The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-30
20 Western Sporting Gen
tlemen in Custody.
Q ing Man Victimizcd TO the Tune Of Thir.
cen Thousand Two Hundred Dollars.
kN . ED CAR DIS USED,
a.. DO. 10.


ID soigsd complains .galni John 5syicro aud
Assrs, ...tging them Nitn having won fson
one sstt.Ig st Niagara Falls the sum OF thirteen
arrived in this city with the money won from
tho magistrate issued . warrant for their arrest,
tective Elder eventually succeeded in taking the
4 gentlemen into custody. Both Seviere and
are from twenty eight to thirty years Of age good
(, genteelly dressed, and said to DO expert and
sionai gamesters. According to the testimony Of
npIainant, which We publish below it appears that
ioners used ''sanded" cards with which TO accom-
hor swindling designs against Meade.
a Meade, Of Astor House, being duly sworn, de-
md says:--That on the 18th day of June, 1855,
orge Kestes did induce deponent to play with ono
at o gambling game at cards, called "faro," al
he said Seviere won at one sitting at the Inter.
Il HOTEL Niagara, State Of New York, In q room in
tel, tho sum of thirteen thousand two hundred
, that said Keister dealt at the said game for this
ut and with this deponent's money; and the
: which the said SEVERE won as aforesaid passed
2, the hands OF said Keister, who was So playing
ling for deponcnt and In his behalf and presence,
ng the same chat Is gambling) at said gambling
y. cards called faro, In VIII Oh money is lost and
a for gambling purposes, as II this dcponent was
q that the said Keister and SEVERE are now both
oty and county of New York having in their DOS
the said sum Of money or part Of 1t in their pos
OF In the possession OF one Of them, being the
ney 80 won from deponent as aforesaid, and he
: hey may be arrested and dealt with as the law
deponent charging the said Keister with con-
With said Seviere to defraud deponent.
hearing held on Wednesday, the 25th day Of Juno,
efOre Justice bowling, Ogden Meade, being further
nys tina, I reside at Little Rock, Arkansas; 1
no defendants; have known Mr.. Severe for sew.
es; Kcister have known but short time-a few
made Koister's acquaintance ut st. Louis am in
- at Little Rock; SEVERE was at st. Louis at tho
made the acquaintance Of Keister; we remained
Duis about three weeks; Kester and / left there
~ for Chicago; saw Seviere at Chicago; It was
- after Kester and I arrived there; remained
Tree days; went from there to Niagara Falls all
u US went together; we arrived there on 18th of
nd stopped at the International Hotel; had some
when arrived there; had $13, 200; nine tenths
money was In $500 and 81, 900 greenbacks then
cd to Mr.. Seviere that we could give him game
which he accepted, and we went up stairs to my
ahereupon Mr. Kcister opened his baggage and
IN 1t . faro. box, check case, keeper and some
thon objected TO his using his own cards, and
ON my own pocket deck; then the game com.
with my cards. Keister dealt; lost my money,
own are the ones used that night; these cards
n the table at the closing Of the game; there were
er cards visible; these are not the packs Of cards
out and gave to Keister to deal; did not see
sent to tho change Of the cards; 1t was done
my back; these cards have been in my posses
81 since; these cards are not In the same con-
~ cards that are usually used in the game of faro
sand papered, as it is termed, or fixed for cheat
licer Gaor!e Elder made the arrest one bill lost,
was 81 900 bill, remember the number OF ii
'D4; j left these defendants at the Falls they
iDgether when l left them; when at Chicago
told me he had no money; that would have 10
K. did not ~ my knowledge receive any money
"a that and the Falls; there was no one else but
%; bad four or five 81 900 bills; presume had
or so $500 bills had some tens, twenties, ffties
0 hundreds; / think that If should sec the
I could Judge something OF 1t, the bills being
rye denomination; ! remember one feature that
: nbcr Of the bills were large; saw Mr. Gilmore
:, ncinatu at the Falls who / know remained there
"a time on one day till dinner time the next;
went to Cincinnati; went alone, and from
1 came TO the city Of New York; Keister
roomed together at the Falls; Sevicc roomed alone;
not have this money in my possession when
n the morning; Mr.. Sevicre had the money; Mr..
