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No Dice, Martin Weiss

Submitted by joan on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 16:38.

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August 24, 1882

 

Martin Weiss, who runs the Chicago Saloon on Court Street, was arrested for permitting gambling in his establishment.

 

Martin wasn’t worried – he was convinced that with his charm and wit he would completely annihilate the case against him. When he took the witness stand, Weiss swore a solemn oath that the boys who had been accused of gambling in his saloon had never done any such thing. Imagine Martin’s surprise when he was found guilty.

 

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