Com. of Pa. v. Coyne

Opinio®' by

Keller, J.,

Appellant was jointly indicted and tried with Thomas Dolan and Thomas Goslin on the charge of keeping a gambling house and being a common gambler. They were all convicted. Dolan and Goslin did not appeal. Coyne has appealed, claiming that the evidence was not sufficient to support a conviction.

The Commonwealth’s evidence showed that a gambling house, known as the Monaca Club, was maintained at 3802 Forbes Street, Pittsburgh; that there was a bar on the first floor, and a casino or gambling room, with gambling games and apparatus, on the second floor; and evidence was…