The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-31
LOCAL MX11URA

Nor., nm. .f Mckisr CoNeefisss.--Yesterday
morning the Mayor bad his naSus
o. iooier..on % va. large Inc most i"gcrs:ss
case was the examination OF " =. A: nnsd
charged with eloniouslS sho0tine 1n@ WousS
The facts. a. derived from the evidence, aIs
substantially these: Mr.. Tatums reetoeMto'
Cumberland county, arrived here Iass Weu'
| and having in his possession check Tor S'H.
and about S3j in money Tnat evening nc
made deposit with = friend, hut on Jnutsoay
morning drew his money, ana pocxeteo IL
| After knocking around the greater part OF ine
| day, he started in the evening 10 oregon III!
| to visit friend, but on arriving mere ana
| finding the family absent, he returned 10 ,1S
| city and OH his way down Broad street called
| at a restaurant, took drink. ano Maoo une
| acquaintance of a man named Ruckner. AueI
! the two had conversed for time, they started
out in search of the stiger," and soon came to
| eden - " here they halted. Tatum risking moth
ing within the reach of the monsters claws.
resumed their walk, probably taking few |
| .snippere," and hearing the roar OF -ueeI No.
- entered his lair. and resolved to beard him.
Tatum says he saw the operators IN paste
boards and ivory" spreading their nets to
capture the beast and becoming exclteu VAN
the SPORT he staked Morton win DALI Oh
$50 which the rapacious monster soon oepOs-
tied in his amaw'' Morton and S. A. Frayser
| were feeding the ANIMAL when Tasum and mis-
| friend went in, and Lewis Cohen performed
Finding no luck in this "beat," Tatum. his
friend, and Morton, left in company, and soon
brought mp at No. 3, where nothing speciaI
| seemed to be going on. Morton soon engaeeo
.sneculator' for 4 game Of "old sledge,'' at
$3.50 a side, and took him for IS in very
few minutes, Tatum being "looker-on:
The third game was then commenced, .nu y"
the first hand Morton made three times
;. When Morton raised his second hand, ne
| found that he had "slasher," and remarked
it wa. useless to 1ns
A | who had lust lost two games, said he would
Q | do no such thing, and offered to bet $50 that
he would not make four times: Moa5on MOT, ~ srsu TsA
e tum, asked what he thought OF H. IAtun
II | said it could make four, and said ne womb
o take the bet if Morton would go nali; MCa- TOT
:" tum would loan him the money unti nc
IS could 60 to the Exchange and pay It: pro-
position which Tatum promptly agreed hs
& | aud put up the $780, the other man stakin9 \
N | check. Morton then gave the hand to Tatum
to play, as he had furnished the money, ana
ne Tatum played it, making only high, low ana
. | lack, his competitor making game, anu WIN
m TTItum. on being asked how many cards
e,ch one had, answered six. He was tneA
n. as ked to name his trumps, and answered ina
- he held ace, duce, jack, ten, King ana queen
n six cards that could not have been beaten IN
any other way than with dray-p or poWi
.. | knife-and when requested to say how ne wa
ne beaten, said his opponent won the game =
re The truth is. that Tatum was mistaken III tn
re- cards he held. His competitor mnst have nas
mt the king or the queen, and possessing
Ole equal number of trunps, must nave caugu
| his ten or his jack, and thus have PreNente
III his making tour tones: More than t"en'
1r years ago. this long hand, as II was Lhen cdns
ing was a favorite mode resorted 10 1Or DIeeuin
rec suckers and is now revived for their esl'eci:
en- benefit. How sensible man can De mace
The nibbe at such bait after all that has been Sal
in the new papers to warn them is more ina
re- | we can say. . ~ -.
