The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-16

THE LATE LorTERy-TIcKsr FRAUD-MR.
Dull ApArTTBp TO BAIL BY JUsTICs WHITE.
The sttemptto have bail allowed Mr.. John
G. Dull, In whose house Mr. Fowlkes was
swindled, and who returned S2S5 Of the mo-
ney obtained upon the bogus lottery-ticket
drawing, WIS successful yesterday. Judge
Guigon was too unwell to attend bis court,
but wrote note to Mr.. E. G. Cabell, Com
monweaith's attorney, expressing bis appre-
citation Of the gravity OF the offence With
which Dull is charged, and urging that il
bail was allowed at all it should be fixed at
a very large sum. Further, Judge GuigoG
intimated his purpose to see justice done and
the law yindcated even if by so doing
members of the police force or officers Of
the State were compromised.
This pote was shown Judge Fltzhugh
when, at IL O'Clock, be came into the Hus-
tings Courtroom to sit for Judge GuigoD.
Mr.. Cabell was not present, nor was the pris.
oner, but the Deputy Sergeant stood ready
to go after the latter whenever he Was wanted.
The writ Of habeaS corpus obtained Tues
day evening was made returnable to the
Judge of the Hastings Court on wednesday
morning, and it was intended thereby to OBJ
tain bail for Dull, who had been committed
examination, and bail refused without being
asked by counsel. Judge Guigon was uL-
well on Wednesday, as on Yesterday.
Yesterday morning Captain George D..
Wise. counsel for Dull, insisted on the i'm
mediate bearing Of the case.
Judge Fitzhugh said be knew nothing
about the charge against Dull, and had not
even read the newspaper reports concerning
it, and therefore would not like to go into an
examination, without the Commonwealth's
attorney. BE asked If Mr.. Cabcll had been
sent for.
Deputy Sergeant Dudley said be had just
returned from Mr. CabelPs house, and had
been informed there that Mr.. Cabel was out.
He knew Mr.. Cabell bad been complaining Of
feeling unwell on Wednesday.
Captain Wise reminded Judge Fitzhugh
that Mr. CabelI was present the day before
when Judge Fitzhugh agreed if the services
of no other judge could be procured BY II
O'Clock Thursday to give his.
Judge Flizbugh said that was true, but it
was fair to presume that Mr. Cabell, the
sworn officer Of the Common wealth, was de-
tanned by sickness or other ProVidentiai rea-
sons. He repeated that the ease was very
important one, and, though desirous Of
giving the accused speedy hearing, to which
be was entitled by law, he did not feel justi-
fed in acting until Mr.. Cabell, or some one
to represent him, could be present.
Captain Wise said he had to leave the city
[to-day] to obey professional call, and it
was bis duty, If possible, to have his client
bailed during the DAY yesterday. He,
therefore, signded bis purpose OF suing out
another writ frcm Judge Weisiger, of the
Circuit Court of Chesterfield. He asked
2 thoyf ha haf ho 1I,1n Of hn
Hastings Court be dismissed.
Judge Fl'zhugh said that though very
busy he would come down to the Hastings
Courtroom at O'Clock TO hear the applica-
tion for bail il Mr.. Cabell could be had there
then.
CAPTAIN Wise stated that he could not tell
whether or not Mr.. Cabell could be there.
The proceedings were then dismissed, and
Captain Wise drew up the necessary papers
to obtain writ of habeas corpus from Judge
Weisiger.
At 8 O'Clock in the afternoon Detective
John Wren rode down to the Jail in hack.
and presented 10 Deputy Sergeant Briggs an
order from Police Justice White for the
prisoper to be brought before him at his
office at the Police Court Deputy Sergeant
Briggs accordingly produced Dull before the
Police Justice.
Detectives Knox and Wren, and Sergeant
Dan. Wren, MesSrs. johnson, Lee, Bahcock,
Smith, Snelllpss, and one or two others
we're in the room. The CommonWealthS
attorney. and Captain Wise, counsel for the
prisoner, were not present. Bail was fixed
in the sum Of 81, 900, ,aud given, with Mcssrs.
Newton Nj. Lee, A. 6. Bsbcock, and Jemes
c. Smith AS sure:ies, and Dull was released
to appear before the grand jury OF the Hust'
ings Court for indictment on the first Mon
day in November.
Captain Wise was on Franklin street Rear
the high Constsble's office, when persons
coming I'D the street toId bim that Dull had
been called by Justice White, and he called
one or two gentlemen to witness bis decla.
ration that be bad nothing to do with it.
1t Was generally expected last night that
Judge Gugon would cause the rtarrest Of
Dull, but up to late hour had not done so.
Whether or not be had been informed of the
release we do not know.