Star.
London, England, 1817-09-15 00:00:00

GAMBLING cdsr.

TOWN HALL, BItfoHTON, FRIDAY.
SECOND EXAMINATIeer.
So much expectation was excited by the romonr
of this case, that, at the opening of the Court, the
Hall was crowded almost to suffocation, and all the
avenues completely beset. Mr. O'Mara anpeared,
with •Mr. AOOLPHUs as his Counsel. Mr. Serjeant
RUNNINGTON very obligingly stated to Mr. /lone- ,
PHUs the previous proceeding ; and directed the de- ,
positions to be laid !aefore him, and allowed him time
to peruse them. Having done so, Mr. Ateeeettus
requested that the witnesses might be brought into
Court, that he might moss-esamineabein separately,
which being ordered—
Mr. Wright was first put forward.—ln answer to
questions put to him, he now stated that he had been
a bookseller and a tea-dealer at Bristol, which place
he had left because he had rot capital sufficient to
go on with his business, and had last lived fur six
months at No. 6, Great Pulteney-street, Golden
square. He hid never seen Rouge et Noir et tout
les Deux played until Mr. Newcomb had introduced
him to Messrs. Pdiett, Clarke. and Morley. He WAS
quite a stranger to those Gentlemen, and to Mr.
O'Mara, until this introduction. He never saw Mr.
O'Mara deal the cards, or pay and receive money ;
he never appeared as a dealer or banker, nor did he
know of his being a proprietor, except from what
Follett and the others had told Mm ; he always ap-
peared as a punter or player, but the others had told
hint they gave O'Mara the money to play with ; but
that he only knew from their information. Mr.
O'Mara had talked to him about the interests of the
concern, and the profits of the batik, observing that it
would be very easy for a persen who sat as banker
to wrong his partners. He further stated, that on Mon-
day, the Ist of September, Mr. O'Mara called at his
lodgings, and said, if he could not persuade Mr.
M'Kenzie to come back from London, he was not to
leave him, but write to him (O'Mara), and he would
go to town, and win all his money. He had, on a
former ~ccasion, told the witness, that he could win
all M' Keuzie's money at child's play : he could test
up and win 90 times cut of 10u; he had told both
him and Ford, that if they met with :ley Gentlemen
who did not like the game of ‘, Rouge et Noir," and
would bring them to his house, he was always pro.
vided with cards, dice, and backgammon:-tables, to
wilt their money from t!:em. The witness went on
to state, that Ford and he were cousins. He believed
so ; some friend of his bad told him so ; be had
known his cousin eight or nine years ; bec ime ac-
quainted with him at Bristol; did not know his
father ; knew his mother, and she was not the wit.
ness's aunt, nor any reletion of his, but stiil Ford
was his cousin. Being asked the name of Ford's
mother, and where she. lived, he at first refused to
tell ; hut being obliged to do so, he said her name;
was Jones, and she lived in Salisbury-square, Fleet-
street ; afterwards he said she lived at No. 4. Poland.'
street, Oxford.road. Ford had re•ver to his know-
ledge gone by any other name. This answer he re-
peated several times ; but, at length, bciag much
pressed, he acknowledged that he went at Bristol by
the name of Ivyleafe r he was shewn a paper, which
he acknowledged to be Ford's nend-writeig, where
he signed himself James Roberts," but he said hr
did not know from him that he had travelled in
France, or appeared at Lew-street by the name of
Williams.
This cross-examinat:on continued a long time: at
its close, Mr. Strjeara R;:NN:NGTON asked the witness
whether he bad any previous acquaintence with the
Gentlemen who engaged him at helf.a-crown a game,
and then so candidly communicated to him all their
schemes ?—He said none whatever. 1-.11, however,
said the Sesjeant, carte in the daily lathit of playing
at this public gaming table, for the purpose el ale.
ceiving the persons who might cline there ?-1 was.
W. James Roberts F. rd was celled. On the book
being offered to him, be was asked his name, and lie.
said it was James 1 vyleafe. He had never said th.it
be had raver bent known by any ether name than
that or Ford. He had always been kniavit by his
father's name, and he never took the name of
Ro-
berts or of Ford until he came to Brightee. He had
been in France in 1816, with ore Cast; he then went
by the name of Williems, and was examined at Bow.
street under that name. He was positive be had
lodged, until a fortnight before his coming to Brigh-
ton, at No. 4, Great New-street, Fetter-lane, and that
it was a private house, and be occupied a parlour and
a bedooom ; but behig admonished that the keeper!
of that tense was in Court, he said that the man with
whom lie lodged was not named Newman, but Lee.
Mr. Enscoe, a lodger, at 4, Great Nee-street, for
IG years, swi re that he never saw the witness in that
house, no: did he ever rent rc nisi tleae.
teen Carr said, that lest ye.tr is had gone tä
Fiance with Ford, that they t..tic a pubspea
Ford called himself Richard ; he went by
that name while in France, and for the purpose of re-
turnieg obtained a passport in the same name !rem
the B- i‘i•lt Ambassador. Oa Titesdey he had come to
the witness at tfe Brown Bear, in Bow-street, and
...ekes! if lie would ee with Lire to Blackwell, slice
witeess refused. lie afterwards told him lie was in a
conspiracy against O'Mara ard eolle other monied
wen, from whom they should ge! 4300 tn- aCIOC,and
if witness would conceal bolo °Ware, his (Find's)
real name be should have his share the money, anti
might ge with hint and lVti:;lit to Brussels. He
did not with to hurt Walker.
Scrjeant Ruaeriacroa sincerely lamented to
hear the disclosure of An4,liier formed by
tia:se two young men against Mr. O'Mara, by their
impure testimony : lie was happy to' exonerate Mr.
O'Mara, and discharge him tutu his recognize:ices;
but the two witeeeses would rut be sa fortunate—.
from their own mouths it appeared chat they had
been using subtle craft to deceive and impose on his
Majesty's subjects, by playing or betting at unlaw-
ful games, and had no legal or visible meansof gain-
ing a livelihood ; the Court therefore adjudged them
to be rogues and vagabonds, and committed them in
execution to the gaol at Lewes, there to remain till
the next Quarter :session, and then to be further dealt
with according to Law.
A short private conference then took placebetween
the Magistrates and MI. AINILI'IIeS, the result of
0.4;11 was, that Mr. WALKER was not proceeded
ar,einst, but entered into a recognizance not to permit
any kind of gaming to be carried on in his home.