Commonwealth v. Pinkenson

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

These appellants, Jack H. Pinkenson and Harry S. Gilgore, were jointly indicted and tried along with John Williams, Alexander Commers, William Braver-man and Daniel Gilhool at No. 116 August Sessions, 1938, of the court below for having on August 4, 1938, committed various violations of the Act of May 22, 1895, P. L. 99, 18 PS §1461, which may be described in general terms as pool-selling and book-making, occupying part of a building for receiving and paying bets on the results of horse races, setting up and establishing a gaming house and gambling devices, etc. A…