Smith v. State

Graves, Judge.

Appellant was charged in the County Court at Law No. 1 of Bexar County by complaint and information with unlawfully establishing a lottery, and disposing of certain personal estate, to-wit: a check of the value of $400.00 in United States money, to one Matt E. Dugosh by said lottery, and upon a trial before the court he was found guilty as charged and fined the sum of $100.00.

The scheme utilized in the distribution of this money was as follows: Appellant organized what was called a “Noah’s Ark” which was based upon the issuance of stamps upon which there was depicted the…