The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-01

pssne. Returning with Mrs. Turnbull
70 Georgetown, he put her sister At
scbool to be educated. Being heartily
afraid Of the law, he backed certain
George Pearce to open faro bank Tor
him. II lived in elegance and extrava-
gspce with Mrs. Turnbull. My win
Kings were from $4,000 to $4,000 q
wear. Members of Congress and other
respectable personsges visited my pri.
vate dwelling, where they were enter
tanned sumptuously. There were three
other banks, kept by sharpers."
Sucn was the condition Of things at
the beginning OF Madison's Admins
tration. Bailey's book is explicit in
all the tricks Of the card-shsrpers and
turimen. Nothing is concealed in it,
and l do not doubt that it is one OF the
truest pictures OF sporting life in exist
euce. Such was the standing OF Bailey
that, when he was cited as witness in
q gambling case, where the District.
Attorney said he was not to be believed
under oath. the most respectable citl-
zenp, like Mayor Rousal and Maj
Peters, swore that they had never
heard his word doubted, much less bis
oath and that they considered him
man of strict integrity. Next day
Bailey attacked Judge Morsel, the at
toruey, in Georgetown, and lett him
nearly dead. He was sent to jail TOR
three mouths, and again remarks;
1--WE lived on the best, and our furnl-
ture was the best; plenty of visitors in
the daytime. No man could live in
jail more happy than | did
ATTACKS THE GOVERNMENT.
We shall now see how tender the
Presidents in those days were with
criminals:
"One day in JAIL" says Bailey, "af-
ter the barber had dressed my hair, !
asked him il he would take letter to
the President. He told me he would.
| sat down and wrote petition to His
Excellency, the President Madison, ]
and inclosed him a certificate OF my
good behavior aud general department
These certificates were from sheriffs OF
the counties where | had been a can
ddate for Congress. ! also sent my
commission rs Major OF Militia and
offered jus. f;ation. His Excellency,
true friend to the rights OF an Ameri-
can citizen, by single dash OF his pen
unbarred the doors of my cell. and once
more restored me to my freedom.
Bailey then went to the Presidents
levee, with Gen. Roger Nelson and Mr..
Dawson. The Secretary of the Presi-
dent ordered a constable to put Bailey
out. Bailey then proclaimed that he
would whip Cole, the Presidents Secre-
tary, wherever he saw him. lie met
Cole, all dressed, on his way to a party,
and gave him a dreadful whipping
The excitement was so great that the
gambler fled to Baltimore, where he
| lived like Prince, with eleven horses,
four servants aud theatre box every
night He loaned money and went
security, involving a loss OF about S22,-
600. with other losses than gam
bling" he says, 81 think may fairly
charge to profit and loss 100000"
His headquarters, outside OF TWO or
three residences, were the Union Tavern
at Georgetown, then considered the
most e1travagaut house in America.
The Marshal Of the District, making
an attempt to arrest him for the as
sault on the Presidents Secretary, he
drew his dirk and inundated all the
authorities. His friend, Pearce, taking
advantage OF his legal difficulties, alb
seconded with his money, when Bailey
remarked II fixed up my four elegant
carrisge-horses, that would trot at the
rate flo miles an hour, and went on
to Philadelphia in elegant style; my
servants dressed in livery, and an out
rider with trumpet, which he played
very well, and, if we met wagons, other
carriages, or even the mail-stage, they
would turn out for US.
He pursued Pearce to Philadelphia.
Lancaster, Harrisburg, aud go on to
Greencastle, where he took the wretch,
| 6 feet , inches high, out OF the stage
coach by main force, and recovered his
money.
sTYLE.
AT Baltimore, Gen. Gadsby went his
bail. and Justice Chase accepted 1t.
He was tried in Washington, defended
by Gen. Nelson and prosecuted by Wal
ter Jones. Nelson styled the Preel-.
dents Secretary an understrapper and
White House waiter, while he exalted
the gambler to the skies, and asked the
Court to fine Cole and acquit Bailey.
Bailey introduced the novel testimony
that be went 10 the White House, and
that the President had given him
piece of the mammoth cheese to take 10
his farm. His own speech was so much
to the point that be was merely fined
$40. Cole, the Secretary, attacked
Nelson in the lobby OF Congress, which
was a breach OF privilege; and John
Randolph said that, if any such indlg"
nity were to be permitted with impu-
nity, members would be liable to be
kicked from their seats.
Bailey then went to
| BERhbkI 6PhlSUS,
with his coach and -four. broke every
bank that WAS open there, and won
$4,000. He then chartered ship fill
ed with an assorted cargo OF flour, ne,
groes, horses. carriages, and COWS, and
net sail for New Orleans The venture
Melted him $4,000. He then made
deposit Of $40. 900 in the bank, and sci
up for gentleman. Here he fell GU
!. with Turubull and flogged her, which
set him on course OF dissipation, anc
he lost S52, 900, which was all he had
Then (lSlO) the poor wretch was be
held on the levee of New Orleans
waving adieu to Mrs. Turnbull, hi!
} handkerchief bsthed with tears, "sns
ro,binu" he ssys. "leit me but m,