New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-08
ANTI-GAMBLING soCIETY-wEsT AND GALWAY
STILL IN PRISON.

Messrs. West and Galway, officers of the
AntiGambllng Society, arraigned charges Of swnd-
ling, again examined yesterday, before Justice
Cox, at the Jefferson Market Police Court
The cross-examination OF Mr.. II. G.. Hyde COM
menced by Judge Waring He testified: Ihaye mar
rated in my previous examination all the conversation
that took place between myself and the prisoners at their
office; description promised me by the prisoners
Of the party who alleged to be gambler believe
they have the descriptions left IL in the Office OF the
Association for the Prevention OF Gambling; either de-
lyered it to Mr. West Mr. Galway; do not recoect
whether made an appointment with Mr.. Galway for
the purpose Of Identifying my partner do not think
requested him to gs there to identify my partner
he came there, I think, and introduced my
partner to him at some time or other
conversation with him do not know what Mr.. Galway
said before introduced Mr.. Galway to Mr.. King he did
give description OF the person who accused
Of gambling, but some in the office did; have no
memorandum showing that description, but It Is in my
side whiskers, English whiskers; do not know that
they red but the mentioned the color of the
member that when introduced Mr.. King to Mr. Galway
he said that he not the man. satisfied that in
trOduced Mr. King to Mr.. Galway in my store, after
found out that had been swndled; IL the 9th
OF February, few days after afterward called at
asked Mr. West to refund themoney had paid and he
said he would as soon as the Committee met. Laughter
grin, because IL is pleasant.
Mr. Hyde continued-I told them it was an outrageous
6 he eoS do to rn3 the he said
that fault OF his, and that 1t not in his
power TO refund the money until the Committee met
he told me the Committee met on the last Saturday OF
every month asked him the names OF the Committee,
and who they were but he said that he could not dVuge
the Names they did not wish them to be mentioned
that everything confidential, and the names which
they showed the subscription book included the
names OF this Committee, they said accused West
having swindled me- and be said there use OF
talking that way that was hard TO accuse him OF any
such thing and he apparently shed ears-he looked like
a shedding tears; few days after L saw
Mr.. West by appointment, day or two after
the Committee met asked him what they had done,
and he said that they had not reached the but 10
was all right called again after the next meeting Of
the Committee, and he then told me that man by the
OF Wells, who had all these things in charge, was
out OF town, but II would come down again he would
make IL all right. Several letters from West 10 COM
planant here put in evidence arranging for meet
ings to settle the business again asked him for my
$50 and he said that il not In his power to pay out
any money; didn't agree to settle the matter with him
for 500 there was agreement particularly; Mr..
West told me that they had been at great
expense looking this thing up, and he said
that $50 would not the expense he told that he
had made mistake in the name OF person; he told me
that after accused my partner Of IT, but not until he
had got the money after he said that he had made mis-
take claimed my money back; saw letter. saying
that they had made mistake and had designated the
wrong person. it addressed 70 my partner Mr. King.
An adjournment then took place till to-day when the
cross-examinatOn OF Mr.. Hyde Will be continued.