Bell and Swan v. State

Appellants ask ns to reverse the circuit court’s judgment by which it was ordered that seven slot machines belonging to appellant Swan and 20 slot machines belonging to appellant Bell be destroyed.

It is conceded that all these slot machines were gambling devices. Some of them, when seized, contained coins, showing they had been in actual use. No question is raised as to the validity of the search warrants under which they were seized by the sheriff. The slot machines owned by Swan were found in his warehouse. Bell’s slot machines were seized in a room at the-rear of Hopper’s barber shop.

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