The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-20
ANTI-GAMBLING FRAUDS.
WEST, THE RINGLEIDER, BEFORE
THE GENERAL SESsIONS

THE GENERAL BESSIONS.
Crushing Testimony against the swindiers
A Full Expo-usr OF their Frnuds-Dcs-
pernte Efforts Of W iiiis N Y. lowe In their
Behaif-PcnrfuI Invcctivs of Assistant
District Attorney Fellows in his Summing
Up-tsreat RHcitrment In Cosrt-Ju dae
bedford ~ Charge the jury this NJ orning.
The case of the People AFT. Rowland II. West,
the unii.gnmblitE s~iudler, was called yesterday
morning in tlo General Sessions, before Judge Bed.
ford West came TO the bar and PIT on ir,a' on
The first allotment found agoiust him, which was
Tor obtaining money under aiso rrtences Of Albert
q hyde a merchant OF this city. Ills counsel WI
Lana Il. Ifowe ESQ, was present In force Mr. Howe
one Of the ablest criminal lawyers in tfe state,
Dut abors under the disadvantage OF being too yAst
Tor ,he circuir,cribel arena IN which most Of ms
| performances come on lie Is like Levia.han in
| duck pond, FOR which reason lie tss chosen as bis
| partner lu.e Abe ltnlmoi. tie
| nANrAu ROOSTER
! OF To- criminal bar whose fighting gh', With bis
I7ns on. il oEiv nnc'} three pounds, eleven ounces,
aud seven drlchms inside. IL. people were repre-
| seated b. Col John X. Follows. this Assistant Dis.
| rirt Attorney, amcss accomplished lawyer and
! thoroughbred gentleman.
! Col. Follows opened the case win contract,
| trse statement OF th- 1''s tn tho Jury The nri.
| soncr at Inc bar, Rowllud r. West. was there On
| an indictment for o5taaias money OF Albert q.
| hyde, merchant 10 ts city, on mise Tretenccs, IN
taab lV tW,sO IN come. ton visa twO coL.ete-
rates. Galway AMI ~ scott both aso under nLi,t.
| rer' had falsciy a0i m.'''or'ly represented 20
said Hyde th.t his psr.acr, Joseph L. Kns. was a
| gambler, and in Tie iabt VI frcqueuuns gaming
houses, sud was samonrs'i
| cutNBpgIAi>'s yAFo TsrLs
on = certain n ,ht ~ Frnr~ar7 l1t ia cntnrany
/ -
| Information, 80 furnished, hyde paid Wss, So
Albert q. Hyde, the pldt,iT, was thcn cslci 70
| the stand ard examined by c5LTe,lowl as to.i'Ws.
TESTIMONY oP ALIEgr q. UYDs.
| o-Wr iivtc, What ls v'r- '--'--ea9 Al am
| c.6lhJorrnr merchant ~ = .f'r '--'ei,
nrdo = 60. aai "a conposei o, Joseph 1. Rin. and
q s.a,e enyou o., saw West ard wat occurred
O. 20 ihe gati!r now 9 'Has h,rcE = lsi ss' ne
tcyc note rr in s'stirg ihat the society hAd in.
Q-isii ist ise note ,lovi,g witness = papeD2 A
oeWWhat nc zoos place. N.-Arcr receiving the
Gaiwl ga we eH ~ N t Ike of- Ne, nTss
| ire' dent Of me Ant.Gamblng scc-iy, NJ Galway
| wac iniiodueed -
| sUPrriSTGSpLSr OF DETECTIVES,
and NJ Prescott o, n" solicitor While IN the once
| r.membcr, received uo- a,wcr. W.. Z sl.i Dty
eS %P9 or M oTl@ H,S S M, a 's
,aa MS per.cn, va Femb.lnE sad oou-ni he vas
Hcrt Tefs ' aonest men we said be hod po.iy
80 cs5 70 s soc SOC cy aasa6 70 Il rys M dc n n
yrm,' qn again a,.ea yl' 90, s., va ca,n.
sgt.cre,, ce 70 \, nt..a'"' . zoe, reIogpcot
~ '.o4- aiH on 20 tutt "a" '' .'ne. "t tUftt
| ine .,. e'y tr,t VA. H. i t.t 10 .,nt liam "a ti
rpr,cu or cCvrintNcg;
hoy were No. Known, and 4 w,ul 2 I Do 70 have
| proof had beon ndlrcgd ti,t ly par.aer h,d oecn
| lalelas, tat Wa as.as a. tlas uau.plel OF my
,.4 6n% ,c, i,, rS, ~ infs'''n va. given di
ION Va. na'd.d b. b, in vrl'ii ~ Nj. Prescott b
nv oi4fe t,,ce 9 r r.' o' NJ. rgc-'p, iPr 90.
! ce,,' ant my h.cs ar. 1-io-- 90 1n's corst
! O. WI tii'6-naiion ~ is so-ai. "a % IT, i,-e,2
! y is' ilt l'tI "'' atv.- pHIHfr AZ tha -am'.'.
| seen mi. Ia ana Ice, awe '' - '' - les
| ", see, Co.. -, ,,,.,,,,,,. 49,, e.. .,.o.. , co.,
Glowing letter which Nc ;, publish i-4a thc .ol,c
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| s.H. We eT'h 1rc'r' ~ '''r tsro-t Nn' ~ KING,
81 Go,t- H. "a sw., n ~, q. t n siSii,
~ Mug e5t i.mbod SO Trey aftc,W ar ~ i9st.
m NJ Moii.l carriage 70 fc-n caanhc rsins in Twcn.
Mgs a I've a., Ss Sa r. ,, SrrS.a9rs ras nd
made 61 any Of 700 asnis1 Va. pa an i saas Ti
1
! o-Wton 40 ,on neH hryc Eny conycr'atlon WITH
ne drtc ia q ? .hnt un ne. iaN Wc1' ant rr's
paricrlarS 1bout MT King Inc lctcr vss eiyc1 m,
| tv Alr scott
C-Wh.i tonv"rs lien CID you then hsye2 thlaA
ioli '-.A d4i nos pel'Ne my pMiatr NAsA
GANrLEn
.ncy told nc II would suDscil be thoui know
believe Mcst ~ that tins again uC-uuncd my part.
mere name.
Q-Do Won know WestE handwriiing2 Am I
Know Cleaned nom onsc 4n.rtca with THIS
uans }cuon; GNwas handel me some letter., anI
PrUst 1T Hthc~s | GA not hear either 10 wrote
the lrttcfs paid 81 check Crhcck produced and
ldenuut1 WIN onuk record Of payment
= what VS. he reason you pad t1e money! A
tr,n s h, Se KY @ INC ,s.,u tht,
10 whom M "a, srd no anat cog,pnny he gan 1ieo
o5fou Ecvcr Lad any u iu' money re'uraed, id
YOU A.-NU, III.
Nm uoU1 ,,uvs rrrS
| 80 '""h '"AN9 = ''hN'
nv hoNe mere looN the wines IN banh ami
! Mons manner ard E,tser confused him on some
po'nts, mt was unable TO shase his ". ttmony On
the materltl facts. ITO ivit ne csc when ho got
| throu:h WiW ms cross. sElminaisn A a. go)l