The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-25
NEW BUSINESS.

THE GAmEsTERs' TRouBLEs-THE1R EXAM
NATION BEFORE THE POLICE C0URT-1HE
COMPLAINANT CoNFEssEs PERJURY.-Andrew
Muller, charged with being the keeper of q
faro-bank, and Joseph Graves, charged with
being engaged at the same establishment, ac-
cording to the terms of their bail.bond ap-
peared before the Police Justice yesterday
morning for examination.
Mr.. Thomas Russell, upon whose affidavit
the warrant was issued by Justice w. Hall
Crew, was sworn and put upon the stand as
the first witness for the Commonwealth. He
| is painter by trade, q fEspectable.looking
| mar, tall, and little below the middle age,
aud seems not TO want intelligence. In re-
sponse to questions from the Police Justice,
Mr.. Russell said that he knew nothing about
MuIler's establishment, had lost no money
| there. and that be was drunk when he took
| out the warrant.
Police Justice: Did you ever see any
| gaming in Muller's house?
Mr.. Russell: No. sir.
Police Justice: Have you not lost money
there?
Mr.. Russell No, sir.
Police Justice: Had you any animosity to-
| wards accused? !?
Mr.. Russell No, sir.
Police Justice: Then the chargeis false?
Dir. Russell: Yes, sir; the charge is false.
|, Police Justice: Then why did you get out
| the warrant:
Mr.. Russell: was drunk, and did not
know what was doing.
Captain James NJ. Tyler, of the First po.
| lice district, who conducted the raid. was
| next sworn. BE told how he entered the
| supper-room and frightened the banQueters,
| composed of young men-salesmen, clerks,
| &c. and said when he got into the gaming.
room, adjoining the supper-room, those who
| had been sitting around the table had arisen
| panic-stricken. He seized the dealing.box,
cards, layout, and forty.odd dollars in
| money. Muller, the proprietor, was the only
man who made bis escape from the room,
and he was shortly afterwards captured
| Graves was found at the dealers post, near
the faro.table. No one was dealing at that
time.
During bis examination Captain Tyler, in
answer TO some interrogatory, said that be
did not know one card from another.
| Policemen Michaels and Gathright were
next examined. without eliciting any new
facts.
The paraphernslia Of the establishment
were produced in court.
l ID6 fOllCC justlCS oCuC IL oiiSA eou oioNSS
| on to answer before the grand jury OF the
Hastings Court. Accused were admitted to
bail in the sum of $500 each. Mr.. Frederick
| Frommer, who swore that he was worth
$4,000 in real estate after the payment or al
| his lust debts, became surety for both.
| Justice White issued bench-warrant
charging Russell with falsely swearing before
| Justice Crew. He was committed to Jail tC
await examination this morning.
Justice Crew said to reporter of this
paper Yesterday that Russell was perfectly
sober when he came after the warrant, and
that had he not been he (Justce Crew would
| not have issued it, as it is bis practice never
| 10 give drunken man warrant. be iur'
| ther stated that Russell informed him that he
had been to Muller's house on numerous
| OCCASIONS, and bad lost there altogether about
$500. and that the last time he lost there was
| on the 18th instant, when he lost $50. Russell
made particular Inquiries of Mr.. Crew as to
the Judge who would try the case, the wit
| ues.es that would have to be summoned,
| and everything else that discreet and sober
| man bent on prosecuting others could think
of. The names of Joseph Watson and Jacob
KONG were given to MIR. Crew by Russell as
| witnesses ia his behalf, and Mr.. KONG was
caught in the bank" and was summoned
as a witness, and was In the courtroom for
time Yesterday morning; but when So
lemnly called as witness came not up. An
attachment for him, returnable to-day, was
iSsued