The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-26

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and Poe said, just as Wise entered, il
Fowlkes had any warrant he would execute
it for him. Up to this time witness was en-
tirely ignorant Oft the case. On the steps GO
ing out Of the police-station Mr.. johnson
introduced Wise to Fowlkes. Fowlkes
| asked, Are you sou of Governor Wise ~
Captain Wise replied, "No. sir I am a
| nephew" Fowlkes must have understood
that he (Wise) was acting for one OF the OPP
posite party.
In an interview with Mr.. Page Wise asked
Page who issued the warrant. Page re-
piled, "a magistrate Of the city of Rich.
| mond." Witness said: 'That gives me no
information" Wise wanted Page to show
him the warrant. but this the latter de.
| c'tned to do. AS Wise and Page walked
away from the Police Court Page gave him
his version of the swindle. Wise said, in
walking up the street with Page, elf there
is any id rascalty In this case I will have
nothing to do with it, even as counsel"
Page said: 81 am not acting as counsel; I
am Mr.. Fowlkcs's friend, and will receive
| no fee from him. Wise remarked that he
would take no fee either, but if he could
render any service to Dull, whom he under
| stood TO be innocent, or to the old man in
getting bis money, be would gladly do so.
After parting With Page witness went to his
| Office.
Wren soon afterwards come there, and
said Knox wanted to see Wise at the corner
Of Twelfth and Main streets. Went with
him to the corner, but Kuox was not there.
Wren went after knox, and soon brought
him up. Knox conducted Wise to the door
| OF a room in the American Hotel. Dull,
Purdy, a man named Lewis, and he believed
| another man, were in the roOm. keisel was
| not there. Never saw any of them before to
| know their names. Had seen Dull, and knew
his business, but not his name. Remained
| in that room about ten minutes, and went
| out and saw Page and returned.
AT the Circuit Courtroom witness was
very sure Dull aid not say he had gotten
$500 Of the money lost by old man Fowlkes.
In the courtroom and at the Ameri-
can Hotel Dull discIaimed having had any
| thing TO 10 with the swindle, and said it was
hard for him to pay for other fellows
| doiugs. After the receipt was signed Dull
| asked where was that warrant. Wise turned
and asked Page where it was. Page asked
Fowkes if he did not have it. What
Fowlkes replied Wise could not say. Wren
made remark to Page just then, and Page
said to Fo~lkes, "Wren wants you to pay
him for his services" Fowlhes declined to
pay anything except one dollar for hack-hire.
CAPTAIN WISE ss.ExAMINED.
| To Mr.. Cabel: The first time witness
knew who he was going to defend was after
| he went into that room at the American.
| Thought it was remarkable case from be-
ginning to end; thought it remarkable that
| the warrant should be in the hands of pri-
yate citizen aud not in the hands OF an
officer. Knox told him Page was try
| ing to beat some gamblers out Of money.
WtneSS's idea for q great while was that
Fowkes had lost his money gambling.
Page said that the transaction occurred
| in Dull and Dukes house, and they were
responsible in law, and he meant to have the
money out Of them. Got the impression
that the swindlers had left the city from
Knox, who carried him the same day to the
American Hotel to the room where Dull,
Purdy, and others were. Purdy gave him
(Wise) the money (S2S5), and Dull protested
all the time that he hadn't got any OF
! Fowlkcs's money. Dull never paid cent
of the S2S5. Purdy said in the room that
be (Purdy) had 5000 OF the money. Wit
ness told Dull if he had any Of the old mans
money to give it back. Dull said he had
none.
Witness told Purdy to 60 with him and
pay the money to Fowlkes. Purdy called
in Dull, and said, )" "Dull, you go with Captain
| Wise'' Dull objected. Witness said, y" Some
Of you must 90 with me-" Dull consented
at last, and as they started out Purdy said
to Dull, :" Take receipt" Can't say Whe-
ther Dull was in the room all the time with
Purdy or not. Witness understood that
Dull was gambler keeping faro-baDk
that certain parties had carried Fowkes
there and gotten his money, and that Dull
was to be held responsible because it was done
| in his house. Dull was at the Circuit Court
room as the representative of Purdy. Didn't
kno " W bat Wren's business was in the Circuit
! Courtroom. Witness saw Wren on bis way
from the American Hotel to the Circuit
Courtroom Didn't see him when he en-
| astonished when he observed him in the
judges chair.
| CAPTAIN WISE TO GENERAL WISE.
| In response to questions from General
Wise. Captain Wise said Page told him his
main object was to get Fowlkes'S money
from the sharpers. Wise tried to aid him lI
that design. Understood Kuox's motives to
be to protect Dull from being imposed upon.
Knox distinctly said Dull was not one of the
yulty parties, and that his only offence was
being the keeper of the saloon in which
Fowlkes had lost his money. Knox did aid
| witness in gettiug Fowlkcs's money back by
conducting him to Purdy.
Dull said to Wise in the room at the
American Hotel that he had subjected his
| house: had rented it out for fifteen per cent.
| Knox went with witness to Purdy's room in
tne American. Witness first saw Purdy before
| he had found out what Fowkes would take,
and again after Page said Fowlkes would
take 1896. kuoX didn't know what occurred
| in pnroy's room. When told that " the par
tiesv had gone from the city witness ala not
know who they were: thought now they were
Pnrdy, Lewis, and Keisel; had no doubt 10
the world these three are those who got
Fowlkes's money. =,
Tba idea of witness was that Page Would
hold Dull aud Duke responsible because
they kept the house, and therefore Page
thouoht they could be made co-cousprators
Understood Pages motives IN nolaihS Tue
warrant 10 ue to get the money. Ihefe was
an understanding that there was 10 DC ~
prosecution Dull thought so Wheh ne paio
over the money. Witness now nao reason ~
believe that while the compromise was Soins
on at the Circuit Courtroom arrangements
| were making at the City hall TO arrest Lux
| narties, Witness would not have taken the
p.ins to get the money for FoWlkes II nc
thnnrht there was TO have been a prosecll'
| ton.
| AS TO BLACKMAILING.
Cantaiu Wise to MIR. Cabell: Saw no DIS
| no.ition towards matchmaking on the part Oh