Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-15
CITY Ne S.

uuy Spiccr Of Frederick sburs on the l2,hinst. Ems
b.rry's is Cury tic corner of 2' street.
Mr. Suicer who the money the first witness called
a.. sr,,d that he came city FeterIcksbnr!
re t and stopped al the City Hotel On Tuesday
,oninr last after breakfast, was siti:n" ~ ne hl a"o
the hot, when he was anptnaehsh py ''an '1s' " ~
.kcd him 10 take walk with him They started up "iai
street Jones rcarkng that he was go'n@ 10 SIZE Ahralin
Waller 10 get $40 he owed him. Went 10 Waller on Gar,
rect; bul Jones did ask w. for The money Wi' ne Sa'
he was going after They Then wenI 10 Esprj "us'
lwo doors from where they saw " amer ven. az
10 Eusbey's Several gentlemen soon alter ri'n' III
Was invited 10 play cards Tor Somt;hine !" u'lM. ~
MAY and soon became intoxicated. Alter playing III
The bar for liquor invited up stairs 10 pay
hIrHm Tor money Was not certain il up stairs
bu, thinks il In different from The one
in which they plIyed for drink Rcnaned tcfc I'LL day
got through playing about dark. Could not remember
when m left there; drunk TO know whether il
dark or day time when he left the gambling knew
Jones' al fredericksburg before he g. came 10 Rchmond
did know who first proposed 10 play caius thinks ne re-
fused 10 play for money, bur could not undertake. TO say
whether he did or did not had 81 500 when he left home
few DAYS ago supposed he spent about STU OF Tor SHIRTS
md other small articles; did mol know icn he began Ia
NAV for money! The first thing he could remember was wax
inn up.next morning in No 5 of tho Ciy lln'c; booked
for his money when he sober and found only ST. had hi
money in rolls kept in separate pockets; kept spending
change in port monaic; lost IN playing tor liIlor, and
pad for III certain he had AT least 81 iOO when ne went
into the gambling house: Jones Ia staying al The CITY o
Tel where snps To Ensberrys about o'clock IN
The mornings had taken three drinks that morning before he
went 10 Enshcrrys had been drinking he every day
ior, II, arrived here; Jones anUut the hotel and walked
with him market house mornings Jones' came from
Snots lvaua county Richmond; there were several play
inc bui of the number could only rccolec Inc name o
White: could not say how much money was bet at time;
hnKs he $40 $50 al nei after he got I" playing
FIR money could remember what transprrd rec"!rcS
hearing somebody exrlam "ha's d--n g1od-si0 or S1O
IN lack tnht' could remember what time II was when
he went 10 the City Hotel after leaving III" gambling house,
does consider himself very good card piayet - con
ecrioncr and AT home and whcn mere plays at a
.amc; while playing Enshcrrys remembers that Jones
winkrd and him OCCASION: ana not kun"
whether signal "bag or To quiz Playing: hau no
under standing with Jones about s'gnS each man rut money
on lr table when The playing commences; di not rchl''n
Der whether jones l!ng or money dd not see
any of The party exhibit llan one dollar al Tune
william Cline testified - follows: Happened al Ensbcr
rvs hnu*r on Tuesday moniu. abont O'Clock Saw
Spirc and Jones al Ensbcrrys dojr laA. i'hHs h,s
berry had come out OF his ballroom Subsequently
Ensbcr:y came down door Jones and SPlcef went
in and Jones proposed playing up Tor something 10
drink There three Or four persons ~ the room play
ing Juns and Spice lost Ems ana another person were
the winners Witness remained at EnSbtrfys nearly me
whole day Saw Rogers and three o more persons come
there hen another game for dnn was PROPOSED Dll n"l
know who proposed tie u bni Tor money iictH
White banter Spcrr 10 60 ~ STAIRS - pay ',pir"F was
Then drunk. Remembers HAT Rogers, h'ae' ana Ems were
wing The bar room dJ"n slf- "fici "hs af'n" :"
acted a. drunken Saw Hlcrf nave money "A ron :"
bank notes. before they commenced playing ne Iehc-'
sum ne saw timr d"wn Stars, was So Di1 MOI
90 up STAIRS where hta and "'he's were pliSl"s Ia no,
play himself Was merely looking on 10 see "ho @ouia
win The party commenced pt iIE sc'rh-up l'r hiu",
about or O'Clock thai morning ana began 10 pay pun
for nn"y nhnmt olrck J"ne proposed 10 man 10 g 10
and rnt and take a game Had ccn Jones before bn dli
not kn"s him The party s'rh"i I" Eho" c'c' "''er n''
: matey. !,
The Dan lies csccpt Jones Had hn"wn INN l'h or I'VE
years Is new him when liz I've! II fsd'tl "snn". p"F
not knew that Jun,a aH :'i'FeFy ~ i''
= county. Sew Jones' tn 'n:'i:h& aa' \" VIZ yer
grsons shop Erss,.fns. "licrr "h- "'''' nm.
