New-York tribune., 1879-04-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FLEECING THE WRONG MAN.

Fleeing THE WRONG MAN.
TEILKNowN GAMBLERS PROSECUTED By THE son
OF A PROMINENT BROOKLYN LAWYER WHO
LOST $4,000 BELONGING TO HIS FATHERs
CLIENTS.
Walter II. Barnard, son of ex-Judge Daniel L.
Barnard wel-known member of the Brooklyn
bar and prominent Independent Democrat IN that
CITY, appeared in the TOmbs Police Court on lhurs-
day as the complainant against Patrick Gallagher,
of No. 8 Barclay-st John Daily, William Gage
George Parsons and James Thomas, partners in
gambling establishments at No. s Barclay-st.
and No. $50 Broadway, and John Linenthal.
of No. 139 Fulton-st., all of whom were
charged with keeping gambling houses.
I'm his affidavit Barnard stated that they did deal
faro and act as gamc-keepers where money de-
pended on the result and that the coihpllnaht
then and there lost money at game forbiddeh 1y
the statute law Of the state of Ncw-l ork.' ne
complainant identified all the prisoners with the
execution of Iinenthal. and the charge against
him was dismissed. The others were admitted to
bail In $1,000 each for examination on MONDAY
Before the defendants had left the courtroom they
were served with complaints IN civil SUITS lnstl-
tuted against them in the Kings County Supreme
Court in connection with the same ma
ter. Cornela l.. Bennett COMPLAINS that she
intrusted 10 Mr.. Barnard $1,000, which he
gambled away at No. $50 Broadway. on March II.
She also asserts that she lntrustcd SlS1O 10 MN,
and that ne lost that amount az No. Barclay-st.,
between February 2G and March 20. Julia Cassidy
complains that she gave 10 the keeping of MIR. Bar
nard S3 900. which he lost at single sitting at
No. $50 Broadway. The compliments falhtr
makes affidavit that his son collected $50, winch
he lost at No 3 Barclay-St., between March 20 ana
March 2S. Separate suits have been begun foI the
recovery of each of these amounts. In conversation
~ his house on Thursday evening the Hon. II. i.
Barnard stated that ms son had used the money
which came INTO h;S hands as an assistant In ms
Office. to the amount of about $4,000. " am de-
termIued," he said. that those vino won II from
him shall refund il. mean 10 teach these we'll
known gamblers lesson. There are too many per-
sons who would make good such losses from thciT
private purses rather than suffer exposure but i
am not one of that class. The money lost by my
son which belonged to me ] shall not attempt 10
recover; hut that which lntTustcd to him
by clients 1 shall get back. Before rcSortng TO the
courts communicated with the defendants and
gave them an opportunity TO refund. Some of them
have called on me and arranged matters, hut not
until they saw that they were compelled TO do SO
NiT. Barnard added that the criminal suits were
In the hands of the court and if the law officers of
NCw-lurk had sufficient backbone to prosecute to
the full extent of the law they might rely on him
10 do his share Of the necessary work.
Some Of the gamblers had attempted to
bluff" him oil, and one threatened
10 spend an unlimited amount Of money IN making
defence; hut TINS man had paid the claim IN full.
The criminal proceedings are brought under Section
o Chapter sol of The Laws OF 1Njl and the PEN
atty prescribed Is imprisonment for from ten DAYS
10 two years, with tine of $1,000. MT. Barnard
remarked that far as ne was aware, only one case
against a gambler 10 recover money lost II slnl-
lar WaV was on record.