The sun., 1873-10-29
MIR, KNOWDEs,s INyEsTMEyT.
what Came Of a Limited P.rtueruhip with n
"Hoper-Iu" for Broadway Palace Of
Chsnce-Thc Kind OF Chance that n stran-
per has in that Palace.


Chsnce-Tbc Kind OF Chance that n stran-
ger has in that Palace.
Volka u. Jewell, indicted under the
name OF Walker J. Jewell, was on trial In tho
Court Of General Sessions yesterday for a con-
necton with the banking game kept In Febru-
ry last at roe Broadway. The indictment, con-
tainine four counts, was drawn under the stat
ute Of 1851, which makes II a misde meanor, pun
ishable by 1no and imprisonment, to keep a
gambling house or to act as dealer in a banking
game, or to entico any person to go to such a
place and gamble, or to exhibit gambling devices
and fixtures; OF, In short, TO have any kind OF
Interested connection with game where money
may be won OF lost. The statute aimed at
faro banks particularly, but is SO comprehensive
In Its terms that, II It rigldly enforced risk
ing money by any game of chance would soon
become one Of the lost arts In New York.
The complainant 10 this case was Mr.. Levi
Knowles, an elderly man. doing business at 200
Grand street. He testified that In February last
he was
"RopED IN"
to use his own phrase, by one Otto Kosh and
one Dusenbery. by their solicitations and with
them he went to 702 Broadway on theHfth of that
month, and there found a game with n French
name, which was translated to him as " Red and
lilack.' IL was an entirely new game to him.
In fact, he said he had never been In gambling
around long table. Two of them passed out
ivory. or bone checks for money. which they
things, and occasionally with bank notes.
Witness, impelled thereto by AN assurance
that he should make thrty-three per ccntum
profit, invested $lO0 He was prepared to invest
more. but thought IL best to 20 slow In the new
,ss' business, 81, and when the cards by stran9e
no had been led to believe, and when his costly
ivory and bones had gradually been retired by
the cashier without paying anything for them
but obdurately wrong cards, Mr.. Knowles de-
cded to suspend for the time. IL was all ex-
planned satisfactorily, however. by the fact that
mis- friend Dusenberry had not himself handled
the pasteboards ds-theV and a curously-contrived
metal box being manipulated by the prisoner on
thut occasion. Whcn DusenbtrT got chance
to deal it would he
"ALL RIGHT"
and the ori final understanding would he carried
out according to programme. On the l2tb,
broadway His friend occupied the dealers
seat. aud he was fully instructed. He was apout
speedily ensued led him tn pause In his fell pur-
pose, and after due reflection he was convinced
that his friend Dusenberry had played him
false. He went to n detective because he
didn't know an honest lawyer and laid his
grievance before that ofnccr, the result being
with a policeman a few mornings afterward.
Mr.. Peter J. Mitchell, as prisoners counsel, was
occasionally embarrassed by references in Mr..
Knowles's Testimony to " the man alongside the
prisoner from which II would have been under
stood by casual auditor that the counsel was
going investigation. Mr.. Mitchell however,
cleared himself in the course of the cross-ex-
question Of the proceedings Of Mr. Knowles
rhe complainant admitted that he had entered
into an arrangement to
"DREAk THE BANK"
with the man whom he knew ~ Duseuberry
aud a. dealer there. Dusenbcrry was to sig.
nal him Ia a particular way. and thereby advise
MN how 10 place and change his money ON the
red and black spots on the table. To repeated
inquiries ar tu his business. lie said, IL am the
Wrisi1aI Insect knowles, aud am known all over
-, Mere, you ever arrested for a crime;" asked
Mr. Mitchell.
what Is that to this case 2" replied Mr.
Knowles Tel me that. and then III answer"
Recorder Hackett told the witness he must
answer the question or refuse to do so on the
ground that IL would tend to degrade OF crimi-
nate him.
Mr. knowlc--Yes. have been arrested.
Nr. Mltchcll-What fOrf
Mr.. knowies-well. sir. was arrested about
Mo w., years ago i unGer the same circumstances
Mt Mltcheu-uow was that Had YOU killed
MIR. knowles-A man who had got into busi-
ness with me, ana was trying to cheat me out of
Chas. 81. Crittenden.
This dialogue seemed TO interest Assistant
District Attorney Rollins. and on hts redirect
examination he trieu to ascertain what had been
the end of the arrest and prosecution of the Wit
ness. Mr. Knowles seemed not to know, but
charged by the nf.trirt h,"rnnV S 'S, in,1dS
lie was certain That ne had never been tricd.
THE NEGOTIATIONS.
Mr. otto Kosh, a news and periodical dealer
at S'O LroOmc street told slightly different
story. lie said tho complainant had Informed
him that he had 5000 coming IN. ard was look
ing for good Investment. Another customer
named wilkins about the same time said 20 wit
ness that u ha nad a few hundred dollars he
could readily turn II into thousands. and would
give the person furnishing the necessary money
une-thlrd the profits ot the business. Mr.. kosh
brought the rauitalist and the speculator to-
gether one sunday morning In his store, and
after much talk they struck up bargain. Mr.
Wilkins anu one OF his intimate friends were
dealers at the banking game at ,t2 Broad
way, and Mr. Knowles was to 20 there when
they were dealing. They would Indicate to him
by putting two fingers In tho box that the next
card To be turned up would infallibly be red
and when they put their lists down in a particu-
lar way black was the color TO bet on, and Mr.
knowles could govern himself accordingly.
That this adroit scheme was not carried out
has already been told. Mr.. kosh went with his
moneyed friend to assist, and he sworo that on
both occasiOns the Prisoner was not In the
room, and hence could not have been the dealer.
The prisoner also proved that he did not keep
the place, but was simply surety for the payment
of the rent 10y his brother the real proprietor OF
the game !; and further, that his right hand was
so badly injured by gunshot wound that IL was
Impossible for b IN to deal cards. Neverth heless,
the jury found verdict Of guilty. and after a
motion for a new trial had been oNerruled,