on the stand yester-
day afternoon, testified to losing about
81 200 at Titleman's peace In games OF
poker In which the defendant took part.
He also declared that Titleman had Of
fered him 500 il he would not testify
against him.
In cross-examination by J. Frank
Ball. Tappman denied that he ever
made any statements TO several OF
Tltleman's witnesses, prior to the trial,
that he had lost $500 in Titleman's
house, and that he would not testify
against the defendant If he would give
him $500 or $500.
Sergeant OF Detectives Green testified
that Titleman. after his arrest. admitted
having played casino and poker with
Tappman.
Tappman, recalled to the stand by At
torney General Reinhardt stated that
Titleman had differed him money to
not testify against him. both at Title
mans establishment, at Second and
Walnut streets, and at the store OF
Carl Miller, Tenth and. Poplar streets.
Detective Sergeant King, on the stand,
said that Titleman had stated that he
had played poker with Tappman. and
that he had won and lost at different
times in the games. He also testified
that Louis Plum had made a statement
that on the day that Tltleman was
taken into custody by the detectives
at Miller's store, he mad fastened 10
the store and tipped or Titleman
that the officers intended getting him,
after hearing Of the proposed arrest
from Tappman.
Louis Plum, Harry Fielder and Seq
mund Spiegler testified TO having play
ed cards for money in the Titleman
place.
Abraham Lincoln was the first wit
ness placed on the stand by the defense.
He gave testimony relative TO a game
OF poker at the place on September :.
last. at which time Meyer Bolten had
previously testified he had played
partners with Titleman, and, by means
OF signals. they so Systematically work
ed together that they trimmed Harry
Goodman Of about $50, which was dl-
vided between Titleman. Lincoln and
himself Bolten, in his testimony, frank
ly admitted that he had helped to cheat
Goodman.
Lincoln testified that Titleman was
not in the room at the time Bolten
was playing with Goodman.
Mr.. Reinhardt, in cross-examination,
questioned Lincoln as 10 whether he
had not made the statements that
"Titleman, Goodman and were in the
room" I'VE won about 500" and that
we divided the money between Title