The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-10

| villa winch We now lay before our readers
soaug man named Janes r Johnson. apparently
suanSer TO this city, had been arrested the night
| peIore, on tue charge Of exhibiting tue game al
| FARO. IL seems that ba had rooms In Exchnn os
nhey, where the game was played, and that on
sns anefnoon OF the day Gu which he was arrested,
| ne uau Won sou from James I. Cox, at one time a
merchant in this city, on whose complaint the
| prisoner was Captured. But we let the com plain.
| ant speak for himself:
| James r. Cvx, sworn.--I now reside In the
| country. arrived here last Thursday evening
between the hours of 8 and 4 O'Clock. When iS
| the ensighborhood Of the first market, then being
| ABOUT to leave the city. met with man named
Cohen, with whom had served In the Mexican
Wat, anu nad gsmbled. had not seea him for
ionr years. He invited mo to take q drink, and
did 90, though had drank very little tor some
tins previous. We then started for q walk with.
out my suspectng whore We were going until We
alfNea az 'ne mouth OF Exchange Alley. On get.
ting there, suspected that Cohen was going into
| . rambling house, though he did not tell me 40.
Tor had visited and gambled in some of the hous.
Is 10 that row. Whom We got to the entrance of
prisoners house, Cohen said he was going in, and
| followed him. There was no one In tue house
but prisoner and q servant, that 1 saw. Cohen
walked TO the faro table and took seat and John.
son then went behind the table, spread his sslav
| ont" and commenced dealing. Cohen began to
bet, and as saw the game, also began TO bet not
| being able to resist the temptation. I PLAYED
white checks at fifty cents EACH and In the conrse
| OF sn hour, lost $50. l went from there to the
| wa'chhouse, to get police aid In recovering my
| money. From there was sent to the Mayor
| My object was to recover the money had lost.
| and not to prosecute the prisoner.
| Gross Examined II informed against the prison.
| er, because was determined not to be picked up
1 by any more runners for gambling houses Many
of the gamblers know how much have lost 18th
them, and they ought not to play for me- Iun-
| derssand that Cohen is q runner for Johuson's
house. Cohen did not ask me to play. l did not
see Cohen have but 81, but cannot say that he did
| not pay for his checks. While We were playing,
another man came in and Joined in the game /
have played in several houses in Richmond in
times gone by, and lost a good deal of money, but
not within the past eighteen months. l lett here
four years ago. went to Norfolk, and there resided
| three years, during which time I visited faro
| table three times. If had won any money from
| the prisoner, should not have returned it. Per-
sons who play against faro not very apt to wiu
if they stick to the game. / saw no cheating In
the game. did not ask prisoner to return INV
money, because supposed he would not do it
Had told him of my intention to get the aid of
the law, he would have escaped. never saw him
BEFORE but am quite sure he is the man that dealt
for me. If l were we'll off now as / have been
| would have said nothing about the money, but
I am not able to afford the loss, because OF my
| family. The exbierating effects Of the drinks
took, no doubt caused me to play. took three
or fur drinks at prisoners house.
| c. C. johnson, police officer, sworn.-We went to
the house Of the prisoner aud found large table
with cards spread upon II, card box open, and
every thing in apparent readiness for gaming
Prisoner standing in the room. No one else
there except q servant
The officers, after arresting the accused, seized
the faro table, lay out, card box, dealing box and
ivory cbecks-ali worth about $400. They effected
an entrance by the aid Of Cox, who WAS admitted
| by servant.
| The Mayor, after hearing the evidence, deter
mined to remand the accused to be presented by
the next Grand Jury, and admitted him to bail to
| answer in the sum of $500. If convicted of she
offence, the punishment is confinement in Jail not
less than two nor more than twelve months, aud
to pay Ii ne of not less than 800 nor more than
| 81, 900. The gaming fixtures are required to be
burnt, but we do not suppose that the Legislature
I'M ended the officers should really destroy q silver
box worth 800, tables that might be useful for
other purposes. Checks, cards and such other ar.