Dad Tatum, as soon as he lost the S25O-whic
en- was pocketed by the man with whom ne pla,
act ed-demanded Of Morton the payment OF a.
nd portion 1925, and the two started out to get
led, Tatum holding on to Morton's arm to preve,
his escape. They walked together as Iaf
the Exchange Hotel, when Morton sa'o
could not pay until he could see a irieno
N | borrow it. Tatum determined not TO be aooge
NJ. and holding on to Morton's arm, return
ELD with him to the Alhambra, where they $40
hop in the bar room for time. Tatnm being
cited pulled up his vest and exhloiteo
an tol and as Morton had heard him cock 1t wn
ouse | near the Exchange, and knew he had deciar
to have the Sl25 or blood, became aiarmeo
ASS his safety, and al the first opportunity dasi
ming ont of a side door nd ran for his life Tat'
VIVA on seeing the coat skirts OF his prisoner stai
I, OF ing out and in motion, gave chaise, ana
= Sc two fled down Fourteenth street, at oIe'
Mel neck speed. Morton having good seno.
Inns furued into I.ombardy alley. ana Heel
mn that. was I'm the act of turning into '
CCK- einia street, when Tatum fired ms p'sto
sub hin, and began to cry "robber,' stop tint
iov- Morton having no fancy for indigestib pi
or OF quickened his pace; but his pnrsuer, let
GER out a link or two, gained rapidly upon q
ade a | and as Morton was turning into Cary str
ding Tntum again fired and cent ball through
calf of the left leg Of the fugitive. causing
:inia, 10 give back considerably, but not TO bl
using down. Four of the watchMen hearing
lMonI | firing and two of them seeing the race,
" have ali ioned in the run, and just as MOI
ixhest | reached the intersection OF llth street
Fede- | Lombard alley, Tatum ran him DOWN
hould took him by the collar Almost immedia
them watchmen Davis and Gilman and their
g ,;e sns ners reached the belligerents and TOOK
into custody. Tatum recounted the circ
and said he had been rODDtO uuu
trauded OF Si25. Just then Morton saw
les of Frayser going into the Alhambra, ana cal
{ this him told him that he owed Vafum SI2o,
bond asked him to loan him the money TO pay
In TINS Fray ser went OFF to get the amount. ana
res few minutes anere,'er a,;snr.d ~ ~ C.n
| kinsOn.
=. From the evidence, the Mayor said he c
show 90 no 'eSs ln.n M .on'. %@ 80 h;s svmn,thia,
20 acts him.
70 taa;. nois He also held Levy Morton and Samu
!; Frayser to bail, to answer an indicime
:, COW | the next Grand Jury for betting at faro
70 ma recognized Morton. in the sum OF $;sU' &c
,o 70. testimony against Lewis Cohen for exhii
,refore the game OF faro.
Mavor's Comt-The Mayor disposed {
eaaD.e following cases yesterday morning In q
= y. com, short time: John q. Nc Mellon, s,eaii
KS ahd worth Of timber from William Phehel
lied up sxo,n;nad and held TO bail to answer an il
,LLIsR, & ment tor petty larceny tMcM proved 9
IMoNp character before the Court by several WI
S.i
Oh 'ne beating his wife Ellen, was held to bail
yes oo' the peace, Ernest Sleger, for using vulgd
guage in the Second Market house, was
;. HAY SIS. Ned, Il slave, charged with stealing
on per Of shoes proved his innocence john b.
the nm and VIM F. Francis were held to bail lot
as iuFe ing In the street. George McC!ane,
ur OF McClane. and John b. Cliff, for being
| aud asleep in the streets, were reprimano
TIL the discharged. Fanny Joiner and IRIS A. /.
free negroes, for remaining ia the caty col
TO law. were ordered to b. striped.
g negro -.------------
sex CO., Gorsyxoy's Guayd.-This admlra0I 10 cor
he train radeG Yesterday afternoon for driii, ana
g. His | handsome appearance. Its new comm
rom the Dr. ]. G. Cabeii, is an excellent soldit
j. most accomplished gentleman, and, AZ
Advices HE Lieu tenants, DR.. q. A. Crenshaw ~
rusrv 5 r. b. kennon, will >con make the drill
onsui al Guard perfect. The former captain, !
rsary of Anderson, Esq. was conPel.su "
re narty cause Of his business engagements, but
fuence will still be excfted for the succ
Q every prosperity Of the gallant corps
rt either r, s-... .r.
80" oe by the manxkement Of this popular rea
night. consisting Of the "kakes frt