The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-24

Mayor was chiefly occupied yesterday
with a couple of gambling cases, wherein
two establishments were summarily en-
tered by the police, their effects seized
and the occupants arrested.
In the first, officer Kelly testified that,
having first obtained warrant to do so,
he proceeded to the building on Four>
tenth street, opposite the Exchange
Hotel, said to be faro bank. Ascending
cautiously up the first fight of steps, he
arrived at the top just as the negro door
keeper was in the act Of letting some
one out He rushed in, followed by Off
Ger Crone, but had some difficulty in
gaining the second STORY room in conse-
quence of the negro thr0wiDgAimself be-
tween him. After getting inside, he found
in the centre Of it large table. around
which were seated some men, while
others were in different parts-altogether
numbering about thirteen. Found in
this room a paper box containing 81, o40
in Confederate money in the drawer to
tho table, $500 in Virginia Treasury
notes, while on the table were $1,000
more, which we're grabbed up by one
of the three gentlemen who were sitting
around the table engaged in playing
cards; could not say they were
playing faro. The man who took
it claimed it as his own private
funds. Went up to the third story,
where found a faro table, some "chips"
and cards scattered about the floor, and
some others in bed, upon which was
man sleeping. Under the bed, found a
mahogany case, said TO be used for keep
ing cards and dealing boxes in; while in
the water-tank the dealing-box was
found. Descending from the third story
to the second, found officer Crone still
disputing about the one thousand dol
lars which. the gentleman claimed as
his property. Told him he must sur
render the funds, which he finally con-
sented to do upon my giving him re-
coipt for it. Going into the yard, found
two "lay-outs," which also took pos
session Of The articles were exhibited
Officer Crone made a statement vary
ing but little from that of Mr.. Kclly's.
The gentleman from whom the one
thousand dollars were taken by Officers
Kelly and Crone denied that any faro
game was going on in the room in which
he was found nor did he think there
was any being played about the build
ing. He was simply playing "poker {"
when the police entered, and the thou
eand dollars which he took up from the
table were his own funds, which he had
just taken out of his pockets to play
with
"ne Mayor, upon hearing the evidence,
sent the parties on for examination, ad-
hitting the accused to bail for their APP
pearance.
In the second case, in which the bank
raided upon by the police was situated
on Main street, opposite. the Spotswood
Hotel, after . short examination, the
facts Of which are similar to the first, the
Mayor announced its continuance, and
also admitted the parties to bail
Gabriel, slave of William Greanor,
charged with stealing q ladies' dress,
sack and coat, valued at 81 500, the pro
perty Of j. H. Schumann, was saein up
for hearing. but was further postponed
in order to enable the accused to obtain
.witness who, he thought, would prove
his innocence.
Several negroes were ordered to be
wMpped Tor being out after dark without
s ana committing thefts.
q SOLDIER SHor.-About six o'clock
"a y eonssday night, soldier, named
james Clark, q member Of comn.rv r
L..aty-iour th virgini. cavalry. was