National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-29

The Adventures of n Witness Against a Gam
bling House, Who was Spirited Away.


bling House, Who was Spirited Away.
A considerable portion of the session of the
Police Court yesterday was taken up in listen
ing to an account Of the recent travels of Pat
Mcnamara, told by Pat himself in very
graphic style. Patrick Is man of small stature
with a bald head, garnishcd with two or three
bumps, like the tops Of miniature bald heads
engraftcd upon Pats caput Patrick being
engaged in nothing particular has spent con-
siderable time in the purlieus of Rum Row,
and hence has seen the tiger bucked, and be-
come possessed Of good deal Of information
in reference TO the doings Of the gamblers. He
was wanted last week before the grand jury to
swear against Edward Moran, whose hell over
the Theatre restaurant, No. 1873 Z street, was
radcd some time ago. Pat was summoned in
due form, aud honestly intended to appear. He
went around with the subpoena In his pocket,
and as he strutted through Rum Row, realized
that he was once more man Of some import
ancc.
Mike Kelly, until recently the proprietor of
the Theatre restaurant, and associated with
Moran, got hold of Pat while he was In this
exalted condition, and, alas for poor Pat be
fell into the hands of the enemy. 1t is al
legged that Mike spirited away the honest
minded Patrick. At any rate Pat disappeared
on Thursday last. On Friday he WAS wanted
before the jury, and a bench warrant was
issued for him. Saturday Officer Breen found
him at home and served the warrant on him.
Pat was in d terrible plight, and had evidently
been very drunk, and was then very repent
ant. Upon the representations made by Pat
an information was made out against Michael
Kelly for corruptly intimidating q United
States witness, and Officer Breen got Kelly
out Of bed at one o'clock yesterday morning
and locked him up. 1t was in Kelly's trial
yesterday that Pat unraveled the tale Of his
wonderful travels
Fat said that after he was summoned last
Thursday he met Kelly in front Of the restau-
rant on E street. Kelly said: You amt got
no work, yet?' mo, SIR" Il understand"
said Kelly, that you are summoned before the
grand jury2" "Ycs, SIR" Are you going TO
say what you know about the case p asked
Kelly, and Pat replied that he was going to
swear to the best Of his knowledge. Kelly
told him not to mind the grand jury, but to 90
to Philadelphia and get job there and he
would give him ten dollars. Pat urged that
he could not, do il, and Nike softly said !:
That's all right, come and take u walk"
Kelly gave him two quarters, as he said, for
pocket money. They stopped at the Imperial
and got drinks. They stopped also at several
other places and got drinks so numerous that
Pat could keep no record of them, and could
only give the Court vague idea. At one Of
the places Pat didn't take any drink, but got n
cigar, and no drew from his pocket q crushed
cigar which he had chung TO during all the
mishaps of his memorable trip. Then Kelly
borrowed back one of the quarters that he had
given him.
Kelly kept him going all the time in the
direction of Georgetown, and by the time Pat
reached that city he WAS billing drunk" At
Georgetown Pats recollection began TO grow
haZy lie remembered getting more drinks
and some lunch. Then Kelly wanted him to
go with him up to the Chain bridge to see u
man named Kelly there. Pat said that he