, 1874-10-11

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IA: tha end Of she ga:ne: -a.-fes- Si--
| -Q-"n2s dld thoso clec:s rooreeaEt: f.
They represented suma OF .ap1tG f.ou 50 cel:e.
$3.50 to US, and by lookirS--auy ono tlas Ii
accustomed to see those nleu pIay-yo1
70 into Too1n-;ou can tel frr:ty nea: tho
stage OF The game BY the amoun: OF counters cr
cnips that these men hatl.
Q.-How could you tell what x.a quarters nra
wllat WAS dollars and tvodol!ar+, and svoa3 L.
It IL very easy; tue nloues denomination was
! E1atk7'i On each chip. The whi:o clips vsrs
:aa:ktd s:s IS 80 censs tho 5cd cues s2.5o, aad
ths1o marks anyth!nc they pleased. They co;Id
call III, blue oneB 91G0 xnIl tlo rcd onc, ~
and tne o:he;s q, or cali them a5 ecn,s Or
IL conts.
Q.-Vhen Fa.1e1 aul Hugh and voa p1ar,d
aid yon nlaE i low game or e. high game? A.:
Sometimes they play pretty high. ! reyar p.as-
od i'll aay Of their what wers called =. Dig
! gaales-'
Q.-Nhas do you mean b: that? Al bavs
Seen taem play ,lleia .hat :lley cali $3.50 ACTS.
it voul1 be tive rod checks at 81 50 each.
| That is pretty savage game. don't luo1 thai
had e:er participated IN thas sor: Of game mr.
self, though I had seen them.
| Q.-l don't suppose Farweli played such big
game, did he !? Ale uoulL play game fol
any anuunt- I have hear.l OF their playing for
very uluch larger sums e7oo than that. though
thluk taat Ii the larSest game that ever h.y.
| Bee,1.
| Q.-When you SAY ct .'tII.ir PLAYING who do
| you mean? A.-Whas mean Is these parties
! that plored tbere- can uaule over $ good many
OF them. bur cannot name all. Hugh Maaer
| was one Of thous, Fsrwell was one, aod this uan
| Jordan MIS- one probably, ct various ti1rcs and
/ at different times fifteen or twenty oshert~
| Q-Do you knew of any demand having beca
Jnatlo oy Mr. Nahsr Of Charles Fazweu and tbs
man Jordan tor cheek Or checks which this man
had gwen to InFxel or Jordan. or one OF them. fox
money LOST at gaming: A.-You wEat 70 kuoH.
! If eEeE kne" him to mako 4 demand Of eithex
OF toaIa tor the noee6 OF money lost at gaming:
| Q.--Es1aar OF them OF bo.l, OF taeEn togethcry
Al know Of 3ls. Maher making = de1aand ct
this man jordan. 1t ras for some money lo<a
| At gaming.
| Q.--Do you know Whist connection Mr, Ear
well had with 1t! Al d. not kpox lha; 10
| had any.
Q.-Do you know where tbs demand VII
made? A--fes, air.
Q.-Whero? AN this builtiing, Tho Lar
mon Block this building, bu. the building
| that stood here before the fire.
Q.-Do you know whother Fa-wau WAS. pros
cat: A--farwelI wns present IN tbs building as
| the tln,9 thai :ss transaction took pIaca-
| p--Do you remember whether he WIS in the
| room? Alto was no. in tho roo-r, to the
! boss OF my recollection, when the demand vas
| made Of him
| Q.-Do you know whom the gzme in uf1ch
| these lo.ings took place he'd t..en pia5:l, OF
| how long bofo!e the dculand !: ALL know
| is wha. IL: ,laLer told me htmsalf.-;hat il va2
the DAY preyions, OF within short time p:erious.
think 1t vas the dag OF day OF so p-eyioua-
| Q.-Do you know whether OF not Farweil WAS
engaged in the eamo at uhich these losinSs took
| place A.--At which this money VAS loaL :
Q.-.yes, sir. Al don't know of my ovo
| knowledge. I was not present, and d.da't :sno*
| ANYTHING abo7t It, excsp: wha. lad baea told Ing
| by Ir. Maher.
