City of St. Louis v. Simon

[1] Defendant Joe Simon was convicted in City Court No. 1 of the City of St. Louis on a charge of violating an ordinance of said city. An information was filed in said City Court charging that Joe Simon in the City of St. Louis and State of Missouri on the third day of September, 1947, at 237 South Jefferson Street "did then and there make, establish and aid or assist in making and establishing a lottery, gift and enterprise and scheme of drawing in the nature of a lottery. (Policy)."

[2] A trial in the City Court resulted in a finding that defendant was guilty as charged and his punishment…