Voght v. State

It is provided in section 2079, R. S. 1881, among other things, that whoever being the owner of any building or room, rents the same to be used or occupied for gaming shall be fined, and in section 1815, R. S. 1881, it is declared that “ It shall be sufficient evidence that any building or other place was rented for the purpose of gaming, if such gaming was actually carried on, and the owner or lessor thereof knew or had good reason to believe that the lessee suffered gaming therein, and such owner or lessor took no sufficient means to prevent or restrain the same.”

The appellant, Jacob Voght,…