The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-04

. X
The city defective corps was di>bandf
= several years ago, after the exposures in Il
s. Fowikes case.
R. q. Steele was formerly one Of the pr,
prietors OF the bar-room at l1l6 Slain stree
a second door from Twelfth.
: APPLICATION FOR BAIL FOR WREN AND
STEELE.
At O'Clock yesterday eyensag accuse
Il We're brought before Judge Christian on a
q application for bail. Aessrs. c. Y. Mere
Il dfif and e. C. CabeII appeared fos Wren
land S. B. Witt, Esq FOR Steele. OIeour>
4 Captain George D. Wise was present 80 Sc
i tue interests OF the Commonwealth vel
/ protected.
II Mr.. Law tfamiliarIy called "Geuera
Law y was the first witness put upon t..
stand. He Is man OF about fifty years O
/ age; is stout, respecfable-lookIns and in
Eeiined to be bald. He is q printer by trade
i and at present employed In the Govern
j !; nient Qfice at Washingf on. he Impressed
people who heard him will, the conviction
that ne was telling the truth. At the same
time he admitted that be bad been drinking
Tor i've or six months past, and al times had
lost all record OF events and knowledge ci
what was going on around him. He seemed
perfectly candid in taking about his habits
His statement in chief was that he came
here from Wilmington, n. c., on the 9th oil
April (haying stopped in Charlotte two
days and DanyIlie few hours), and that he
called at printing-ofice 10 see friend.
Then he went into the bar-room OF Deuh-
! ring & Steele and took several drinks. lie
stayed in Steele'S Il pretty good time. and
got quite tight. He left there and went to
| the st. Charles and gave the clerk $40 10
keep for him. Got the money the next
morning Thursday, April 10th), aud again
visited Steele's and drank pretty freely.
There, in the evening (after dark }, he was
introduced By Steele 10 "Captain Jack, -
and they drank together once or twice.
Then it was proposed that they should
take walk. Wren and Steele carried him
to faro-hank Zone on Bank street between
Ninth and Tenth, it would seem from the
evidence). There was no game going on ::
but the others tried TO get up one. Law
was asked to play. but declined. Return
! ing to Steee's, and half way back, Law
walking between Wren and Steele, Law
says that "Captain ,Iack" put his hands into
! his breast-pocket, where he had his money
in roll. 4 memorandum-book which he
had in that pocket was also pulled out by
Wren and fell to the pavement.
| Law told Steele that " Captain Jack" had
taken his money. Steele didn't seem to be-
| lieve it. They both said. ''No such thing"
or " Nonsense" "Youll find your money
g.: in your pocket in the morning" Law says
he allowed himself 10 be persuaded that it
was all right, and they then went on to
Steele'S.
What occurred in Stccle's he could not
remember. How he got out OF there he
! couldn't tell lit was not by the front door,
! 1t would seem from testimony OF other wit
ncsseS], but seeing the policemen (Grilin
and Brook>) near the corner Of Fourteenth
and Main, he told them Ct the robbery.
| Sergeant Seal came TO see him the next
morning and urgently insisted upon his
getting out warrant; but, diSgusted with
himself, he declined then TO do It, and pro-
missed to see Sergeant Seal later, without
any Intention OF 50 doing.
! Mr.. Law was unable to give any satiSfac.
tory description OF the locality OF the faro
bank, except that he went up 4 flight OF
steps and turned to the right.
! The Commonwealth's Attorney: Mr.
Law, see if you can recognize - Captain
| jack
Nr. Law cooking around: He is here, is
he not?
Dir. Meredith Oh. never mind abou,
that; you point him out if you see him.
Mr. Law docking in the direction OF Mr..
| Meredth): There * the gentleman. And
he pointed out Mr. John Wren, WI 0
was seated at the bar with counsel, and
dressed in stylish suit OF light good:-a
different suit. the Commonwealth Att0r-
ncy subsequently said. from that Mr., Wren
wore on the night in question.
Mr. Witt: And, General, which IS Mr.
Steele:
Mr. Law: There lie is-pointing to Mr.
Steele, who occupied Il seat in the place
popularity known as the jury box.
Recognizing Wren and Steele was pret-
tv good test Of Laws memory; but in adj
dition to that he had previously (in the
Judges olIice) identified Policeman Brook,
although be had seen him but for a ic"
minutes the night Of the robbery. In
ANSWER TO QUESTIONS OF COUNSEL FOR DE-
FENCE:
LETT Columbia on The G0th December.
Stopped at Wilmington. Had sl9J when
LETT Columbia and passage paid 10 Whining
ton. Stopped at Wilmington four or five
months. Worked at printing business.
Then went 10 Charlotte, y. e., with about
$40: was on Il spree. Drank pretty freely
and treated around. Went on to DanTiIle
from Charlotte, an0 stayed there two hours.
Lett Challo light; DanviIe ditto. No,
| never gamble. ! came from DanyIlle
to Richmond. Was drinking all along
the route. Was drinking when got here,
but could navigate. Had So when !
got here. Got here on the 9th. Don't
know the time OF dar. Put mp at st.
Charles Hotel. Deposited $40 that night
with the hotel clerk. When left here for
| Washington didn't have II dime. Owe the
81. Charles Hotel only for nights lodging.
paid as went. Got the money from the
hotel clerk next morning. and during the
day sprnt one or TWO dollars. l didn't get
mn mi If or f. o'clock. Went ur[ [onffthl
| 10 Stcclr's aud sat down. and went 70 sleep
there. ni,ln't say anything 10 him about
the robbery. Took ono OF two drinks
there then. 80. dtdn't drink more than
one or two.
Met "tnpIatu Jack " carly in the eve
ping Of the day was robbed, tan't name
the hour. II was after nieht. Drank with
- Captain Jack: Think treated. aNd h'
treated. too. Thci Mr., steele ~ the CAP
tain" proposed to walk.
| We went to Il faru-han tant !'t
whether we went up or down the ssic"t
being unacquaintcd with Tho civ. N".
sir; I have been hero before; was hove dU
ring the war, and two or three times yintc
They were not playing Il game. but they
asked me to play. refused to do It, W,
came down the steps and turned to tn,
right, think. Can't tell the direction. L
was about halfway TO he saloon when
was robbed. "Caplain Jack" my>t hav,
taken it. "Captain Jack" could not have
knocked the book out otherwise.
Yes, went through some OF my pocket:
and couldn't lind the money. Thought
! nrrhnn, they were tuklng care OF II Tor me