Q and were talking about the amount Of money
- and know 1t to be SIS, 200 have MOI seen that
Or any portion Of 1t since; next saw the defen-
after left the Falls, when they were arrested in
~; they were not together when arrested. 4
you first arrived ut the Falls, was anything said
"a you three persons about playing the game
flro, and II so, whatf A. There was; after taking
: Keistcr and myself stepped out, at which time
z remarked to me that sevicre had $40, 600 or
Q with him, and that would be policy for us to
anne Of faro for the benefit OF SEVERE, Keister
!! TO deal this game; we then Joined seviere; the
y " playing at the Falls; 1t was about hve days
game was played that saw the defendants I'M
examined-I am twenty four years Of age;
N member Of the army, and have taken the
allegiance two or three times Of tho United
my; belonged to the Fifty seventh oh'o 'or
ltpjned about September, 1851 thinl and IS 49,
dwnb that regiment about one yes whom
noted, taken out, and was made assis, ~ adm
neral Of the Second division VI the siitseuth
tps; when ! Joined the army my resid Wa
81; r,mained rs assistant adjutant gen rel about
tbs, Aresigned and went to Cincinnati wc. kcd
father as bookkeeper and remained via hifa
'ut six months ago, In the furniture business
was Meade & Co. Il was not one OF the com
hen started n store 1t Little Rock Ark, after
! Memphis about six weeks as bookkeeper,
won't about last fall was with Silvey a
suffers and grocers; having been In the
obtained trade store permit at Little
went In business there in groceries: tho
Philklns, Meade Il Co.. William Bakin was the
firm Ia still in existence; the money that ] had
was my fathers, d. +. Meade. O Explain
money belonged to yonr father A. Ny part
usincss claimed to have no ready capital to do
upon, whereupon ! agreed 10 furnish all the
providing my father would lend me sufficient
r. do so; went TO Cine nnati 10 see my father,
oaned me this money, about fifteen thousand
md afterwards the amount vas increased and
|, III " became necessary. @ When was the
ousnnd dollars loaned to you by your father A.
minenccment Of this busia IS; | could not state
q Since the loan Of n teen thousand dollars
MONEY has your firm paid your father A.
pa hUf n we'd forty thousand dollars nj diff
I.1s y when Tas fhe last money borrowed
ltn a your n.IerY A II was month ago
tha' a. 'r as j can come 20 u;
rs identical ICY I lost ut tho Falls
u''i OF y ha'. drafts on TO 81. Louis, be.
lnl fn Tor witch got cash, and changed
here Cor larger lis Mt Gu icago which larve
We ones lost at he Falls. O. Is II under the
'n' ~ 90 have do.alod In relation 10 the
az ,u claim beiOnes t. your father A. That
q lcin in.tL 2 Detail infinitely all the nddi-
o. q. Ny iaiH loaned no this money indi-
y 10 you mean the identical money you lost
a. ~ ~. Q. Wncn did your father
or ~ y. About thirty days ago as
~ 'Gfi q How much did he then loan
Cam ~ hundreds n dollars. sent an
ne nam n re tlrm; l Lave not seen tho in
ln | cannot tll how much Il ~; the distinct nm
az between myself and father was that when I
oOds ff0p Little Rock II should be done
i'm, my iHn owe TO my father about ais 600
caring hcldon Thursday, the 29th day OF limo
rc Justice bowling, Ogden Meade hcing further
mined, says--Q What IL the effect Of sanding
] only know from what have been told aud
makes then stick together; have exam ned
ee VI they WIRE sanded these ones have been
most Of this pack has been sanded; l am posi-.
at do not now that IL is fact that sanded
G more casil. and do not stick together; have
icck " sands cards before, at Cincinnati some
cannot giydhe exact date; within the last six
q u wlr az the anne made a visit to Cincinnati to
goods; ctnnt say whether II was four months
gay u WIS snce -four months ago; II was about
iths ngo thee cards were shown 10 me In am
)on ! dir notat that tim gamble nj Cincinnati;
nv mcnry u sufficiently good 10 remember
not GAMBLE there then;
su about two months $40,
Bake street ma ouD on Vino
lot oft ltuuaui FOUR hundred dollar;
Id. boih uI.ree, I da 300 gamble any more
ssn correction with kcistor NJ 80 Louis.
5il, or this months Kcisiei opened tfc faro
~ cautal, W. hsd y very fmlf eomc aud the
az Nirig OF forty dollar % tstUf / uoxt
A tl,icaco. ke.s.s1 opcnrl bank on nv