The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-07

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went to Lambert 3 81 II: s2|
that day. He
went from ti Dice 70 bed. He did
not leave until next morning,
when he honey.
One IS nSSe he handed Mr.. Lee to take
out fifty cents for a nights lodging. The
next we hear he is In SteeIe's about 5 or
p. NJ. He went there drunk. He stayed
there drunk; and treated until he spent
four or five dollars. Where be bad been or
how much he spent before he went to
Steele's no man knows.
He stayed at Sieele's until about II P. NJ.
He was introduced to Wren there. They
treated each other. At last Wren and Steele
started out. Law followed. They went to-
wards Sneling's. Law, seeing the light in
the passage, thought it was q bar, and went
in, and they followed him into the faro
bank.
y As to what occurred in the faro bank,
Steele and Law differ.
Returning toward Steele's bar-room. Law
relates how Wren robbed him. Steele says
that is moi true. Back at the bar, they take
three drinks. Law falls asleep, and Wren
and Steele left him and walked up the street
and were gone about bali an hour. They
went back, reused him, gave him another
drink, and walked with him down town to
between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets,
when they left him.
a little later Law met with Officers
Brooks and Griffin and was taken to his bo-
tel. The only discrepancy is that James did
not see Law come out with Wren and Steele.
Law had passed out while james was onthe
steps OF the First National Bank. AS to
Johnston's visit to the bar, Judge Marshall
thought it pointno-point.
SteeIe's visit to the Solitude ball was very
improper, no doubt. Being married man,
he should not have been guilty OF it. But
he is not on trial for it here. Nor is Wren.
Steele could have suppressed that fact, as
having really nothing to do with this case.
He stated it because he chose to put every
fact before the Jury. 1t was not incumbent
upon him TO do so, and Judge~MarshaIl re-
eretted, for Mr.. Steele's sake, that he had
thought it necessary. But other men had
done as bad. and the Judge remembered
the words Of Scripture, "Let him who is
without sin cast the first stone," and that
they all hung their heads and SUNK away.
Closing Argument for Prosecution.
The Commonwealth Attorney referred
20 tie fact that defence said they wished to
submit this case without argument, and yet
it had been necessary for three OF their coun-
sci 10 speak.
In reference to Mr. Cabelrs statement
about Toney Zetclle, he said that Mr.. Cabell
was mistaken. He had not promised Ze-
tclIe immunity and then indicted him. He
was never indicted in this court; nor did
he testify in this court. He was summoned,
but not put on the stand. But in the course
of the examination facts developed his con-
ncction with this house, and his Honor
called attention OF the grand jury TO it. The
speaker represented the facts to his Honor
and the proceedings were dismissed.
Mr.. Cabell must have known from the
letters produced that Law is in Government
employment at Washington. All that Law
is allowed here is his mileage and attend
ancc 1t is his legal right. And what be-
comes Of all their comments about paid and
hired witness? Steele's own card admits
that Law did not originate the prosecution.
1T was originated in Richmond" says
Steele.
It proves that Law did make an oucry
about the robbery before he left the city.
And why was Sergeant Seal put into the wit
ncss-chair and allowed to go out Of it with
out making his statement? Comment has
been made that Law has been with an Of
tcer. Suppose Law had been left alone,
and had dropped in company with certain
parties, and they had come into court and
| said he had stated certain things! He ewould
have been helpless. They haven't been
able to hold converse with him. Didn't
Steele ask that Law should come on? He
comes at Il loss to himself. He is not 4
swift witness.
The evidence is that Law did have more
than $40. He had that amount in five and
dollar notes. He exhibited some silver
at the dep0t. lie paid Lambert ten cents
out Of one-doIlar note or piece or silver.
| That is not contradicted.
WHO can say that he went in the carriage
| Immediately from the depot to the hotel
Mr.. Owens says that he appeared there
twice the first day. Mr.. Lee didn't rcmem-
Der seeing him but once. On bis first visit
be asked for Lambert.
The Commemorative Attorney went on
| to show that the evidence OF all the wit
ncsses confirmed Law, and showed that
Laws memory was good to mark and to
notice.
Law rccollected Lambert; he recollected
that he gave his money TO the clerk, and
got 1t from him in the morning and paid fol
his lodging; he recollected being at Steele's
he recolectcd going to the faro-bank with
Wren and Steele; he recollected walking
arm-n-arm with Wren and Steele; he re.
collected the faces Of Brooks, and Wren,
and Steele. He remembered much more.
Now, as to Steele's candor in admitting Q
that be went to the Solitude bal, why, he
had to tell it. I asked him if he saw SER
rcant that night. Oh, there was an eye
unon him. Why, he had to tell il But il
he wanted to he candid, why didn't he pub
hsh that fact in bis card when he affected to
make known all the facts?
The commonwealth Attorney ventured
to say that not 4 citizen OF Richmond could
get INTO that faro-bank without man to
| nilot him. Law q stranger, enter there
Never could have a man entered without
being piloted by some one, and be known
| 10 the PROPRIETOR. Steele confirms Law that
no game was going on. game WAS played
for drinks, says Steele. Law does not re-
| member 1t.
Steele admits that the three stopped at the
corner OF Tenth aud Bank streets. Then
the robbery was committed. 1t was past
midnight. Law, tipsv, was IN tue haids 0!
two strange men. Why did he not make an
outcry? II lie had it might have been the
worse for him.
The Captain said that in city double the
size and population OF Richmond, not at
midnight, but at 10 O'Clock at night, he bad
| been seized by i've men and robbed. lie
didn't make any outcry. 1t would have
been only to invite he dagger.
1t was not before the jury that Law re-
ported the robbery to Policemen Brooks
and Griffin before he got to his hotel, but
by means of Steele's card Captain Wise
showed that Law bad spread abroad in the
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