Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-20
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
ALLEGATION THAT SOMEBODY Has
BEEN PAID TO PROTECT THE
GAMBLERS.
A Statement Of Grave Import Made Yes.
terday by Police-Justice Rich
ardson, &C., &c.

'N''hhN, hNuO-bibit, vi thbicOi tbS iihN N'"N
under any denomination, within twelve
months last past"
ORIGIN OF THE CASE.
On the 31st OF August POlice-Justice I'D
c. Richardson received letter written ant
signed by Marx Mitteldorfer telling hin
that gambling was be ing carried on in Ger
tain houses in the city, and giving both
list OF the houses and the persons by whom
they were kept. Justice Richardson with
out delay referred the letter TO Major Jolr
Poe, Jr., Chief Of Police. who at once re
ferred Il 10 Captain James Il. Angle, o
the Second police.district, in whose section
Of the city the houses were said TO be 10
Gated.
TIE PARTIES ACCUSED.
Upon the receipt OF this letter, and In
formation received from other sources, Cap
tain Angle swore out warrants agains
George Hill, William Myers, and Georlst
Jackson for keeping a gambllng.house on
Seventh street between Broad and mar-
shall; X. L. Adams, Emmet Depriest, ard
Tom Lyons, Seventh street between Broad
and Grace; Cole Jordan and T.. \. Levy
over Mccarthy & HAYNES, Broad street
between Sixth and Seventh; Preston Muck
OILS and Henry Miller, over Selden Il Tim
berlake's, on Broad street between Sixth
and Seventh.
THE RAID MADE.
Captain Angle arranged at once TO make
n raid on these houses that night, and fDI
that purpose had a number OF officers ut the
Second station-house at 10 O'Clock, bat thc
severe earthquake shock and the trouolc a
the penitentiary. which events are fresh in
The memories OF the people in this city
caused such CONSERVATION that the officer,
had TO be dispatched TO the penitentiary
and the raid was postponed. About III
O'Clock the next night the raid was mldr.
Two OF The places, being ioInd closed, were
broken open, but nothing was found. The
other two houses were found open, bat
nothing was going on TO indicate gaming
y was evident that from some unknown
source the gamblers received information
that the raid was to be made, and they pre-
pared for the occasion.
Collie Jordan, Tor. Lyons, and f. A.
Levy were arre''. led that night-;he former
on Seventh street near Broad and the two
latter IN house on Sixth street between
Marshall and CIay-and were bailed in the
sum Of $500 each for their appearance at
the Police Court next morning. The Others
who weres not found that night have since
been arrested or have surrendered therd'
selves. Hill was not found at the time, aud
has never been until iew days ago, when
he gdye himself mp to the police.
WITNESSES.
When the warrants were sworn out Cap
tain Angle was furnished with a list Of wit
nesscs to be summoned TO give testimony
in the cases. All of them were summoned
except two, who could not be found. one
singular thing connected with these case
is that the parties accused in nearly all Of
rben baye waived preliminary examine
ton. A gentleman, who was evidently
well posted, said TO Justice Richardson {
few DAYS ago that a witness in one OF the
cases told him that the reason why TIL
course was pursued was that The accused
feared ii they went before Justice Richard
son and took the stand they would be s.
closely cross. questioned that they would
tell something which would make agai1s
them, while, il they appeared before th'
grand Jury, they would not be 30 rigidl!
catcchisCd.
HILLS CASE CALLED.
When Uilfs case was called ycstordli
morning the first witness examined va
Captain James Il. Angle, who SAID that IRON
information received he swore out the war
rant against Mr. Hill. He (Angle) did no
know u his own knowledge whether llii
had kent or exhibited a game Of faro o
game OF the like kind within TIE pas
twelve months; that when he received ih
information list OF names was furnishe,
INN to summon as witnesses. lie under
stood Mr.. Hill kept a place on Seyent'
street between Broad and Marshall streets
which was searched at the time the otlc
gombliug.hou.es were raided several week
ago, but nothing was found therein md
caung that II was a gambling-house.
All Of the witnesses except Jane
Fcrriter, who. in the examination Il
former case testified that he had not bee
i'm gambling-house for two years, and W
W. Cook, who was not present, were eN
amined, oil OF whom testified Shat they ha'
not seen Mr.. Hill in gaming-house withl
the past twelve months. Neither did the
know who kept tue house on SeVent
street alluded to in the warrant.
The Police Justice said that there was n
evidence against Mr.. Hill, and he w0n
have TO discharge him, but that his di.
charge was no bar to prosecution IN th
future.
SERIOUS CIlARGE AGAINST An OFFICER.
After this case had been disposed OF Ju'
tice Richardson called 10 Captain Angl
and stated that he desired 10 make publ
announcement.
TIE Justice said that he had been IL
formed, and he regretted that he could no
give toe name of the infOrmer, that an oll
Ger Of this city had been receiving from lh
gamblers Of Richmond for months past 81
per month as an indemnity; that he do
sired the matter prObed 10 the bottom, anC
the guilty person brought to justice.
Captain Angle replied that be was notth
man, a. he had announ'ed his determining
non to break mp every gamblins-hous' i
his district that no gambling should b
carried on il he could prevent it.
Justice Richardson said it w1s due t
Captain Angle to state that he (Richlrdsor
did not know who the man was. but he III
not for moment believe that Captl
Angle was the man referred t0-it was Pre-
bably an official higher in authority; tha
he only called him up as the case the
before tie court came from his district. aD
il was due to the police that the matter b
fully Investigated,
STATEMENT FROM JUSTICE RICHARDSON.
After The court adjourned a represent
| tive OF The UisDdtch called on Justice Ricl