Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-24

ferrcd to in Yesterdays Local Items, we
learn from report in the National lntelli-
.cncer that it appeared that gentleman
from Lebanon, Tennessee, from forty 10 fifty
wears of age, was making = stay at Alexan-
dra. but came up to Washington Tor few
days, and stopped at the National Hotel
Whilst there, under the combined influence
of curiosity and strong potations. he found
his way on Friday evening last, about dark,
into sporting" establishment, on Penn
7 sylyania avenue between Four-anla-half
and Sixth streets OF what took place there
I he declares himself entirely unconscious, but
aifrms positively that he played no game of
any sort, rs he is utterly ignorant Of them
all. Faro lie never saw in his life, and of
cards he knows nothing more than to be
able to distinguish one card from another
But on returning 10 Alexandria he found
! his pocket-hnok minus draft of one thous-
and dollars, drawn in his favor by the State
Bank of Tennessee on the Bank Of the Re
/ public in New York. This he bought in
Nashville and kept it unendorsed. lie
! caused his loss to be advertised in Wash
ington paper, offering fifty dollars reward
to the finder. 1t soon came to be discovered
/ that such Il draft rs described III the adver-
tiSemcnt was c;tshcd on Saturday morning
i last at the Washington Savings Bank, and
that the draft had been forwarded IN due
course to New York. The names Of the
parties who received the money, and one of
whom signed his name on the draft a see
/ oud cndorScr. were handed on Wednesday
evening to the police and the parties ares
/ ted, and Yesterday afternoon was assigned
for the preliminary investigation. In an
swcr, somewhat 10 the statement Of the
prosecuting witness. it was testified before
I the Justices by the companion of the party
! who obtained the money at the Bank. that
I the Tennessee stranger came into the sport
/ Ing room for the purpose OF play, and that
/ he proposed 10 play ut bluff lie was ac-
commodatcd accordingly, and soon lost one
/ hundred dollars, which he had not the cash
/ to pay up. He said however, thar he had
a thousand dollar draft in his pocket-book,
/ and produced it. He then went on to play
! again, and lost two hundred dollars more,
which, with the previous hundred, were
kindly lent him upon his draft by somebody
present. But ut this juncture, it having
/ been remarked that the draft was useless
without his signature, the stranger called
! for pen and ink and signed his name
! Next morning witness met his friend at the
corner of Sixth street, and both went to-
+ crthcr to the Savings Bank, where they had
| the draft cashcd The stranger drank but
once in the room. In the course o! the IN
yestgation the teller at the bank testified to
I the similarity of the signature TO the draft
/ with the name of the stranger rs written on
( the register of the National Hotel. Gin the
part of the defence it was urged that, II 1t
1 be admitted that the signature to the draft
, is not forgery, no offence cognizable by the
I criminal law of the District had been COM
mitted. That, even admitting the seven
| hundred dollars balance to have been wrong
/ ~ held by the party arrested, still it was
only breach of trust, over which the JUS
tees have no jurisdiction.
The Star Of yesterday afternoon says To-
/ dav the case was resumed at the hour lndl-
Gated. The District Attorney appeared ON
the part of the Government, and Messrs.
Darlington 4 Bro, S. {. Wallack and Whar-
ton. appeared Tor the defence.
The magistrate announced that there were
warrants pending against Roht Strong.
Frank Steer, and JAS. f.. punawin, i'll con-
ncction with Dubant for conspiracy to de-
fraud Mr.. Wallis out OF the amount Of the
! 81 900 draft
The parties all appeared, and the trial
went on, l. number OF witnesses, Mcncrmott,
! Wallis and other being recalled, and David
Walker. Esq, Mr. Fabyan, JAS. +. punawn.
and others tcsttyirsas to the facts connected
with the case.
Dunawin was warned previous 10 giving
his testimony, not To say anything to impll-
cate himself. Upon the conclusion OF the
testimony, Mr. Ould asked that all the par
ties charged, lie held to bail for their appear
ance Al the criminal Court The case was
not concluded.
The FAIRFAX COUNTY Court was in SEES
sion on Monday and Tuesday last.
Twenty-nne Deeds were admitted to re-
cord since the last term Of the Court.
The Chanccry, Appeal and Suggestion
dockets were called through and many cases
disposed OF.
Various contested road cases were argued
and decided, but none OF any general inter
est. On the whole, much business was
transacted during the term, only interest
ing, however, to the parties Immediately
ccrued.-FdUctar N'mS.
AN ACT authorizing the Fire Department to pass
By. Laws for the better government oil the FIRE
Companies. :
! SECTION |. BE il enacted by the City Council OF
Alexandria, That the Fire Department constituted
under the provisions Of section y, Chapter %, oil
| IN. Code Of Virginia be, and is hereby authorized
10 enact such By. Laws for its own government,
and Tor the regulation of the scvera! Fire Comps
mics, NJ may seem to the maj"rii; OF It's members
necessary and proper. provided that the same be
not repugna@t 10 The laws vi the Commonwealth,
! or of this Corporation. -