Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-26

The TRIAL OF THE ALLHGHD RoBBERY OF
M. GLiEr:-BStors Jysiiets GioeL.en end Ferguson.
week went to Mr.. 2isReiis Sou,s; ~ waS iatoHi. i
cards The result OF the banterinE was, hst Si 900
was deposited In MIR. Mltchell's safe, and before
he left the house he was defrauded and ieeced OF
$4,000.
Mr.. Williams, for defence, stated that he would
reserve his remarks to the close.
Mr. James, Teller OF the Bank Of Warrington, 4,
tWorns-mr sohn Casey has had hrge amount OF
money In the Bank for some time past. Within
the last few days several checks from Mr. Casey
have been presented and paid. 1.-TWO OF the cheeks
for 1900 The smaller check was presented by
Mr.. Casey. Mr.. G. was In liquor at the time. I
Tor a. 900 was presented the next morning, by Mr.
Wallace, and paid. Another check the SamS day,
lot 81 GOO WAS refused; II was presented by .
forwards came 10 with Mr.. Casey, who decided,
after talking with the Cashier, not TO draw the
money, Mr.. Casey was Intoxicated At the time.
Al this point Mr.. Bradley asked the witness II
any means had been taken BY the BANK officerS t.
protect Mr.. Casey from having his money drewn
BY many cheeks. Objected to BY Mr.. WilliamIi
W iAmB.
Mr., cGSsy-Am not in any business at present.
iillsd up one cheek before me. The 1000 check
was not allied up BY him, but the sisnatare q un.
SHSOse, nj Sx S1 S %GSn the saSCO SheSE
name was Thomas Johnson. He said his name
was Captain Wallace, and was recognized by my
assistant As Captain W., ana paid him the % 600.
! recognise Mesirs. Mitchell and Wallace. was al
Mr.. mltehellI house nearly every day last week
Was there on last Thursday and Friday. / went
there to eat, drink and be merry. always make
It a,businesl when start out 10 drink recognize
several p,Tties present a. being there. was with
q man called Simmons. WANTED to roll q game OF
ten pins and offered TO roll with him. He said he
would bet 81, 900 that he could beat me Nit ohell
said that sinmon. had money in his safe. drew
check I.Ol A m n Ia
get the money from the bank. He came back and
said that the bank would not pay the check.
then went myself and asked the reason why they
did not pay my checks. lthen drew e2,6OO in TreG.
Mr. Mitchell II he would put the money in his safe,
Either itohsll or one Of his men put the money
In the safe II was put in for stakes ioE game Of
simmons. Mitchell thSn commenced talking
| about raising banking game. ] told him had
no money. He said had $1,000 In the safe. We
drew the money and started up btAirS, and sat
% SSHE MissS 20 pot S pun Reasy 6Syn down .N' var tG
lace took the outside, Mitchell the deal
There was nothing played but red checks, de-
nominated i've dollars each. Mitchell told me
out OF lots OF money. Wallace played. II was the
game Of faro. Bets were made OF from rs to $50
lie bet at one time 90 checks, denominAtinE $500
MitOhe II dealt All the time we played, about az
did not win At all: Mitchell observed that we had
bstt0r Sc on. We went down GtaiTS and made
out 4 ehsck for N9O0o. We then went up StairI
and soon lost that then went to the bank and
Sny more ~as ns. sni druDS 4 ne ns
He nsxs saw Mitchell every day for two or thres
days aftsE that drinldug A the time. IstAid there
Gnd made out that did not think OF II, and heard
whispers "thAt the old man hAA forgot" ItAid