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NO DECISION AT ST. LOUIS. Several affidavits were filed Friday in Division No. 5 of the Circuit Court in the suit of Attorney General E. C. Crow to restrain book-making at the Fair Grounds. One was by Morton Jourdan, who states that he asked State Auditor A. O. alien for the privilege of issuing half of tbe licenses to bookmakers, the work to be done in his name by S. C. Sogers and E. N. Robinson, a brother of Owen Robinson, who would receive the compensation. Allen agreed to the proposition, he states. There was no limitation in regard to the issuance of the licenBos. Ho denies that he stated to Mr. Allen at Springfield, after tbe licenses wore issued August 6, that certain persons induced Rogers to issue tho licsnsee. Ha met Allen on August 10. He told Allen of tbe issuance of the licenses, and Allen at first expressed himself as satisfied, Jourdan states. Later in the day Allen told him ho was going to inquire into tho matter, but said he would protect Jourdan, the latter states. Allen said, eo Jourdan deposes, that if he could he would favor Ed Butler in the matter; that Butler was his friend, and had baon kind to Seibort. Jourdan claims that Rogers and Robinson had authority to issue the licenses. He referred to the affidavit of R, F. Walker, who was also delegated to issue licenses to bookmakers, in which Walker stated he would not delegate his authority to any one. Jourdan says that Walker on one occasion sent- Robineon to the racetrack to act for him, and on another occasion called up by telephone and requested that Rogers or Robinson be sent to act in his place, Jourdan denies that he was told by Allen not to issue licenses after August 13, The depositions of Rogers and Robinson wore aleo filed yesterday. Rogers states that Walker called him up on several occasions by telephone and sent him to the race track to CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE. NO DECISION AT ST. LOUIS. Continued from First Page. issue licenses. Both Rogers and Robinson state they issued licenses with the knowledge of Allen, and that there were no restrictions. Walker in his affidavit stated that a few days before August 6 Allen came to him and said he had grave doubts whether he could issue licenses after August 13, and that if he desired any licenses to be issued he would notify him. Allen -also said, Walker states, that he would notify Jourdan and his other representative and the attorney for the Delm ar association. Judge Fisher, who presides in courtroom No. 5, has the case under advisement. His court will not be in session today, so no decision can be rendered before next Monday. St. Louis Republic.
