Owens v. State

The appellant was indicted and convicted, under section 3621 of the Revised Code, for “ keeping or exhibiting a table for gaming.”

The only witness examined for the prosecution was one Merritt, who testified in substance as follows: That on the morning of November 19,18T4, the witness was invited by the defendant to his room ; that witness at first declined to accept the invitation, but on being repeatedly solicited by defendant to make the visit, said he would have to go to a clothing store to get him a new shirt; that defendant then told witness that if he would go to his room, that he,…