Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-02
Tho Limit Of the Law .

our city authorities 10 rid this community
Of the gamblers and courlesaus that infest
il, the indifferent success attending their
efforts, and the character Of the opposi.
ton to them, will show our people more
clearly than any appeal We can make
the deplorable condition Of affairs in our
midst, and the necessity for prompt, en-
srgetie apd Fesolate action in the prem.
lsea While the good and yirtuoas have
slambered, the agents Of the devil have
been entrenehing and planting batteries.
Il il only now that these deslroysrs Of
peace and virtue have opened FIRE from
these batteries and their children
are seen to fail about them, that our
people have awakened to realize the
horrible surroundings in the midst Of
which their families are placed.
On Saturday morning the Mayor Is.
sued an order tor the arrest Of one Wells
on charge Of vagraney. This Wells
seems TO be professional gambler and
Iiberiine, His business in our city has
been to rob unsuspeeting boys and
drunken men Of their money, and young
and innocent bnt passionate and foolish
schoolgirls Of their virtue The sicken.
ing details Of his operations in the latter
/ particular are TOO disgusting, almost, far
belief, Notwithstanding they are anthem
lioaled BY the victims oi his dcyilish and
seductive devices Wells was brought
before the Mayor for trial on Saturday
evening. lie was not without bis hackers
4 Deputy Constable, supposed con-
servator Of the peace, Mr. Ed Martin,
was pressn. 70 aid the accused with
money and advice. None ware so in
dignant az he, that this professional
black. leg aud violator of the laws Of de-
esney, as well as of virtue, should be
called to an account for bis misdoings
lie proposed TO stand bail for the pris.
oners appearance 10 the amount Of one
thousand dollars. With insulting Ian
guage, he insinnated that if Wells had
been arrested for the purpose of enabling
the city police TO make few dollars a,
fees, he would have paid them severa
dollars each and saved them all thei
trouble. He advised the prisoner, il
case he was sent 10 jail, to sue the cit,
for false imprisonment, and he (the ad
visor) would see that il was compelled t,
pay roandly for damages. The bail wa
fixed for the appearance Of the prison
er on Monday morning, aud on deposit
ing money to the amount of the bail. b
was set at liberty Iu the meautim
Gen, shackelford was sFplied to by tn
, friends Of the accused to defend hin
Al tirst the General consented, but 0
learning the character Of the man so
the nature OF the charges against hin
; to his lasting honor be It said, he r
= fused to have any thing further to q
with tho case, For this noble act u
lovers OF purity aud virtue in our eli
will hold him IN grateful remembranc
Upon the refusal Of Gen. Shaekelfords
? we are informed, to conduct the defens
y Col DENLY was applied TO aud readi
= consented TO take charge Of the cas-
He appeared for the prisoner on Mo
!. day morning A few minutes co
varsstion with the accused eonvine'
him thar alI the charges against Il
os prisoner we're without foundation, Al
he lahored TO convince the Mayor to {
- same effect. While he was ouly 9
RI ployed to defend against speci
charge, he unhesitatiugly declared, IN
n speech TO the Mayor, that he was sat
fed that outside rumors dersgatory
) the character Of bis badly abused Gig
we're without foundation in fact. -
IN Colonel believed hia client to be ini
cent because he had told him he v
Z. Such was the tenor Of his speech, as
Is. lated TO Us By several eye-witnesses
the trial, who heard it.
The Mayor, however, fixed the
to the limit. Of the Law, when
appeal was taken to the Circuit Co
= The prisoner entered into bond for
I. appearances, with Mr.. Sam. Gramu
!. oueOf the proprietors of the St. Eic
las Ssloon-which is one of the e
." places of resort for Wells and his c
panions,and where they have feeced 1
9 raj half drunken men of their hard ea
ings-and Mr Abe. 6umberts, as 81
ties. Afterwards Mr.. Gamberss refu
to permit bis name TO remain on
bond, and money had TO be depos
rs by the accused and his frieads for
appearances at court, to keep him on
jail 2 I44 0I
@ We have thus given rapid and
Ice, densed review Of this case. Fror
our people may learn the extent Of
protection offered them By the
tSss Wells aud assosiates continue TO il
via our ,horOughfarss WITH unbins
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