Hightower v. State

YOUNG, Justice.

The State, through the District Attorney of Dallas County, instituted these proceedings under Art. 637 of the Penal Code, Vernon’s Ann.P.C. art. 637, for the destruction of seven devices commonly known as marble tables, slot machines, or marble slot *328machines, allegedly kept or exhibited for the purpose of gambling, in violation of Art. 619, P.C. J. J. Hightower, alleged to own an interest in all the devices, and Charles Skibos, John Cooper, George Hodges, E. Wright, M. Petroíf, 'C. H. Herbig and Rex Allen, from whose possession, the devices were taken, were named defendants.…