o.-When you say that Fsrwcl1 Was in tha
building, do you lean in tae rooms-in the
gou,aling-rooms A--Tlorc were four, or five,
or si1 Of these rooms, with one OF two on this
| street, and one, think, fronting on Washing
ton-oue OF two on Washington There were four
OF Eve rooms MI copnectoi BY doors. Alr. Far
Mr Jordan and Mr. Maher wefe in ono Of tha
rear rooms
Counsel for defendant, F.rwen, ,objects to ths
t testimony Of this witness on tho ground thas il
is irrelcTant and hearrov.]
! Cross-eramination: By 1fr. Smith-Q+-Wh1t
was your bus1neHs between 1883 AID 1862 A.
vas engaged in the forwarding and commission
busincss; after / left that business, from 1859,
the 1ea-estate business.
Q.-Up to 1862 A.-Afser 1853
Q.-Where? A--In Chicago, have lived
hero sirce 1850.
Q.-Did you consider yourself during that tins
what you have called =" sporting MANI" A.
No sir, did not
Q.-Did you consider yourself gamblers
A--No, sir.
Q-Now. ssil1 vou state what persons you wers
| in tho habit OF seeing at these places where you
| met Mr. Maher, ir: Farwell aud Mr. Jordan.
| want me to sta:o the uamea Of tho parties?
| Q.-Ies, sir. Al don't know that can tell
| them.
Q-State all that you can recollect? al
| dou't know that nuve any righ, to do that.
| Q.-Wel1, that III the question? Al do not
think it is a question have got sny BUSINESS 70
| answer. will answer as far AZ I an concerned
| 'myse|f. but us TO naming other PARTIES
Q:-But you have mentioned others7 A.
Well, know hare mentioned otheEs-
OIL ask yOu to Htase Who have E6eu
there? A.-You ask tno the name Of any par
t;cullar person that have seen there aud will
answer you yes or no.
Q.-1 aas you to stato who you have eeen at
these places? !A.-The time has been 80 long,
have seen hundreds, and, il I AN called upon
to name them. could not do it. / could not
name hslf OF them, or quarter Of thcm-
Q.-You can name some Of them :? A-0f
con1ee, I can name come OF them. and have
named some OF then-so1no OF the more protni-
nent ones-those that occurred to me mora
readily.
Q.-Namc those who you reeollect?
Nr. Cauliela-I object 70 hir naming any ona
as connected with this suit who huve not named
aa confederates.
Titness--That Is . question. I won't ansxe
unless am compelled to.
Mr.. S.nitl-Then yon decline to answer the
| question Al have no business to uanls theea
Q-Iou decline to answer ths question
A.--fcs sir; the fsct is. 1t is question could
not ansWer-Tn0 were AL t0eat pEst1c3- 4n0.
tir.e h1: been some fourteen years eince I met
auJ OF them,
~uITrI1S.
Deposition Of Y. T. Nhitcmau: taken April 81,
1874, before T. s. Oliver, Notary Pubic
DEPOSITION or II. T. Wu1rEaA<.
Direct examination: By 1fr. Cauldeld-Q-
State your name. age, occupations, and place OF
res1dcnce. A.-W. T. Whileuan, 50. Chicago
Q.-How long lave you lived in Chicsso7
About eleven years.
Q.-!re you acquainted With Charles B. Par
we'll aad Hugh Mailer? A.-Yes, cir.
Q.-H,s long have yon known tbem9 A.
Eight OF ten years. suoid think.
Q,-Havs vou. during that time, eTer seeu'
them engaged il, any social conversation or on
ter:ainmeur? A-iee. sir
Q-Wtat sort Ut cu;crta1n m=nts h.7e you eeen
them engaged in : A-Various ones, OF course.
Q.-Name some Of them. Al have seen
them conversihg snd chatt.ug Ii men usually do
O., -Au7 other entertainment: Just name SOFIA
entertainment? Al have seen them playing
cards.
Q-About how oftcn7 A--That I cnrnot
say several times.
Q.-Xhere Ain Chicago.
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