The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-10
FOWLE AND STEVENS.
EXAMINATION BEFORE THE HOUSE COM
MITTEE-MR. FoWLE RELIEVES JUDGE
STEVENS OF SOME OF THE CHARGES
AGAINST HIM-THE CASE TO GO
BEFORE JUDGE GUIGON's
GRAND JURY.


Yesterday morning, and finished the eXan.
nation of MIR. FoTle in the Stevens case. 10
substance MIR. Fowle says that Stevens used
no undue influence over him to make him
drirk or play, and that unfortunately having
commenced to drink be needed nc urging to
continue, and that bad be not been drunk he
would not have played at all.
Mr.. Fowle had been playing with others
before be accepted Judge Stevens's invitation
to join him in game of draw-poker.
Judge Stevens could not have known
whether the bonds played off belonged to
Mr.. Fowle or TO the Montpelier Associa-
ton. Indeed, Mr.. Fowle claims that the
bonds were purchased with his individual
check, and that be was accountable to the
Montpelier Association not for bonds, but
| for money. About his account with the
| Montpelier he was unable or disinclined to
| tell but little. He Is Ylce-president, and
draws salary OF three thousand dollars per
annuul which he was accustomed to take
out of any funds in his hands as he might
need money. DuriCg most of the time he
was Ilsying MIR. towie says he,was nearly
unconscious OF what be was doing. He
commenced drinking on New Tears day
| Saturday, and having made numerous calls
became very much intoxicated. Sunday
morning he went TO Worsham's to get
breakfast, and there for the first time met
Judge Stevens. At Worsham's he played
both with Stevens and George Hill "a
"sport"), who is connected with Worsham's
establishment, but is now in Washington.
| Mr.. FoWle telegraphed for his friend Mr..
Alexander Hunter on Wednesday and he
got here the next day, and he got from Ste
| Yens six i've. hundred.dola bonds and six
hundreddollar check.
The committee yesterday asked MIR. Fowle
this plain question: 1t has been stated
| through the public press, as upon your own
authority, Il at you had been drugged by
Judge Stevens, and while il that condition
| advantage was taken of you by him:
And the answer was: l have no knowl-
edge of it; | have no idea who gave such
| information, and have authorized no paper
to publish any such statement. wrote to
both papers in my town TAleXandria] asking
| them for heavens sake not TO say anything
about the matter.
Judge Stevens did not avail himself of his
privilege to cross-examine Dir. FoWle.
The committee adjourned to meet agaiH
ON Friday. If Mr.. Hunter is not here by
| that time the rgeant-at-Arms of the House
| will be sent for him. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Hunter has written letter saying that
he knows very little about the matter, out
that what he knows he will willingly tell. AS
hei is engaged in reporting the proceedings OF
the House of Representatives, he states ehat
he cannot leave his post without employing
q substitute, and to do that he Would De
subjected toan expense he cannot well ahord.
| The presence Of Mr. Thomas becknam'
of Alexandria, and Mr.. Worsham is also
wanted.
| Mr.. Worsham has left the city, and bis
| establishment is closed, as, indeed, oil IKE
ones in this city are reported TO be.
| The committee also ordered the clerk to
summon General 2. T. Moore and MIR. Page
McCarty, who saw Mr.. Fowle carried to bis
boarding house, on Franklin street, drunk on
one or two occasions.
1t was the purpose Of the Commemorative 9
attorney to bring the Fowle.Stevens case
before the grand jury to-day, but unless
Messrs. Hunter and Beckham arrive IN the
city in time the matter will have to be post
poned until they get here. The witnesses
summoned before the grand jury are Alex
ander Hunter, Holcombe Mitchell, Thomas
Beckbam, and II. A. Brander. Mr.. Hunter
placed in Major Brander's hands the bond;
recovered from Stevens. That is all he
knows about it.
1t is proposed to indict Messrs. Fowle
and Stevens under section Of chapter 194
of the Code, which says: "If person BY
playing or betting at any game or wager
elsewhere than at public place, lose or win
within twenty-four hours, greater sum OF
anything of greater value than twenty dol
lars, he shall be fined thirty dollars, ano
shall, if required by the court, give security
for his good behavior for one year, or in de
fault thereof, may be imprisoned not more
than three months"