Commonwealth v. Gabel

Opinion by

Porter, J.,

These defendants haying been charged, before an alderman of the City of Erie, with keeping a common gambling house, gave bail for their appearance to answer the charge at the next court of quarter sessions of the peace for the County of Erie. An indictment, containing two counts, charging them jointly with keeping a common gambling house and soliciting other persons to visit the said gambling house, was found against them upon said charge. They were jointly tried and their appeals may be disposed of by one opinion. The defendants were called for trial on the 14th day of…