Commonwealth v. Certain Gaming Implements

According to the bill of exceptions this is a proceeding brought under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 276, §§ 1-8, for forfeiture of property seized under a search warrant of premises used for taking bets on horse races. The case has been argued on the basis that the seizure was made under § 1 of said c. 276. We consider the questions presented on that footing. The chief controversy concerns a “ticker tape machine” or “electric typewriter machine” in fact used to receive the results of races and similar to machines used by newspapers and stockbrokers. At the time of seizure the only one present, aside,…