knows nothing about the cIiGr against JOINTS "i '''
others. :,, - 1, I 49,,
f. NJ Leeds awurn: Not acqIa'nr! with any 81 hs par
w. and knows nuthag OF III" Transaction al thso''! >
Saw Jones one or Two evenings nc2 pail 10" =" Mules
II,,sI
Ryand HAWKINS sworn: On rr.ssng last went I" i:"s
nerrys between 10 AMI II o'ccr. Saw :soses Ems i'
berry ard White there They pIaSng cards, i4-l ''
house and returned alter dimne W"Isrd near E.as.,l
Went there to gel Saw Rogers, fis, N"hch "n"'
Jon and Spicer there Did mo- '"s Jones r,i'"s
ALI the Others playing. sit.' Wa hf"nS-"r 'ac
he thought h. was drunk "a" >pmrt nae 'o'"s ,,''
known Jones two three mons.i lh'""' ~ i s''''
Atsolonr C. Waller Was IL EnabeHy 5 sever
times Tues1ry asr Saw party paying ch'I 'st
,mrrn,,r seeing White Ellis Coach, Spisc an Rogers
playins Has known jones ic the last or ~ years
First knew him in Fr.derickrb bur- Johe' cam ~ r'S"
Stop TUESDAY morning IN Company WIN ,,
Did ask hisn for SO. Nr'rr owed jo"rs '"' NM
Saw The nanb!ias party tnsberry'a, in Inc evening
:, They all seemed BE- "hl acquainted "!lE .@'!i oi:'
iias known Spccr or III yeas III fft't, ";'.
he Y,s ny guud business The "ioCey an! c'ri'h
arv business ieari Jopcs ndv's Spccr n2' |" plE
::pccr wished him play iisa' Srrr ";s 10 'r. m,,'.
IS that he ~HuI 10 fredericksburg :" Jay Cai"'
win INN fpcrr White be, 81 that he wnui! g'-ana ne
money s,akrd in The hands, hnsstIty no not ""'"
thai :licrf nas reputation at h ne i"f gan1'!h1
i VIM Cline WAS Called an, j" st's;1er 10 Questions
sad: II" did no, think Spcrt sih.! EnJ rta;ce - WIN
from those with whom he was 'Yins cA:'S nc w. .y
drunk He seemed sIrcnv. Wa. occasionally ho"'h2 an"
s,nr,imcs had his eyes shut while pIAyin! Tie 4!hets
we're ucl drunk They had hri- eyes ~ii" open Nae"
the party playing with F!ccf ~: n'mna !" WIN ;s 1,i
he should play. He may have been siGni- % t""tn!i
Did not think he llecoii"e's hearing nm toPc''
saw that he and could ben, any o. Tie crGahF t
The testimony here closlmn Nj August counsel Tor ono
OF The accused remarked lha' h" lid n" h'nh the '"a"'
lin ,itu nj act IN.
The Mayor Irpi" remarked that he thought III" e@'-
mony sustain The charge nier false pF'enrr Jones
had cntcrd Spicer the gaming house al knsbeTfy he
was made or became rurk whia hcr. and his rnnry was
won from him when he ~ m.r intoxicated lat hohfs
men should not have played viii him while n ha c"n'
lion lie fell bonn" !er!ocs'o recognize 'nr Par> :"
appear before the August he Court q" Hastings to
answer Indictment Tor conspiracy, and Cheating an"
tefraulinu Mr. ;picer ont Of At- money.
Rogers Jones and Ellis wrreach required to e:c ~'lrr
~ 10 The amount Of $500 '!r appearance before 'h'
Hastings Court, in august Rogers gave srcn'Ily-J'es
and Ellis had not done so at tie TINE The ttpnrei si' '
Mayors Office ~ |
Enbsrry required give 200 surety Tor his appear
anct before the Hastings Eout! I" answer 10 an mug
men for playing cards. and >00 surety 10 answer ot
permitting others 10 play in his house The Mayo" also IN
formed him that he should at once sue ont kur rom me
Hastings Court 10 bring him 40 10 show cause why M ~
Gems. Tor selling liquor and Keeping public house should
ncs having taken an oath bci-te The 5layor Wrncs
day that owned farm and lut slaves in Sroi5yvana
rouy TO enable him become surely p oil his friends
The Mayor called Mr. 6 \" IT, Tyler, OF the police, TO
| srurrW
nerv or responsibility Mr. + sailed that he had examined
Inc Commissioners books OF Sppsyvun!a county, IN he
,uios office, ard discovered at Wliim Jones was
assessed wilt, white thcah and h Il he was returned
delinquent :o nun.pay men! Of r Mr.. I. knew nom
inc me. e the subject.
Roach and White two o The gambling purity haze moi ye
been i5Ihd
FRlIho work Of the in1sniaIy continues in our city
Yesterday morning between and three O'Clock the sta
hi. of Mr. Samuel L. Jones Clay. between Isl and "a
s,reels was destroyed by FIRE Las ahuut S5Ono lnsu
rance This is the third time NJ has had his stable bnrn
ed by incendiari"s.
uuSTINGS COURf-fESIE KuAN.--No criminal
sc. we're taken up The CJG;t was occupied with the dn
s mooscd upon rs the Constitution in reference to
u,es II is doubtful whether uries be Obtained in
,,mc (or the trial OF civil cases pre-
A NUISANCE CASE.-in III. Mayors Court, yratcr
doy manning Mr.. john /. Mathews appeared, 10 answer
cmn,ins preferred by Mrs anr .;tat reference 20
filthy nily in their Innt occcpncf near lh street
u,s testified that m"mbef o. Ar. VI = family had
,r l;cn vessel most filthy Substances which tell upon
her peisun lron window >t was passin. through lie
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