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The Defendant's final witness was Carolyn Brodish, the Defendant's
wife. She stated that the machine had been possessed for 3 or 4 years
in the home. The machine was kept as a conversation piece and as an
investment that was expected to appreciate in value. Mrs. Brodish
stated the machine was kept in their sons art room and had a glass
jar of dimes kept next to the machine along with the key to the
back of the machine. She stated that dimes used in the machine
were old worn coins, the only kind that worked well in the machine
and that was the reason for the glass jar of old dimes. Mrs. Brodish
stated that no one in the family ever used the machine as a gambling
device to get any money back from the machine. She denied that
the machine was ever used for gambling purposes. She stated on
cross-examination that the family had other antique items such as
an old telephone, an old school bus, and an old rifle. She stated she
eventually was going to get around to clean and shine the old slot
machine.
The State's Attorney offered rebuttal evidence from Tom Fisher.
Mr. Fisher, the Jail administrator, identified certain other slot
machines that had been taken in a prior raid by the Sheriff of Marion
County, on Meadow Woods Country Club. State's Exhibit No. 3
was identified by Mr. Fisher as one of these machines (a Jennings
Model). The witness stated that these types of machines recovered
from the Country Club are used for revenue purposes, although on
cross-examination it appeared that the witness was not necessarily
talking about a type of vintage machine like that taken from the
defendant.
The State then rested and the Defendant rested.
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
While the Centralia Police were purportedly assisting firemen in
the detection and suppression of a fire at the defendant Brodish's
home, a "slot machine" was seized and thereafter Brodish was
charged by Information with the offense of gambling.
Chapter 38, III. Rev. Stat. Sec. 28-2, provides
in part: "(a) A 'gambling device' is any . .. slot
machine . . .' (and): Chapter 38, III. Rev. Stat.
Sec. 28-1, provides in part' (a) A person commits
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