The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-11-21
A Clergyman Conlldenced.


tiin- the following
Yesterday afternoon Capt. lulc and
PatrOlnan Lane, OF the sanitary Ponce,
took Ia me Police Central Office young
man of genl.cl address. With the trio was
AM AGED gentleman. who described himself
a. the Rev. Josiah West. OF the Columbia
Mission. Brooklyn, and living AT 253 De
eraw street la that city. The prisoner de
seribed himself a. John Walker. aged -.
and living al smith Hotel IN Foriy-iourth
street
Superintendent Maiscll TO the clergy
man Mir. West, didnot some person meet
Won in the street aud inquire your name
before YOU met Waikers
Mr. Vest really can't remember.
The facts. thought this young man b.
lougcd 10 the Young Mems Christian As
socaiiOn. lie offered me SO for Brother
Raker's Mission. lle accOstcd me while |
wa, walking down Broadway toward the
ferry. and shaking hands with me called
me BY name. by the way, how did hc
find 0utmy namcy.
Capt. lulc--l don't know. sir: proceed.
Mr.. Nest-Well. lac said, - have drawn
aprizc.n The remainder of the sentence
was mumblcd. but | thought he said a Gu
ban prize. a" l ann going 10 take il, and
want Ia give you twenty-five dollars for
only few blocks up. VIII YOU come
with me, and IN draw it and give you
the twenty-five dollars" | agreed. and
we went 10 COP Broadway and assembled
one light of stairs. When We got inside.
a Young man came from behind table
and my new friend said. " have come TO
draw prize" " lave you got ticket =
said the man behind the table My friend
showed him one. and he went to the money
drawer ana took out bill which he hand
ed to him, and said. There, sir. j. the
amount; one hundred dollars" He then
gave the prisoner a red card, and the latter
nut il on what call a scroll. but il looked
like map. ar rather a ches>-bOard. The
man behind the table then said Nov
YOU have got 10 draw more money in
Wall street. and told the prisoner
Ia draw that ont. and east some
dice or something on the table. They we're
red and black things. He did 50. and the
man said, - ou have won but If you will
Law down more money. YOU viii have "A ]
chance Of doubling it, He did lay down
more money, and drew again and wOn-at /
least the man az the table said 80. Tho I
prisoner then asked me II wouldn't share 4
with him. and 80 did the man al the table. I
He then asked me To lay down twenty five (
dollars. which did. never thinking that |
was gambling. or taking any part IN gan.b- .
ling or a game OF chance. bat that | Wa,
lending thc young man assistance IN draw (
inc Nj, prize. Then the man behind the 7
table called on me for one hundred dollars /
more. told him | hadn't il. but that ! Z
had flty dollars. and | handed il over 10 4
him. Then began 10 suspect there was 4
something ia il. and demanded my I
money bck--iny scyeuty-iiye dollars
and The prisoner urged me not to 90 H.. a \
if | did he would lose all li- money. The \
prisoner drew the drawer again.
Captain don't understand ''drcw the
drawcr;m what do you mean.
Mr.. West-Ncli. Il j. a box with little
funnel on top. aud the articles are put into
that and tall into a drawer. A. | WAS say
ing. he drew the drawer again and said al
was lost. and so said the man al the table.
Till then never knew il was a gambling
board. The man at the table said. "Don'r
y0u know you've been gamblinC." | said
No" 4 was quite astonishcd, and really \
don't know what answer | gave. | was
very much excited; no, don't say excited.
clse my people will think bad OF II. say
confused confused in my mind. ! did
not know until that moment that the man
had lurcd me on | thought | was help
ing lin 10 get his prize. then went
down stairs in a confused state of mind To
find that | had lost so much money, and
not my own either.
Capmin-lou lost all YOU hads
Mr.. Wcst-Ol no: not all had; but |
went down In Il confused state OF mind
and walking round the corner. met oili.
Ger Lane. pointed the man out. and told
him what he had done Mr.. Lane arrested
him. and--you know the rest. Now. If
20 70 Tia. Mayor, won't hc get my money
back.
Capiain-We'll do the best we can for
YOU. sir
Mr.. Wcst-Mind. didn't know | was
gambling.
Captain (smiling)-O, no, sir. not az all.
The Superintendent ordered the prison.
er's picture To be taken. and he was locked
up all night in the Central Office.