Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-07

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imprisonment In the county jail and fine Of 3 :.
Frank steers, Robert Strong, and Alexander
Dubant were placed on trial for having cheated.
at The gaming house Of Steers, by false cards and
cards, Mr. David C. Wallis of Tennessee, OF a
draft Tor $l,OOO. The principal witness was not
70 De found, though great efforts were made by
the prosecution to procure his attendance. John
campbell, the hrst witness examined for the pros
ecution, testified that Robert Strong, one of the
defendants was not engaged In the games whereby
Wallis lest bis 81 ,o0O noHe prostqui was
entered In his case, and Strong put upon the
stand a witness; but the evidence elected from
him did not tend at all to implicate Steers and
Dubant Two other witnesses were examined,
james Z. Dunawin and a barkeeper named Davis
but the evidence given failed to substantiate the
charges, and tue jury returned a verdict Of not
guilty
Tc-day.-Before proceeding to business the Dis
trct Attorney called the attention Of the court to
the publication, in an evening paper of Yesterday
Of what purported to be the substance Of remarks
mfde by Mr.. L.. A Batgle, lately convicted In this
lurt, just previous to having been sentenced.by
his honor, Holding the high respect which be
did Tor his honor, the speaker thought proper to
state in the first place, that such speech as the
one published was ever made in this court that
the publication in question contained passages
never made use Of by that man in thfs court,
while Ii left out other passages which were used
that the publication was grossly false as REPRESENT
Ing the remarks used by Mr. Bargie in his speech,
and was the production of the most impudent
Mr.. Bargie In his speech which was directed
towards himself, he treated it with the most pas
sionless contempt; but it was due to the Court to
state that had Bargie attempted to use the insult
ing language which is represented to have been
made use Of by him here, the speaker would have
Immediately interPosed to stop It. The speaker
stated that he had understood that reg lar
reporter OF the paper which had issued this pub
location was present when this speech was made
but that at the request Of Bargie Of parties in
terested In his case, reporter had been sent to
q rel m hfnh h<s
from his dictation
Judge Crawford stated that he had heard Of the
publication, but had not read IT, The paper
which had made 1t he did not read as Il fre-
quently through carelessness from other ca uses
misrepresented the actions Of this court. As to
the speech itself he cared no more for it than he
ala Tor the whistling of the wind.
Nofe.-The reporter Of the Star deems IL proper
in view of the above, to state that he was not in
the court when Mr. Bargie executed the rhetorical
neu'ish In question, which was published In the
star OF yesterday nor was any reporter Of the Star
present. After the court adjourned on that day
he accidentally met juror who had sat In the
case, who informed him that Mr. Bargie had
electrified the court and the lawyers with tor
rent OF eloquence, and requested us to obtain a
copy, II possible, for publication. This Juror
also informed our reporter that he thought IL the
jury could have heard this speech before they re-
tired In the case, Bargie would not have been
the speech, or had heard of It, requested us to
publish it. Thinking there must be some
thing In 1t, we requested friend, not a re-
porter for the Star, to obtain Ii for us This
gentleman informed us that he had already been
10 The jail and obtained il from Bargie, and Of
feIed 10 furnish it. We accordingly published it,
oenevlng II to be the genuine speech, near it
as II would be possible to come, under the cir
cumstances. This is the whole of It. As 10 the
Court, II is due to Judge Crawford and to our
reporter also to say here, that he is not conscious
OF ever having misrepresented the action of the
Court-cerainly not wilfully, and he believes not
carelessly. Ii there is a gentleman connected
with the Criminal Court for whom our reporter
entertains more profound respect than for its
his honor Judge Crawford.
The court then took up the case of the United
States agt William ii. Marquise for keeping a
gambling house, which, according to the law OF
Congress, is considered Of the nature as that
OF obtaining money under false prctenses. The
case was pending when our report closed.
THE TOURNAMENT AT ARLINGTON YESTERDAY.
AS anticipated, there was an immense gathering
at Arlington yesterday, on the occasion of the
tournament given by the Presidents Mounted
Ouard. Dancing commenced at an early hour
and was continued until o'clock when the
its commencement. however, the Hon l. / Ste
vens, Of Oregon, delivered a very neat address
after which the rules of the ring were read by
Mai. Emery The judges appointed Were John
Johnson, Col Emery, and John Whitfield. THE
riding was quite spirited, and continued some
time Mr.. Laskey was declared TO be the best
r rider and accordingly placed the wired scepter
upon the fair brow Of Miss Virginia Hodges as
Queen Mr.. Teel crowned the first maid of honor;
and Mr.. VIM. Geary the second Prior to the,
coFonet being received by the Queen, a few
appropriate remarks were made by Mr. Seitz
The dancing was kept up until late hour.
LOVE- FEAsTs.-Two Of these social meetings,
peculiar to the Methodist denomi on of Chris.
uans, have taken place recently In our city-one
Sunday afternoon at the East Wasbington
Mission, Methodist Protestant, Rev w. t DUNN
pastor; the other last night, at the Ninth street
station OF the same church, Rev. p. l.. Wilson,
pastor. The object Of those meetings appears 10
be frequent reunion Of the members of the
churches, tending to encourage and streng then
each other 'as iron sharpeneth iron" The men,
bers at these meetings sing and pray and exhort
each other to patience and diligence. The occa-
sions were made peculiarly interesting even tn
non-professors, by the zeal Of those who were the
speakers. Several aged men and women related
their experience In the Christian life, some Of
them having been In the service much as half
a century.
The POPULAR PRIZE EXHIBITIONS at Odd
Fellows Hall, 1t will be seen by advertisement
in another column, close up this evening with
grand exhibition for the benefit Of Mr.. Sanderson,
the enterprising and accomplished lessee On
this occasion, besides the beautiful and classical
exhibition which the eye never tires Of looking
at, and the exhilarating music Of Messrs. Bird
and Scheel, which the ear never grows weary of
hearing, fifty beautiful and costly gifts valued
at $500, will be distributed by lot among the au-
dience. OF course, those who have received SO
much pleasure and so much jewelry at the hands
of Mr.. Sanderson, will see that he gets bumper
tonight, on the occasion of his benefit and posi-
lively the last night Of Thiodon's Museum OF Art
in this city.
The LIGHT INFANTRY.-T fine CORDS had
meeting last night at their armory and we learn
that in view of the malicious reports in circula-
ton, tending to their injury and the injury of
others Of our citizens, they have decided to make
known all the facts connected with the visit of
the "Zouaves" to this city; their reception and
entertainment, and the arrangement for the graft
cation of the citizens and let the public see who
are to blame for the disappointment which the
citizens suffered. The statement will be made
without respect to persons.
THE EXCURSION Of the Odd Fellows to Analos-
tan Island, tomorrow, for the benefit of their
library, 10 expected to be grand affair, and will
Of course be generally partic pated in by our cit-
zens The committee Of Arrangements, we under
stand, have spared no pains to make IL the excur-
sion Of tbs season; and those composing the COM
mittee are just the men to accomplish what they
undertake, For particulars Of the excursion see
advertisement in another column :.
FATAL RAILROAD AccIDRsr.-As the train on
the Orange and Alexandria railroad, upward
bound. WAS ar)DroachinU Mftchsll,s Sfattnn On