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1909 ODDSWERE POSTED IN THE COURT ROOM Judge Is Shown How the Betting Is Done. Anti-Betting Law Being Tested. After
the Evidence Was All in the Judge Said Would Decide Case Next Week.  The Atlanta Constitution (1881-2001) - Atlanta, Ga. Date: Jan 31, 1909 NYT At the conclusion
late this afternoon of the trial in Gretna of Jack Sheehan, charged with having violated the Locke law in the taking of bets at the Suburban race track, Judge Edrington, who presided, announced that he would take the case under advisement and announce his decision on next ... The trial attracted big crowds to Gretna, the parish seat of Jefferson, which lies Just across
the river from New Orleans. ... Joseph A. Murphy, who was presiding | Judge at the Suburban Park track, was a witness for the defense. He declared that the
system of betting in vogue at the Suburban ...
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