, 1876-05-25

roar VI The rt,ott,. After whiting 1lalf iii hotr
or 50 fOr the Other McHt,crR 0f tfIt: Cp,ntttec
t" np|car, tic Aldermen present uhlrfnfet. t"
hhl All Informal Investigation, mil to this c''l
The gamblers were Invited ono by one 10 eo.no fnr-
wartl tn tile confessional,
Tho first man called was .1c1 1iankins. In
rcrpnnsn 10 tnterrogntor!ca from tho Chnirnan Of
the Committee, AID. Cnllcson, Je1 tp1d q aon,c-
what long ta1o 10 ths effect that von ffol'cn at
his houss last fail. and that he lost At that time
al,out g. 600, for which ho tnEned over tho collat.
cral in tic ohnpe Of checks .eF noticed. he ,ay.,
bud company, and he canr to The cnnclusIpn ti,Ai
t'eorge wuul eventually got himself Into troahic.
snd lie eecordnsty eu.ths checks bark .l'e ,i ei
much. surprises. nt TIL. lurn IT Af{aIre, mi! WI.
withal nomcwl,as Indignant, WHEN ,cn told him he
anI. going the way lie waa.". tlcprgc tho4lght.
md utter tomc pcrtua.fnn ioot lie CHECKS, vi.
watcI, mud cl,a!n IN payment q hls lo..er, wh:eh
olIcr wat tpatnet!; Verify, tle honor of Thy
enmc night JEFF learned that ueotge lo4t his watch,
hls chain.. and S:yn0 ~ snoncy. Gc"ry" ntyer
played nj llanktns t'rothcss utter the return u te
checks thctnxstss'. JeH sattl they, hat been car
rleL t.rre y four mouths, and sarIcd y amount.
reseainy the Names of tic .rafftics who y Won il,
Non ilol1rn'A mo1icy. He couldn't sIn thai. The
homer Of the profcs+ion woull nut allow TINT II;
here the attempt Ut tic Cumsnttcc to get ut lot.
tom fhcts
WAS FRUSTRATED.
'1cG hat an explanation 10 lnnec In reference IL
*ftaitan joln.'' It seens JET heard tt,e story
that John hatI dragged Won llollcm and Euecseslr
III roplny in The Aum Of S18, 000. and ieH wns
careless enough to repeat the stury to sct,prter,
AMI It uppearGd IN ps!nt. Join canle down nearly
crazy. ln1 denied the story III tuto, uIlh Jeff final
Harry Lawrence. the npbhy looking young gem
tttnan WHO shines In nll hfR glory At Mike McU0n
AIDS was next put on the staf1d. What he had to
ray was very lrirf. lie safd Won IInllen hal been
in the SALMON at Mixes place sevcrni itmet. hut hs
never saw him in the mysterious region nlluacd to
NJ mp atnlrs T."
Won liolIcn ly sight. hut lad never lin, Ut
Mikes Us player. liz lIat seen him there IL, the
Watt 1tobbins hui seetl Eon iioicn unce hut dill
not think he Ind ever been ut hts p1nce. In faet.
when Watts rec0ccti0us had been rrfrctlletl, lie
remembered that lie l,a,l Only seen Won lltllrn
oncc. and TINT was In restaurant Inst fall. utnt
election tiinc, When sOMebDdy introduced llNI.
Watt knew the individual Rejoicing III tho name of
''Itaffnn john" and he kept sort .! pUkur-
room ard Iutt the rather unenv!abe reputation uf
meyer having any i1nntg.
Mr.. Leonard: VIII, runa Smiths place at D1 Clark
street, RIld HUn II01len ncrer intf,c tho
luusc, At least never while 1le had rcfgncd there.
AMI tll1t Wns during period Of two Years. lie
him Oh the atrcet very often
Tht4e wrse ali the gentlemen who responded In
the Invitation to A!AGlose wEnt they knew, and ut
this stuge VI the proceedings thr Committee ceasrt
it. laors. a verbal repust will be nude at tc next
fneturis.css Of getting information from squirting
men ,yii1 be tic subject OF eOul4 c1uuluut.