State v. . Gupton
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from the Superior Court of Law of Nash County, at the Spring Term, 184S, his Honor Judge Caldwell presiding. The defendant was indicted, with two others, for playing together “ at a certain public gaming place called a Ten-pin-alley, a certain game of chance called Ten pins, and betting money thereat,” contrary to the statute. Upon not guilty pleaded the defendant was tried alone.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Law of Nash County, at the Spring Term, 184S, his Honor Judge Caldwell presiding. The defendant was indicted, with two others, for playing together “ at a certain public gaming place called a Ten-pin-alley, a certain game of chance called Ten pins, and betting money thereat,” contrary to the statute. Upon not guilty pleaded the defendant was tried alone. Evidence was given for the State, that a Ten-pin-alley was Rept up at a public place, where spirituous liquors were retailed, and that the defendant,with others charged, played the game of Ten pins for money.…
1Opinion of the CourtRuffix, C. J.
The legislature has wisely set its face against the idle and vicious practice of gaming ; and to that end has passed various laws, calculated more or less to suppress it. But no one of them, we believe, reaches the present case. Besides avoidingal] securities for money won at play, certain kinds of gaming are made criminal. Playing at cards in a public house, and betting thereon, and suffering such gaming at cards by the keeper of the house,or supplying the players with refreshments, are forbidden and distinctly made' indictable. Against public gaming tables also there are several provisions.…
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