, 1874-10-11
Did you tell him what it Has tor? L.

notes being given BY other parties 10 Mr. Far
we'll for theAc gambling. debtss Al have
beard Of other parties giving notes.
| 0.-Rut do sou know OF your own knoT1odso7
Al never saw one Of them, nor never sAw
| IN. hooy giving one.
| Q.-You say you PLACED up to about 1860 with
Hr Farweu? A-Wc!l, 1859 or 1s60-RlonG
| there.
o.-,Did you over play WIKI him af:er that
Q-why not7 A.-We.1. tho losings that I
met With whonever | did play there got to bc
sort at n7onotonou+. Ti:or w.ro so persistent
; that felt it wx. = had business.
4.-Nha. do yuc mean ts ''taere," when yoC
! SOY you played ''thers:' A.-Wcu. 1 uleIu
i there tho iasi time that hare any recollection
ii having played iu q game wlIere he wss. was
dnsn here on the Corner OF State Rcd-Inm
Aud1ewa' building tlicre-tle ecrncr uf State
! aud Lake Streets liza. ts What mean By
"there."
Q.-iou mean, then, By there. at Torn An
There" il q place, and tho plsce ras Tom AM
drews, at the corner OF State and Lske streets.
Q.-Iho question was. why did you not play
after that time with Farxol7 Al do 10:
know tha. ever played with Lin subsequent to
playing at that place.
Q.-Why d.dn't you p1ay with him? Al
felt satisfied that "as getting the worst Of it,
that was ALL I could not hold my own with tho
fellows that zero playing there.
Q.-When you say with tue fellows" does
means the wlolo party. -.
Q.-Does that inclnde or exclude Far"ell?
A--psobzbly SONG twenty-five or thirty men
that played there OF aud on. at various times,
some Of them deal, but most Of them are living.
Chaslsy FarnelI WAS o.le Of the regular layers
there; most OF the otlels we're some
thing ike myself. they did not play
theie only once IN = willie occasionally.
There were fifty or sixty men through to;rn acre
that would occasionally 50 there ike m.EeH.
T a14 YEnA-
Farm ell waa ons OF the players. Ho Was . re-
liApie ono. don't know but what this old 1e:
To-. Uas there TOO [tnaicasinE Nr. a14hor.]
Q.-tIad you or not any fears that you wero
foulv dealt with? Al did have very great
fears.
Q.-By whom? A.-weu. I had my sus-
PIGEONS ~ to who the parties we're. ! kuew WHO
the parties were that we're getting hold Of most
of the money, and had my susplcions, though
knew Of nothing except what bad heard
Q.--'That was Charley FarwellB reputation
among sporting men Tor honesty in the gains?
Al caupot state what his reputation W.s5
more :han my own opinion.
Q.-Neil, as al export, wnat VAS his repr-
taslon: A--WelI, Charley had ,ne re2u:ltion of
being man who. If he got sto best cl a1s body,
or took air. advantage, Le had to have some 3oLF
to holp him. He h.d ito reputation OF being h
e.illf1I card-player him5elf-
Q-Bu. be had the reputation Of having some-
body to help him? A.-That was tho general
opinion that Was entertained by people, tina. ~
fir a. he himself was concerned, he was not able
to do much.
Q.-Who IVES his helpeg? A-Neu, thunder!
that is thing don't know anything about.
There might La7e been forty Of them The men
that ttreu up these places, and had control Of
them, to tue tes. OF my recollection, were all
gamblers. Probably tUo or three OF them out
u the whole lot-L don't kno5 who they wore
may have been helpers.
Q.-Do you know whether Fazwcll had any
interest III the profits OF this establishment:
A.-No, sir. don't knor anything about that
Q.-Do you know whether or net Jordan used
10 play III these games with him most of tha
time? A-fes, SIR; he was one OF the parties
that played thele.
Q-What waa the reputation OF Jorslan and
Fa.well among sporting m-n? A.-As
FAR as the man Jordan Ia concerned, what
I hnyo htdrL OF hin sloce rLct,--at the time
speak OF, knew nothing. about it-slucs then
haze heard Of lam. aut nlH reputation WAS e1-
ccedla5ly bad. US bid as IN; tnah 10 me c2ahsf::
Q-Do you remomoer ihe time til = 3t.i dr. iarEeu
was putting up some buildings on NaEasn ave
nue.? A.-Where tho stores are, DO you mean!
CD Seling-houses Al never knew he
owned any except thln store taat theg ~ mere
just south OF Washington street. l understood
he owned that, or owned large interest IN It =
Q--Do you know when they "e'e In process
Of erection ? A.-Ihose buildings do*n there
lies. sr, on naoasM asenue t.-.'o, 49, !
do mol know that. I don't know anything about
1t. except that unaelstoou t1ae 9o e4I:ei o"usa
tho lot on which the store OF =. :: FaI"eu $1,000.
or else he Owned large interest," IN H. Wilder
told NE he owned IT,
Q.-Do you roulembes, when you WOULD al Get
together - play. OF any remarks that would be
made to AIr. Farwcll about tbs money that Tas
Won in this gano g'lng into those buildings
A-Ao. do o.
Q.-Do you kno" how Jordan was regarded. IS
connected with thcse ganea 1T connection with
Fs1well playing Tor himself or IN partnership
NTH anybody: A.-Atthe time these plays were
gong on know nothiuE at ai about 1t. either by
Dir. jordan or Nr. farNeH. Subsequent to that
had heard that they vera playing tosnther-
that II, trey Wcfo partners III Tue gaming uans-
actions That ls mere hearsa}; | doa's know
ANYTHING ADORE a&-snat Has to4u nc alte"a1ds. ,,a
Odd sou know aaytalnS Of Georse irus-
sell duI1nS MS nletlmo' ~ Ane" 9uo ne
vas.
Q.-What was his occupation? A-TfIo first
that knew Of him. no was down on tht~ docks
when was in business IL 1850. He = as CLERK,
either think, for K!chIlond Co., or for
Charles Walker j. Co.,-one Of these ;-Ie was
bookkeepcr III one OF these stores.
Q.-Whas was his subsequent empl )yment7
A.-He was gambler
Q.-Was he mau who visited gambG Jg estab-
}iAl,n.rnts or did he own anT hituS4lf{ A.-He