Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-26
LOCAL NEWS.

CHARGE OF SwIEDLING.-This morning the
examination OF Caleb ". Mitchell ana Ctpt
Thomas Wallace harged ty John Casey with
robbing and sWinGliug him ont Of So 0gy b.
| means OF a faro bank St the Park House. near
Growers Tkeater, COX place at Temperance
Hail. The complains n charges that the rob
berry was committed On the 18th or 18th inst
81 d the partrs re arrested On Monday
Ilf ht by detectives CiaTvCe aad hfcBeri.t and
taken betore Justice THOMPSON where they
gave bal IN the sum OF 5,00U each to appear
ioT examination.
prosecution and > 5 Williams Tor the defence
Justice The mpson - as sent foT this morning,
but lie was too unweii to examine the case.
ard he sent word thai he would like Mr. Glib
ersCn 10 try it.
MI. Williams however objected and aNget
mat his clients did not think that Justice would
bs done them by Justice = asrson.
IdT. bradley Tor The prosecution objected to
tn case bsiL z tired els where, and the crowd
started 10 the ollce CT Justice GibeFsOn, and
tie accused On the road s5opped at Justice
hUWlaGd's anu ms de All. ia il hat they did not
lie w jusG>e " IS about to ~ 6cne them. N 4
ter Il al jeason desir-d that she case be ~ ed
elsewhere than Ueiore J as ice ti,h-rsou
Cu arriving TT the Faursa VI ard Station, II r.
:" lliiams Sgain protested a,salnst the case
being tried mere.
iusri,e GiIersor said the parties might take
IL Ut IL protesting.
hlr. Williams presented the affidavit made
b. ftIe JusJiee Rowland.
Justice Emerson said he would order the
parties into custody nutI trial Ia over, a:.Ci
pronounced the affidavit Contempt of court.
lie would like to know how parties could say
= ~ h would not 60 justice, when he hld not
head the ease. FIc would. ste IL the u rite,
could not he indicted Tor perjury
Mr.. Bradley Slated Inc Inability OF Justice
Thompson % attend to tie case, and he thou yat
tie resolution o. the affidavit a conte:np. OF
CONT.
Nr. Williams said il was rot Intel !ed AS 4
contempt OF cours.
at Tins time The crowd ct the Fourth ward
Stlticn vas so large that the case was ad-
journed 10 Temperate Hall, where there are
bt tier accommodations.
About noon, the Investigation commenced
hsiore Justices Il iberson aud Ferguson FIR.
bradley opShed .or the prosecution, aud
stated M eN Fected 10 prove that on the nig1
Of the ieta, Mr. Casey went to Ina housa Of
hr. Mitchell and fI,srp IL yiteG ses prif persons
10 drink. He became druGk and was 3aauc-a
10 MAJ sisF to MIR. MitcheIi's sat, ole taousaad
collars, which VAS 10 he played for saose-
ouentiy, ard before he LEFT the hnus" h. was
induced 10 give his cheek for tTo thousand
dollars, Mr. Casey being by the operation, out
OF POCKET S3.ctO.
tlr Williams Iaserye d MS opening
I h first witness called was GAds 4. James,
teller Of the Bark Of Washington, W no testified
that Mr. Casey had n large amount OF money
on deposit IN ths bank. On the 18th or 10Th
there were several checks presented, two of
winch we're paid-one for &i.U0J and anothsr
Tor S2,tt0the FIRST being paid to Mr.. Casey
himself, ana the latter which was drawn in
loSDf o. mons rs Johnson or De ir5r, was pad
TO Captain Wallace, zone of the defendants, J
wuoni witness recognized. On the same day a
chesk tor shout Si.OG0 was presented, bus w as
not paid. Mr.. Casey was about this time m
tJxicated. Witness thinks the $4,000 check w as
not filled up by Casey.
By Mr.. 81 ilIiam when Capt waIla ,e
presented the S2,ttO cheek witness asked il his
name was Johnson, when he Tepi ed that his
name WAS Wallace.
The defense admitted that Wallace filled mp
the check.
cpsed and could have picked them out from
amcEg ten thousand NJ Il after the money was
lost. Witness had been about Mitchell's house
nearly all of last week. He went there 10 drink.
ba merry and live u that kind OF style. Wit.
uass met Mitchell, Wallace, Hagaa aud a gen.
tle,nan calling himself Simmons 1t the house.
Witness and simmons were ah0ut nliIing n
game or ten pins, and witness told h I'm that
ne conId beat any Ia.lg for I. thousand dollars,
and they finally agreed, Mr.. M,tcGeii sayiug
that Simmons had n.cney ia his safe. Witness
drew a check for thousand dollars aad ne
started young man OF with il, Gu, he returned
stating that they would not pEy the chack,
when the party snesred at witness and he went
down himself and drew two $500 notes, which
ha asked Mitchell 10 put in the safe. 1t was
placed in the safe On account OF the s'ten pin
usinfss" to cover Mr.. Sim mons money. Mr..
Mitchell then proposed banking game but
witness said he had no money. He however,
drew the money from the safe, and Mitchell,
Wallace and himself went up stairs and two
Treasury bills Zone thousand dollars) W ASP ut
COW n DIV MI. MITCHELL hs the BANK Wle0 Ot0t.
Wallace took the outside and Mitchell was to
deal. Tn re was nothing but red chips rs
each) played. and Mitchell common cea 10 pay
them out to Wallace. The gsrne was faro; the
CARDS were placed Ia little box. There was
no let less than S2s,. and sometimes 1t was
$50 AT one time the betting was as high as
fifty chips. 1t was not longer than ten or fifteen
minntts before the $1,000 was gone, whsn
Mite he'll said he was very unlucky. It appeared
Tie bank could not win any. They then W ut
down 10 the bar, when ne {witness) thinks the
s2ef0 check was drawn, and in little time
theyrefuTped up stairs, and coon that was gone.
Witr ess went to the bank to draw more money.
but the CHEERS took him back, and ne couid NOS
set the money. All this tima witness was
drunk. Witness staid about Mitcneils mouse
afterwards for the purpose OF finding ont wne
Wallace waa; he did NOT know his name a0o
At last be heard whispers that the oid man
fwitrese had forgot about the money,
On Sunday morning. Witness pointed Mi.cn,
ell and Wallace cut 70 his nepheW. Wlehs 8.
never had recovered . dollar. He TOOK Mi
nephew Is the house and iptroduced him a. q