The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-10-29
STANTON VIRGINIA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 49, 1874.
Refined Robbery.

The Richmond papers Of Friday aud Satur-
day last contain the particulars of little poll
cy game, or refined process of robbery, in
which gentleman nanal Joseph NJ. Fowlkes
OF Amelia county, was relieved of $50. John
Dull VIM. Duke and j. Fl. Keisel were ares
ted as the swindling parties. The report in
the Enquirer of the 10th says:
MIR. Fowlkes, being sworn, testified substan-
TALLY, what has already been published. How
ne was approached by Keisel, whom he des-
lgnated always as his friend, and how roped
into the place of Dull. Keisel, he said, seemed
to be perfect stranger to All in there, and
seemed to be considerably taken aback when
! told that his ticket only drew $4,000. Upon
1 the re-examination of it by Duke and his re-
| marking that it only drew $780, witness said
| that was better than nothing. and Duke put
| ting two fifty dollar bills on the counter his
friend took them and put them in his pocket.
| Duke then gave Keise ticket, which he said
he owed him, and Keisel, after demurrng, put
! that up and drew $40 and two tickets, Offering
witness one Witness would not take it, but it
was put up for him, and the vendor told him
that it had drawn $3.50, and that il he would
| put UP $40 There were three more drawing) he
! stood good chance Of drawing a large amount.
/! He did not want to do it, but on being assured
that he would not lose the money in any event,
| he put it up and was told that he had drawn
$40, and was the luclSiest man the vendor had
ever seen. Then they asked him to put mp $40,
with the assurance that he might. get the $40
and the $3.50, but could not lose the money he
had used at any rate. He put the S9O up and
was told he had draWn, and that he was power
flsl lucky and that he must now put up $40 as
a matter Of form. He didn't have the money,
but did what any one else would have done
went to Mr.. Abner Harvey and borrowed it,
and asked Mr.. Harvey to go with him. He
certainly would not have extended this invita-
ton if he had suspected the place was q gam
bling establishment. When he returned to
the place he was again assured that he would
not lose what he put up, and passing the $470
in roll oyer to the yender the draw was made.
Duke said something about blank, and then
raked it all in the drawer, and he was shown
out. He told Mr.. Harvey Of the fact, and Mr..
Harvey Introduced him to a policeman, who
went with him to Dull's and he knocked at the
door Lut could not get IN. Subsequently De-
tictiye Wren came up. and telling him the Cir
cumstances, he tried ta get in the place but |
could not Got into o hack with Mr.. Wren
who said that he would take him to he chief
of police OF detectives, he did not know which;
and they drove to house where he was IN
trodcuced to whom he narrated the circum-
stance, That gentleman (Knox9 told him to
go to the hotel the St. Charles and he would
join him in about twenty minutes. While Sit
ting on the steps Of the hotel Mr.. Samuel Page
came by, whom he told about the matter. Mr..
Wren came up about this time, and said that
Dnll was there, but as he was with Mr.. Page
nothing was said, and witness vent with MI.
Page and cot out a warrant. Afterwards met
Mr. Page, Captain Wise and MIR. Dull, when
Page gave him $2S5, and he signed receipt.
He inferred he would get the blance here
after.