Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-24
The FOwle-Stevens Case.

Col. John +. WALL member OF the House
of Delegates from Frederick county. appeared
before the special committee on the Stevens
Fowle affair, yesterday. morning, and testified
as follows:
will state in the first place that have never
seen Judge Stevens and Captain Fowie gamb-
ling with each other, nor have ev r seen them
in each others company; and Whist l nave
learned of the transaction bow en- them Was
from their own statements 10 Dle. l THINK, ~
we'll Us | can remember, about the TIN Of Jaau-
ary met MIR. Stevens in the Exchange Hotel,
and mentioned to him the reports that were n
circulation IN r. la;ion TO the gam oilhg between
him and Captain Fowle, when he intorGed me
that they had been gambling, and that he hsd
won from Mr. Fowle check for $3.50 o.: some
bsnk / don't remember what banEj and that
be had also won some Montpelier bonds, and
that friend Of Mr.. Fowics had called upon
him some lew days previous to this tlrt!e think
the friend WAS Mr.. Hunter) and that Mr.. Hunter
stated these bonds did not belong to Mr.. Fowe,
and that Mr. Fowle was very iii able to stand
such loss, and inquired Of MIN If ne was Will
ing to restore portion OF them. Juage 9te
yens repled that if such was tie case he would
do so cheerfully, and, IS we as | remember,
he said be had restored six $3.50 bonds AID
check for $500 and that Mr.. Hunter then ex-
pressed himself rs being entirely sati'ted with
The arrangements, and think SAID tnst Mr..
hunter nSQ given nun sumo Hliie'1 Va
writing to that effect. ara under the lmpres
sion he told me he had won ten bonds and re-
stored only portion Of them. DIR. towie AMI
mys If had conversation, also, on the above
subject, in which he (Fow'e) introduced the
subject himself, and stated thai ne was uA:0rtu.
natey constituted; that if he took ore drink it
led 10 his ticking more, and ne lost all ccntro ct
himself; that lie regretted very much that this
thing nad been made uoiic, end had endcavc.-
ed to prevent its being made public asked
Mr.. Fow e II there was any truta IN me report
that he had been drugge!. He answered thnt
ne had not, ard had never said 81 10 any EDDY,
and didn't know how shy such report could
haze gotten into circulation.
do not remember whether or not Ju &c
Stevens gambled with any other member Of IN
present General Assembly. | know George v.
Hill 1t is generally understood that ne is
gan: bier by profession | do rot know whether
or lot be is :: relative Of Worshnm, the proprle-
tor OF he club house, corner 81 Fourt: enth snd
FrsnkiiI.
that you introduced Captain Fow!e 20 hm IL
that house at ,he breakfast table. State whether
OF not this il true
Answer: l don't think it is, Very sure it is
not
Question: State whether or not you breae:
iasttl ut or shout that time in that hous" with
Hill, Fowle Worshum and others ?
Answer: On Saturday, the first Gay OF Janu
srv, 70 did break fast with Mr.. How!e and
Worshsm at the said house. and do ..ot think
that Hi! WAS present 1t is the Uniy time
ever saw Captain Fow!e in Worsdams hr;.s".
Attic conclusion OF ~olonri Fs!FS teitlmo-
nv Mr. Starke moved that the Transcript -: tic
record of the Hastings court III The Se> or The
Com onwesth IS Stey ems two cases snf u.
the Commonwealth vs.. Fowle lone casc} be
made part Of the record Of the committee,
which WAS agreed 70.
The committee adjourned until 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning
Lieutenant Governor Thomas and Mr.. x. b.
Coz hill are said t. be out Of the city, Il! 1t lnay
be some days before they WI! ne examined d
The committee -RicAmond Wing q yesterday
morning.
Jude Stevens took the witness sttnd this
morning and Kept it Till the NJ rurnmcn; OF the
committee. O. course the Judge never gave
Any testimony likely to f ,ct on ms h sh st
class mo~al standing, tut he corrected the
5 atemenl that he had been playing draw poker.
That wasn't his forte. 1t wss freez1 cat they
ravcd and Captain Fowe - uttered him tor
the game Lieutenant Governor hon rs And |
Mr. Coshi,i VIII b examined TINS AFTERNOON,
and this will PR nv cos" The l=H"rS Il the
comm e.-Rich Journal Of yesterday eren1ng.
The steamship Sw IL rand, from New \ ork,
sunk the brigautlne Hero off toiks Que on III s
cav while seamug Up the Eng'sh Channel
Four OF the CT W were GraWneo.
Mr.. J. W. Dear, formerly OF talrta2 county
Va, has established ltne Of s'age> from oli
uey, N,braska, 10 Custer City IN Inc biack
Hills. |