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HART-AGNEW LAW UPHELD. New York. June 1 4.— Justice Aspinall of the Supreme Court of Brooklyn in a decision handed down today uphold the . .nslitiit will lit v of the Hart Agin SB law anil refused to dismiss the indictments pending against the Com--. Island aad Hi klyn Jockey Claha for conspiracy and against individuals for Ixmkinak-ing. The eases will now he rushed to trial, which probably will take paace -any in the fall. Mian while tiie .pi.-stion of the constiliil ionality of the law-will be further teeted bf the carrying of the iH.inls involved to the c.uirt of kaaaaaa, which is tin- court of I. i-f resort in this state. The cases pass.sl u|xm by Judge Aspinall today were before baa on demurrers io ladle t aaea ta foaad hy the Kings Caaaty grand iurv again-t the onev Island Jockey chtb. the Brooklyn lackey club. Mark A. Btardaa aad tharty baakaaahera. I he demurrers were dismissed and the eases were ordered to go to trial, probably some nine m October. Andrew Miller, a meno. i ..f tin- .l...ke Club, -aid t.nlav that In- had inter-, iewed conn-. I on Judge Aspimills decision, and Unit Davies. Stone and Auer hack said thai tin- detlatna is only a preliminary on,, to pave the waj tor i trial, and if at the trial "f the raae it la decided agalaal the lackey clubs, it waaaa -.till he admissible to appi aL Iu.|ii-tm--iit- agaiii-i tin- rice track .lull.- . huge the iM.iiiitaiiiiiig of public gambling places. Those agalaal bookmakers charge tin- accepting of wager-. The indict in. -nts wele found i y.-ar ago an I hive been pending ever since. The algumeiil Baoa wliicli Judge Aspinall handed down todays de. i-iou was made iu January of this year.
