The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-07
A Military Gentleman's Experience in
Niagara jungle. 3s'r'
from the New York World, soth.l

from the New York World S9hl 55i44s,
A very interesting ease of gambling,
involving the loss of SID 200, has been de-
yeloping itself for some time past, in an
examination before Judge bowling, at
the Tonibs Police Court. The complains
ant I'M the case is Mr. Ogden Meade, q
young merchant, of Little Rock, Arkan-
sas, and the accused are George Keister
and John Seviere, both young Western
men, and are said to be expert and expe-
rienced ganlesters. The complainant Is
but twenty-fouryear of age, of very ill.,
telligent and prepossessing appearance.
He has served with credit in the army,
with the Fifty-seventh regiment of Ohio
Volunteers first, and subsequently was
appointed Acting Assistant Adjutant
General of the Second division of the
Fifteenth army corps. 1t appears that
on the 18th instant he met keister and
Seviere at Niagara Fails, and they all
stopped at theJ Hotel. He
was there induced to play caro-. with
the accused and aiSdr he paeefs ttbbat In, tea
course esl! rassend two hundred dollars. This
money his father had loaned him for
business purposes. He then came on to
this city, and on learning that Keister
and SEVERE had also arrived here with a
portion of the money won from him, he
appeared before Judge Bowling on the
22d instant, and made the following pre-
liminary affidavit: -.
I Ogden Meade, of theTAstOr House,
swbrn--On the 18th day of June, one
/, George Keister induced him to play with
John Seviere, at gambling game at
cards called "faro," at which the said
SEVERE won at one sitting, at the Inter-
national Hotel, Niagara, thirteen thous-
and two hundred dollars; that said keis-
ter dealt at the same game for this de-
ponent, and with this deponent's mo-
ney; and the money which the said Se,l
Were won passed, through the hands of
Keister, who was playing and dealing
for depOnent, in his behalf and presence
deponent is informed, and believes, that
the said Keister and SEVERE are now both
,inthe city of New York, having in their
possession the said SUM of money; or
part Of it, or in the possession OF one OF
them, and he prays that they may be ar
deponent charging the said Keister with
eonspiring with said Seviere to defraud
4 deponent ''t.@-
+ On this affidavit the magistrate issued
| a warrant for the arrest of the accused
and they were taken into custody by De-
Itective Elder. Through their counsel,
exRecorder James M. Smith, they de.
manded an examination, which was had
yesterday. Mr.. OrIand T.. Stewart APP
peared for the complainant. The fellow.
ing is an abstract Of thet testimony taken:
Ogden Meade being further sworn.
says: reside at Little Rock, Arkan-
sas; have known SEVERE for several
years; but Keister only few weeks
| made kei9ter's aequaintanceat st. Louis;
| am in business at Little Rock; SEVERE
was at st. Louis at the time made the
acquaintance of Keister; Keister and
| left there together for Chicago; saw Sc
| Were at Chicago two days before ar
/ rived there; remained there three days
and all three went from there to Niagara
Falls, we arrived there on the 18th o.
June, and stopped at the International
Hotel: L had thirteen thousand two
| hundred dollars when I arrived there,
| nlne-tenths of the money was in $500
and $1,000 greenbacks; remarked to Sc
Were that we could play him a game OF
faro, and he accepted the challenge; we
went up stairs to my room; Keister OPEN
| ed his luggage and took thence faro
| box, checks, case, Keeper, and some
| cards; I then objected to his using his
| own cards, and took from my own
pocket deck; the game then commenced
with my cards, Keister delt; lost my
money, the whole amount, in about two
| hours; the cards now shown are the ones
| used that night; they were on the table
| at the closing the game no other cards
were visible; these are not the cards
took out and gave to Keister to deal;
did not see or consult in the change Of
40 yTlo rroa dnY1o hotipd NV haal
these cards have been in my possession
ever since; these cards are not in the
same condition as cards which are usual.
ly used in the game of faro; they are
shnd-papered, as 1t Is termed, or fixed
for cheating; 1 left these defendants at
the Falls; they were together when /
left them when we were at Chicago,
Keister told me that he had no money,
and that would have to give him bill
to pay his expenses; gave him 500 he
did not, to my knowledge, receive any
money between there and the Falls;
Keister and I roomed together at the
Falls; Seviere had room alone /; next
saw the defendants after had left the
Falls when arrested in this city they
were separated when I first met these
persons, it was stated that SEVERE had
from $4,000 to $4,000, and a game OF
faro was produced, keister volunteering
to deal; am twenty-four years OF age;
I have been in the army and taken the
oath of allegiance twice or thrice be-
longed to the Ffty-seventh Ohio one
wear. having joined in September 1851
had been with the regiment about
one wear, when l was promoted and
taken out to be Assistant Adiutant
General of the Second Division of
the Fifteenth Army Corps; when /
Joined the army l resided at Cincinnati,
1 remained Assistant Adjutant- General
about five months, then resigned and
went to Cincinnati, and worked with nv
father in the furniture business, as book
keeper, until six months ago the firm
was Meade q Co.. was not one of the
company; went about last fall to Mem
phis, where / was box-keeper about six
weeks; | subsequently started store at
Little Rock, Arkansas the arm was
Fillikens, Meade & Co; the firm still
exists; William Bacon is the company
the money that / had at Niagara belong
ed to my father, ID. F. Meade; my father
had loaned me this money to put into
my business at Memphis I gambled at
Cincinnati about two months ago !;
played at faro banks on Baker and Vine
streets, and lost about Sl400 at both
places; have also gambled at st. Louis,
Chicago, Memphis, and in this city.
AT this juncture of the proceedings the