McLaughlin v. State

This is a writ of error to the district court for Douglas county. The plaintiff in error, James F. McLaughlin, hereafter referred to as defendant, was convicted of violating an Omaha ordinance against keeping a disorderly house, and was fined $50.

In the Omaha municipal court, defendant was charged with the offense of keeping a disorderly house, in that he permitted race gambling to be conducted in his place of business.

Section 48, ch. LIV, Revised Ordinances of the city of Omaha 1905, provides, among other things: “Any person * * * who shall p.ermit in his * * * house * * * or other premises…