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shall be discharged from liability
for any violation Of law upon his
part disclosed by his testimony.
SECTION 6, Any person who
shall violate any provision of this
act shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and on conviction there
of shall be fined in any sum not
less than $4,000 nor more than
$4,000.
SECTION 7. 1t is herhey found TO
be fact that numbers, policy
and number games are being op-
Grated in this state and on that
account an emergency is hereby
declared to exist and this act
shall become effective immediate
ly upon its passage.
Prosecuting Attorney Frank
Holt introduced as witnesses
Chief of Detectives C. o. Fink
and Detective P. R. Terrell who
exhibited materials in their hands
including sales books containing
slips used as receipts for the
players and capsules used in Sc
lecting numbers for the drawings.
Chief Fink said that the proceed
ure had all the names Gigs,
saddles, and so on and other
aspects of policy, Among other
witnesses introduced by the pros
ecution were Mines. Viola Sax
ton, Alma Fudge, Savannah Hill,
Mamie Edgeston, who testified
that they had bought tickets or
slips, Mostly they identified num-
bers on the slips as being the
number of the player, and the
letters &C" and IS" as standing
for GIG" and SADDLE. Mrs
Saxton said she once won $500
on a nickel. All of these had
played policy before and were ia
miliar with the game one
playing it in Chicago and another
in Detroit according to testimony
They were approached by per-
sons referring to themselves as
representatives of the Citizens
Mutual Hospital Association Mrs
Fudge testified that she bet a
total of about $3.50 and won about
40 cents.
Rev Mr.. Bass took the stand in
his own defense. He gave his oc-
cupation as Methodist minister,
superintendent of the North Lit
tie Rock district of the South
west conference Of the Central
jurisdiction. He mentioned his
former occupation as secretary of
the Urban League Of Greater
Little Rock, the function of which
he described, and stated he de-
rived his interest in establish
ing Negro hospital locally from
experiences then. He said he had
been interested since 1916 and
had been working on the plan
but always ran into the difficulty
of money" He cited the sum Of
$4,000 10000 as being necessary.
Cost of land was estimated at
Sl6,50000 He stated that he went
to Washington and consulted
Brooks Hays and found that
funds could be allocated if a
third of the amount )about $780,
100000 were raised locally. At
first. he said, he tried to arouse
an interest in establishing a me-
mortal hospital for Riley, former
helper in the athletics of Little
Rock central hi school, but the
effort was fruitless, Once h e
thought Of bond issue but it
was advised against On January
%. 1858, company was organiz-
ed including H. A. Powell, John
Haywood, w. L. Jarrett, L. Will
liams, J. V. Jordan, J. r. Booker
and O. Sherman. This group re-
signed after about 2 months. A
three hundred dollar deposit in
the bank was explained as COM
ing from Earl and Edward Moore
who advanced money which was
to be returned, A new board was
established with Bass, the two
Moores, and James Nathaniel and
others. According TO the Rev. Mr..
Bass explanation, he found that
he could raise the money requir-
ed only by small amounts over
a large period Of time. According
ly the method now charged as
policy was devised. Each member
would pay an entrance fee OF a
dollar and, a dollar a month
for dues. Sixty per cent Of the
net profit was 70 60 to the nos
pital fund. A certain amount Of
disqualification benefit accrued to
the members" after payment Of