/ tices as were only valuable in gaming, we're what
| :he law designed to make way with. The silver
4 box could be turned into education or bread for
| the poor, and be transformed into spoons or COB.
let's for the rich while the tables might be made
| eq ually useful for some lawful purpose.
| A CHILD NEARLY KILLEp.-On Satur-
day last little boy about three years old, son of
John Tudor, was caresssly knocked down and
driven over by a negro hackmsu banned Nicholas,
| while passing along 1Tth street. As the hack ap.
preached the child, Mrs. Tudor and other persons
called to the driver to STOP but he paid atten-
ton to them until one of the horses knocked the
little creature down with of his feet and plan t..
ed another the right side of its head. Of1>
Ger Seal, who witnessed the occurrence, picked up
The child, in ifeess condition, and after handing
IL TO Its parents, arrested the driver. physician
| was sent for at ouce. and on making an examna.
ton found, that besides the serious injury to his
head, one of the bones il his right arm was bro.
ken. The case will be epquired into by the Mayor
this morning.
SKELEros FOUND Some few days since
party of young man, while hunting on the lands
| of Mr.. John Il. Young in Henrco county, found a
human skeleton, which proved to be that of free
negro man named Carter, who was sold for Jail
fees in July last, and soonsafser lett his employer
| while iaboriug under an alteration of mind. and
could not be found, though diligent search was
| made for him. II ia supposed that he went to
Young's woods aud there fingered and died When
discovered, his bones had been picked by tho buz .
yards. and but for certain papers in his pockets,
aided by fragments of his clothes, it would have
been impossible to recognise the remains.
TIE ANNUAL BALL, tonight, Of the
Montgomery Guard, promises to be all that the
most devoted friends of that gallant corps could
desire. large number of Invitations have been
accepted by the fair Of the city, good cotillon
sic will be on hand, and an excellent supper will
be spread for all who attend. The Guard will pre-
serve order during the evening, and every mem.
| Der will exert himself to make the entertainment
one Of pleasure to their guests. Those who have
not yet secured tickets should do 30 this morning
ACCIDENTAL FiRB.-Last Friday night
| Mr.. George 4. Sadler met with an accident at his
l uvtel, WHICH Chulc liSu pToSlUX u S6rlOuS one
. When about retiring for the night, baving 9
burning lamp in bis hand, he accidentally placed
, the blaze in contast with tie bed Curtains, and
quick as thought they were on Are. With great
presence of mind, Mr.. s. tore the cur tains dowu
and saved bis house, but in doing so, burned one
| of his hands severely.
I TWELFTH STasRr.-Ws are requested
by the Mayer of this city to say, that no court il
| Virginia has ever decided Any question similar to
In vol in the block AIDING af
and that he Is now preparing legal opinion or
that question, which will be made public in 1
short time He takes the ground that the righ
of soil does not carry with it the right to close
public highway. that has been in use more than
, quarter Of . century.
FfaE-The alarm of fire yesterday
morning was caused by the partial burning of
negro shanty, short distance north of the Lam
easterian school The promptuess of the firemei
prevented the spread Of the flames, and saved tn,
bnilding, minus the roof. The fire was accidental
} The Board OF MAHAanRs Of the Vir
ginia Mechanics Institute will hold called meet
ing at the hall this afternoon at O'Clock. Ever.
member should he present, as important business
will be transacted
PETTY THrgF-Robert w. McGee
from the county of Chesterfield, where he ha
lately served three months for stealing shoes, wa
before the Mayor last Saturday to answer th
I charge OF stealing AID on W. Crumpe oVerCod
out Of the theatre. on Friday night. McGse wa
caught with the coat in his bosom, and his gull
is therefore certain. The Mayor continued the in
vestigation until the 18th, to unable him TO hea
from the Clerk of Chsstsrheld county.
u DIsoRDsRLY.-Wm. L. Rose, lad
was reprimanded by the Mayor last Saturday 70
being noisy and disorderly about the front door o
the theatre at night. SO many complaints hav
been made of the boys that assemble near the the
atrs, during the hours of exhibition, that his ho
nor has determined to punish them If they Pei
| sist in their conduct.
; FIGHTING. G.--,James Roberts and PollJ
Freeman. both of the African race, we're punishe,
by the Mayor yesterday morning for lighting Il
the street.