The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-22
JORDfNs SUIT FOR FARO LOSSES.
Alleged barclay Street Gamblers In Court
Under the Tall Tower.

The examination In the case OF Richard NJ.
Jordan against John DAILY. W. H. Parsons w. 7.
Gage. and james Thomas. alleged to be
gamblers. OF Barclay street was resumed be-
fore Justice Morgan at Harlem yesterday.
Counsellor Charles Brooks appeared for the
District Attorney on the part Of the plaintiff, and
Counsellor John Graham conducted the de-
fcncc. Jordan produced the memoranda OF his
Losses on the 14th OF March and 2Sth Of August,
1876. Capt Saunders OF the Church street po-
lice was put on the stand. He had visited tho
premises. 8 Barclay street. officially. during the
summer Of 1876 After passing to the second
story he saw tables set for dinner chairs, safes.
and furniture generally. There was IA square
table. covered with newspapers; also round
table. There were no devices upon them. and
he had no personal knowledge OF what was kept
there; nor did he 500 any apparatus used in
gambling.
Mr.. Graham said that he wished to take the
statement of James Thomas. and he demanded
that the room be cleared Of all save the Justice.
the stenographer. Mr.. Thomas. and himself.
Mr.. Brooks wished to remain, but he WAS
obliged to retire with the reporters and specta-
tors. In half an hour the regular proceedings
were renewed. Thomas in his statement said
| that i'm the early part Of last February he had
| received n note from certain law firm inform
| ing him that Jordan had placed in thcir hands
aclqm against himself and the other three de-
| nj X Barclay street. The note concluded thus :
Please call on us nj once and settle the same"
| He took no notice OF this cOmmuni cation and in
few days another was received, saying that
unless he called upon them NJ IL o'clock the
| next day (Fch. la legal steps would be taken.
A reply WAS then written asking for the particu-
| lars Of the demand. and also as TO- the parties
making j. gentleman from the law firm
| shortly afterward called and showed II letter
| from Jordan, dated Feb. o. 1877, which stated
the amount OF his claim TO be tls.G6O. 1t rcad
trust you Win nc DELAY th' r., mater long but pursue
few days afterward the gentleman. n Mr..
| Casper. "a led again and WIS told that nothing
would be done until an answer WAS .rcc.vcd to
the letter inquirlng Tor particulars. MIR: Thomas
understood that such an answer would be sent.
He denied having defraulicd Mr.; Jordan. He
| street, and his business "a Spectator. Mr..
| Graham said that the next thing Mr. Thomas
heard Of the case was the beginning Of the
Mrs Catharine MCGUIRE wns called for the
| defence. She said that Jordan had hired and
| had never occupied them Justice Morgan re-
marked Tint it looked very much as II Jordan
| brought before him at Harlem.
Edgar sharp. doorman OF the Fourth Precinc =,
am F9hS d, ana 'i ee Vnut strs",
street on March IA. 1876. He went all through
the house and examined the rooms. but saw no
evidences Of gambling, He entered the front
door. which rings a bell in open ng. and passed
through three doors before reaching the second
George Owen. attorney for defendants testi-
fed to having received the letters referred 10
| by MIR. Thomas. They were from Davis Il
| Lyon. of I'll Liberty street He had written the
reply no,oa uo,,or ,os,co, ,ho, 10 ,o,
| had "A conversation with Jordan on April Il.
| Jordan said that Marcus Cicero Stanley and a
person named Taylor had been advising him IN
| the case. He had W shed first to begin civil pro-
| ceediugs. but now that he had begun a criminal
! proceeding he WIS going to stick To- IL. lie
would not have begun any action IT, the game
| had been a fair oIr 4 man named Davis had
| told him that Il WAS "a skin game. and Taylor
| showed him how the cards were manipulated
| Jordan also said that his friends had abandoned
HIM, and leit him TO hsht Il ogtaone.
John Dunno. n private detective, WINS ex-
anlurd. He had been shadowing Jordan for
three wrrks. having been employed To- do 80 10y
puy W., can give hun said Mr.. Graham.
turning tnJordan. "a diary Of his life for weeks
If he wants II where he has been. and whore h.
walked from the Tomhs to the tail tower" with
"a Tribune reporter. On another occasion he
had come out of 81 Liberty street with gentle
man who wore side whisker-. white ONercoat
and gloves. On his examination Jordan stated
that this was Mr.. Shanks OF the Tribune. and
that he had gone TO a lunch room in John street
with him. Again the detective had seen Jor
dan in company with Samuel Taylor, NJ. c
Stanley, and Tribune reporter named Brady
at the Aston House. The reporter was takins
notes. On April IL Jordan went into the T,b,n
building and stayed half an hour. The detec
| tive said that when he went into Barclay stree
Ia report Ia his employers he had always beer
taken into n private room. and had seen NJ
signs OF gambling. He had seen Jordan an,
Stanley together several times.
| Why exclaimed Counsellor Graham. 60
have myself dined there 900 times. and neve
SAW a card
and Mr.. Brady. the case was adjourned.