Hairston v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of McLennan. Tried below before Hon. W. H. Jenkins, County Judge. This appeal is from a conviction for exhibiting a gaming table and bank for purposes of gaming, the punishment assessed being a fine of $25 and ten days’ imprisonment in the county jail. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Appellant was charged with and convicted of exhibiting, for the purpose of gaming, a gaming bank and table. The proof is, that the game played was “senate poker.” It was testified, the game “is played with cards. The dealer sits on one side of a table, and the players around in front of him. The players put up their money in the dealer’s hands, for which he issues to the players some ivory or bone chips. The dealer then deals to each man five cards. Then the players either bet their chips or not, according as they are willing to venture on their hands. They may discard and…
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