The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-16


ny ORDER OF COURT AND BArLED OFT on
HEAVY SECURITY.
Nrwgraa. June I4.--At the hearing to-
ilay before Judge Joseph +. Barnard, in
Poughkeepsie, In the ease OF Dr. Mortrc.
willie NJ. Hedges, who Is under arrest and
charged, Jointly with William +. Scott,
with conspiracy to cheat and de;Iaud
Francis L. Weed, a wealthy resident Of
this city, at the game Of draw-pokcr, the
most astounding revelations concerning
1aminq were brought to the surface.
Mr.. Weed, who IL iifty-iiye years old,
small In stature and unusually spryron his
feet for person OF his age, appeared in
dark gray suit and wore small light straw
hat. lie has gray hair and gray Burnside
whiskers, and when hereierred to his notes
for dates and amounts he used eyeglasses.
Cashier Bostwick, who was n centre OF at
traction, Is n stylish, young-lookng man,
with let black hair and heavy curlcd nous
tacbe. He wore navy-bluc suit, with
white straw hat, and blue polka-dotted
scarf with large oval scarf-piu in the CEN
tire Of II. He gave his evidence openly,
cnunciating every word clearly and dis
timely, and appeared to have great COIN
passion on the reporters, to whom he often
turned TO see il they were up with him In
taking his story. Dr. Hedges, the pris-
oner, sat beside his attorney and paid strict
attention 70 the evidence given, particu-
larly that given by Mr.. Weed. The Doc
Tor Is considerably broDzed u2 by attend-
ing 10 the western races, in which bis four
frotters are entered.
fix HUNDRED AND ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
POKER AND FARO.
The startling developments made by the
testimony given created great sensation
in the courtroom, ~ no hint had been
given until this morning that there were
other gapes played subsequent to the po-
ker game in which Mr.. Weed lost 100000
(nor previous TO that time either, which
involved the enormous sum OF e4j0,0O0
When Mr.. Weed testified that such was the
fact the spectators looked surprisingly at
each other. as much as TO say, " Can il be
possible ?" and the Judge shook his head
In wonder. Mr.. Weed testified that within
a week from the time he was victimized out
of the $4,000 at the poker game in june,
1881, Scot, approached him and offered to
give him chance, rs he (ScotD put it, to
get square, and thus induced and
persuaded him to play a game OF
faro in DR.. lledges's laboratory. Weed
said lie consented TO do this; that the
betting ran very high. and before he
concluded the game Scott had won the
enormous sum OF $780, from him. Be.
fore this faro game was started Mr.. Weed
said il was understood that il he won
$4,000 by it he was not to receive any
money, but that il was to go as an offset to
the $4,000 he lost TO Scott in the poker
game. These figures put to blush the in
significant 100000 that John MOrrissey
was said to have once won from Ben.
n 10. 10 e.,
the biggest haul ever made in these parts
at the table. The examination also brought
out the fact that Weed was i'm debt to Scott
Tor Al 200, which Scott had previously
won at still another poker game. These
three amounts foot up to the vast sum
of SGOl, 200. which Mr.. Weed owed
Scott, and which. II paid, would wipe
out Of existence Mr.. Weeds entire fortune.
His friends. however. alleged to-day, after
these truths had been brought out by MIR.
Weeds ross.examination, that the S450,000
faro-game was q barefaced "put-up job"
for the sole purpose OF tightening up on
the clamps and pressing the victim to settle
In full the S150.000 debt he lost the week
before. Whatever the facts, enough evil
dence appears TO show that a desperate
game was being played all around. Among
the games that were enumerated by Mr..
Weed as having been played by the parties
implicated in the proceedings and others
were draw-poker, pin-pool. casino, and
faro. He said some Of these games were
played at his own office, where he had a set
OF "chips" for a time, as well as in the
"laboratory" connected with the dental
Office OF the Doctor. The testimony,
which is exceedingly interesting, is very
lengthy.
JUST HOW THE GAME WAS PLAYED.
From the testimony 1t appeared that
Weed sometimes played $1,000 or $4,000
on "A bet, and III an hour, while receiving
his revenge OF Scott, had lost about $780, 600.
lie wanted Scott to let Hedges deal. but he
would not after the Si50,000 was lost.
There was some talk of q settlement, and
Weed told Scott that he could pay no such
money, and would not. 1t was under
stood that ii he had won that would have
wiped out the poker debt OF Sl50,0O0, and
the faro debt OF Si50,000 10y paying Scott
S120, 900, OF which $40, 900 was paid with
certified checks and drafs, and the 100000
was paid by note, Scott agreeing TO hold
the note until Weed paid it out OF his in
come. The note was, however, handed
over TO Frederick Bostwick, cashier OF the
Stissing Bank, OF Pine Plains, for oollec-
ton. Weed paid $4,000 and renewed for
$4,000. just before the renewal the note
came due. Weed agreed to pay $35, 900 on
it and did, and gave another renewal note
on it for $1,000. This last note he refuses
to pay, and ii hiss been attached by the She
riff Of Dutchess county. Weed testified
that the bulk OF his estate came from his
father: from various sources he had S20,-
600.
WHERE THE WINNINGS WENT.
Bostwick, the Pine Plains cashier, testi-
fed that Hedges and Scott both opened an
account with his bank somewhere about
the time the game was played. Ia the
summer OF 1881 they came TO the bank to-
gether with draft for $4,000, and out Of
il their accounts were credited equally
On July nth they came again with 81 800,
OF which S2,250 was credited to Hedges,
and $4,000 to Scott. On July 18th Hedges
deposited $4,000, and directed Bostwick TO
credit 400 TO his account and the same to
SCOTS, which was done. The following
August Hedges and Scott brought Bost-
wick q promissory note for Sl00,00O made
by NJ. NJ. Hedges, and endorsed by Fran
els T.. Weed, payable to Weeds order,
given Tor three months, and PAYABLE at the
National Park Bank, New York. This was
on Sunday. Scott told Bostwick that he
would like 10 see him in the bank on bust
ness. Hedges went also. Scott produced
the note and said he wanted it discounted.
J Bosdwick told aim 1t was too large: ke
couldn't handle it. Scott said he would Ike
willing to make a liberal discount on il
Finally Bostwick consented to take the
note and try and collect it, but he did nos
discount il. Scott said to Bostwck, "Yo on
must write as ii YOU wanted the note paid
Weed is slow, and may want to renew It.
You nllsf nIIsh for ali Won can get y Tha