Jessup v. State

The indictment in this case charged that the appellant, who being the keeper of a certain building did unlawfully and knowingly permit persons, to the grand jurors unknown, to be and remain playing and gaming therein at cards and dice, to and with each other for money. See section 2173, Burns R. S. 1894 (section 2079, R. S. 1881). The appellant was tried and convicted, and in this appeal he has assigned as error the overruling of his motion for a new trial. He asserts that the finding is contrary to the law.

It is further contended that the proof shows that the names of the persons who engaged…