State v. Krauss

By the Court.

The state introduced but a single witness, Beckman, who testified that he played the machine in question three consecutive times, inserting a 5-cent piece each time; that he received mints on each play, and that, in addition, on the second play, he received checks. These checks were not presented by the witness for redemption in merchandise in the store, but were retained as he says for evidence.

The defendant testifies that he did not cash the checks secured by the state’s witness, Beckman, and that on another occasion, on the same day, he refused to cash checks won by…