The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-22

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these notes, with names and amounts
left blank. The amounts varied, but ag-
~ererated, a q near as we can learn, some.
Thing over $500. These letters had the
effect Of inducing two or three parties,
who desired 10 escape the annoyance ola
disagreeable publicity, to pay TO Mr.:
Lowell or his attorney the amounts asked
OF them, although they claimed at the
time thstihey had never won so much
money from young Lowell. The larger
number OF persons so notified, however,
paid no attention TO the communication
Of Lowell zen, and their names appear in
our grand jury report this morning.
WHAT BROUGHT LOWELL, So HERE.
Mr.. D. W. Lowell, it seems, suspecting
some crookedness in his sons manage.
ment Of the store entrusted 10 his charge,
come here 10 investigate matters, and
found the boy TO be short something over
$1,000 In his accounts. What ensued be-
tween father aud son is mere conjecture,
but the elder Lowell Immediately consult.
ed an attorney and undertook to recover,
in the manner indicated, the money which
he had been led to believe had been lost
by his son at the gaming table.
WHAT BECAME OF THE MONEY!
Now as to Lovell's loses in gaming,
there Ia but one story among those with
whom he played, viz: that he seldom
lost. We have conversed with a number
OF gentlemen who have frequently seen
Lowell at the gaming table, and they are
unanimous in prououncing him an adept.
He is spoken Of as u cool, clever player,
and generally a winner. We were told Of
several instances where he won large
sums from professional gamblers. As an
Offset to the discrepancy in his accounts,
the boys say that Lowell spent
his money in rfotous living that
he several times absented himself
from his business for weeks at
a time, giving himself up 10 the intoxica.
ton Of \ fast life in Pittsburgh and else-
where; that he was i notorious spend.
thrift, and s%quandered large sums 10
buying presents for fast women. The
games they played with him, they say,
were simply Of a social nature, and not
In public gaming places.
1ovELL's sroRY.i
It's but Just that Lowell should have a
chance 10 defend himieli, and for the pur.
pose Of getting his side oil the story we
yesterday had a few moments CONVERSE
lion with him at his hotel, The Grant
House. Lowell assured US at the start
that lie had been blamed for
Ia great deal that he had moth.
ing 10 do with and knew nothing about,
and that most Of the rumors current OF
the streets regarding bis action in the
matter were simply false. He told his
story In substance as follows: When be
came here, he said, he knew nothing about
poker, having never played the game.
He got into a crowd OF good fellows, and
was induced to play, and lost large sums
Of money, often losing in one night from
500 to $500. This money be took
from the safe at the store,
and charged 10 himselt, and this
was all he record that was ever
kent Of tue money he lost 10 gaming
The statement that he kept q memoran'
dunn book, and noted down the names,
dates and amounts be declared 10 be a
ridiculous lie. just before the meeting
otthe grand Jury Of the County Court be
received a summons 10 appear before
them and testify, and appealed to those
with whom be had been In the habit Of
playing for sdyiee as TO his course under
ihe circumstances. They urged upon
him to leave town and walt until
The thing blew over, and he according.
", left The city and remained about
eight days. When he returned he found
that arule bad been issued against him
for contempt, and again he sought advice
from bis associates. They second time
advised him to leave town, which he did,
and he was abSent for FIVE or six days.
Upon returning this time be found that q
warrant had been issued to have him
brought before the court to answer for
contempt. he also found that his father
was in the city, investigating matters at
the store. He soon discovered, he sAys,
that the ola gentleman, suspecting all Was
not right 10 Wheeling, had quietly sent a
detective here TO fhd out what was wrong,
and that the detective had reported that
the leak 10 the accounts was caused by
fre auent attendance at the gaming table.
This detective, he aver, procured the