Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-26
The Fowle.Stevens Case.

The special committee OF the House of Del
egates to investigate the conduct Of Judge
George S. Stevens of Nelson county, met 10
Richmond last Thursday evening Judge
Stevens being present. he obtained leave to
make the following statement
II desire to state, in view of the various re-
ports in the newspapers, that none of these state
ments, so far as made as coming from me or my
friends are true in regard to the subject matter
of this investigation. I desire to state, not for
the information of this committee or others in
formed, that the statemen of my visiting Rich.
mond and remaining for two or three months
for the purpose of gambling is untrue; that
have never failed to hold my courts regularly
once month, except on one occasion, to wit,
the December court last, which was occssioned
by the following facts and circumstances l
visited the city OF Richmond during the month
of December, 1875, and attended the sessions OF
the Legislature daily and its caucus for making
nomination for Unit"d States Senator feeling
An interest for some friends connected with that
contest; few days, or perhaps day after the
nomination was made. was sitting In the hall
of the House of Delegates when | WIS approach
ed by DR.. Dunn one of the Delegates from the
county of Albemarle, who asked me if had
ever been vaccinated. l told him that | had
many years before He then said that had
better be vsccinsted at once, as Judge Seig, Of
Highland county, and the House representative
from that county, had tt esmall pox, and as I had
been occupying the seat of Col. Carpenter, who
roomed with Judge Seig, that ought to be vac
oinated at once; and at the same time advised
me not to return home until l was perfectly
satisfied that the period in which could take
the disease had passed. I Immediately wrote to
Judge Henry of the county of Amherst, to hold
my court for me. ! was stopping ut the Elk
change Hotel. where have always stopped for
twenty-five years. Some OF my friends hearing
of the circumstances under which | was de-
tanned in Richmond, among them Mr.. John
Worsham, said that it being expensive staying
nished rooms at the Richmond House, and that
I could occupy one OF them for 81 per week
took one OF them and remained there two weeks.
There is no gambling at this house, never was
that know of, and it is not now used Tor any
such purpose. / desire to state, so far as my
knowledge of the condition IF Captain Fowle at
the time I played with him, that if he was
drunk it was not manifest to me. On the occa-
sion of the first play remember to have heard
Can't. FoWle remark, after the game had con.
clude1, that he had been drinking right smart
during the day, but that he never got drunk in
h;s head, but always in his legs. l wish to state
in regard to the Indictments 1.-TWO Of then) found
against me for unlawful gaming BY the grand
iury of the Hastings Court Of the city OF Rich
mond. that they were presented on the 10th in |
slant and process awarded Immediately, re- |
turnsbls next day; and on the 18th, about IL
d M, the deputy sergeant of the city executed
said process upon me. ! Immediately Went TO |
the clerks Office and examined the indictments,
and after doing 70 made some remark as 10 the
haste of the Attorney for the Commonwealth IN
regard to said indictments; that presumed lie