State v. . Lowe
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT for carrying on and promoting a lottery, by means of a slot machine, tried before Finley, J., and a jury, at July Term, 1919, of Buncombe. The jury returned a special verdict as follows: “The defendant is a merchant in the city of Asheville, and used in connection with his business a machine called a ‘merchandise vender/ which is so constructed as to hold a large number of cards in parallel columns and with a glass front.
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INDICTMENT for carrying on and promoting a lottery, by means of a slot machine, tried before Finley, J., and a jury, at July Term, 1919, of Buncombe. The jury returned a special verdict as follows: “The defendant is a merchant in the city of Asheville, and used in connection with his business a machine called a ‘merchandise vender/ which is so constructed as to hold a large number of cards in parallel columns and with a glass front. There are six of these columns of cards, and each card calls for a particular article of merchandise, and gives the price' of such articles of merchandise. A…
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The jury returned a special verdict as follows:
"The defendant is a merchant in the city of Asheville, and used in connection with his business a machine called a `merchandise vendor,' which is so constructed as to hold a large number of cards in parallel columns and with a glass front. There are six of these columns of cards, and each card calls for a particular article of merchandise, and gives the price of such articles of merchandise. A prospective purchaser could purchase any of the articles of merchandise shown on such cards for the price stated thereon by pulling a slot which would…
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