Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-21

house, Where met Judge Stevens anu many
other gentlemen of high standing. | did not
go Tor the purpose of gambling, but TO obtain
better food than get at my hotel
@ Do you know of Judge Stevens having
played at cards or any other game at that
house.
A. | have seen Jul ge Stevens playing poker
as | was passing to aud fro throu h the house;
| ,aw 10 mooey, but chips, anu at one Time
saw him sitting at faro table with number
OF other gentlemen.
@. by Mr. Massey: What do you mean
by chips, aud what are they designed to repre-
sent? Laughter
A. Chips are pieces OF ivory OF different COL
or Used to represent III 'ncy.
q. % how many different occasions have
you seen Judge Stevens at this house?
A. NOT more than two or three times, and
those occasions Include the playing of short
cards and faro
Cross examined by Judge Stevens: Do you
know any act OF mine. or fact, riff citing upon
my judicial character?
a. None whatever.
At the conclusion Of Col. Minor statement
the committee adjourned, to meet later 10 the
day.
The committee has been very anxious to have
Mr.. AlrxaDd Hunter, of AL xandria, to ap-
pear and testify, as 1t Was known that he &C ed
as the FREUD of Capt FowIe in the adjustment
Vi the affair of the latter with Judge Stevens,
but the suGm0ns could not reach hun because
ne was 10 Washington city. Ihru ugh the
newspapers he WAS Informed that lis presence
Was desired By judge Guigon and By the CON
m,ttce, AID upon "a request by telegraph from
Capta!n Fnw!e, he came to Richmond few
days ago Last night he appeared before the
investigating committee, at a meeting held at
the capitol.
10 reply to questions he made the following
statemcnt | reside 10 Alexandra, and am
journalist by profession. | kpnw nothing Of
the alleged gambling between Judge Stevens
| AID Capt. F"wre, only what heard afterwards.
first received u telegram from Capt. Fowle on
tiic 5rh day OF January, 1876, to be here at
once, aud | came on that Sane day by the night
train, AID the u"xt day morning t. uud blm
al the Gut house Oh the corner OF Third and
| l'raDkhD streets. Capt. Fowic's condition was
sucn. from zceSsive drink that C .uld get no
particulars whatever ircm him, only that he
had becu eng .ged in paylag cards with Judge
| Stevens, aid lost sume money. the amount of
| which he iEoWic) did DOT know Exactly. | saw
| Judge SteVces 10 large house back OF the
| Governor mansion. inqu r+d if be won any
| had, somr several thousand dollars 10 bonds
and = check for 5000. After an Interview, be
| gave me to return to Capt. Fowle, six $500
| bords and $500 dollar check, which bonds
| and check delivered to Major Thomas Brau-
| der, Capt. Fowe being incapable at that time
OF t.klug care OF them.
@ State what Induced Judge Stevens to
su :cnder those bonds and the check.
4. can't answer that question, a. 1t would
| be mcre surmi:e on my part, but L teIlcyc that
| he surrendered them because OF his unate love
| Tor fair play, aud a desire to have the whole
matter quirtiy settled without publicity.
q. ID you offer him auy lnducenent 10 sur
| render them or threaten aDy action 10 the event
| of Di= failure to do 50!
A. ! doo't recoll@ct the conversation.
| recolIect that, | told him my trieod Was 10 a
desperate srate Of mind at the loss OF the money,
aud that | thought it but fair that some amount
should be returned to him. Judge Stevens
agreed with me and surrendered the amount
that nave already desgDst d, which | COD
sder,d fair 90 his part.
@. \ statement has been published to the
effect that you Informed JUG. Stcycns that
he'd either have to surrender !! part OF his wiz
mugs or meet Capt. Fow!e 10 mortal combat.
Was there auy truth III tins t"meut, If So,
how mucn OF truti.
A. | luiorned bin hat the condition Of my
fi"nd was such that Unless some arrangement
could b. madc couiu net be responsible for his
action
q HaSan Arrangement made 10 cons qlrDce
of this statement, If So state what vas the char
acter oil 1t?
a. Juige Stevens words, AS near as | CT.
give we're Il give up these b nd, brcau.r |
az. h
ten slateuenl passed b, tween US, but | hav ut
il with me.
Q. What is character and contents?
A |. vas paper [ wrote myself, toat Capt.
Fnwlc would justly auy actlou thh, might
t. kc 10 this na tr. and II was sigo"G ny Capt.
F"wl". There was also a writing between me,
"a rhc representative Of Capt. FJw.t auj JUICE
Stevens. | have pot copy OF 1t with me. lis
purpoIt Wa, that this matter between Cap.
F,we and Judge Stevens was hoally anu
thoroughly a jl>ted to the satisfaction OF both
parties.
Q D, you know whether Judge Stevens
sur enJered to y0u all the bond, an other ct.
fleets that he had Won from Capt. Fowic 2
A. A did bot ,eH the amount won by him
d. not know as matter OF fact, but NY be-
lief is, he did nut. Judge Stevens told ne it
was part. | voluntarily rendered him the
paper above mepti ned The matter Of the
adjustment was discussed between US five or
ten minutes.
Q. lu your interview with Judge Stevens
did YOU inform him to whom the bonds won
by him of Cap'ao Fowic belonged?
\. No, sir And uothng was said about
ownership. We had Two Interviews at an ill.,
terval Of 40 hour.
At this point, when he was asked whether
he had t,!d al! he knew about the matter IN
der Investigation the witness said he was
pumped dry.
1nls expression being obj .cted to, Mr. Hun
ter di>clallned any disre>peot to the committee,
ADD replied Il nave told all the facts OF the
case, as tar as can recoect, in the commit
tees cross-eyamination. | have stated 10 sub
stance the facts OF the case as fir as my memory
bears me out
Ju}g Stevens Introduced and 6'nd the fol
lowing papers, after they had been identified
by Mr. Hunter
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
j ,nuary 1876.
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