Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1912 — “THE ROUND-UP” IN THIS CITY [ARTICLE]

“THE ROUND-UP” IN THIS CITY

But This Round-Up Is of the Card Sports of Rensselqer. The local votaries of the fickle Goddess of Chance have been wearing. Long, faces and a scary look ihe. last few days and all because of a little court of inquiry conducted Wednesday afternoon by Prosecutor Longwell before Squire Brune.- in which a couple of alleged poker players were given a sweating ■> in which it is said they gave up the names of quite a number of citizens whom they had played with or had seen playing and the places where the games had taken place. As a result of theilr “coughing,” 1-2 indictments were returned and this is -reported to be only the beginning of what is to come. These 12 indictments were drawn by the following persons: Andrew Gangloff 2 Charles Osborne . . 2 Harry Eger i Landy Magee 1 C. Arthur Tuteiir L Anson Cox ........... .7 ~2 Floyd Parks .............1 Hugh Gamble ............ 1 . Simon Leopold ........ ...., . 1 Osborne and Eger entered pleas of guilty Thursday and were assessed $5 and costs on each charge, $13.15 Ln all. Leopold and Tuteur agreed to do likewise yesterday. Landy Magee’s hearing is set for today at 11 a. m., while others witt likely come up -Monday. The chargee are for gambling in >ach count, and just where the investigation will end is uncertain.