Patterson v. State

RAMSEY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the County Court on a charge of unlawfully playing at a game of cards, same not being played at a private residence occupied by a family.

The only question in the case is as to whether the place where the game was played comes within the exception named in the statute. It appears that the game was played at the housg of Ing Rodgers, who lived some seven miles north of the town of Clairemont. The place is thus described: “Ing Rodgers is or was a bachelor; at that time he was not married and had never been. He had a small room on his land. They all slept…