State v. Howard

The appellee was indicted because — while acting as superintendent of privileges and director of the Boone county fair, of Boone county, Indiana, a society organized under the laws of the State of Indiana — he did, on August 23, 1893, unlawfully lease, rent, and donate a portion of the premises and grounds used and occupied by the above named fair, to one L. B. Johnson, to be used and occupied with apparatus, books, and other devices for the purpose of recording and registering bets and wagers, and selling pools upon the result of races.

A motion to quash the indictment was sustained.

We have…