State v. Oldham
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court.— Hon. B. J. Casteel, Special Judge. (1) ' The act of 1905, page 131, prohibited (first) any person from keeping a room, tenement, shed, booth or building within the State of Missouri and from occupying the same with any book, instrument or device for the purpose of recording or registering bets or wagers. Second.
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court.— Hon. B. J. Casteel, Special Judge. (1) ' The act of 1905, page 131, prohibited (first) any person from keeping a room, tenement, shed, booth or building within the State of Missouri and from occupying the same with any book, instrument or device for the purpose of recording or registering bets or wagers. Second. It prohibited any person from recording or'registering a bet or wager within this State, whether the race was to take place within or without the State. Third. It prohibited the owner, lessee, occupant, or person in charge of any room, tenement,…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
On the 25th of May, 1906, the grand jury of Jackson county returned an indictment against the defendants, Charles Oldham and J. S. Gardner, for alleged violation of the act of March 21, 1905, Laws 1905, p. 131, which is entitled, “An Act prohibiting book-making and pool-selling, and prescribing a penalty therefor. ’ ’ The indictment contains five counts. The first count in the indictment charges the defendants with making and selling what is commonly called a book and pool, upon a certain horse race to be made and to take place thereafter on the 19th of May, 1906, to one Con Cronin, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. RosenblattSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
- State v. FurgersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- State v. GritznerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- State v. StewartSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
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