Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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eae' no said he dill recocc. whether no nrono., "a
pa! win AosAiom o. Waller for IS a game Could M,
'seo"ec' " ~ha'ho at night he went TO the CITY Uo,s
ou' believed was late Found the bed roam ,o, ho,,a
''"'''s ""e" ne awoke. Hal no recollection Of
r.s e"'"e"ged any person to go with him 10
' 70 play cards with him. Ii he said SO he
must nave bsen drunk. Could no, say who ar., ,,ono.
oa' loo money. Hal recollection Of Jones' asking
u uuf'ns the day 20 6, home. R.colectcL 10 h.v, mo-
ueei NJ noilng his heal AMI winxiog at him m 90
Tic made no reply. Did not know whether II WA, A.,
mai 20 ios the 6'ag Believed ut the time he nodded 10
nc could have seen the hands some others of the
payers IL he chose to look. Recoscted that when he
gu" 'here was no per,Su playing eIe,p. himself and
o' uo' know at that TIM his White
Out was informed Of in tho ,oarsc Of tho play Had no
recollection when he hal qii, PLAYING His information
as TO his plying with White was received from
others. ~
In reply to the Mayor no said he had no recollection
uneher the 10 or so dollars by one person bv
JACK r'e lie playei for quarter anti in the bsgu
ning Did NJ, recole,t whether thu, WI, any umit 4,
the "bas"
10 Nc. AuSu,t-Had recollection Of iras wing out
ten dollar bill which the others informed him was conn
'eei and which he mentioned he received at Cuoeper
Courthouse.
10 NJ C'ans -aecoleced Jones was playing the sev.
Cd up game Tor the whisksy but did not recolec his be-
ing III tne 'oiun' game FOR the money
ine largest amount Of money he noticed exhibited by
any one of the parties oae dollar
"ni Cline examined to Ensbcrry's house on
tuesday last abait or O'Clock In the morning Their,
was "o person IN the house at the time Went up stairs
aud seeing no person believed they wer. all in bei A
returned down srs he noticed Scer and Jones stand
ing at the door taking together they wen, nm ,,,
and he followed. Cilled out to Mr. Ensberrv who va,
hig"er up, to come down. Aner Mr. f. came down and
ney n'd drink, IL was proposed play game of CARD.
se'ehup nc beievsi--Els5erry played as a fourth in
company with Spicer IA the playing procce led Roger
% o"e Ut TWO others came in and Elsberry being com
PEELED To 80 and wait them, requested Eli, 10 tax.
ms place at the gmeSpiccr aud Ellis were nut in Gr
The drinks Ellis aai Spcsr subsequently, PLAYED to know
who woali b. in Tor all, an Spicer was stuck They af
'e'"ards play cd another game This was in IA.
bar room up stairs. After the "scvcn up" y,m., had
ceased, gme OF bluff proposed Some were in f..
Vo OF one game and OF anoihcr-d no, recolIec,
who proposed to play blun They played at il FIR about
Two or tire. hours the door the bar room a
ter they desis,cd White challenged Spcer 10 % ~, .,;
anu play with him. White took him up stairs spicer wa,
pretty well drunk at the time. He noticed him ne.rIv
drunk while the playing was going down stairs He
got very drunk during card playing having drank great
dcAof liquor during the time. Noticed some money with
him besides what he exhibited the table 81, iar,e
bundle ofuotes which he pulled out at another time Saw
Jones herc-he engaged in the seven up" game b,,
no; in the bluff game The highest bluff he saw pl,v
ed for during the time So heIrd nothing of the Jao
Tite aiir upon which the 80 $50 wers won Wa, in
the bar till about o'clock in the afternoon h,vi,,
merely stopped there look and seeing Spiccr have
some money he anxious matters would ter
inmate Saw the parties who with him several times
belore-saW Weller in about or 10 o'clock in the
forenoon.
Ia reply Mr. Cane, he siii when he met Spicer and
Jones at Ensberry's door he came down stairs
Jones proposed TO him 60 up srs with them aud have
game oil cards Saw Jones frequently before that day.
but never knew his name Knew Rogers name before
that Saw the other parties before that but did not know
their They all seemed be very well acquainted
in the house and exceedingly Intimate with each other
As he going up l2th stree, lie met Rogers going to-
wards Cary The up game over before he lief,
Ensbery's TO go to breakfast.
Ryland lIankns examined Went to Ensberry's house
on Tuesday morning last about 10 or IL o'clock Saw
Ellis Rogers and Roach there S.w White there late in
the evening He then in the bar sitting dow n
doing nothing Noticed four gentlemen card playing
Roach, Ellis, Rogers aud SpicCr. Did White there
this tim, 1t after dinner he noticed White in the
house The card playing between the four mentioned
was at or IL o'clock in the morning Jones was pres
Spcer. lie was not playing tho time Did not see
White there before dinner hour. When he returned to
Ensberrys after dinner, Spicer drunk When he saw
him In the morning lie sober. Noticed him taking
out money several times There was Mt much bet.
ting while he present.
In reply to Mr. Crane he said he noticed the pris-
oners to have been very intimate with each other Saw
Jones before tina. day Believed his business was shoe
making
Mr. Howard cIerkof the Court of Hastings, wassworn
He stated that Ensberry obtained license on the l4lh
of MAY, but the stulon of the house he could not tell
Absalom c. Waller sworn. Was at Mr. Ensberry's
house several times during Tuesday last. Sawa party
card playing there Did know what the bets were
thcI Saw Roach Rogers Spiccr and Eli, playing Saw
Jones there The first time he had gone there that day
about o'clock in the morning. His business,
making tobacco boxes Cary street. Knew Jones
about years Got acquainted with him first at Fred
ericksburg. Believed lac here about eight or nine
months. Saw him first in Mr.. Fergusons shop He did
not speak TO him (wness) about $40 lie owed him. lie
akel him for sO during Tuesday last did he
! (wness) owe him any thing. When he first knew him
in Fredericksburg lie was in the shoe making business
When he first these parties that morning at Ensber.
rvs they doing nothing Lu, before he left they were
card PLYING DID no. know how much was the highest
bluff Was there only about or fifteen minutes at a
time, but went there frequently during the day The last
time he there o'clock in the afternoon They
were up In the third story tho time A he reached the
head oftho stairs he noticed Spccr and White playing Wy
themselves Heard hre, four voices in another room
which he recognised the voices Of Of the other
parties Jones and Rogers ia the bar roo at that
time, and he believed the playing broken up except
the match between White aud Spicer. wasat the house
two or three times 10 the afternoon, aud several times in
the forenoon Noticed the parties very intimate all the tine
Knew Rogers for several months. When he saw spcer
at Fergusons shop that morning, he nearly drunk
lie seemed perfectly drunk during the day Saw some
money with him during the playing Knew him in Fred
ericksLurg about nine years. lie was at all times
doing good business in the confectionery aud grocery
trade Lived for time IN the same house with him
Net linn Monday morning at the bar Ia the City