The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-25
THE END REACHED. .
JUDGE sTEyEss,s CONCLUDING STATE
MENr-HE THINKS HE WAsTREATED
BADLY In THE HUsTINGS COURT
THE TESTIMONY AS TO CHARACTER
SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS INTI-
MATED.

MATED.
The Stevens investigating committee met
again yesterday morning, all the members
being present. On motion of Mr. Starke, the
chairman was instructed to make report to
the House covering the case OF Judge Ste
Vens, who, while on the witness stand the
evening before, had decliued to name the
members of the Legislature with whom ne
has gambled during the session.
Mr.. Ronald submitted minority report,
taking the ground that the question pro-
pounded was irrelevant to the inquiry the
committee were charged to make.
The House sustained Mr.. Ronald's posi-
ton. 1t#
At the meeting of the committee yester-
day evening Judge Stevens contradicted the
statement Of bis visiting Richmond for two
or three months for the purpose Of gam.
bling. He said "I have never failed to
hold my courts regularly once a month ex-
cept on one occasion-to.wit: the December
court last" Then be came to Richmond to
be present at the senatorial caucuses, and,
said he, CT had been occupying the seat of
Colonel Carpenter, who roomed with Judge
Seig. Was advised by DR.. Dunn not to re-
turn bone until was perfectly satisfied that
the period in which could take the
SMALL PoX
bad passed. I Immediately wrote to Judge
Henry, of the county Of Amherst, to nold
my court for me. was stopping at the Ex.
change Hotel, where I have always stopped
for the last twenty-five years. Some of my
friends hearing Of the circumstances under
which I was detained in Richmond, among
them Mr.. John Worsham, said that being
expensive staying at the Exchange Hotel,
be had several furnished rooms at the
Richmond House, and could occupy one of
them for seven dollars per week. took
one OF them, and remained there two
weeks. There is no gambling ut this house,
and never was that know of, and 1t is not
now used for any such purpose. I desire
to state that as to my knowledge Of the
condition of Captain FoWle at the time /
played with him, if he was drunk it was
not manifest to me. On the occasion Of the
first play I remember to have heard Captain
FowIe remark after the game had concluded
that he had been drinking right smart during
the day, but that he never got
DRUNK IN HIS HEAD,
but always In his legs. Mr.. Fowle remark.
ed to our reporter that Judge Stevens had
the remark he made reversed that what he
really said was that he got drunk in his head,
not in bis legs
l wish also to state in regard to the indict-
ments two of tbem) of unlawful gaming
found by the grand jury of the Hastings
Court Of the city of Richmond, that they
were presented on the 10Th instant and
process awarded Immediately, returnable
the next day-to wit, the 18th; and
on the 17tb, about 10 O'Clock, the
Deputy Sergeant of the city executed said
process upon me. l Immediately went to the
clerks office and examined the indictments,
and after doing SO made some remark In re-
gard TO
THE HASTE
of the attorney for the Commonwealth iE
regard to said indictments; that presumed
he only wanted aa appearance, and Intend
ed to appear and demand q continuance; but
IL I did not, be knew where l was, as did
not intend to leave the Commonwealth.
These remarks were made In the hearing of
the clerk, presume. Immediately return
ed to the hall of the House of Delegates and
informed Mr.. Coghil that had been served
with process, and be would have to attend
to nv defence. Mr.. Coghill told me l bad
better 20 over and put in my plea, and ask
for a continuance that he was then engaged
in the House. presume that l had not lett
the Office of the court more than one and
half hours before ! started back to enter my
appearance and ask for a continuance OF the
two causes. On my way to the office, be.
tween the Capitol and the monument, met
TIE DEPUTY SERGEANT,
who told me he had the capias pro fine. l
was somewhat exasperated and grieVed at 1t,
particularly as there was then an inyestiga-
tion going on in another department of the
Government upon the same subject, which l
believe that the officers of the court knew Of,
and I suspected it to have been done to pre-
indice and iniure me before the committee
and the General Assembly of Virginia, as the
judgments were by default and taken in great
haste.
The following
LETTER FROM SENATOR SIXTH
:Judge Stevens introduced and had fled IL
evidence: o
ella BALLARD HOUSE, January 15, 1916.
unesr George,-When I came from the
CanitoI. between and O'Clock, found
yolr note. Mr.. Beckham tells me he re-
nuested of you, along with my note, an IN
fervieW. and as be still desires one with you,
T hope It will ba granted. He ls a Free
mason of high rank and standing, and Is
gentleman. As said in. my other note,
have not had anything directly to DO WIFI
this matter, and do not intend to, If you car
avoid II. Your note to me is neither proper
or kind in its tone.
"Yours, truly, =. L. SAiTA.
MYSTERY.
w. M. Cabell, of Buckingham, and Johr
D. Horsley, of Nelson, gave Judge Stevens
splendid character as judge ana citlzen
Mr. Horslev said he had heard no clamor II
Nelson for the removal Of Judge Stevens:
Here the testimony was closed. Judgs
Stevens was asked If be desired to make any
argument before the committee. He replle!
that he did not unless the committee Wlsneo
to hear him. He then went on to say ther'
is something behind the curtain that may ye
be developed. Being asked by Mr.. Stark'
il he referred to the committee, he said no
that he was speaking in relation to the mast!
action taken in the Hustiags Court.
Here the committee went into secret ses
sion to discuss their report.
ANOTHER KENO CASE DISPOSED OF.-ln tn
Hustisgs Court yesterday ID. Smith Redtord
charged with being part owner and propries
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