The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-26
|nfSCRIBE POKER
GAME IN COURT
|,rrio,le Case Revealed in
Briefs Found in
Colorado
|VAD FINANCED LOSER
! ,orney Cited for Contempt
When He Urges Rules
of the Game
no MICHAEL +. DACY.

| DENVER May -o'h NiNiu ue
...intlon OF the game of poker. and
80 attention of the odd army
.,mep is generally credited with
,ynv received from statesmen,
I,,omats, politicians and even min
,.,srs was discovered in the records
~ ,be colorado supreme court when
ne court library was being moved
l,r,o new quarters.
The dissertation on poker Is con-
,,rsd in a brief filed by Willard
,S'Iisr one of Colorado's most
t.Glant lawyers in the early days,
Sn, sult Instituted by II. A. w. Ia
~ pioneer mining man and late
&Sied states senator from the Cen
state, against william II.
pnsh, for many years Tabors S
friend.
Tabor and Bush, Il appears, had "A
Isisagreement shortly after Tabor's
siscilon TO the United States sem
10 Their friendship turned to ha-
ned and Tabor brought suit
sgalDst Bush for the payment of
money advanced.
Teller, on behalf OF Bush. filed
an answer in which he explained
|
bor was suing for was a debt aris-
ins out OF a poker game and that,
instead OF Bush being indebted to
Tabor, the latter owed Bush money.
Teller's answer was couched in
language that aroused the senator's
anger. Through his attorneys he
| had Teller cited for contempt OF
court, basing the citation upon the
language OF the answer. Teller was
| fha $500 by the Judge of the Dem
vet superior court, in which the
s,f was pending. but the entire
proceedings were dismissed before
he state supreme court had passed
final Judgment.
That part Of his answer as set
Gu, in Teller's appeal from the
,1dess decision filming him for con-
tempt Of court was, in part, as fol-
lows
Brief of Appeal.
The plaintiff says that the facts
az that the said plaintiff, being
anxious and working hard to con-
vince the legislature of the state of
Colorado. as well as all good citi-
nns OF his eminent fitness for the
position OF United States senator
IN a scientific. moral, political and
Intellectual view, and being fully re-
solved not to he outdone by any
body who might aspire to rival him
ID the veneration and respect of a
wiling people in such contests as
vsrs supposed by him to be highly
tssential to the demonstration of his
thlms upon and his ability to fill
nd office, was, and for some days
ror thereto, had been engaged
With various and sundry persons of
harning and skill in their profess
sass in playing a game familiarly
G commonly known as poker
which game is alleged to be one
eIscty suited to sharpen the wits,
develop the resources and replenish
The pockets OF those who know how
10 play the game. and has. as the
defendant is informed. and believes,
received at various times great at
tsnilon from statesmen, ministers
ym all ages"
Additional Allegations.
The brief sets forth that, despite
the Plaintiffs well known ability IN
mat department. OF practical states
manship (poker). the said plaintiff
mad been steadily losing ground in
SAID game. and the chances of his
iegaInlng his position in this game
were constantly growing simmer
ana beautifully less, so that the
palnuf with a sort of "Help-me-
Gasslus-or-I-sink" air, applied to the
oelendant to come to his rescue and
pay out his hand in said game, al
,eglns that he had the legislature TO
.o& after and thereupon. to induce
thi defendant to engage in said
ssae, and to save. II possible, both
s mo.ey and his waning reputa-
uoh as statesman and player,
Heea with this defendant that II
asSould then and there take up the
Sme game and play the same out
le, he said plaintiff, would pay the
uses which then seemed imminent
aNu inevitably To be at hand. and
mat II no losses occurred and gains
we're made upon the issue of said
same one-half of the profits were
come to this defendant; and
.,eIeupoh said game was played Out
,',S- loss OF $3.50 of the said plain
Nw money, which the said plain
,h furnished to the defendant fol
purpose OF paying such loss.
or s detendant AYERS that thi.
o'ValIed loan arose out of the facts
fvr,Sa'ea and out of no other OIL
;..ner taets; that It was a gamins
,ha hssction begun and instituted by
az AZ .sintlh and entered into by ths
ov'nt 'Leuant only at the plaintiffs re,
N os an. ana was played for the bene
nloir,t,tnse ne said plaintiff. and the sait
evsr ii ~ mas not now nor has HI
Roos nsu any claim at law. equity
boLs, uonselence or by the rules o
he o. against this defendant, ant
On tSn I'm recover for said money only
yop Ie ground OF heads | win. tail
shonIS against which all mel