71 Mo. App. 54 | Mo. Ct. App. | 1897
“State of Missouri, against Luther Maupin. Be-, fore J. 0. Gillespy, justice of the peace for Boone county, state aforesaid.
“J. L. Stephens, prosecuting attorney within and for the county of Boone, in the state of Missouri, informs the court that Luther Maupin, on the-day of December, 1894, at the said county of Boone, did then and there unlawfully play at a game of chance, commonly called poker, for money, with a gambling device, to wit, with a pack of cards used and adapted for the purpose of playing games of chance for money and property, against the peace and dignity of the state.
“J. L. Stephens,
“Prosecuting Attorney.”
The section of the statute aforesaid reads as follows: “If any person shall play at any game whatsoever for money, property or gain with cards, dice or any other device, which may be adapted to or used in playing any game of chance, or in which chance is a material element, or shall bet or wager on the hands or cards or sides of such as do play as aforesaid, every such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.”
The defendant had a fair trial and we do not feel authorized to interfere. The judgment is affirmed.