South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-05
CARRIER GUILTY ON
OWN TESTIMONY
IN GAMBLING CASE
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: policeman came in, and told Wurz
he was arrested. He took wurz
away with him, and we went on
playing, because we hadn't been
playing for money. and we knew
we had right 10 play cards Then
in about 10 minutes the policeman
came back. and said he wanted me,
too. 1 talked 10 Tony. and he said
he would go TO the station with me.
Then Barrett put up the $50 for
my appearance in court"
Carrier testified that Barrett had
never seen him before that night,
and that they had not known each
other. The state questioned whether
a man would risk 500 in that man
ner
When asked why he did not ap-
pear in court when the case was
set, Carrier explained. We'll, the
next morning. 1 went over TO see
Tony. and asked him what | should
do. Re called up Cassidy, and
Cassidy told him that he Cassidy
would have the case continued. So
Tony said I wouldn't have to come
down TO court. ] had been working
in Chicago. making about SIS per
day. and / wanted to get back %
work / thought if the case was
going to lay over for any length OF
time | could come back cheaper
than be out of work
Tony said he Could GO.
Tony said l could go, and that
he would let my mother know II
was wanted. I told mother TO wire
me at Chicago. so that / could come
back TO South Bend. 1 never got
any message TO come.
Then, about six weeks later. Z
came back for a visit. / was in Ed.
Coffeys saloon, and Ed. saw me.
You'd better get out of town he
told me. The police are looking for
you 1 didn't know what they could
want me for. so / came down here
to the sergeant's desk and ask him
if he had a warrant for me. He
looked through the records and
said no. SO then 1 started to leave,
and at the door 1 met officer Hamil-
ton. He told me to so back. that 1
was wanted for jumping bonds. So
then they locked me up. They
wouldn't let me use the telephone.
MY mother heard that / had
been arrested, so she came down
and talked to Cassidy. Cassidy call
ed up Barrett, and Barrett said that
il was his fault that l hadn't been
in court. because he had agreed to
let me know. and then hadn't done
so. Barrett said he didn't want to
prosecute me for jumping the
bond, so Cassidy let me go. Barrett
never asked me to pay him the $50
he had lost.
1T wasn't long after that that
the police patrol came out to my
mothers house. i wasn't there, but
they left word to have me call.
When I got back, L telephOned
Cassidy. and he said he wanted me
to come down here the next morn
ing. He didn't say what he wanted,
but I came"
Were Playing "Rhum."
The attorney then asked Carrier
to tell what had been going on in
the Barrett place on the night Of
the raid Carrier replied that there
had been no gambling. that they
had been playing "rhum.' He tes-
titled that TO his knowledge, the
Barrett establishment bore a repu-
tation of being a gambling house.
II was on this statement that Gill
mer found him guilty of frequent
ing. He went there intentionally,
knowing il had reputation for be-
ing a. gambling house" declared the
judge.
In passing judgment. Judge Gil
mer said he could not understand
why the policeman brought in onlv
three men, when there were, ac-
cOrding TO the officers testimony,
at least Is men in the room" The
fact that Barrett was not arrested
nor put On the sheet until three
days later was also commented on
by the judge.