Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-01-12
THE GAaBLER,s nEQuRsF o.sAxTxD,
LAWYERS FATAL. r.EMrENCv.

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10 The year Sd. = numbef 81 indigi-
deals wee arrested for keepiagsa Gambs
Ing house 81 Chestnut street. near Inae-
Ipendence ALI The Counsel for The pfo.
lseenlionswa sitting il bis olice pne day,
when 4 young man Ioi gepleel. H exterior
and good ad1fes< entered, and Till follow
ing dialogue snsueA -
s ] have beAR Ammohed 10 anpe al ID !.
morrow as witness against .----4f
lof keeping Gambling house, Unless Il
i absolutely neeessafy. said hs. is his
agitation increased, : / wish. Hi. you
would not urge my attendance. r
s dcn know, said the counssl, s;thas
The conviction wiil depend upon your tes.
ilslleny. but You are On impoflsnllwitness
i NAV Be necessary 10 bring yea upon
The stan 1s1ph SO Cos, 80 s.
asAssss Ills ssossis
urge n. said Dc, and the eonsequeIce
o. a.reiusal may be fatal 10 my pIosperitv.
and The happiness Of others.n 4eRbe
came more agita.ed and al the request of
the gentleman, he continued: aIn ID few
days Fam 70 be married 10 Mr. 's
daughter, residing on Chestnut street.
he preparations are made and Ille day.
q liked. Z II lam called upon as witness
IN this case, | shall cfimina.e myself, and
pc exposed 70 the eyes Of my lfrields ana
tue public gaza as Gam1ler III cha
raeler viii be lost, my prospects % life
and of course, my demestie han.
Piness destroyed
You shall not be called, Young man. =
said The counsel unless it's sbsoiutely
necessary" and With this assurance they
separated, not without some painful mis-
slyings on the part OF the legal gentle.
nanI ibathe was ahou, 70 be accessory
10 WRONG, which might result i'd tiie utter
ruin Of conddlng ] q unsuspectlng girl
The trla! caf5e pn, but conYiclionwas OBJ
famed without sammoning the young IA an.
anc he went on 10 bis course of dhplicitY
and crime unexposed, In few days I'D
was married.!
Two years passed, and a Iyobge bud
heaFl-broken wife appears before the legal
tribunal, seeking . divorce Hell Icoan4
TEL was startled when the HUSBAND came
orWard, at disc lowering. confronting the
vile, The identical Young man, who plead
lot TO be exposed asa Gambler 1.-The in
erview wiz ths Wfteess instantly bccur4 |
ed 10 the couuseIs mind The painful
Incidents 8! a deserted house, neglected
wife, and the cfsSelties which had foaowet
bis gsnblin gShabits. then came up nfear-g
ul array bsiofetlhe Individual who saved
him from his mSlised exposure.
The trial proceeded, and a gradual SUD Il
,ession IS acts d injustice. neglect cold E
hess. alienation d9He sic iiscnfd 4
counting and aifsctlonate. young wife
we're disclosed (which melted tie Heart 81
he coldes; sxpe dtator. His defence was
eebls, and herEcause :riumphed. / Hap
lily she was liberated from. the Ipbnster,
sho had wounded her heart. destroyed
Ter peace. and deprived her Of thathappi-
less which beamed upon her so jos ously
luring The merning Of her bridal ally. i
His fate hardly need even briefly Be
old. He soonf lost The esteem 8of his
nends, 1.-THE Gambler has friends. snd his
:radil followed with his reputation. His
asAionable andRelegant establishments on
5hesnut street was closed by The. Sheriff
j few weeks siseer and more reteBtl u. he
Ias been arrested for forgeryL Whassa
,rief but melancholy detail Of tile fruits
capped from the pursuits oflhe Gabsestey
Epeniag Cpuser.s
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